Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-24

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NEW HAMPSHIRE
At Brighton
Howard Gorges ...... % IS =
j. Higgins ......... rs -
At N. E. D. M. d W. Co.
Cotton & seavey..... IS $50 -
J. " ". Brooks. ...:.. 20 - Il 0O
State Cattle .......... % -
The Aggregate of Live Stock Received
at Boston:
This week: 1900 cattle, $3.50 sheep
and lambs, 1850 calves, 1903 hogs.
Last week: 1885 cattle. 1856 sheep
and lambs. 1881 calves 1924 hogs
and lambs, 3279 calves, 20,692 hogs.
Total Shipment from Maine
Cattle 1873, sheep and lambs 4, calves
COS, hogs 17s.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The beef cattle market was in light
supply and with an active demand for
COW beef the market was cleared
quickly at slight advance above last
weeks prices. There were no fancy
cows grading up to last weeks quality,
the best offerings selling at 6@7c, with
an occasional sale higher. Fair to me-
dunn cows were bid in at 4s4 652lc.
Gamer cows sold at Il cent advance at
Shq5%c, with slippery cows at 40
41c. A few lots of steers and oxen
were offered and bids were so low
that the seller refused to trade This
dullness in the demand for steers and
oxen Is due to the heavy arrival at the
slaughter houses of western stock.
Fancy steers and oxen are worth
10T11c, good Sm913c, coarse oxen at
7G71&c. Bulls a5@6&c.
The calf market was firm at last
weeks basis of values. Offerings were
of good average quality. Fancy lots of
heavy veals 13@14c. good lots Of
mixed at 11@121zc, fair 1o@10hc.
Drinkers at 7@Sc. Light calves, at
5@9c.
The hog market. locally, reflected a
weakness in the western market, de-
clined nc y. lb. New England Offer
ings were fairly heavy and were bid
in promptly. Western arrivals were
heavy. At the Brighton yards live hog
in fancy lots sold at 14@14S0c, rough
13G13&c; boars SG9c; dressed weight
1794 d1S94c.
The sheep and lamb market is firm
with practically no market of New
England stock At the n. E. D. NJ. &
Wool Company $3.50 sheep and lambs
were received for the Boston market
from the west. Sheep quote at 90 Sc,
lambs 9@15c.
The demand for dairy cows was
quiet, with prices easy within the
recent range. Offerings were moderate
~ light. Fancy grade cows sold at
S1306175. good to choice sS0d125,
poor to fair s40075.
The live poultry market was steady.
Fowl, jobbing prices, sold at 30@3Sc:
broilers 30@ 35c; ROSTERS 16 41Sc.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-Robert Connors sold s
fancy COWS, s040 lbs, at $500. X. T..
Bardwell sold l COW at &c. Howard
Gorges sold cows 1000 lbs. at SIC,
and slippery cows at &C. p. Simon
sold cows at 4d6I4c. T. D. Keenan,
sold 1 bull. 1920 lbs. at sac. cows
at 4lac, and 81 cows at &c. Otis II
Forbush sold cows at SIC. +. NJ.
Dana l Gamer at SAC. ]. w. Brooks 10
COWS at 3la @5hc.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
young calves at lie. T. d. Keenan, sold
Us n. Y. and VT. calves at S@14c. A
c. Warner & Son sold Is calves at so
12c, John Fuller & Son sold 40 calves
at S0121ac. A. d. Kilby sold 81
at 12c. f. f. Cummings so calves,
light weight at sc and heavies at lie.
I. Simon sold 25 calves at 11G 16c. K.
E. Bardwell sold 25 calves at 12c. +.
NJ. Dana sold 80 calves at 5d9c.
Hogs-F. NJ. Dana sold "A hogs at
146t4%c; A. D. Kilby sold hogs at
14Ac. r. n. Pickett sold l boar at &C.
Lawrence Bros. sold s hogs, 1920 lbs,
at 1480c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, June 22-Dullness was the
rule at the sale stables during the
past week, which the dealers have
been expecting for several past weeks.
With the exception of a few heavy
commercial horses carried over from
previous sales there were no fresh
arrivals of western horses, but there
was a plentiful supply of horses that
had been used about the city, some in
excellent condition. and a fair amount
Of ordinary seconds. The clearance
at the auctions was thorough and few
horses were carried over for this
weeks trade.
Good quality drafters 1850 to 1900
lbs. sold at $300@ $50 per head, with
those of 1850 to 1900 lbs, at $210@ 275;
wagon horses, farm chunks and gem
at $150G200; ordinary or blemished
seconds at s25@125.
J. C. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables so seconds and number of
heavy western horses. There was a
fair all round trade with prices we'll
sustained, but the vigor of the de-
mand in the past weeks was lacking.
This week Mr.. Keith will sell at their
place of business 40 head of extra
good heavy horses for the American
Sugar Refining Company and at his
own stables a good line of acclimated
and second hand horses.
Mckinney Bros. sold to a quiet de-
mand so head of acclimated horses
and at their regular auction sale so
head Of seconds, with a special sale of
three speed horses This week there
will be one carload of Indiana COM
mercial horses lot of exceptionally
high class saddle horses and as head
of used horses from local business