Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-19

Howard Haskell ..... 20 so -
The aggregate of livestock, at
Brighton, Watertown and the local
slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1924, sheep 1909.
Last week: Cattle 1927. sheep s774,
calves 4095, hogs 1854.
One year ago: Cattle 2S11, sheep
9lSS. calves 37s7. hogs 1851.
- MAAlNE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 220. sheep Sc. calves 597.
hogs 10.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There vas a generous supply of
stock at the yards, and 500 cattle
were received from the west and
SHIPPED to England. The demand for
beef cattle was fairly active and the
market held we'll considering the
heavy offerings. The greater part of
these were of low quality. Choice
steers and oxen bring 7GlS cts, good
quality 6M7 cts, poor and ordinary
416 cts. The best COWS and heiferS
sell at 5I6 cts, god quality 445 cts.
poor and ordinaryA3@4cts. bolognas
and Gamers 2G3 cts. Bulls were in
fair supply, selling at 1-2GD IL cts.
Bcal calves displayed a stronger
tone, the best selling from 90 II 1-2
cts, with choice heavy vcals up to
13. IL cts. Good average quality
calves sold at 1-209 cts, and poor
and ordinary coarse calves, drinkers
and grassers, at Abs cts. Yard Of
ferings were fairly large.
No change was shown in the mar
ket for hogs very few of which were
brought to the yards. Live hogs
ranged from 969 1-o cts and dressed
hogs from 10 1-2611 IL cts.
The market for sheep and lambs
was dull and weak. Sheep sell from
. 1-2M5 cts and lambs at 6G9 cts.
Yard offerings were light.
Mich COW trade showed no change.
There was good supply and the
demand was steady. being more pro-
nounced in the best cows. These
range from sl10M160, with good aver
age mixers s65@110 and poor and or
bulls bring s20@35.
Live poultry was steady. with fowl
30M31 cts and broilers 2SG1 % cts.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-C. A. Eastman sold ,
oxen at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold 10
cows at 2M4 IL C. cows at lac,
! cow at 8 SAC, COW at &c, and 81
on, / cow, 500 lbs at Sc. COW, 900 lbs
at . 3-4c. p. Simon sold 5 COWS. $50
lbs at &c. cows, $3.50 lbs at &c. J. w.
Ellsworth sold cows. $500 lbs at &c.
J. D. .Neylon sold cows, 306O lbs at
&c.
Veal Calves-Otis Fl. Forbush sold
calf. $50 lbs at 13 1-2c. 3 calves at
s 1-2c, and coarse calves, $50 lbs Mt
&c. J. d. Neylon sold calves. $50
lbs at &c. P. Simon sold II calves at
&c.
Mich Cows>5. D. NcyIon sold 6
mich cows to av. s75 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Oct. 1S-The holiday break
coming in the middle of the week, af-
1ected the weeks trade in horses to a
considerable extent, and the market
was irregular and quiet. Supplies
were light, with few fresh arrivals,
but these with horses held over
from the previous week, together
with the entries of nearby seconds,
were amply sufficient for the solw
demand. Prices were easy, and good
horses changed hands during the
week at lower prices than before re-
ported for the same quality. There
was a somewhat better inquiry at
the sales, but nothing vigorous, and
will not be until general business
improves, especially such as those
where horses are needed. All grades
andtypes of horses offered sell to
the same slack demand
Green drafters of 1900 to 1900 lbs.
when offered sell at $3.50 400;
drafters, 1850 to 100 lbs, sold at
$l756225; express and wagon
horses, 400 to 1900 lbs, at $3.50
IT'S; good quality acclimated horses
are on sale in small numbers and
sell at S125@2OO. according to weight
ard age; ordinary seconds, at $25
G1G0.
j. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables carload of western horses,
and 60 seconds. There were no extra
heavy horses offered, and the bids
were slow so that the best horses of
about 400 weight brought only $780,
Their regular auction day came on
the holiday and while good many
people attended the sale, few buyers
We're out. This week there will be 1
carload of western horses and the
usual run of seconds.
William Hurwitz. reported a better
tone to the sales of the week at his
stables. Prices showed no improve
ment, but the demand was slightly
quicker. There were three carloads
of western horses offered and 60
seconds The best sales reported
were ON horses of 400 to 16l0 lbs