Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-19


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The aggregate of live stock received
at Brighton. the n. E. D. NJ. &c w. Co.
and the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 2193. sheep and
lambs 1903, calves .4425, hogs l0,S19.
Last week: Cattle 1855, sheen and
lambs 3O7S, calves 4027, hogs 1855.
One year ago: Cattle 1884, sheep
and lambs 1857, calves 2610, hogs 49,
PSI.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 13S. sheep and lambs /. calves
302. hogs 50.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Beef cattle were in heavy supply
but the market was active and prices
for all high grade stock held at last
weeks range. Medium grade cows
sold slowly with some concession, but
on the whole the tone of the market
was steady. Several lots of fancy
oxen and steers were offered, selling
in most cases at S!19c for best lots
and 6a@Sc for good. Coarse or thin
oxen changed hands at 3i@5ac. Fan
cy cows and heifers were in quick de-
mand at ca 13c, with good cows at4l
Gamers sold in most sales at 2tl0
INC with slippery cows up to SIC.
There was a heavier shipment of
bulls, including some good stock. The
demand was dull, and it took an ex-
ceptionally fine bull to bring above sc.
The extreme range was 3a45ic
The tone of the veal calf market
was weak, due to heavy arrival of n.
L. and n. Y. state calves. Fancy lots
of heavy veals sold at 11912c, as in
the sales of a week ago, but average
mixed lots moved at a lower level at
Si@10ic. Drinkers and feeders 697 &c.
, Small calves 5G6c.
Hogs sold in nearly all sales at the
closing prices of a week ago, there be-
ing no further recession of prices.
Western arrivals continue light, due
to short receipts in the West and
partly to the higher prices. At the
yards the demand was active, with \.
T.. Offering somewhat more numerous.
Fancy lots live sold at 13afp14.c,
rough Tx @12%c. boars sore.
Dressed hogs 1S@1Sac.
Little shipping of n. f. sheep and
lambs is the rule, less than 25 head
arriving a week ago and while arri
walls were heavier this week. prices
were irregular. Western offerings
were of good volume. Sheep quoted
at 691oc and lambs 11Q16c.
Dairy cows were in ample supply.
The market was quiet but steady.
Fancy cows sold at s125@165. Good
to choice SIS Q125, poor to ordinary,
S50@65.
The live poultry market was steady.
Fancy fowl 2793oc. light 24@25c.
chickens 25Q2Sc, ROSTERS 1e91Sc.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-A. +. Chickering sold
I pr. fancy steers. $3.50 lbs, at &C. 1
BULL 1850 lbs, at SC, 1 COW, 114O lbs,
COW, $50 lbs, at &c, and Gamers,
1900 lbs. at 2Mc. P. Simons sold
cows. $500 lbs. at sc. A. D. Kilby
sold fancy steers, 21S0 lbs. at &c. J.
w. Brooks sold 16 fancy oxen. o2.0S0
lbs. at sac, and cows at ga 4lc.
+. r. Foye sold oxen. $500 lbs, at &c.
f. z. Prindle sold / fancy COW, 1920
lbs, at &C, 1 COW, go lbs, at sc, COW,
60 lbs, at &C, . cows. at SIC, 3 bulls,
at Acc. ]. A. Higgins 1 fancy COW.
1850 lbs, at &c, l COW at 4tc. Otis
II. Forbush, heifer at 4'.c, . cows at
42c and So on, ] COW at SIC. and 81 on.
Veal Calves-F. NJ. Dana sold $50
calves ct 5c-9e. A. T.. Chickering sold
% calves, $3.50 lbs, at 10c, and
calves. av. 20 lbs. at &c. P. Simons
sold Is calves. $50 lbs, at Sc. ]. Hig-
gins, calves at TIC. Z. T. Prindle.
IS calves at SC. Otis Fl. Forbush sold
calves at 10c and calves at SC.
Hogs-P. Simons sold 10 hogs, $500
lbs. at lac. Thompson, Providence,
sold as hogs, 1880 lbs, at 14.10c. A.
+. Chickering sold hogs. av. 175 lbs.
at 1870. +. NJ. Dana. 1 hog at lac
d. G. Clark sold SO hogs at lac. J.
Higgins sold &c hogs at 1414c. Otis
II. Forbush sold ! hog at 14iac.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March 24-The horse mar
ket was active and although there
was heavy offering. there was a
thorough clearance, and at higher
average prices. This was especially
true in tie sales of high grade west
ern horses. come dealers reporting
that horses sold at their stables fully
So a head higher than in the week
before. Dealers are having a good
trade in saddle horses, and while the
best sellers in this class are the me-
diumly priced horses the range is
VIDE, selling from SI5 q 500 per head
the past week. at auction and retail.
There were several carloads of re-
turned wood horses on the market,
and prices on these averaged from s75
Q225, according to weight and con-
dition. The larger part of the demand
last week came from outside the
State. but there was also activity in
the local demand.
Good quality heavy green drafters.
100 to 1900 lbs, sold at $3O0Q45O p
head, with drafters of 1850 to 1900
lbs, at s225 300: wagon horses. farm
chunks and general purpose horses,
sound, 1900 to 400 lbs, sold at $3.50
1926; good acclimated horses, 1900 to
1900 lbs, at s125@250; blemished sec
onds at s25@75.
J. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables carloads of western horses,
l car Of saddlers and so seconds. The
movement at the sales was quick, with
prices higher. Some good teams of
drafters of 1850 to 1900 lbs each, sold
at $3.50 to the pair. the top price re-
cetved for the week. This week there
will be one express Car load of west