Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-13
The aggregate OF rive stock q
Brighton. WatertoWn and the locs

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The aggregats Of nys stock ia at !
S'aTH hia wee nusecs Cattle 1885, sheep and
lambs $500. calves 2060, hogs 1874.
Last week Cattle 24Ss. sfieep and
lambs SAYS, calves 219S, hogs $3.50.
One year ago: Cattle 1918, sheep and
lambs S57l, calves 2603, hogs 23,f6l.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 1861, sheep and lambs 105,
calves 76J, hogs 20. -
TONE OF THE MARKET
The hog market was the only
strong spot in the market, shippers
of this class bringing good stock re-
ceiving 10 lie. In contrast the
beef cattle market broke shorply
which followed the slump of q
week ago, made a material drop in
beef prices. No fancy stock came
to the yards and but few to the
slaughter houses. Receipts of poor
beef cows and Gamers were heavy.
Prices were fully l to 1 IL cents
lower, and it was a pretty persuaS-
i've seller that could get above @
12c for their best cows. A limi-
ted number sold up to 5 1-2c. and
these two weeks ago would have
readily brought 7c. Most of the
OOW UCC1 ulOtC0 0I - w - O-1G' I'LL
ner cows were hardly wanted at any
/ 3-4c @ > lac with slippery COW
up to &c. The dressed meat mar
ket is very dull and over stocked.
Bulls sold at &c q lie. The veal
calf market was also weak, but
eight receipts held prices within the
previous range. Extra fancy calves
sold up to lac, but the average au
good lots was 10c % lie, with Z 1-2c
G o 1-2c for average mixed lots. The
hog market was strong, making a
further advance of 1-2cent a pound
above last weeks prices, in an at
tempt to bring prices more in line
with the advancing COW market.
Western receipts were heavier, and
New England shippers are market
ing all available hogs. At the open
yards fancy lots sold at 10 @ 10 II
cents, rough, 8 q DC, boars, 4 q sc,
dressed hogs to the packers at II
and IL @ 13e.. The sheep and lamb
market is inactive, with few offered
at the yards. Western receipts were
heavy. Prices on sheep are nomi-
naly q &c, and DC q he for lambs.
The milch cow market is steady
with a fair demand for the better
2165, fair to good SIS q SIPS, poor
to ordinary $40 q S65.
There was no change in the live
poultry market. Chickens, &c q
soc, fowl, 2lc a 23c, ROSTERS, 16c
@ lie.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Aug. 12.-Trading in horses
was very limited during the past week,
there being but a small number of
horses offered, comparatively. No car
loads of green western horses came
into the city, and the number in the
class offered were left over from pre-
fious sales. There were amongst the
second hand horses soma fairly good
heavy teams turned in from contrae-
tors who had finished their Job. Aside
from the generally dead market the in
tense heat kept all buyers away that
were not in imperative need of puT-
chasing. One feature Of the week was
a horse sale held ct Camp Devens Of
about zoe head of horses, including
saddle horses and heavy artillery
horses. The horses offered sold on the
whole at rather low values.
Prices for the week were, nominally;
Heavy green drafters. 1909 to 1909 lbs,
at $a759s325 Ber head; medium draft
ers, 1859 to 1899 lbs. at s210@sas5;
Wasoh horses, farm chunks, and gen
erai purpose horses, 1909 to l4oB lbs,
at sl6e@s2s5, the larger part of these
being seconds. Blemished seconds
sold down to SIS.
]. c. Keith sold at his Brighton sta
bles close to 80 head of seconds. no
western horses being received during
the week. There were a number Of
heavy horses offered in this class
Which were in good working condition
but thin, and they Seld at low values:
In fact the whele teRe of the sale was
weak and inactive. Mfr, Keith reports
that he has never seen such o dull
summer before, even when considering
that this is the slack season Of the
wear. Western eonsignors to this sta
BILE report their herls market firm with
q fairly active demand. This week
there will be offered . moderate nuIa-
Der of seconds, With NO western herses
expected.