Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-08-19

Brighton. the n. z. D. NJ. & w. Co. and
the local slaughter houses.
This week: Cattle 1851. sheep, and
lambs 7ols. calves 246o hogs sa15.
lambs 1894, calves 25ol. hogs 7l2o.
One year ago: Cattle 24s5. sheen and
lambs 1920, calves 1919. hogs 1859.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 1875. sheep and lambs sos,
calves 636. hogs rs.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Beef cattle were in light supply
and while the market was strong
with an active competition for all
good and fancy stock, with buyers
obliged to pay good values to secure
the same. The best lot Of extra
steers was offered by Robert Cannon
at 12c, with no early bids. This was
well above the average range for
fancy steers and oxen, which sold
at 9910 1-2c., with fair to good at z
as 3-4c. Coarse or thin oxen and
light steers at 496 1.oc. one extra
Holstein heifer, 1000 lbs was sold at
s 1-2c.. and 81. by Otis H. Forbush,
with other good sales reported at Z
q Sc. Good fat oxen and heifers
sold at 8 3-406 3-4c and fair cows
at 405 1-2c. Grades averaged can
ners sold at 2 lie, with good slip
perry cows at 2 3-4e. Thin common
cows were Indifferent.
The calf market was q shade firm.
or II the quality was approved but
buyers claimed that a large per cent
Of the offerings which were moder-
ate were either too coarse or too
light. The dressed veal market Is
cuearing slowly. Fancy lots sold at
II 1.2012 1-2c. with extras up to
IA 1-2c; average mixed lots 9911c.;
drinkers at 6@7c: light calves SO
&c.
The hog market has held at the
same level OF prices for four conse-
cutive weeks. Arrivals OF western
hogs while showing some increase
the past week are still running light,
when compared with those Of year
ago. at this season. Yard offerings
from New England are limited, but
are taken promptly at prices about
I-4c above the western market.
Fancy lets live 1904 Lee: rough
II 1-2@13 3-4c; bears 8Q7c; dress
Cd hogs to the packers at II 100
1Sc.
The milch COW trade is quiet, with
fair demand for the August mar
ket. Receipts are ample. Fancy and
graded cows sold at $125 6$140, with
a few head OF extra up to $165, good
to choice $759 $125; poor to fair
The market for live poultry was
unchanged. Heavy broilers, jobbing
lots. quoted at osc; light 24@2sc;
heavy fowl 27c; light 239o5c;
roosters 16c.
TUESDAY sALEsE
Beef cattle-J. A. Clark sold 2
fancy steers. 254o lbs, and IS
steers. 1880 lbs. at &c. ]. Cohen
sold . steers, 1880 lbs. at 7c, 2 heit-
ers. 1900 lbs. at SC, S heifers, $500
lbs. At 4 LEE and Gamers at &c.
u. r. Foye sold / bull, 1910 lbs, at
4 1.2c. r. M. Dana 2 Gamers at
. lac. e. p. Prindle sold 2 cows
at &c, COW at S Lac, 10 cows at
2 1-2c and l bull at &c. Howard
Gorges l slippery COW at 2 1-2c and
1 bologna COW at 2 lac. F. D. Kee-
nan sold cow at &c, 4 cows at &c,
s cows at &c and 26 Gamers at 2
and lac. Otis H. Forbush sold I
fancy Holstein heifer, 1890 lbs, at
8 Lee and 81 and COW at I lac. }.
w. Brooks sold ~ cows at 2 q 4
and 1-2c.
Veal calves--Otis II. Forbush sold
2 calves at 12c and young calves
for $17.S0 for the pr. A. G. Warner
& Sons sold az calves at &c. John
Fuller a Son sold IS calves at q
SC. r. D. keenan, sold % calves at
Ice. r. NJ. Dana sold IL calves at
s d sc. J. Cohen sold 20 calves av.
Us lbs. At lie. 2. P. Prindle sold
calves 1T Zoe.
MORSE MARKET
Boston, August 13~~Ths horse