Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-08-22

The aggregate of livestock received
at Brighton. WATERFOWL and the local
slaughter houses.
This week: Cattle 1892. sheep and
lambs 1857. calves 2740. hogs 20.7s5. ;,
Last week: Cattle 1918, sheep and
lambs S57l. calves 1908. hogs 23,l6l.
One year ago; Cattle 1910. sheep and
lambs 5000. calves 2797, hogs 13,9ol.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle III, sheep and lambs 254,
calves 602. hogs 81.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The market fof beef cattle was
weak, but prices held at the sharp
decline Of the past two weeks. Buy
ers say they are over stocked with
dressed meat, and this with the warm
weather is the cause of the lack of
demand and low prices. There has
also been heavier receipts of New
England reacter cows offered, which
has weakened the market for the
poorer grades. Fancy steers and
oxen were in limited supply selling
at { 3-4MS Sac, with good to choice
steers and oxen at 6@7c, poor and
coarse oxen at 1924 Lee. Choice
fat coGs and heifers sold as well as
any grade of beef, but prices were
low for this class. selling in average
sales, 5 3-4@' lac, with a few head
Of extras higher, one cow being re-
ported on bringing &c, but she classed
in with steers. Medium to good
cows sold at 1905 lac, poor to
ordinary cows, S94c. Gamers and
bologna cows at 2Q2 1-2c with slip
perry cows at Sc. Bulls at 1-20
1-2c.
Calves sold steady. Choice lots of
fancy veals, 10qll 1-2c. average
mixed lots 1909 1-2c, drinkers and
grassers 5@7c. The hog market was
strong with an advance of IL cent a
pound on both live and dressed hogs.
Receipts of n. E. hogs at the yards
continue light, but western shipments
to the packers are of good volume.
Live hogs sold at 3-4@S Sac and
dressed at 10 1-4@10 Sac.
Receipts of sheep and lambs from
n. E. points are on the increase, but
these go mostly direct to the slaugh-
ter houses, few coming to the yards.
Western receipts are comewhat under
last years shipments at this time.
but of fair volume. Sheep sold at SO
Sc, lambs S@12c.
The Brighton sale barn was we'll
filled with all grades of mich cows
and the market was steady within the
recent range. Fancy and graded
COWS sold at an average of S126Q1 100
with extras up to SITS, good to choice
cows at s65@125, poor and ordinary
cows s35@65.
The live poultry market was steady.
Fowl quoted at 24@25c, ROSTERS 16W
1sc, broilers 25@30c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef cattle-J. w. Brooks sold II
fancy steers. 1880 lbs. at &c., 2
oxen, $3.50 lbs at 1-2c., oxen, 301o
lbs, and 2 oxen, 8170 lbs at &c; Z
COW, $40 lbs at 3 lac. and COW, 75o
lbs at &c. Otis H. Forbush, cow, at
Sc; 2 cows at &c; 2 cows at i-4c;'
and 1 COW at &c., and 81 on. F. M.
Dana sold 2 bulls at &c; cow at &c.
A. F. Chickering, 2 heifers at 4c.,
and 10 Gamers at &c. T. keenan, sold
2 COWS, 100 lbs each at Lac;
cows, av 1850 lbs.,- at 4c.; cows, av
1000 lbs at 8 Lee; 81 Gamers av 500
lbs at &c.
Veal calves-J. w. Brooks sold 80
calves at &c. F.. w. Dana sold 19
calves at 5c-10c. Howard Gorges sold
so calves and veals at lie, and small
calves at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold
calves at 8 1-2c and 2 calves at &c.
A. c. Warner and Sons, q calves at
&c. Fuller Bros. 80 calves at 1-2c.
T. D. keenan,. 25 extra fancy calves,
av 140 lbs, at 10 1-2c.
Hogs-F. w. Dana sold hog at
8 1-2c; hogs at &C., and boar at
Sc.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, August 21.-The demand
about the city sale stables continues
dull, and dealers report that there
is no indication Of any improvement,
which In previous years comes ats
the latter part of August. Western
consignments while light. and con-
sisting Of a good assortment OF
horses sold very slowly with many
left on the dealers hands at the
weeks end. What were sold made
no money, as the Boston prices ran
below those paid in the West, where
the market Is firm with the demand
active. There has been no demand
Of any amount for the fall harvest
ing, and the local demand is small.
Good quality heavy green drafters,
sold at $275@$325. with drafters of
1850 to 100 lbs at $175@s225:
wagon horses, farm chunks of 1900