Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-26


The aggregate of live stock at
Brighton. Watertown and the local
slaughter houses. - -
This week: Cattle. 1919. sheep and
lambs HIP, calves Pip, hogs 5S,35I.
Last week: Cattle 262S. sheep and
One year ago: Cattle 1117, sheep and
lambs 6s45. calves 1880. hogs ss,il7.
TOTAL MAlNE SHIPMENT
Cattle SO. sheep and lambs 81
TONE Or THE MARKET
Christmas morning brought out
but a small amount of business at
the Brighton yard. There was only
one carload from Maine. On Mon
day shipments were heavies and dur
ing the past fairly large volume of
stock for slaughter was received at
the slaughtering plants. At Water
town shipments were heavier than
at Brighton. Beef cattle were in
light supply, consisting mostly Of
the poorer grades. with a few head
of fancy cattle and cows. Prices
held steady. Fancy steers and oxen,
If offered sold at 8 IL & o Lee.
good to choice steers and oxen at
u @ &c, medium to good cows, IL
% B 1-2c, poor to ordinary cows,
3 IL O. 1-2c. Gamers 100 %
. ~, slippery cows 2 q 3 1-4c.
Bulls IL q 5 lac.
The veal calf market was steady.
Fancy lots sold at 10 IL % II LIE,
average mixed lots s IL a 8 LIE,
drinkers and grassers 4 d &c. small
calves 5 q tic.
The hog market was weak in SYM
pathy with the western markets.
Live hogs at the yards were few in
number and sold at about last weeks
range but the packers quoted prices
off about IA cent on both live and
dressed hogs. Fancy lots, live. sold
at Z IA % &c, rough % &c, bears,
) q sc, dressed hogs, 0 % o 1-2c.
There was a heavy shipment OF
10,9S7 sheep and lambs from the
West during the past week to tho
N. E. b. NJ. & w. Co., but yard
offerings were light. the market
was steady. Sheep sold at 4 q 70.
and lambs 0 ID 1Sc.
Shipments were light in milch
COWS, with few buyers on hand. The
same range Of prices held as a week
before. Fancy cows sold at $126 %
15O, with a few extras higher. good
to choice cows at $65 @ IFS, poor to
ordinary cows, at $40 @ 85.
The live poultry market showed
but little change. Turkeys were Of
fered in plentiful supply, in dressed
chickens quoted at % to 70, small
2Oc, roosters, 16 @ 1Sc.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef CATTLE. w. Brooks sold 4
steers. 1920 lbs, at &c, and IS cows
at 1 $40 3 1-2c. r. ID. Keenan,
sold COW, HOO lbs, at y E4c, z
cows av. $50 lbs, at 6 lac, II can
ners av $50 lbs at 2.12 lac, ~ cows
at 2 1-2c and 8 cows ay ITO lbs at
?. Zoe. G. s. Lowell sold cows av
$50 lbs at Sac.
Veal Calves-T. D. Keenan, sold
l lot of calves av II lbs at &c. f.
M. Dana sold 70 calves at &c to 12c.
g S. Lowell sold so calves av 40
lbs at 8 lie and Is drinktr calves
av 40 lbs at &c.
Hogs--G. S. Lowell sold 10 hogs
av $50 lbs at lac.
HORSE MARKE'r
Boston. Dec 25.-There was a fair
demand for the season OF the year
and the horses offered cleaned up
more readily than was expected, es-
peciaily as the dealers had mere
horses coming in from the west than
they had planned on. Prices held
at the previous level. A few car
loads were taken BY agents for the
lumber camps, and the rest of the
trade came mostly from local points
Heavy horses moved quickly and the
demand was just fair on. wagon
horses. There was large number
Of seconds entered ana they were
not as good horses as those that
came In q week ago. and sold at. low
prices. but were taken readily
Good quality heavy green draft.
srs 10y e 1900 ipA sold at $S2S@