Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-14

AZ Brighton
H i Sossn e0rsss :::::: i + 70 70 :
At N. L. D. NJ. & w. Co.
Cotton 6 Seavey ..... 20 - $50 -
NJ. w. Abbott ......... - 2o2 -
j. A. Clark .......... 81 -
The aggregate of live stock at
Brighton. Watertown aDd the local
This week: Cattle 1881, sheep and
Last week: Cattle 1877. sheep and
lambs 66s1, calves 317e, hogs 12,70s.
One year ago: Cattle 1859, sheep and
lambs 1928, calves 5i7s. hogs 15,172.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 122, calves SIC, hogs 35.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The beef cattle market was active,
with sales closing readily at about
the same range of prices as a week
ago. A few head of fancy cattle
sold at 5000 with fair to good steers
and oxen at 61s@7A; coarse or thin
oxen at 315@5hc; choice fat cows
and heifers sold at 5A @6Ac, there
being none grading up to last weeks
tops which sold up to &c. Medium to
good cows sold at 41s@5h, poor to
ordinary cows at 3h@41a. Gamers
sold at 2@21a with slippery cows at
2hQ3%. Bulls were in fairly large
supply, selling at 31a @5%.
The veal calf market was poor, re-
sponsive to the extremely dull dress
ed veal market, the latter quoting
for the past few weeks low. Fancy
lots of heavy veal sold at 10@12c,
with some extra sold up to 13c. Az
erage piXed lots 100 to 100 TBS. at
e@9h/ 70 to 100 Tbs. at 7Q9, bols at
405c.
The hog market confines steady,
with no change in prices. Both yard
offerings as well as western ship
ments were heavier. Fancy lots
sold at IN QSHc; sough 6@71s, boars
3@5; dressed hogs 9a @10.
Western shipments of sheep and
lambs were light. with only a few
head of N. +. stock offered. The
dressed market for sheep and lambs
continues high. At the yards sheep
quote at 4@9c, and lambs 10d17. live
weight.
Receipts of mich COWS are some
what heavier and during the past
Few weeks higher grade of cows
nave been offered. which made the
top prices for fancy cows higher.
But this by no means indicates an
improvement in the demand for fair
to good mixers. such as cover the
bluk of the shipments, and which
are selling at $65@11O. Fancy cows
sold at $110@165, with poor or
blemished cows at $4,000.
Live poultry sold steady. Fowl at
2Sg3Oc. broilers at $5OQ55c, ROSTERS
at $4,000.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-Robert Connors sold
! pr extra fancy cattle, 25OO lbs. at
DC. j. Coburn sold 1 pr steers, 257O
lbs, at &c and 16 cows at 3 IL a
&c. T. d. keenan, sold j. cows, av
lOOO lbs, at &c, 8 cows, av $50 lbs.
at &c, and 10 Gamer cows, av $50
IDS. at : lac. Howard Gorges sold
l Jersey bull, 1900 lbs, at 4 5-4c. !
pun, 1lOO lbs. at 1-2c, 1 COW, 75O
IDS at . lie, and ) bologna cows.
Nv 100 lbs, at 2 lie. A. NJ. Baggs
'soid 20 cows. 1000 lbs, at . :5-4c.
OTIS II. Forbush sold 1 COW at 3-4c,
l cow at 5 1-4c, l cow at 3 3-4c. /
cow at &c and 81.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
calf at II 1-2c and / calf at 10c
[. ID. keenan, sold AZ calves at DC
II. G. Warner & Sons sold e, calves
at 0c-lOc. Fuller Bros. sold -
caves at &c. j. Cohon sold 10 calves
at 6c-11c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, May 13.-At the larger
number of the sale stables supplies
OF horses for the weeks trading ran
ight, but the amount was sufficient
for the demand. Prices held at about
the same values as a week ago. hut
there were less choice horses offer
ca. sales from outside the state
came mostly from Maine and New
Hampshire buyers, and they took
more horses in the medium weights
than usual. There were a number of
cars OF returned wood horses. but
this spring this class is not Of as
GOOD horses as in previous years,
ior last fall the agents took
cheaper lot of horses. They arc
tnln from hard work, but are mostly
otherwise in good condition, but sell
oom bring above $165 for the best,
whlie some OF the poorest are bid
IN at $120. Offerings of heavy draft
horses were limited, but good sales
on these were reported at retail.
Good quality heavy green draft
ers. 100 to 1900 lbs, sold at $500 a.
800 per head, with drafters of 1850
to 100 lbs, at $3.50 800; wagon
horses and farm chunks, both green
and seconds, 1900 to 14OO lbs, at
$l65 o. 25. There were few high
grade acclimated horses offered, but
a large number Of mediumly good
horses turned in from companies
that had no further use for them.
ana these were bid in quickly at
fair values, ranging from $125 OILS.
according to weight and condition.
blemished seconds. at sos 075.
j. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables one carload of 30 acclimated
New York horses and rs seconds
from nearby points. The demand
was fair and the horses were clean
ed up at a range Of $75 0225 per
mead. This week there will be on
sale 4 carloads Of horses, including
some wood horses, and the usual
run OF seconds.
William Hurwitz Sons Company
sold at their West Canton street sta
bles carload of Indiana horses, 80
wood horses from the Great North
ern Paper Co.. Kineo, Me-, and a
of saddle horses. The de-
mand was quiet, with the horses
selling at even prices. This week
there will be on sale 1 carload of
fresh horses, % wood horses and go
Sixty-four mules were. exported |
from the port of Boston destfrad far