Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-30

AT n. II u. Al. q W.. Co.
Z. f. Gage ............ IS % 35 -
The aggregate of live stock at
Brighton, Watertown and the local
This week: Cattle 1883. sheep. and
lambs S10l. calves 22l5, hogs 20922
Last week: Cattle 1867. sheep and
iamos 64es' calves 1852. hogs 24.Ss2.
lambs 1913. calves 1921. hogs 2S20l.
p TONE OF THE MARKET
|. AT the Brighton yards offerings
were light. as many of the shippers
unloaded their stock at the n. f.
d. NJ. & Wool Co. There was no
stock train arriving from Maine
points at, the yards, and the N. H.
trains were late in arrival. Yer
mont and Massachusetts stock ar
rived as usual, both at Watertown-
and Brighton. Beef cattle were in
heavy supply at the yards and the
market was firm at fractional ad-
vances. There was amongst the fam
cy stock one of the best lots OF Here
ford and Durham cattle, shipped and
sold by A. +. Chickering, New
Hampshire, that have been seen at
the yards since the fall prize exhi-
bition cattle were received. They
brought top prices. Fancy steers
and oxen sold at S@10c. good to
choice steers and oxen case. poor
or thin oxen 3 II q lie. Choice
fat COWS and heifers. 6@7c. medium
to good cows at 596c, poor to ordi-
nary . "a 40 3-4c. Gamers, bo-
logna and slippery cows at = IA q
3-4c. Bulls ) IL a 3-4c.
The calf market was steady, with
receipts light. Fancy lots sold at II
r12c, average mixed lots at 80
10 1-2c. drinkers at 5Q7c. small
calves &c.
There was considerable decrease
in the shipment of hogs for this
market from the west to the pack
erS. Yard offerings were light, with
quick demand for all good offer
ings. Fancy lots moved at Z Ia q
S 1-4c, rough 6M7c, boars 3Q5c.
dressed hogs at IA q o 3-4c.
Few \. r. sheep and lambs were
offered. but western shipments were
of good volume. The market was
steady. Sheep at 5QSc and lambs
at 9M13 1-2c.
Recent shipments of mich cows
have been light for several past
weeks, conditions III the country pre-
venting free movement of the
stock The demand at Brighton is
dull with all but choice COWS NOV
ing slowly. Fancy and graded COWS
sold at $12OD150. good to choice
SO q 120, poor and ordinary 800
GlG5.
Live poultry sold. steady. Job
bin- lots of chickens quoted at "a
ii &c, fowl 26Q2Sc, ROSTERS log
1Sc.
REPRESENTATIVE SALES
Beef Cattle-A. L. Chickering sold
Or extra fancy Hereford steers. oo2u
lbs. | Hereford steer. 1880 lbs, l Here
ford steer. 1900 lbs and l Durham
steer, 1920 ID all at 10c; l Durham
steer. 1920 lib at &c. 1 pr Durham
steers. $50 lbs at &c, 10 Hereford
heifers, 5000 lbs at CSC, Hereford
heifers, $500 lbs at 4c. j. w. BROOKS
sold 9 COWS at "a % 51a. I. ID. kee-
nan sold 8 cows, av 1850 lbs, ~ cows
av 100 lbs at 4c. 4 thin bills. av 900
lbs at &c, 81 Gamer cows aV ioV IDS
at 212c Howard Gorges sold fat
cows. $500 lbs at 412c, 5 at 23.c. Otis
II. Forbush sold l heifer at 4h9c, L
cav 41kc. and 81, COW &c, and 81.
| bull 4Ic. l COW sac, l cow SIC,
l COW 3 &c.
Veal calves-Otis II. Forbush sold
. calves at 13c, calves at 10c. How
ard Gorges sold % calves at lie,
drinkers at SC, and S small calves at
Sic. =. Simon sold 16 calves, 1490
lbs at lie.
HOcs-Howard Gorges sold hogs
at SIC. and 2 boars. at &C. Otis ii.
Forbush . hogs ut SC. p. Simon -
hogs. 1860 lbs at sac.