Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-23

The aggregate of live stock at
Brighton. the N. E. d. NJ. & W. Co. and
the local slaughter houses for the
week ending September 22:
This week: Cattle 2166. sheep and
/ lambs 1863, calves 3175, hogs 1907.
Last week: Cattle 2025. sheep and
lambs 1923, calves 1923. hogs 994O.
One year ago: Cattle $685. sheep and
lambs $50, calves 1927. hogs s007.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle ia. sheep and lambs 10,
calves 56S, hogs 20.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The late arrival of the live stock
trains belated the movement of the
market. Shipments were heavy and
the market was generally strong es-
pecially VIXEN considering the
amount offered. There was a keen
competition too in the demand for
good grades of beef cattle, but buy
ers and sellers were slow in clos
ing sales, as prices asked were con-
sidered high by the killers, but sales
generally closed at IL cent advance,
concessions being made on both
sides. Few really fancy steers were
offered, prices for such quoting at
8 1-2@11c; fair to good steers and
oxen were in more plentiful supply
selling at Z 1905 lac; coarse or
thin oxen and light steers sold at 5
@6 1-2c. A few head of extra fancy
LETTERS sold at S09c with good, well
fattened cows and heifers at 6D7
Lee. Fair to good cows at 5 LEO
5 Sac. Gamer, bologna and slip
perry cows sold firm at 2 1-494c.
Bulls at 4@7c.
The veal calf market was in heavy
supply and included large number
of too heavy as well as too light
calves. Fancy picked lots sold at
12@13c with few extras up to 15c.
Good average lots at 11@12c, mixed
lots at 9 1000 1-2c; drinkers and
grassers COZ lac. Calves under 70
lbs. at 6@6 1-2c.
The hog market advanced 1-2c
per h., responsive to conditions in
the west. The demand here was
active with a quick clearance. New
England arrivals were normal, but
western arrivals at the packers were
much heavier. At the Brighton yards
fancy lots, live, sold at 10 1-2@14c,
rough, IL 1-2@ IL 3-4c, boars 6 leo
1-gc. Dressed hogs at 16 1901
1-2c.
The local sheep and lamb market
was without feature, with the mod
crate shipment in most cases going
direct to the slaughterer's. Sheep
sold at 5@8c, lambs 9@15c.
Mich cows were in abundant sup
ply but the demand has improved,
so that offerings are being sold more
readily, with about $40 advance per
head, N the average price paid for
good to fancy cows. Fancy cows
sold at SITS, good to choice cows sold
at $S0@$125, poor to fair cows at
s40lbs75.
The live poultry market was
steady. Large fowl, jobbing lots,
sold at 2S@29c, large chickens CSC,
small 24@26c: Leghorns 22@24c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef cattle-C. L. Gage sold 16
steers at s 1908 12c and IS cows at
2 1-4fb6 lac. Otis H. Forbush sold
reactor cows at 4c. d. L. Donovan,
2 steers, 1920 TBS. at sc, 2 cows, 1860
lbs. at 4c, and / Gamer at lac. T.
d. Keenan, sold cows and 2 bulls at
Lee, IL cows at SC and Gamers at
. 1-2c. J. w. Brooks sold bunch of
steers at 1909 1-2c and cows at
2@5 1-2c. A. NJ. Baggs sold l heifer,
100 lbs. at SC.
Veal calves-C. F. Gage sold 40
calves at 6-2@10 1-2c. Otis H. For
bush sold young calves for SIS. T..
Z. Cummings sold "a calves, 1880 TBS.
at lie. r. ID. Pickett sold Is calves
at 9 1-2c.
Sheep and lambs-C. +. Gage sold
10 bologna sheep at 1-2c. V. A. &
r. w. Hanson sold 100 lambs, light at
lie and heavy at 13c.
Hogs-R. D. Pickett sold Z hogs at
10 1-2c. c. F. Gage, coarse hogs at
12c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Sept. 22-The horse trade
about the city was very quiet
throughout the past week, with no
offerings of fresh horses from the
country ON the market There were