Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-07-26
NEW HAM PSHIRE
At Brighton.

cotton & SeaVey ..... is ~
j. 4. Clark .......... - 81
J. W. Brooks ......... -; 3S
{. +. Gage .......... ]" 90
Il. +. Hobbs ......... IL
at Watertown.
q. II. Moore .......... IL 80
\. r. ChiCkering ...... 20 - 1"5 ~
Howard Gorses ....... - SO
-. q. Clark IL -
The aggregate OF livestock at
f,riEhton. NatertoWn and the local
slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle o52S, sheep SSs5,
calves 25o7, hogs 22.Go".
Last week: Cattle 2314, sheep 696S.
calves 32l2. hogs 25.215.
One year ago: cattle 1924, sheep
91io, calves 1856. hogs lS,o61.
MAINE STOCK AT MAEkET.
Cattle 49,, sheep 1li. calves 7l9,
hogs so.
TONE. or THE MARKET
There was a heavy run of stock
at the yards and as all stock trains
arrived early the market was full of
activity. Prices. however. were not
as high as could be desired, as the
market tone was weak in neatly all
lines Of stock, even where the pre-
viOus range was maintained s aver
age sales averaged lower Beef cat
tie moved slowly as buyers were
late at the sales. There were a
small number OF fancy steers and
oxen offered at SM &C., and cattle at
10 Sc. The highest price offered for
fancy COWS was from 81 &C.; good
COWS moving at 4G sc; Ordinary
cows at 50 &C., all grades showing
l-iG1e decline. Bulls We're taken
at 4G5c.
The calf market was weak in tone,
due to excessive receipts. Fancy lots
OF choice calves in picked lots sold
at 9M 10 1-2c.: mixed lots of average
quality at .09 lie, with drinkers
and erassers at so 7r. ID. NJ. Wente
company bought n fancy yorker calf
at l'c.. and Il few other extras We're
reported above the market range.
Hogs sold steady. Live hogs at
10 3iM II l2c.. and dressed 13 Liza
II lie.
There was practically no market
for sheep and lambs at the open mar
ket, and few were offered. Western
shipments We're heavier. Sheep
quoted at "A o.. and lambs "a &c.
AIlch cows are being marketed in
fairly large numbers The demand
Is quiet and prices steady. Good
10 choice cows sold at sl1o:
fancy mixers at SllouslGn, and
poor and ordinary cows at S3.Gi s61
Young stock bulls at s35ms45.
The live poultry market was lower
Fowl quoted at 26m 9sc: hroiler
chicken. at .SM 30c.. and old roosters
at 1GmlSr
TUESDAY WATERTOWN AND
BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle---A. NJ Baggs sold Is
cows, av. 1000 lbs at sac, and 10 !
COWS at > 3-4c. ID. \. Walker sold (
COWS at 3 &C.. Howard Gorgcs sold (
bun, $50 lbs 4c, and l bun. go lbs I
at 90. Otis II. E'orbus' sold l bull at
) 1-2c. and s. off. COW at 3 Ste. and ,
| COW at l-2C. and s. on.
Veal Calves -. & ID. NJ. White 7
hou"ht / extra fancy Yorker calf at
13c +. VI. Dana sol 10 calves at &c. 4
J. r. Ryan sold 36 calves az. $50 lbs at /
10 lie. \. f. Chickeling sold 1O1 /,
calves at &c. y. a. Walker sold 40 /.
calves at 90. ID. a. Walker sold 40 4
calves at &c Howard Gorges sold
3S calves a 10 lbs at 9c (
IioGs-Otis H. Forhush sold pigs
at IL 1-4c. y. A. Walker sold | pig
at SC. A. +. Chickering sold 10 hogs
at II &c. F. NJ. Dana sold hogs. /
1lt0 lbs. at II 1-2c, and hogs, GAO .
lhs at lie.
HORSE, MARKET
Boston. July 25-The horse market !
was marked BY the usual extreme |
dizziness OF the mid summer business,
and sales were light, with a compar- /
atively small number Of horses Of
fcred. Many of the large dealers con-
fined their weeks business to the sell
ing Of what horses they had on hand .
and to the entries Of nearby seconds.
not receiving any cOnsignments from
the west. and others had but one or
two carloads. Buyers We're out in
small numbers and the bulk OF the
weeks sales were ade to small deal
ors looking up horses to sell later
nder such conditions the market was
weak with prices easy, and many good
sound horses We're to b. picked Al low
values. There was some trading to
the local demand for either extra
horses. or for horses to replace
Did ones. but there sales were almost
. holly in wagon classes.
Heavy green drafter 1900 to 1900
lbs sold at s27513o5. with drafters of
1900 to 100 lbs al 1926 o75; wagon
horses and general purpose horses
200 to 1900 lbs at s1350ol0: blem-
shed seconds at H0615.
J. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
ables so head Of seconds. Bids were
luiot and prices low. This week there
will be on sale l carload OF Iowa
horses. rs head Of camp horses. used
by the State Of Massa chusetts, the
latter includes saddle horses. wa gon
and draft horses. most OF which are
Young horses. There will be also
about so seconds.
J. !. Brooks hold carload Of fresh
horses and s. seconds. Bids
moved slowly and prices held at about
asst weeks range. This week about
he same number Of horses will be
offered.