Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-05-31

Y. A. Hamm ........ g
A. A. Foss. .......... - - 221
Fred Rockaway 3
y. II. SldTk .......... AZ
NEW HAMPSHIRE
At Brighton.
Cotton & seavey 49,. IL - 100 !
J. A. Clark .......... - II II
!; y. Brooks aoo 1890. u ! - -
At N. Z. D. NJ. e w. Co.
]. Fred Hubbard 80. =
The aggregate of livestock at
Brighton. Watertown and the local
slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1451, sheep 579o
calves 1913, hogs 19,574.
Last week: Cattle 1859, sheep 1891
calves 1892, hogs 1885.
One year ago: Cattle 1888, sheep
1890, calves $500. hogs 1900.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 60, calves 965, hogs 1875.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Live stock receipts We're light at
the yards, only four cars coming in
on the B. & A.. and five on the B. &
NJ, owing to the holiday. Included
in the cattle receipts for the week
were $50 export cattle. Few fancy
cattle were offered, selling at IL
a Lee, good steers and oxen sold
at 1-2@7 lac. There were hardly
any beef COWS on sale that could be
classed fancy but mich cows would
seld at LAO 6 lac: good cows sold
G5c., with poor and ordinary COWS
at 3M4c. Gamers and bologna cows
sold at 1-4Q3c. Beef bull at Az
&c.
The veal calf market was firm, with
q better grade of calves in the mark
ct. Fancy lots sold at SG10 3-4c.;
average lots at 6GSc., and drinkers
and grassers at 4G5c.
The hog market has held unusually
firm for the past five weeks. Slight
fiuctuatiOn occurs in the Chicago
market, but are not reflected at
Brighton. Live hogs sold at 10 3-4q
IL lie, and dressed at 10 1-4I14 1-4c
The sheep and lamb market con-
tinues nominal with few offered at
the yards and western shipments OF
the usual volume. Sheep quote at
5GSc., and lambs 9Q12c.
There was a moderate shipment of
mich COWS, and the market for these
continues steady. Fancy cows sell
at s100@s150, with good COWS at $500
500, and poor mixers at s35Gs50. A
fe wyoung stock bulls are offered at
$20G35.
Live poultry sold steady, with fowl
at 29Q31c; broilers Asa SOC, and old
T. sters 1Sd zoe.
TUESDAY WATERFOWL AND
BRIGHTON SALES.
Beef Cattle-J. A. Clark sold 6
fancy steers, $3.50 lbs, at &c., fed by
Charles t'arnham. Concord, n. H.; !
bull. 1850 lbs. at Sic; l COW, 900
lbs, at 4c., and l COW. 500 lbs. at
2 lac. +. NJ. Dana sold l bull, $50
lbs. at 4c., and cows. 1910 lbs al
= 1-2c. Otis III. Furbush sold cows
at Soc. Howard Georges sold fat
cows at 1-2c.: l slipping COW at 4c.,
and 1 ologna at Ice.
Veal Calves-F. NJ. Dana sold 7G
calves at 10 1-2c.. and 63 calves at
6 Lee. A. II. Chickering sold %
calves at S S-ic. ]. II. Clark sold IA
calves at 10c. Howard Gorges sold
81 calves at &C.
Sheep-F. NJ. Dana sold l sheep,
$50 lbs, at Sc.
Hogs-J. A. Clark sold II hoss at
II Lac. A. r. Chickering sold hogs
at Ill &c. F. NJ. Dana sold l boar.
$50 lbs, at sc. Howard Gorges sold
10 hogs at lie, and sows at lOc.
Mich Cows-A. +. Chickering sold
l fancy heifer for $3.50, and S mixers
for SS25.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. May 30.-The market was
quiet with the early spring vigor Of
the demand lacking. Receipts of
western horses were moderately
heavy, ard while prices held Mt about
the same range rs n week ago. deal
ers had hard work in selling OFF the
horses on hand than in many weeks
past. There were some specially good
horses offered amongst the green
horses In the heavier weights. and
while these were taken fairly well,
prices were not rs high as dealers
hoped to take in for the quality Of
Tered. There was limited number
OF seconds offered. and acclimated
horses OF good quality were also
offered in small numbers.
Heavy green horses OF 1900 to 1904
lbs sold. at $s,5tfssaO. with ORATORS,
green and Of 1900 TO 1900 lbs, sold al
SsloN225: wagon, express, farm
chunks and general purpose horses
OF 1900 to iio1 his sold AT sl60lssio,
good aoclimated horses 1890 "a tSea
lbs. sold nj si5oGs2po; with hicmiah-
ed seconds nj $sSmsi0o,
j. I. Keith sold at hla brighton
stables an express carload ~ greru
horses, the lot including some extra
good animals Kids were slow and
prices did not average up IN we'll an
Few weeks ago when the harsea
were less attractive, A numhep ~
seconds were offered nelnns al the
previous range, This week s sSpsass
carloads win he received ftum the
West. and a limited numher at near
by seconds will ba on sale,
j, !, Rrooka aold at his Ira,epya
street stables. . eagieada az ftgsn
country horses and 100 aa,ltmatea
ana aeoonda The trade Mas ,iuli. hu,
the horAes sold at ahout the tntm.p
range In most sales at the Wpes, F'h,s
week there viii he eariuaas IL