Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-28
SEW HAMPSHIRE.
At BRIGHTON.

At Watertown.
G ess s & Haskell 49,. Is 20 50 8
At ~ E. D. NJ. & W. Co
E NJ. Bray G. Son 80. l6 % -
E. F. Alden ............ IL -
A. c. Foss ............. 10 -
George Heath ........ 81 -
The aggregate Of livestock at Briga-
ton. Waterfowl and the local slaughter
! houses:
This week: Cattle 2791. sheep 240i,
calves 1887. hogs 1890.
Last week: Cattle 29Sl, sneep 1878,
calves $3.50, hogs 1i.i25.
One year ago. Cattle 2t6S, sheep 41l6,
calves 1899 hogs l0.946.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 322, sheep l23, calves 969, hogs
l6S
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was quite heavy run Of
stock al inc yards and the market
as d whole was less active. Beef cat
tie sold fractionally lower within
the previous range. Some choics
heavy cattle were brought in, but
these are not plentiful and the gem
eral run of cattle is of only average
grade. The best heavy steers and
| oXer sell from l3d14c, with some eX-
| tras higher. Good to choice cattle l.
/ gIl3c, and coarse and thin attic 100
! 12c. Choice heavy COWS and heifefs
| 10 1-2M12c; fair to good cows i-24
, Toe; poor 10 ordinary cows 1-2G
| lie; Gamers and bologna cows 4
| 06 l-2c Bulls we're in quite good
supply al SM10 1-2c.
| Veal calves sold quite well with Of
! ferings fairly large ard the demand
! steady. Choice and fancy heavy
! veals 14@l6c; average veals "a lac;
! coarse calves, drinkers and grassers
! sm10c small calves S3.50@S5.50 each.
Hogs were unchanged from a
week ago, with live hogs 91-2q 20c
and dressed hogs "a LA 25c Re
ceipts were light, both at the yards
and the packing houses.
Sheep and lambs were quiet at the
previous range. from 9dl3c for sheep
and 1SMlsc for lambs. The market
! was steady.
Tie barn was well filled with milk
crs. the demand for which was Gulc',
especially the ordinary cows. selling
fer about s9O@sl25. Choice. heavy
mixers sell up to Sis for the best,
and poor COWS down to SIS
The market for fowl was higher at
34G 35c Spring chickens We're lower
al s5GS6c, and old roosters steady at
, 24@25c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattIe-W. II. Neal sold
steers at 12c, steers at 10c, cows
at &c and bologna COWS at SC. J.
" Ellsworth sold steers, 1850 lbs,
at 12c, cows. 2450 lbs. at &C, l COW.
$50 lbs at s., cows, 1880 lbs, at
&c, and COW, $40 lbs, at lac.
{. 4. Eastman sold SO steers to av.
Il I-ac 81 cows at 8 lie, and
COWS. 3170 lbs. at 1-2c. j. ID.
..eylon sold / cow. $50 lbs, at &c,
COW, $50 lbs, at sc. Otis II. Fur
usil sold ] heller, 900 lbs, at lie.
Veal calves-C. A. Eastman sold
i calves at 15c. J. ID. Neylon sold
calves, 500 lbs, at lie. Otis Fl. Fur
| .ish sold calves. av. so lbs each,
IT Is 1-oc. j. w. Ellsworth sold 80
calves. 1910 lbs, at 12c and 5 small
caves at 1886 each. w. H. Neal sold
: calves at 15c.
Hoes-J. d. Neylon sold 5 fancy
hogs, $40 lbs. at 20c. Otis II. Fur
lash sold truck hogs. 1860 lbs, at
70 1-2c W. II. Neal sold hogs at
pa.
Milch-J. L. Neylon said > mixers
tor $3.50.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. August 27-On the whole
the horse market continues dull but
there were during the past week sug-
erstions of the opening of the Fall
trade in the fact that there were
some buyers looking up horses and
u, wing small. lots to be shipped to
Aroostook potato fields for gathering
III the crop later on. There was alS)
d small call for horses for the woods.
General market conditions show no
change; dealers are having hard work
to get enough for their horses to COW
e" first cost on western consign-
r1ents and in acclimated and second
land offerings buyers are not inter
ested unless the horses are large and
III good condition. When they are
OF good class sales are made readily
at values little under those paid for
.he frest country horses Amongst
the seconds are many horses which
a:e worthless and are sold from So
q $40 per head for their hides. Sup
niles were a little heavier during the
eek and will be SO for this week
ESQ.
Good quality heavy green drafters,
1866 a 1900 lbs, sold from $275 %
s35e medium weight, good quality,
green drafters sold from 1925 a $275:
heavy wagon and express horses
sold from $3.50 a se25: chunks from
St75 a $225; good quality acclimated
horses from SITS q 1920: ordinary
. seconds from $40 a 1925
At the City Sale tables-J. c.
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Com
rany offered during the week ex-
press carloads of green horses and
rs head of seconds There were
some extra good big horses amongst
he acclimated this week that sold
readily up to $3.50 per head. There
was a carload Of Min. horses of about
zoe lbs. weight which were hard
sellers. being worked off at an aver
;ec Of about s125 per head. This
week the firm will offer express
carloads of green horses and the US
IA, run Of seconds.
William Hurwitz offeren l carload
# green horses and so seconds. Trad
ing was fair for the season of the
year with a good clearance at steady