Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-16

Brighton, Watertown ard the local
This week: Cattle 2o22, sheep and
lambs 1913. calves 2177. hogs 1890.
Last week: Cattle 1866, sheep and
lambs CS42, calves 2750, hogs 20D93.
One year ago: Cattle 1882, sheep and
lambs 1858, calves 2610, hogs 2O,S53.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 142, sheep and lambs 13,
calves ASP, hogs 8.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Receipts of beef cattle at the
Brighton yards were heavier than a
week ago, and while there were prac-
tlcally no choice steers or oxen, there
was a much better line in choice,
well fattened butcher cows and heif-
ers. The market was weak with last
weeks prices barely steady. A few
steers and oxen sold at 6h and Sc,
with coarse oxen at BE and SIC.
Choice fat cows and heifers sold at
u and TIC. medium to good COWS
at and tic, poor to ordinary cows
~ and 4A2e. Gamers sold at and
FAC. with slippery cows up to SIC.
Bulls were in light supply and of
ordinary to fair grade, selling at 81
and DC. While prices of beef cows
averaged higher, it was due to a
hlgher grade, rather than an i'm
provement in the market
The calf market was steady at last
weeks range. Receipts were normal.
fancy lots of heavy veal sold at 1Oc
ana II &c: good mixed lots at S1b
ana 32c, drinker and grassers at 5
and &c. Calves at so lbs. and under
at sc.
The packers quoted the hog mar
Ket stronger at y cent advance.
rejecting the higher Chicago mar
ket. Western receipts showed some
increase, but at the yards. n. f.
hogs were in normal supply. Choice
lotS sold at Brighton yards at ~
and &c, rough 6 and 7c, boars. 3 and
&c; dressed hogs 90 and 1OHc.
western receipts of sheep and
lalnp ran light, and the market was
oasy wlthln the recent range. Sheep
ana &C. and lambs, 5 and 14c.
Mich cows were in somewhat
heavier supply but the trade was
qulet; Fancy and graded cows sold
at SlZ3 and $3.50 per head, fair to
soou' SO and $l2j, poor to ordinary
COWS. $40 and 500.
Inc live poultry market was low
err' with fowl at % and &c, roasters
10 and NC, broilers, IS and 34c.
TUESDAY SALES
q Beer Cattle-A. f. Crickering sold
L bull, 200 lbs. at &c: / buII 1:.rl
IDS at . lie; 2 cows, 1000 lbs at Sc:
and 10 Gamer cows av 500 lbs AZ
: I-2c. ]. w. Brooks sold 6 cows at
= 1-4c. Howard Gorges sold . bolog-
ma cows at > 1-2c. T. d. Keenan, sold
. bulls. av 1910 lbs at 1-4c: 81 cows
aV 800 lbs at 3.30c; II cows av 9O1
lbs at . Lie, and 70 Gamer cows av
100 lbs at &C. OTIS II. Forbush sold
l choice COW at lie: 1 bull at
1 lie. j. Cohen sold 1 COW. 1910
lbs at 1-2c.
Veal Calves-F. W. Dana sold Ii
calves at T09c, and q calves( SAFE.
Otis H. Forbush sold . small calves
for 50 for the pr, and . calves at
lie. 7. Simon sold 10 calves, 1850
lbs at Sc. T. d. keenan, sold ii calves
av 10 lbs at IL 1-2c. John Fuller &,
Son sold 50 calves at 6@11c. A. c.
Warner & Sons sold % calves at
. Il q 1Oc. F. c. Hanson g. calves at \
. q sc. j. w. Brooks sold SO calves.
those of 120 lbs sold at Be-, and those
of 100 lbs at &c. A. F, Chickering
20 calves av 125 lbs at &C., and IA
calves av 20 lbs at &c. J. Cohen ID
fancy calves av 10 lbs at 13c, and
16 calves at 6 IL.
Sheep and lambs: F. c. Hanson
sold IL sheep and lambs, sheep at
&C., and lamb at Sc.
Hogs-P. Simon sold IS hogs, $500
lbs at 3-4c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, July 15.-The horse mar
ket was inactive the city over and
there were but a small amount of
horses on sale as dealers were pre-
pared for the midsummer dullness
which is generally at its lowest ebb
after the first of July. Only few
western horses were on the market,