Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-05-12


The asgregate of livestock at Brgh-
ton, Natertown and the slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 1884. sheep ;os,
CO Ives s2l9, hogs l5S73
Last week: Cattle 1Csa. sheep $3.50,
calves 5Ss5. hogs 2l.7777a.
One year ago: Cattle 2i12. sheen l-S,.
calves 12il, hogs 2l,914.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle 1S7, sheep IS, calves SIS, hogs 10.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was good supply of beef
cattle in the market, and the demand
was quiet, bringing an average de-
cline in prices, although there was
no change in the general range. Some
extra fancy heifers We're brought in
and sold rather above the quoted
price, but these were exceptional.
For the best steers and oxen offered
the market ranged from II 1-o013c
with good cattle 1O01i 1-2c and
poor thin cattle 1909 1-2c Choice
heavy cows sold at 9@11c. with good
quality 7@9c, poor to ordinary cows
507c. and bolognas ard Gamers
40 sc. Bulls were in good supply
selling at 7@9c.
Veal calves held quite steady. the
better grade selling to fairly good ad-
vantage, while poor and ordinary
calves sold slowly with no change in
prices from week ago. Choice
heavy veals sold at 14017c, coed a.v-
erage veals Sat 10m13c, and coarse
calves, drinkers and grassers at Ga
Sc.
Hogs were in lighter supply, with
little change in prices. Live hogs
sold at IS 1-2@15c and dressed hogs
at II 1-2@1S 1-2c.
Offerings of sheep and lambs at the
yards continued extremely light, with
no change in prices or conditions.
Sheep are quoted at S@14c, and
lambs at 14918c.
Mich COW trade was steady at the
previous range of prices. The Of
ferings were about as usual. Good
average mixers sold for about S11O
also, with choice heavy mixers up
to about 1925, and poor and ordinary
cows down to SIS. Stock bulls rang
ed from s35@75.
The market for live poultry was
!, lower. Fowl 40@42c. chickens 300
SIC, old BOOSTERS 26@2Sc.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle-J. w. Ellsworth sold /
bull, 2040 lbs, at SC, COW. 900 lbs,
at &c. and Gamer cows, 2400 lbs, at
sc. j. D. Neylon sold bulls, Also
lbs. at SC. COW, $50 lbs, at 1-2c.
Otis H. Forbush sold 1 COW, s113O lbs,
at lac, and 4 cows, 1860 lbs, at
1-2c.
Veal calves-J. D. Neylon sold II
calves, go lbs, at 12c. J. w. Els
worth sold s calves, $40 lbs, at 12c.
Hogs-J. w. Ellsworth sold pigs,
1880 lbs, at lac.
Mich cows. D. Neylon sold /
mixer for SIS.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, May 11-Sales of the week
were somewhat limited by the cur
tailed supply Of western green
horses received, due to car shortage,
although larger number came
through than was expected. The de-
mand was active but some of the
vigor is gone that marked the earlier
spring sales. Prices still hold firm at
the recent level with no indication Of
weakness. There were some good
acclimated horses offered, selling
quickly with bids high.
One Of the features of the weeks
trade was a sale of extra fine draft
horses at VIM. Hurwitz' stables on
Portland street. Mr.. Hurwitz
bought them in the west and they
were one Of the best pairs ever Of
fered in Boston at public auction.
They were we'll mated. weighed 1900
lbs, and were bid in by Joseph
Wright, Woonsockett, r. l., for
$3.50.
Good quality heavy green drafters
1650@1S00 lbs. sold at $350@450 p
head. Medium weight green drafters
1s5o@1700 lbs. at s275@350; wagon
and farm horses, 130O@150O lbs. at
$250@300; good quality acclimated
horses. 13d0@1700 lbs. sold at $175@
500, ordinary seconds at $4,000.
J. c. Keith sold one carload Of
green westerns at retail price and
100 acclimated and seconds at auc-
ton. Prices held strong and there
was a good demand. This week
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