Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-05-13


At srisSton, the n. b. b. N. u W. CO.
ana the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1908. sheep and
lambs %s5s. calves S1s4, hogs ia.sSs.
Last week; c.ttls. s.1 ISL, H.: shssP e Pss ana
lambs 1905. calves 1880. hogs 1869.
TOTAL MAINE sHIPMENT
Cattle 142, calves 46S. hogs 2.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Beef cattle were In fairly heavy
supply at the Brighton yards for
which the market opened strong,
with prices much the same as at the
opening market Of week ago.
Fancy stock were not in as large
supply as week before, but those
offered sold readily, at SV9c, for
good to choice steers. and extras II
offered would bring 0910 l-2c;
coarse or thin oxen sold at l-.Q
&c. A limited number of fancy COWS
and heifers were offered, selling at
6 3-4DSc. r. d. keenan, sold In the
latter class extra COW, 11QO lbs at
Sc. Fair to good cows changed
hands at DC @8 1.2c; DC was the aver
age low for canner cows from which
point price worked upward to &c,
for extra good slippery cows. Bulls
were in light supply. selling at last
weeks range of 4@6 lie. Buyers
were out to break prices in the caii
market, and outside of extra lots, OF
fancy individual calves were success
| full so that concession OF 1-.M &c
were in order for average mlXeo iots,
! which sold at l-2W IOc., VIII
choice lots at 10 1-2@1l lie, with
single fancy calves up 10 II
Drinkers and grassers at og &C.
CaIves 70 pounds and under 40 DC.
ThAre was q much firmer tone IN
the western hog market, which was
reelected here in q recovery OF the
| decline of a week ago. western ar
riyaIs were Of about the same
| n,ount as in recent shipments, ana
Il r. offerings at the Brighton yards
| wsre az usual. At Brighton yaros
! live hogs in fancy lots sold at IL 9
isc: rough 10 1-2c11 If: boars .
m4c: dressed hogs to the packers
| Is 1-2@16c. "a
mand within the recent range. Ol-
ferinss were moderate, with an US
nal choice COW the best sellers. Inc
h,,j,x OF the sales on good to choice
cows closed at $3.50 $125. with
fancy cows up to $135 and extras up
TO Sl65. Poor to fair COWS at s4oV
The lively poultry market was
steady and unchanged. Large 1owi'
iobbing lots at 31@32c; light ooc'
| broilers 4S@52c: roosters loVIoc'
TUESDAY SALES -
Beef cattle-J. Higgins SOLO 10 .
r Yakers Q steers. 1880 lbs. ana
steers. s3so lbs. at SC. J. Higgins sold
z cows at 4c, 9 cows at 3 l-2c' anu q !
| COW at Sc. Otis II. Forbush sou
cows at &C. COW at sc. ! COW az
la 1-2c and 81 off. COW at &C, l COW
At a s-4c. J. Cohen sold cows,
S6s0 lbs. ATT 1-sc, and cows. 20eO
ibs at 1-2c. Howard Gorges sold
/ hui. 1850 lbs. at 1-2c, fat COW.
1000 lbs. at 1-2c, 1 bull, $50 lbs. at
5c and 2 bologna cows at &c. T. ID.
| keenan sold bull at 1-2c, l bull at
lee. / fancy COW. 100 lbs. at &c, /
COW at SC, 8 cows at 4c, and 10 cows.
sIinpery. at ) 1-2c. p. Simon sold L
fancy cow, 1910 lbs. at &c, 8 cows,
5000 lbs. at 5 lac, s cows, 177O IDS.
at 4c. on
| veal calves--P. Simon sold 20
| calves. 1840 lbs. at Sc. j. Cohen sold
s fancy calves, si0 lbs. at 13c. and 10
calves at 9c. A.. F. Chickering sold
Is calves at b01oc. T. d. Keenan,
sold 1o3 Vermont calves at !-sg
lie, and $50 N. Y. calves at LAO
s I.2c. John Fuller & Son sold "a
calves At 6@11c. A. c. Warner &
sons sold 40 calves at 7010c. -
Rosenfield bought calf, $50 lbs. at
Il 1-ac. J. Higgins sold 100 calves,
HORSE MARKET
Boston, May 10 - Supplies OF
horses, both from the west and local
! ly were liberal. and prices held up re-
markably steady. Dealers say that
the demand for the heavier CONNER
cial horses is not quite SO vigorous
as in the last month. but there is
! still good demand for the medium
weights. Western horses were Of
fered in all weights, with the best
| sellers for farm work and general
wagon and teaming purposes. There
| were several lots Of wood horses,
! selling up to $175, and there was
| continued good business In SADDLE
horses Of all descriptions. The lat
| ter sold fairly well at the auctions
but the high priced horses were held
| to 2oo lbs. soid at ssooa 400. with
drafters OF 1850 to 100 lbs at $25oR
800; wagon horses. farm chunks and
general purpose horses, 1900 to 1400
lbs, sound. sl75@225; good ccndi-
toned aeciimated horses, 1890 to
1900 lbs. at $l2s02s5; blenlished
seconds at $25p100.
]. G. Keith sold $50 horses at his
big sale at Brighton. including west
ern horses. wood horses. saddle
horses ana seconds. All the horses
were cleaned UP and prices were
fairly steady, with good sales report
ed at retail. At the auctions the
saddle horses were bid in at $3.50
300, while at retail prices ran up to
5000 for the fancy horses. This week
there will be on sale two carloads OF
western horses. one Of wood horses.
and 66 seconds.
! McKenney Bros. sold at their
Brighton stables to good demand
| one car of Indiana horses and rs
+, head Of good conditioned seconds.
The market was steady. with little
change in price range. This week
! there will bA about the Aame Amount