Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-30

The aggregate of live stock at
Brighton. the n: e. D. NJ. & W. Co. and
week ending December 20:
This week: Cattle I612, sheep and
lambs 4401, calves 1881. hogs 1868.
Last week: Cattle 2403, sheep and
lambs 1914, calves 1892, hogs 1854.
One year ago: Cattle 1868, sheep and
lambs 2724, calves 1859. hogs 36,S17.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle SO. sheep and lambs rs, calves
TONE OF THE MARKET
The offering of livestock for the
beef cattle market was extremely
light and confined wholly to COW aid
bull beef, no fancy steers or oxen,
or, in fact, none of this class in any
quantity being on the market. The
market was active. and cleaned up
quickly, and prices were up a frac-
ton. Good fat COWS were bid in
promptly at % 61ac, which was the
average top with only few head of
cows and heifers higher. Fair to good
cows sold at a sac. Gamers sold
in nearly all cases at 8 q 3kc, with
slippery cows at 3h q 3%c. Bulls
were in light supply and sold more
readily than usual owing to the scar
city of other lines of beef. Prices
ranged from q SIC, in average
sales.
The veal calf market was also
lightly supply and sales were made
at about the last weeks range Fam
cy lots of heavy veal sold at 1915 @
1910, with extras up to 15c. Aver
age mixed lots of good grading sold
at 10h q 111ac, with inferior lots at
. % loo. Light calves sold down to
5 % SIC.
There was an advance Of cent D..
10. mere In hog prices, in sympathy
| with the stronger western market.
This brings prices UP to the level of
| two weeks back, at which time hogs
had sold at the same price for five
! consecutive weeks. Fancy lots. live
sold at 1914 @ t31ac, rough 10 % 12c,
boars SIC @ SIC; dressed weight
IA q 15c. Yard offerings from New
England were light, but western ar
rivals were heavier.
Although the dressed sheen and
lamb market is lower, yard offerings.
! limited to few small lots, sold at
! the same ecent range. Sheep 5 a SC,
lambs II @ 15c.
Mich cows were in moderate sup
ply and the market was active and
steady, but trading was somewhat
hampered by adverse weather con-
dition. Fancy and graded cows sold
at $135 @ IT'S, good to choice cows,
SS5 @ 125, por to fair cows $50 %
rs.
The live poultry market was I'M
changed. Fancy fowl Gobbing lots)
{ sold at % q 29c, light rs a &c:
chicken rs % 28c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-A. II. Putnam sold
III cows at 3 IA 6 1-2c. P. simon
sold y slippery cows. 22,3OO lbs, at
3-4c. j. Higgins sold l slippery
COW at 3 lie, / slippery cow at
3-4c. and 6 Gamers at 2 3-4c. F..
M. Dana sold 1 COW at &c, l COW at
&c, and 5 slippery cows at 3 3-4c.
Robert Connors bought cows at sc
and slippery cows at 8 1-2c. T..
w. Brooks sold 20 beef cows at g. %
4 1-2c. ]. A. Clark sold 2 cows, 2O4O
lbs. at &c. 2 cows 1920 lbs at sc. /
Gamer $50 lbs and l Gamer $50 lbs
at VIC. bull 1850 lbs at 5 lie. r..
d. Keenan, sold 1 extra fancy heifer
at &c. Il cows at &c, 40 Gamers at
3 Lac, 5 bulls at lie. Howard
Cages sold 2 cows 22O0 lbs at &c and
slippery cows 1900 lbs at 3 1-2c.
Veal Calves-T. d. Keenan, sold
l32 Vermont calves at 8 lie a 12c.
A. G. Warner & Sons sold 80 calves
at SM lie. John Fuller & Son sold
oo c9iVHF 1T \ lie. J. Higgins sold