Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-11-18

The aggregate of live stock at
Brighton. the N; q. D. NJ. & W. GO. ano
the, local slaughter , houses for the
This week: Cattle zoos. sheep and
lambs 3062. calves 2776. hogs 11.225.
Last week: Cattle 1920, sheep and
lambs e2s6, calves 2076, hogs 1887.
and lambs 1912, calves 3o15, hogs 23,-
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT :.
Cattle 1873, sheep mad lambs 81
calves SIC, hogs 10.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Under lighter receipts and more
active dressed meat market, live
stock sold at the Brighton yards or
a firm market and at an advance Of
1-2@1c per Id in the various lines oil
stock. Beef cattle were in light sup
ply and included some fancy cows
selling at 7@sc. Thereswere no fancy
steers offered, but coarse and thin
oxen, or light steers, few in number
sold at 507c. Choice fat cows and
heifers were bid in at 6Q7c, fair tc
good cows 405 3-4c, poor cows at SO
1890. Gamers sold In average sales
at 2@2 1-2c, with the best slippery
COWS up to &c. Bulk were in limited
supply selling at 1-2@6c.
| Fancy lots of calves sold at 14@1
with choice lots of heavy veal at II
1-2@13c. Average mixed lots at
1-2@11c. Calves 50 ID and under ga
1-2c. Supplies were moderate, with
an active demand for fancy and
choice lots.
At Brighton, hogs were in light
supply and the demand was keen
Buyers paid higher prices on the
open market than the packing hous-
es. Fancy lots of pigs were in espec-
tally good demand. Only a small am
cunt of N. e. hogs at the yards. Or
| the latter sales were made promptly.
Fancy lots, live. sold at 1870 lac,
rough II 3-4@12 sac, boars lag
7 lie. Dressed hogs 14015c.
Sheep and lambs sold at much the
same prices as week ago. Ship
ments were light, both from the West
and locally. Sheep sold at 4QSc, and
lambs at 10@15c.
Mich cows were in abundant sup
ply and the market was active with
a firmer tone in the sale Of good ito
fancy mixers. Extra fancy cows
sold at $140@175 with fancy grade
cows at $125@140, fair to good cows
at S75@125, with the poorest Offer
ings down to $50.
The live poultry market was steady.
Jobbing prices follow: Large fowl
2S@25c, light, 20@22c; large chickens
25@27c. light, 22@ 24c; leghorns $50
zoe.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-Howard Gorger sold I
fat COW, 1000 lbs. at &c, 2 cows. 1900
ID at 3lac, 2 cows, 1900 ID at &c. and
1 bologna cow, 700 ID at &c. j. w.
Brooks sold cows at IL q Acc.
Hipoinq sold COW at &c and /
COW at &c. Olin II. Forburk sold l
COW at SIC, 2 cows at 2&c, and l
COW at SIC, 2 cows at 2&c, and 1
COW at PIC. p. Simon sold l COW,
1860 ID and bull, 1850 ID at 41ac:
T. D. keenan, sold ] fancy heifer ana
1 steer at TIC. 6 cows at 4&c, 8
bulls at 41ac, 10 cows at $500, A
slippery COWS at 21ac, and 40, can
,ners at &c.
Veal Calves-C. F. Gage sold IS
calves, in two lots, at 7c-1Okc. Il.
D. Fichett sold Z calves at lie. j.
Higgins sold II calves at lie. Otis
II. Forbush sold fancy calf at l5c,
/ fancy calf at lac. T. d. Keenan, sold
6S VT. calves at SEC @ 10c. d. Tenn
pie bought 10 fancy calves, av. lao
ID at lac.
Sheep-C. F. Gage sold 1 sheep at
SIC.
Hogs-B. Prince sold II pigs, go
TBS, at 14c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, November 1.-THE weeks
trading in horses at the. sal stables
was dull, the demand being slack.
Dealers with high grade western
horses, as rule sold them at retail,