Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-17
Boston Live Stock Market Re-
port
Especially Reported for the Kennebec
J0urnal)
Stock Yards Jan, 16.
MAINE
AT Brighton


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The aggregate of live stock at
brighton. Watcrtown and the LEGAL
slaughter houses.
J., This week: cattle 14G i's shGcr 80 and
Last week: Cattle 1891. sheep and
lambs 4J42, calves 3075. hogs 30.S29.
One year ago: Cattle 1881. sheep and
lambs s04o. calves 2S0.. hogs $3.50.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle Al, sheep and lambs 20, calves
90.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Market conditions were greatly i'm
proved from those of a week ago. The
roads about the stock yards were
well broken out, and in consequence
the stock was more easily handled.
Only two cars Of Maine stock came
to the yards. as at nearly all the
shipping points in Maine the rail-
roads refused to load live stock on
Monday as weather conditions were
so unpromisinE. but it is probable
that more cars will be shipped later
in the week. Beef cattle were III
| light supply and buyers were inclined
TO pay a fraction higher. No fancy
cattle were offered. Good steers and
oxen sold at 6 a 712c, with thin and
| course oxen at 3 q SC. The best
COW sales were closed at 5 a 6. with
medium to good COWS at a sc.
| poor and ordinary COWS at 3 q &c.
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/ q Sc Bulls sold at 3 a Size.
Nearly all the calves this week
were shipped direct to the slaughter
houses. Best lots sold at 10 % lie.
with mixed lots at S a 10c, and
! drinkers and grassers at q &c. The
market was active and firm. with re-
ccipts light. The hog market drop
ped !. cent a pound in sympathy with
the western market. Receipts from
the west were lighter and yard offer
irgs of New England hogs scarce.
Live hogs sold at s. a 9i-c, and
dressed at 10 "a lie.
Sheep and lambs were in heavier
receipt from the west. but there were
hardly enough at the open market to
make Quotable price. What sheep
were offered sold at q &C, and
lambs at II a lac.
There was a moderate Offering in
mich cows and the demand continues
quiet. Fancy COWS sold at $110 a
165, good to choice cows at $50 "a
10, with poor and ordinary cows at
S35 q 60. A few young stock bulls
were taken at $50 q 40.
Live poultry was firm. with fowl
quoting at IS @ &c, and chickens
at % q %.
IT ESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattlc-E. NJ. Dana sold |
COW ut > lie, ; COWS at > Lie, and
| bull at 4c. A. Il. Chickering sold
bull at = Sic. / slippery COW at
SC, and Gamers at lie. Howard |
Gorgcs sold bulls at 4 LIE and | |
slippery COW at > 34c.
Veal Calvcs-A. +. Chickering !
sold 50 calves at 10 lie. L. NJ. Dana |
sold % calves at Ga 12c.
Hogs-F. NJ. Dana sold + hogs, $50
lbs. at 8 lie.
I.ambs-F. NJ. Dana sold 1 lamb.
100 lbs, at 14c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Jan. 1G.-Thcrc was an
improved demand for horses at all |
the city stables during the past !
week. and prices showed the effect |
horses selling at Il higher average |
than for several past weeks. The |
heavy snow fall called urgently for |
extra horses. not only locally but |
from outside, and there We're several |
carloads bought and shipped to Con- |
nccticut, Nc. and Rhode Island |
This Improvement in the demand af- |
fcctcd all classes of commercial !
horses. both in green and seconds |
Supplies for the week We're much |
larger than for some time, but a !
good clearance was made. and ul
larger amount of horses are expected !
by the dealers for the coming weeks !
trade.
Good quality heavy green draft
ers. 400 to 1900 lbs, sold at $500 a. |
800: medium weight green draftcrs,
loo to 100 lbs. at 5000 a go: wagon |
horses of all description, 1900 to |
400 lbs, at $3.50 q 22J; good quality |
acclimated horses, 1900 to 1900 lbs,
at SloOM 30; blemished seconds, at |
$25W75.
j. G. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables 4 express carloads of green |
horses, and fully 100 head of accIi- |
mated and nearby seconds. The !
movement at the auctions was rapid |
and all the horses were taken at a |
nlSher average value. This week |
there will be on sale 6 express car
loads of green horses and 100 sec
onds.
William Hurwitz Sons Co. had no
fresh horses for sale, but offered |!
from well known contra ctors. sew
cral lots of rugged horses in GOOD /
condition. The demand was active
and the horses were taken at fair
values. This week there will be one
load Of fresh country horses and the
usual entry of acclimated and sec
onds.
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