Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-02

than 1000 head of cattle exported from
this port during the entire year,
against 1900 cattle and 343 sheep and
lambs Of the previous Year. The beef
cattle market throughout the year was
lightly supplied with the better grades
OF New England stock, the bulk of this
class of beef coming from the West
and Canada. When offered at Brish-
ton, sales were readily made. and if
the cattle We're Wei fattcnCd, good
PRICES were generally received. There
were. however, many weeks in the
year that no strictly fancy cattle were
seen at the Brighton yards ON thcs,
the top point of the market Was
reached in October. whom many of the
fancy Now England stock. which had
Bon exhibited at tho agricultural fairs
were sold at brighton. The best of
these sold at 94M10lc per h.. ,vith
good cattle at S!@9lc. During the
first months of the year the low point
Of the market GENE when the demand
w2s slack, and the best prices offered
fer coed cattle was from 64M7Ic.
Coarse and thin oxen sold during tho
year at range Of 51Gi6lc high
and so 52 low. When the demand
was active fancy cows and hcif-
crs sold up to ,c. with an occasional
COW Of extra merit bringing s.. The
average range during the year. how
ever on heavy COW beef when the de-
mand was active ranged from ga &C,
and 4iG sc, when dull. More ordinary
grades OF COW hccf sold fairly even at
) a sc. AT all times, the weekly mar
ket was literally supplied with Gamer
and bologna cows. and in The fall there
were several weeks that the market
was flooded with stock of this class
during which period prices dropped to
the lowest possible value. When the
demand was active and supply not too
generous the market range was ease,
with - SIC for slippery cows. The
lowest price of the year in this class
was lie. Bulls were in good demand
throughout the year and sold from 40
&C high and l4c low.
The veal calf market Was amplv
supplied at all times, with an increase
of 1868 more calves received than in
tho year of 1921. Nearly all the calves
came from Maine. New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts and New York
state, there being smaller Der cent
than usual of western and Canadian
calves. Last year the demand and
prices were more irregular than any
other line of stock. following the trend
of the dressed veal market. which at
times was depressed. with only a de-
mand for the better cuts of veal The
high point of the year was made in
January, when the best offerings in
fancy lots sold at 12@15c. after which
there was gradual decline, until in
April. when receipts We're excessive.
and 1t took pretty choice bunch of
calves to bring DC. In the last of Nav
the market was stronger, with a grad
ual slight advance, but which at no
time reached the level of the market
at the first of 1922. In October and
November the demand again became
inactive. with sales showing decline
of 1@Hc pound. but in the last two.
weeks of December a part of the de-
cline was recovered. extra fancy lots
selling at 10M12c, good mixed lots at
S910c. Drinkers and grassers sold
steady nearly all the year at 4M7c. At
all times there were single animals of
special merit that sold above the gen.
cral market range. Hogs were in ex-
cellent demand throughout the year.
with receipts Of yard offerings light.
but with western shipments at the
packing houses heavy, especially in the
latter part of the year. The limited
offerings Of New. England hogs at
Brighton was not due to a scarcitysin
the country. but rather to- a brisk home
demand, which took the stock at bet
ter prices than the Boston Market of
fered, and at the same time saved