Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-05-27

y. G. Clark .......... ~ ~ "a
J, Cohen Inaa .;,:.'..... 10 = 81 =
AT N. e. D. NJ. & w. Co.
Cotton & Seavey ..,... 45 = $40
]. A. Clark .......... ~ ~
]. w. Brooks ......... - 46 =
j. +. Hubbard ........ 10
The aggregate of live stock received
at Brighton, the N. E. d. M. & w. Go.
and the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1898, sheep and
lambs 6156, calves 1874. hogs 95S2 ;,
Last week: Cattle 1914, sheep ana
lambs SAP, calves 4O37. hogs 13,00S.
One year ago: Cattle 1927. sheep and
lambs 4l65, calves AGO. hogs $4,000.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 1879, sheep and lambs 2, calves
TONE OF THE MARKET
The market at the Brighton yards
was lightly supplied in all lines OF
stock for slaughter, and as the de-
mand was active the market cleared
promptly. The movement of the
beef cattle market was quick, and
good values rule, prices holding on
the same basis as a week ago. Very
few fancy steers and oxen We're
weighed in and these sold at 30
10 1-2c., with good to choice at So
DC. Fancy extra cows sold at 7QSc.,
with good to choice at 6@1c., and
medium to good at 4 3-4@5 3-4c.
Gamers We're in limited supply and
sold at 3@3 lie, with slippery
cows up to lie. Bulls were in light
supply and as in recent shipments,
included some choice animals. The
range was from 4@6 1-2c.
The veal calf market held at last
weeks prices. although the dressed
veal market advanced. The offerings
included large per cent of light
calves. Choice lots sold at IL @12c,
with extras in small lots or singles
up to Ice. Average mixed lots at
8 1000 1-2c. Grassers and drinkers
6@7c. Light calves 4@5 sc. The hog
market was strong at q further adj
vance of 1-2c per h.. in sympathy
with the Chicago market. Western
arrivals were lighter to the packers,
but N. E. offering were light al
though the higher prices brought out
a large number than in the previous
week.
Arrivals of western sheep and
lambs at the slaughter houses were
heavier, but there are not enough
N. E. stock offered to make the mar
ket for them other than nominal.
Sheep quote at 4@S and lambs 90
15c.
The mich cow market was active
and steady. Fancy and graded cows
sold at $125@$14O with a few extra
up to $165: good to choice cows at
s750$125; pkoor or blemished cows
$500 $65.
The live poultry market was
lower. Large fowl, jobbing lots sold
at 279 CSC; light, $50 &c; large
broilers at 3Sc4D 40c; light at $50
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-E. r. Foye 1 pr extra
fancy oxen $500 lbs at 1otc. S. Yahm
bought of A. M. Baggs l steer and Q
cows at 7ac. ]. Cohen sold 1 extra
Hereford bull 1900 lbs at &c. Howard
Gorges sold l COW 500 lbs at SIC, 2
bulls 1900 lbs at sac, s cows $500 lbs
at 44c. ]. w. Brooks sold z cows at
2a@5c. Otis Fl. Forbush sold Q cows
at 63c, cow at SIC, 2 cows at SIC, /
COW at 4ac and 50 off, COW at 4sc
and 81 off, and 1 COWS at Ac. F. M.
Dana 8 Gamers at &c.
Veal Calves. Cohen sold extra
calves $50 lbs at Ice and 81 calves 21OO
lbs at lie. 7. d. Keenan, sold $50 Ver-
mont calves at 6@115c. John Fuller
& Son sold Z calves at 5000. H. C.
Warner & Sons sold rs calves at 6@
&c. +. NJ. Dana sold IS calves at S
@10c.
HOGS-D. G. Clark sold "a hogs 1850
lbs at 1890. Howard Gorges sold
hogs at 13lc. Otis H. Torbush sold
s hogs at 13.373c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. May 26.-There was fair
ly good demand for horses with a fair
clearance at the weeks end, with
prices showing little change in the
values received in retail trade, but at
the auctions some of last weeks urg-
ency was lacking, and this end of the
trade brought in lower average prices.
Some of the dealers think that the
spring demand is falling off, and are
not looking for much outside the local
trade from now on, while others are
looking for it to hold good for another
couples of weeks. The demand was an
all-round one the past week, with spe-
cially good sales reported on the me-
diumly heavy horses. Supplies were
lighter than in several weeks, which
helped to hold the market.
Good quality heavy green drafters
100 to 1900 lbs, sold at $500 to s40O
a head. with drafters Of 1850 to 1900
lbs at $685. to $275; wagon horses,
farm chunks and general purpose
horses 1900 to 1400 lbs at SITS to S225
for sound horses. Good conditioned
acclimated horses 1900 to 1900 lbs at
$3.50 to 1885; blemished seconds SIS
to 500.
j. c. Keith sold at his Brigton sta
bles two cars of western horses and
from Is to 100 head of seconds. The
market was fairly steady and all the
phorses were cleaned up. This week
there will be two cars of western
horses, load of saddle horses, to-
gether with the usual number of near