Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-25

Brighton, Watertown and the local
slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1S4S, sheep 1922.
calves APO. hogs 12,4S0.
Last week: Cattle 1912, sheep 6344,
calves 1881, hogs 1926.
One year ago: Cattle 1884, sheep
4455 calves 2275, hogs 1888.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 122, calves $50, hogs SIS.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The demand for beef cattle was
very poor, and while yard offerings
were not heavy, prices showed
weak tendency, and averaged frac-
ton lower. The choice steers and
oxen were received for such the
market would range 500 IL cts,
with good quality Gas cts and poor
and ordinary 1906 cts. For the
best cows and heifers prices ranged
from COZ cts, average cows bring
ing 4M6 cts poor and ordinary SO
cts, and bolognas and Gamers
1-4G3 cts. Bulls were in good
supply from 4@6 cts.
Veal calves showed little change
except that the quality averaged
lower. For the same quality the
price held steady. Offerings were
sufficient though not heavy. Choice
heavy veals sell from Soil cts, good
average calves 5 1898 cts, poor and
ordinary @5 IL cts.
Hogs were unchanged, with the
market steady. Live hogs sold from
8 3-40 go 81 cts, with a few a little
higher, and dressed hogs for IL Ia
@12 IA cts.
Only a few sheep and lambs were
brought to the yards. These sold
within the previous range of SOC
cts for sheep and 6@1O cts for
lambs.
Mich COW trade was quiet with
no change in prices. The best cows
bring $1106160 each, good average
mixers 500 a 40 and poor and ordi-
nary cows $40@65. Stock bulls sold
for about 's20@35.
No change was reported in the
market for live poultry. Fowl 500
80 cts, broilers 500 90 cts.
TUESDAYS BRIGHTON SALES.
Beef Cattle-Otis Fl. Forbush sold 1
COW, go lbs, at &c; bulls, at 1-2c;
1 bull, 1880 lbs, at 1-4c; 1 COW, $50
lbs, at 1-2c; COW. 7S0 lbs, at lie
and 2 cows at 3 1-2c. c. A. Eastman
sold 2 cows at lac and bulls at =.
Hogs-C. A. Eastman sold 10 hogs
at 9 SAC.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
Z calves at 1-2c911 1-2c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, May 24-Supplies were very
heavy during the week, and although
the season is getting late. and an ex-
ira large number of horses have
been sold this spring, the demand
held active, with prices holding firm.
The bulk of the supplies were in
green western horses, OF heavy weight
and mostly good class. There were
few carloads of New York acclimated
and second hand horses which were
well taken, and sold at full worth.
There was limited number of saddle
horses on sale for which the dem3rd
seems excellent, and prices were
fairly high, especially when sold ct
private trade outside the auction. Or
binary seconds We're of poor quality,
and in some cases were passed up and
only brought the price of their hides.
Good quality heavy green drafters,
100 to 1900 lbs, sold at $310@375; mt
dunn weight drafters, 1900 to 1900 lbs,
It s235@301: wagon and express hors-
es, 1900 to 400 lbs, at s150@225; farm
chunks. in pairs, at s350d45O per pr.
Good quality acclmated horses at
s150m25O, according to weight and
condition; ordinary seconds at $o59
10O
J. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables IL express carloads of extra
good western horses, / carload of Sec
onds from New York state, and so to
60 seconds. Considering the amount
of horses, prices held fairly firm, al
though in some of the sales under
selling prices of week ago. The
seconds that were Of good quality
and condition were taken quickly tie
best selling around $150W160 per head.
This was one of the largest sales eY.
er held at Keith's stables and every
horse was sold at good average pric-
es. This week there will be six car
loads Of green western and q small
number of seconds.
William Hurwitz sold / carload of
green western horses, and s. seconds.
Trade was quiet, but with prices firm.
This week there will be carloads IF
fresh country horses and % accli-