Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-21

The aggregate of live stock at
Brighton. the N. e. D. NJ. & w. Co. and
the local aa, slaughter 6,oS.r houses 20. Tor the
This wees: Cattle Ease. sheep and
lambs 6s97, calves 24s0, hogs 1884.
Last week: Cattle 27o1, sheep and
lambs 661s, calves 1855, hogs slSo.
lambs 7I3s, calves 32ss, hogs 1856.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 140, sheep and lambs 800,
caves TONE on OF THE MARKET
Sale of livestock at the Brighton
yards closed slowly. as the buyers
were out to break prices. quoting
lower dressed meat market, with a
poorer cleansing up of stock. Sellers
of beef cattle held for last weeks
prices, but sales closed at concessions
on both sides but at cent decline.
No really fancy steers were offered,
but good steers and oxen sold at fW
&c, with coarse oxen and light steers
at 1905 1-2c. A few head OF.
fancy cows sold at COS Lie. with the
average on choice fat cows lego
1-2c. poor to fair cows sold at Ia
% &c. Gamers bologna and slippery
cows at ease Bulls were In light
supply with the demand active a
number of extra Hereford bulls solo
at 607c, but the run of the yards
sold mostly at 8 1906 1-2c.
The veal cah market was In mod
crate supply and while there is
scarcity of calves, the market was
weak in sympathy with other lines.
The demand was prompt at ABOUT
I-261c decline. Fancy lots OF
heavy veal sold at 11@12c, with av-
erageS mixed lots ats 1-2@l0 lie.
Calves 20 lb and under at 5gfc.
Drinkers and grassers at 607c. There
was a. more rigid inspection for I'M
der weight calves.
The hog market declined further
1-2c per Id, in sympathy with the
western market, bringing present
prices down to the lowest point since
the first week of May last. The, break
to a lower level restricted the usual
small movement of New England
hogs and the arrival from the West
was also decreased. At the. yards,
fancy lots. live sold at IL 3-4912
1-4c coarse 10 IL Ollie; boars
1-265 1-2c. Dressed hogs to the
packers at IA 1-2@15 lie.
There was no change in the sheep
and lamb market. N. E. offering to-
gether with the arrival from the
West supplied amply the Boston
market. Sheep sold at 5@Sc, lambs
10@15c. 49,,
Lighter shipments Of mich cows
has improved the tone of the market.
which is active, with GOOD demand
for the best grades OF mixers.
Fancy cows sold at s125@150 with
extras higher. Good to choice cows
at s75@125, poor to fair cows 5000
The live poultry market worked
down about one cent a pound. Large
fowl. jobbing lots, sold at 24WZoc,
light. 20@22c. Heavy chickens, 2oW
27c. light chickens. 22@24c; leg
horns 10000.
Beef Cattle--R. D. Pickett sold
cattle. Sc and 2 oxen, &c. Robert
Connors sold 1 carload OF cows, av|
100 pounds at 8 1-2c. j. Cohen sold
/ choice COW at &c; 5 cows at &c and
2 Gamers at 2 lac. Otis H. Forbush
sold 2 cows 1850 lbs at 3 1-2c; 2 cows
1870 lbs at 3 lac; and l COW l03O
lbs at &c and 81. Howard Gorges
sold 2 cows at 5 3-4 and ~. I. u:
keenan, sold 40 cows at 1-4c ana
81 cows at Sc. j. w. Brooks solo
steers at Sc and 20 Gamers az &c.
J. A. Clark "a slippery cows az &C.
c. F. Gage 4 Durham steers ooOU los
at &c and IS cows at 2@1-2c: p. Sim,
IN sold 8 cows $3.50 lbs at &c and z
cows 1000 lbs at 3 1-2c. "a
Veal Calves-L Cohn sold ~,
choice calves at Tic. r. D. Pickett
sold 80 calves at 10c. c. F. Gage
sold IS calves at 7@11c. /
Hogs-C. F.. Gage sold II hogs at
12c. p. Simon sold 80 hogs. $500 lbs
at II lie.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Oct. 2O.-Few fresh
country horses were offered at the
sale stables in the past week, the
most of which were horses that deal