Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-06-17

at Brighton, the N. E. d. M. & w. co.
and the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1888, sheep and
lambs 7ls4,. calves S549, hogs l7,Os1.
lambs 44e5, calves 1886. hogs 12,507.
One year ago: Cattle 1884, sheep and
lambs 621s. calves 3046, hogs 20,S72. .
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle sa!, sheep and lambs 10.
calves 6S6, hogs "a.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The beef cattle market was de-
pressed at the Brighton yards, with
the demand Indifferent, and sales
were only closed at concessions.
which in general sales was marked
by full cent decline. The warm
weather has broken the demand for
dressed meats, the latter market be-
ing weak and unsatisfactory for COW
beef especially.
Offerings at the yards were light,
with but a few heavy cattle offeFed
and no really fancy cows or heifers
were on the market. Good to choice
oxen sold at I @ s 1-2c, with coarse
at 4@6c. Good fat beef cows sold
at 5@6c, with more sales made at
sc than at &c. and 1t took pretty
good COW to bring Ia @ D l-2c.
Medium cows moved at 405c. with
Gamers, bologna and slippery cows
at 2 Ia @ 3 1-2c.
The calf market was weak ana
unsatisfactory, due to the same con-
ditions az ruled ip the sale of beef
animals. Average good mixed lots
sold at 8 % 0 1-2c, with calves of
90 to 100 lbs at 7@8c. Drinkers at
b@6c. with light calves at the same
prices as week ago.
The hog market was without fea-
ture other than heavier shipments OF
western hogs arrived at the packing
houses, Yard offerings from New
England farms were moderate. Fan
cy lots live, sold at II 3-4 @ 13 lac,
rough IL Ia % IL 1-2c, bears A@5c,
dressed hogs 10 % 16 lie.
There was moderate shipment
of mich cows for which the de-
mand was active at steady prices.
Fancy and graded cows sold at SIPS
@165, good to choice cows $500
125, poor to ordinary cows $40 @65.
Young stock bull $40 @65.
There was no change in the live
poultry market. Jobbing lots of
heavy fowl quoted at q 7@2Sc, light
% @26c, heavy broilers 36 @ 3Sc, light
u ~ oae, r0oSter6 II ~ lOc.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-Otis H. Forbush sold
1 COW at 5 3-4c, 2 cows at 3 1-2c
and l cow at 2 3-4c. p. Simon sold
10 cows, 10000 lbs, at B 1-4c. How
ard Gorges sold 1 cow, 920 lbs, at
4 1-2c. A. T. Putnam sold 1 pr.
fancy Hereford steers, 1760 lbs, at
8 1-2c. J. Higgins sold 1 cow at
5 3-4c, ! cow at 2 3-4c.
Veal Calves-A. M. Baggs sold 30
sold young calves at Sc. T. d.
keenan, sold AL Vermont calves, av
Is to $50 lbs, at 7@Sc. P. Simon,
4 calves, 800 lbs, at 7c. r. L. Wor-
NELL sold S3 calves at Sc. ]. Hig-
gins, 8 calves at Z 1-2c.
Hogs-Howard Gorges sold hogs,
500 lbs, and 2 hogs, 800 lbs, at 12c.
P. Simon sold 5 hogs, 1000 lbs, at
12c:. j. Higgins sold % hogs at
13 lac.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, June 16.--All the horse
dealers had the same story to tell
of a dull market, with light sup
plies and lower prices. The latter
was due In part to the fact that deal
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