Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-31
NEW HAMPSHIRE
At Brighton

AT Brighton
Howard Gorges ...... a IS
j. Higgins ...... IL - II Il
At ". E. D. n. & W. Co.
Cotton & Seavey ..... IS = IS .
j. A. Clark ....... 50 20 ~
A. G. Moulton 1900. 8!
F. NJ. Bray & Son IL - 81 =
4. c. Fins .......... -
The aggregate of live stock received
at Brighton. the n. Z. D. NJ. & w. Co.
and the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1863, sheep and
lambs 2724. calves 1859. hogs 36,S17.
Last week: Cattle 20l5, sheep and
lambs 1852, calves 2451. hogs $1,000.
One year ago: Cattle 1919, sheep and
lambs 1892, calves 22SS, hogs 1886.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle "a. sheep and lambs Z. calves
TONE OF THE MARKET
The livestock market at the Brigh-
ton yards was firm with some adj
| vances in the various lines of stock
offered during the last week of the
year.
i Beef cattle were in light supply
and the market was strong at Il q 12c
advance in the different grades. Few
sales were made slowly at SG9c, with
fair to good steers and oxen at 612 q
TIC, coarse or thin oxen at 312 q l2c.
There were some extra choice heifers
! on the market. the best bunch of
which were sold by Otis II. Forbush
at top market price. The bunch
consisted of 10 Hereford heifers, fed
by Herbert Houghton. Princeton,
Mass. The average range on choice
! cows and heifers was from 6A Q7c,
. fair to good cows an 5l4 @6c, poor to
smedium cows at 34@4Iac. Gamers
sold at 2Q2&c with slippery cows
up to S14c. Bulls sold at 31a @51ac.
The veal calf market was firmer
with receipts lighter aud the demand
active. Fancy lots of heavy veals
sold at 11@12hc with extras higher.
Average mixed lots 9@l0i3c, drinkers
and grassers 5@71ac, calves 20 10
and under 5@6hc.
The hog market showed a further
advance of 12c, thus making l cent
advance in two weeks. Western Of
ferings showed some decrease and
yard offerings of n. E.hoSs were linn
tied although the higher prices
brought out a larger shipment than a
week ago. Fancy lots, live, sold at
11@111ac. rough ga 010&c, boars 4
@6c. Dressed hogs to the packers
1914 @13%c
Sheep and lambs were in light sup
ply both from the west and from
New England. The market is firm at
the recent level, with slight advance
for fancy stock. The dressed mar
ket was higher with better demand.
Sheep sold at 5Q9c and lambs 100
lac.
! There was n heavier shipment of
milch cows, for which the demand
was active. Prices. We're higher than
for the Christmas weeks trade.
Fancy graded cows sold at $125 q 1865
with fair to good cows at $75@l25,
poor to ordinary S45@b5.
The live poultry market was lower.
Fowl and roasting chickens at at 23c
@25c; light fowl. 1SI2Oc; chickens.
2O@22c; leghorns, 144 Ice; ROSTERS,
15c.
i TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-Otis ii. Forbush sold S
COWS at 4sc and cows at 2sc. How
ard Gorges sold fat cows 1000 lbs at
4sc and Z bologna cows at 23c. +. D.
Keenan, sold / fancy COW 400 lbs at
sac. ] COW ITO lbs at SIC. II cows av
1850 lbs at SC. cows at SIC, 1 bull
1910 lbs at 4ac, 80 cows at 26Oc and
60 Gamer cows at 2.40c. A. NJ. Bags
sold. 6 cows at SIC and cows at &C.
2. Simon sold s cows $500 lbs at sc,
cows 2240 lbs at 4lc arr . cows 1880
lbs at &c. J. w. Brooks sold 16 cows
at 23Q4c.
Veal Calves-T. u. Keenan, sold sc
calves at 7ac. A. c. Warner & Sons
sold 25 calves at SQl1c. John Fuller
& Son sold II calves at S110c. +. NJ.
Dana sold 60 calves OF 5c-9c ]. w.
Brooks sold &c calves at 6Q9ac. p.
Simon sold Is calves 1860 lbs at 1Oc.
A. NJ. Bags sold so calves at 10c.
lbs at lie.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Dec. 30.-The last week of
the year was a quiet one in the horse
market. but the demand was slightly
more active and there is n feeling in
the market that there will be better
! trading at the beginning of the year of
1925. 1t certainly has been inactive
for long period with little call for
good class horses during the past two
months. Offerings in fresh horses were
limited. but there was a better show
ing In well-sea soned horses in first
class condition than for many weeks.
and there were also some good condf-
toned seconds turned in from short
service. The retail trade was inactive.
with the larger part of the horses sold
at auction. Prices showed no change.
|
quicker movement at the auctions.
| Good quality, heavy green drafters,
1900 to 1900 pounds. sold at $500 to
$3.50 per head, with drafters of 1850 to
1900 pounds at 1925 to s275; wagon
horses. farm chunks and general pur-
pose horses 1900 to 400 pounds at
s125 to SEES; good acclimated horses
1900 to 1900 pounds at 800 to 5000;
/ blemished seconds at S25 TO SIS.
J. c. Keith sold at his Brighton sta
bles one carload of Iowa horses weigh
| ing up to 1900 pounds and selling up to
$3.50 per head. A large number of
seconds weighing around 1900 pounds
sold at 500 to SIPS. Maine and New
Hampshire buyers took a number of
these horses. and the rest were taken
by the local trade. This week there
will be no fresh horses offered but the
weeks sale will be devoted to clean
| ing up the horses still on hand to
| make way for the large sale coming in
the week of January 4.
| At McKenney Bros. one car OF In
diana horses were offered. 10 head OF
good conditioned seasoned horses and
about a, head of nearby seconds. There
was a fair demand with prices steady,
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