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

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The aggregate Of live stock at
Brighton. the N. 2, D. M. & w. Co. and
the local slaughter houses for the
This week: Cattle 1920, sheep and
lambs 62s6, calves 2076. hogs 1897.
Last week: Cattle 2572,. sheep and
lambs S066. calves 2s06, hogs 1874.
lambs 6521, calves 1922, hogs 1926.
| TOTAL MAtNEsSfIIPMENf
calves 3s5. hogs 1.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The poorer market for beef cat
| tie for the past month, brought out
| a small supply Of N. E. stock, but
| western arrivals were heavy. Few
fancy cattle came to the yards and
| the demand was dull, with sales clos
ing at about the same prices as were
| received q week ago. One pair OF
| fancy steers of 2340 10 weight, sold
| at SAC and number of fancy
| cows sold at GOT 1-2c, these sales
representing top prices. Good fat
cows and heifers sold at 5@6c with
poor to fair grades at 8 1904 1-2c.
Gamer cows in average sales sold
Lao higher but the extreme range
held as before at 1907 lac, with
slippery cows at 2 1-403c. Bulls
were in moderately heavy supply, in
Guiding a number of heavy fat ami
mails, bid in around &c. The range
was from 8 IL @5 1-2c.
The calf market was weak. respon-
sive to a poor demand for dressed
veal in THE Boston market with
consequent amount of stock carried
over from last week. Prices were
lower by 1-2@1c per ID. Extra fancy
lots ofapicked calves sold at 10 lao
IL 1-2c with average mixed lots at
9@10c. Light calves so ID and under
at COS Lee.
There was a stronger tone to the
local hog market with slight frac-
tional advance in the price of live
hogs and lie advances in dressed
hogs sold to the packers. Western
arrivals were the, heaviest in many
weeks, but N. E. hogs were offered
in small lots. Fancy lots, live, sold
at 12Q12 3-4c; rough, 11@11 SAC;
boars 6@7c. Dressed weight 14415c.
The market for sheep and lambs
was firm, responsive to good de-
mand for dressed lamb in the Bos-
ton market. Offerings at the yard
were: Lambs sold at 4@Sc, sheep 10
Q15c.
There was a fairly good all round
demand for mich cows with offerings
of good volume. Fancy grade cows
sold at $125 to $40. with extras up
to 175. Good to choice cows at $3.50
1876: poor to fair cows. $5@75.
The live poultry market was
strong. Large fowl quoted, 5obbing
lots 24@25c; light. 20@22c: large
chickens. 25@27c; light. 22@24c; leg
horns, 10000.
Beef cattle--C. F. Gage sold l pr.
fancy steers, 2340 lbs. at 8 Sac, l
COW at sc, 2 cows at &c, and can
bulls at 3 1-2c, and Gamers at &c.
7. w. Brooks sold s cows at / $40
3 1-2c. d. Pickett sold 1 pr. steers.
$500 lbs. at Ice. Howard Gorges
sold fat bulls. 2400 lbs. at &c, l
slippery COW, 900 lbs. at lac. and
/ bologna COW. $40 lbs. at 1 lac. J.
Higgins sold Gamers at 1-2c. =.
d. Keenan, sold 10 cows and bulls
at A 1-2c and 10 cows, av. $50 lbs. At
4c. Robert Connors sold 1 fancy
COW, HOO lbs. at 1-2c. ]. A. Clark
sold Q fat COWS, 2090 lbs. at SC, cow,
75o lbs. and / bull, 1410 lbs. at
4 1-2c, and 5 Gamers, 1870 lbs. at &c.
w, w. Bristol sold % cattle at 1-2c. |
P. Simon sold l choice COW. 1900 lbs.
at SC, 4 cows, 1880 lbs. at 4c.
Veal calves--P. Simon sold IL
calves, 1040 lbs. at 10 1-2c. J. Hig-
gins sold "a calves at &c. z. Prindle |
sold IA calves at 10c. and 5 calves at
&c. r. D. Keenan, sold 81 vt. calves
at 7@9c. H. c. Warner & Sons sold
80 calves at sc. John Fuller & Son
sold Al calves at &c. F. M. Dana so |
calves in two lots at 6c-9c. E. r.
Foye sold 40 calves av. ITO lbs. at !
1Oc. c. F. Gage sold 80 calves in two
lots at 1910 lie.
Hogs-E. p. Prindle sold hogs at
12c.
Sheep-E. r. Foye sold 80 sheep
at &c. -
HORSE MARKET |
Boston, Nov. 10-There was a bet
ter tone in the horse market al
though prices were Ho Au5hSA t.0''
a week ago. But there Is q wider |
range to the demand, as outside buy
ers have been on the market and |
have been buying for their own use, |
instead Of horse dealers buying in |
horses at the auctions at cheap |
prices for reselling. A number OF |
heavy horses were shipped to the |
Maine lumber camps. and New |
Hampshire buyers were also active.
Locally the best demand has been In
wagon horses of fairly heavy weight |
and in general delivery horses. The
lumber agents took both fresh coun-
try horses and seconds. II OF good
weight and in rugged condition. |
There were still some horses from |
the ice companies on sale, but the
number of these is considerably de- |
creased. A small business was
transacted in fancy saddle horses at
retail, with values high. -~
Good quality heavy green drafters.
1900 to 1900 lbs. sold at $300@400
per head with those OF 1850 to 100
lbs. at $225@275; wagon horses OF
1900 to 1400 lbs. sold in both fresh |
country horses and good conditioned
seconds at $150@175, with horses of
1900 to 1900 lbs. at $100@125. Blem- |
ished seconds at $25@75.
&c. Keith sold one carload of
western horses and 40 seconds. The |
demand was active with prices |
steady. This week there will be one |
car of western horses and the usual
entry Of n0afdv seconds,