Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-10-05
NEW HAMPSHIRE

| NEW HAMPSHIRE
~ At Brighton
Cotton & seavey ...... "A - $50 is
| C.. A. Eastman ....... 20 so
| j. w. Brooks ........ 80 AZ 10
&. +. Gage ....-..... 90 - Az
| At WATERFOWL.
r. q. Hobbs ........ 10 20
4. +. Chickering 80 so
4 Howard Gorges 40 - 60
At n. E. DIN. & w. Co.
G. I. Peavey ........ Is - IL
r. l.. Gotten .........
The aggregate of livestock at Brigh-
ton, Watertown and the local slaugh-
ter houses:
This week: Cattle 2672, sheep H.
1S99; calves S917, hogs il,55s. so,,
calves 1867. hogs 10.4S3.
/ One year ago: Cattle Pass, sheep
$685. calves $3.50, hogs 91S9.
| MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 2S6, sheep $50, calves AS.
hogs 20.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The Jewish holidays caused a small
attendance of buyers at the yards
an dthe market was dull and the
tendency was lower. with little
D change in the general range. The
lightness of the demand is indicated
By the sale of six light weight, but
good quality Hereford heifers down
to 8 "a cts. Few choice cattle were
brought in, but there was an album
dance of Gamers and bolognas.
Choice heavy steers and oxen are
quoted at 76S cts, but very few bring
these figures. Good average cattle
6d7 cts, and poor and ordinary cattle
AIS cts. For the best cows and heif-
ers the market ranges from 5d6 cts.
good uality 4d5 cts, poor and ordin-
airy 3@4 cts, bolognas and Gamers ,
as cs. Bulls sell from about 8 La
:, IL cts.
Veal calves were fairly good sup
ply with the market weaker. but no
\ quotable change i'm prices. The best
veals bring s 1-2@12 cts: with fewer
at the top figure. Good. average
quality 6@S cts, and small calves and
coarse calves, drinkers and grassers
4M6 cts.
Hogsg showed no change. Few
, were brought to the yards, but the
packing houses We're well supplied
fro mthe west. Live hogs sold from
s 1-2I Gets, and dressed hogs from
, 1od11 cts.
A large supply of sheep and lambs
was received at the slaughter houses
from Canada and the west, but
scarcely any were brought to the
yards. Sheep are quoted at 3d5 cts
and lambs at Ga 10 cts.
The demand for mich cows was
, steady and there was a good supply.
DIT hal Lo
Good average mixers sell from S6j
d110 with choice mixers up to about
$50 and poor cows down to $40.
Young stock bulls bring s20d35.
The live poultry market was steady.
with fowl so a % cts and broilers 20
a % cts.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-C. A. Eastman sold
cows at lie; 2 cows, at 3 1-2c, and
. COWS at 1-4c. Otis Fl. Forbush
sold l COW 1890 att &c. and 81 on. 2
cows, 2020 lbs at lac, and can
ner cows at &c. ]. d. Neylon sold 4
cows. 2790 lbs at &c.
Veal Calves-J. D. Neylon sold IA
calves. ITO lbs at Sc Otis H. Forbush
sold calves 40 lbs at &c, 1 calf 50
lbs at 1-2c, and l small calf for
81 c. A. Eastman sold so calves at
10c.
Mich Cows j. d. Neylon sold 3
mich cows at -$75 each.
, HORSE MARKET
Boston, Oct. 4-The market showed
some improvement in the demand this
week over the extreme dullness of Il
week ago, but the movement of the
sales is still quiet, and very unlike
the usual Fall trading. Most of the
demand is local, with a few whole
sale orders filled for country buyers
Tor rcselllng. There are very few Of
the extra heavy horses shipped just at
present owing to the slackness in the
demand FOR this class. At present
the best sellers are horses of 1900 to
1000 lbs. There were a large number
OF seconds on sale OF rather poor
quality, and while these were taken
readily prices were a little lower.
When offered, heavy green drafters,
100 to 1900 lbs. sold mostly in pairs
at So0O462o pair medium weight
drafters of 1900 to 1900 lbs. came in
more freely and sold at $1750 $50
each. Wagon and express horses,
both Creep and acclimated, 1900 to
400 lbs. at $500 200; good quality
acclimated horses, 1900 to-17O0 lbs.
at s150@225; ordinary seconds, at
s259 100
j. {. Keith sold at his Brighton sta
bles express carloads of green west
ern horses, and 80 seconds. Bids
were more brisk and there were few
horses unsold. Some good horses Of
1900 to 100 lbs. sold at s225@275
each. This week there will be a car
load of Nebraska horses and one
from Iowa, with the usual entry Of
seconds.
William Hurwitz sold carloads Of
fresh country horses of all weights.
including some extra good chunks.
There were also,75 acclimated horses.
Sales were made at about the pre-
vious range, with fair demand. This
week there wll\be carloads of fresh
country horses and 20 acclimated.