Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-04-01

wouiu nave soiu hiSHef, tne range ON
sheep being from 596hc, and on
lambs, 7@slac.
Mich cows were In generous sup
ply and the market was without
change, the demand being only mod
crate. Average cows s35as5. heavy
mixers s65@9o, fancy sso@125.
The live poultry market was strong.
Fowl quoted at 17@1sc chickens $50
l6c, and ROSTERS 12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef cattle-D. A. Walker sold 4
steers, 100 lbs, at 6tac, cows, 1880
lbs. at sc. COW, 500 lbs. at &c. A. NJ.
Baggs sold 20 cows av $50 lbs at 4Xo,
j. ID. Neylon sold cows av. 500 lba,
at She. j. Fl. F'oss sold / Or. steers,
$500 lbs. at 7c, slim cows at 4Aa
l bologna cow at &c. ]. w. Wentworth
sold steers at 71ac, II cows, 1890
lbs. at SIC. and cows, 1890 lbs, at
3%c. Otis Fl. Forbush sold / bull, 1870
lbs. a t 7c. 3 heifers, 1880 lbs and 1
COW, 7ss lbs, at SC, COW. 1000 lbs.
at 4lac, and 81 on, cows, 1920 lbs,
at 4Ac, and 4 cows $3.50 lbs, at &c.
Veal calves-Otis II. Forbush sold
calf. 135 lbs, at 9Ac. IL calves at &c, /
calf, 80 lbs, at &c, 1 calf for SIS, for
$40 and 10 calves at s3.25 each. ]. W.
Ellsworth sold Is small calves at $3.50
each. E. G. Piper sold 120 calves at
&c. J. H. Foss sold calves at Sc and
small calf at So. J. D. Neylon sold
rs small calves at 1925 each D. A.
Walker sold 22 calves at 1926 each.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold 50 hogs
at 9Ac. pigs, s30 lbs, at sHc and
In q
at &c.
Mich cows-J. D. Neylon scld :
stock bulls at $50 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE
There were no shipments from At.
lantic ports Of livestock for the Eu-
ropean markets this week. but there
were Al cattle shipped from New
York TO Bermuda
Prices of beef cattle throughout the
states continue strong, with only an
occasional decline. but the supply, with
the additional receipts of dressed
meats now received, appears to be
ample. Retailers in the meat trade
do not consider the chilled meats from
the Argentine as profitable, as there is
much waste, and the flavor is partly
lost So that customers that like good
meat, do not buy the few cents DIFF
ference in price not making up for
the lack of quality. But there are
many ways that it can be used to ad-
vantage. as is shown by the large
amounts received monthly.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston. March 81.
Supplies Of green Western horses
averaged about the usual amount Of
recent shipments received weekly at
the sale stables and although the
numbers were heavy good clearance
was made with values firm, and in
some sales from $40 TO SIS per head
higher. There was somewhat better
demand for draft horses during the
week, than for some time and good
sales were reported, both in singles
and pairs. Horses from 1450 to 1850 lbs.
were bought quickly. both by local
buyers and for shipment to the coun-
try. So far there has been only q few
horses from the woods returned for
sale. but they are being disposed Of
in the woods, a good many ice COM
panies buying directly from the lum-
bermen.
The best heavy draft horses, 1850 to
1900 lbs. sold from s325G425. medium
weight, first class drafters. from sa25
a $50: heavy wagon and express horses
from sl75@250; chunks, sl50G225; gen.
eral business horses of light weight
from $3.50 upward
At the City Sale Stables-J c. Keith
& Co. at the Brighton stock yards sold
6 express carloads of green Western
horses and 20 seconds. The sales went
well. with good values obtained and
the clearance thorough. Two extra
good bargains in drafters we're report
ed. One drafter. 1925 lbs. sold at $40.
and the second, pair. $500 lbs, at
500. There were many excellent horses
to be bought in the large number OF
seconds entered this week.
William Hurwitz sold at his Portland
street stables express carloads OF
green horses and 10 seconds. There
was good trade, with the market
strong on all sound horses. There was
an urgent demand for brood mares
during the week and many good sales
were made in this class. This week
there will be express carloads OF
green Western horses received.