Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-07

Howard Gorges $500. IL 40 IL
At N. E. D. NJ. & w. Co.
A. G. Moulton ....... 10 10 -
p. NJ. Bray & Son 49,. 90 -
=. j.. Alden ........<- AS -
g. Il. Moore ......... is = 80 -
A. +. Jones .......... 2 -
;. The aggregate Of livestock at
Brighton. Watertown and the local
slaughter houses:
5s This ns,, week Ss,s Cattle 225s; sheep H.
calves 1913, hogs 1894.
One year ago: Cattle 2047, sheep
9117. calves 1892, hogs 1000.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 13s. sheep IL. calves SIS,
TONE OF THE MARKET
Receipts of stock at the yards were
much heavier than a week ago, with
Maine shippers well represented.
Included in the receipts of cattle for
the week were 90S western steers for
the export trade. At the yard beef
cattle were in light supply and there
We're none of the extra fancy cattle
offered. The best sale reported on
oxen was 6 lie. but fancy steers and
oxen would bring 1-2c6S 1-oc.
Coarse cattle sold at 4 1-2G5 1-2c.
In the fancy beef COW sales the top
was at 61-2c with average lots of
fancy cows at ) IA M6 1-4c, medium
ly good cows sold at 4 q DC, with poor
cows at . LA 3 Ice. Gamers and
bologna COWS at 2M2 lie. Bulls
were in good demand. with a num-
Der of heavy fell fattened animals Of
fered. They range from 4 l. 16c.
The veal calf market held steady
at last weeks prices, but the tone
was moewhat weaker. Buyers were
not at all eager for trade, but. mostly
bought at last weeks prives. Fancy
lots sold at $40 1-2c, with average
lots of mixed calves at 6MS Sc, with
drinkers and grassers at 4M5c. The
sheep and lamb market at the yards
is inactive, but there was a heavy
shipment of II 400 western sheep and
lambs received at the n. f. d. NJ. &,
Wool company during the week.
Sheep quoted at "a Sc and lambs So
12c.
range of prices as a week ago. Re
ceipts were heavy. The bulk of the
sales are made on good mixers at
$50 Il 100 with extra good cows SELL
ing up to $50 and the poorest offer
ings around $40.
Live poultry sold lower. with fowl
quoting at 2S q 3Oc, browlers Al q 4Sc
opd old rooSforS II N 1Sc
WATERTOWN AND BRIGHTON
SALES TUESDAY
Beef cattle-J. A. Clark sold {
choice oxen, 10,630 at 6 1-2c, 1 fancy
COW, 900 TBS at &c, 1 fancy Hereford
bull at &c. l bull at 4 lie and /
bull at SAC. A. NJ. Baggs sold l
bull, 1850 TBS at 1-2c and 20 cows
at &c. Otis II. Forbush sold l fancy
COW at 6 1-2c / COW at 5 lie. and l
heifer at 5 lac. A. +. Chickering
sold 1 COW at lie and 1 COW at
3 lac. j. d. Neylon sold > bulls
o,73O lbs at 3-4c, and l COW. $50
lbs at Sc.
Veal calves-Howard Gorger sold
40 calves at lac. j. A. Clark sold
So calves at Sc. A. F. Chickering
sold % calves at &c. J. u. Neylon
sold ) grass calves 1870 lbs at DC,
and 9 small calves at 50 each.
Hogs-Howard Gorges sold IL
hogs at II 1-4c. J. A. Clark sold "A
hogs at lie.
Mich cows-J. D. Neylon sold 3
mixers at $50 each.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Mass, June C.--The market
was quiet but steady. Receipts were
fairly light, and although the noii-
day kept a good many buyers away
the demand was sufficiently good &c
clan UP all the horses Offered, With
out O. further decline in prices.
Amongst the green western horscs
that were offered was a larger per
cent that usual of the heavier type
oe horses, and just at present these
are in more active demand than the
wagon classes whi.h were the best
sellers on the market 1T the begin
ming of the spring season. There
vas a number OF good sllir. CHUNKS
included in the green horses. but the
d, mand for these vas dull, and lower
prices prevailed. There WAS MUM
l.er of saddle horses, ana small
number of Shetland ponies, which
found a ready market for the sum-
NOR school camps, which will short
ly open their season. Ordinary sec.
ords were in limited supply. but
there was a good Offering in acclina-
ted horses, some CT which were extra
GOOD quality. \
Second quality ncavy green dra;t-
ers, 100. to 1900 lbs, sold at sSGCT
$3.50, with drafters Of 1890 to 100 IFS.
at s225Gs275; wagon horses, farT,
chunks, and general purpt Sc horses.
1900 to 400 lbs. ar s110F9S225; go ID
acclimated horses. 100 to 1900 lbs, n!
$150@s250; blemish"d seconds at
$o56s100.
j. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables 4 express carloads of graen
horses. including nearly all weights
and classes, which sold at stead,
values In seconds only a few n ad
were offered. This week there will
be offered more carloads Of fresh
horses, and about 100 acclimated.