Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-22

AT Brighton.
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AT Watertown.
G., II, Moore ......... II IA a
\. +. ChickerinS 49,. % -
At y. E. d. NJ. & w. Co.
G. s. Gier, .'r. ...... =.
Charles Keith ........ -
The aggregate OF livestock at
slaughter housea:. o.
This week: Cattle 2290, sheep ALAG,
calves $50. hogs l2,63G.
Last week: Cattle 1875, sheep 1908.
| calves 1891. hogs 15,423.
| one year ago: Cattle 1929. sheep
1913. calves 423S, hogs 923S.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 1l9. sheep AZ. calves $50.
hogs A.. -
TONI OF THE MARKET
Receipts of beef cattle were in
light supply at the yard. with an
| excessive amount of the inferior
grades. Few fancy cattle were Of
tered and these sold at 7Nt9c. Choice
steers and oxen at Ga &c. with coarse
and thin oxen at 4M sc. The best
COWS sold at La &c: medium TO
good cows at 3 LAG 4 Lac; poor
and ordinary at . Las lac: bo-
logna and Gamer COWS at l SAG
1-4c: bulls at 4M &c. The general
tone of the beef cattle market was
weak, with n fractional decline.
Veal calves were III continued
heavy shipments. Fancy lots sold at
sale, with average lots at 70 &c.
ll,.;,, nd ut m 60
The hog market was weak with a
, further decline of 81 cts. below
prices Of a week ago. Yard offerings
were light, with live hogs selling at
3-40 10 l-4c, and dressed hogs at
y La Is 12c.
Receipts of sheep and lambs are
confined to a few head, although at
the slaughter houses western ship
ments are of fair volume. Prices
are steady. sheep selling at sac
and lambs 9G11c.
The mich COW trade continues dull
with little change in market condi-
/ tons. Prices are prOpOrtiOnately
higher in the country at home cost,
than at the Brighton sales. The best
fancy cows sell at $l004150. with
good mixers at S6GM 100. and the
poorest offerings selling down to s35.
Young stock bulls at S20ft3i.
The live poultry market was steady
! with fowl at 3iI 35c, spring chickens
at 81 a 33c. old ROSTERS at 20M22c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattlC-Otis II. ForbuSh sold
l heifcr at &c, 3 COWS at &c. 5 COWS
at ! &c and COWS at &c and 81
off each. Robert Connors sold 3 COWS
at 12c, and 4 bologna COWS at &c.
Veal calvcs-Otis II. Forbush sold
extra fancy calf at 15c, and calf
at 13c.
HORSE NAHKET
Boston, Mar. 21-Thcre was
large amount of horses offered at
the various sale stables during the
week. and the market held steady
with little change in prices, except
ing where the amount of horses Of
fcred exceeded the demand when in
consequence prices were cut down to
clos sales. There were some excel
lent pairs Of heavy drafters on sale.
but the demand for these is not as
good as for the lighter weight horses.
and prices arc irregular at the differ
ent sales. The horses that are the
most wanted, Just at present are the
wagon horses and farm chunks. for
which both the city and country re
turned from the logging camps and
these sold Oto average around 50
each. which is much under prices
paid for this class two years ago.
Good green drafters. 100 to 1900
ios sold at $500 q go. with drafters,
1900 TO 1900 lbs at 5000 q 800; wagon.
express and general purpose horses,
of 1900 to 400 TBS at 80 q 200: farm
chunks, 1900 to 400 Tbs at $50 q 400
per pair. Good acclimated horses
200 lbs at 1900 TBS at OPS q 80,
with blemished seconds. at So q 100
j. C. Keith sold at his Brighton
tabes. s express carloads of green
horses and about 30 head of seconds
demand as q week ago. but there
were some horses at the end CT the
! auction that sold at lower prices.
which was Offset by the retail trade
This week there will be q express
carloads OF western horses.
| At j. /. Brooks stables on Ira
verse street. = carloads of fresh coun-
| try horses were offered. with about
| $50 wood horses. There was a good
demand with prices firm. This week
there will be on sales. . carloads OF
fresh horses and . of acciimated.