Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-20
TONE OF THE MARKET

The demand for stock was much
less active, and prices were lower on
everything but hogs Receipts were
about the average in cattle and hogs.
larger in calves, and much smaller in
sheep and lambs. The market ,cOn-
tinues at the Abbatoir, as the stock
yards have not vet been opened, and
there seems 10 b no endavor to re-
open them on the part of the authori-
ties, although this would be of great
penent to the drOTerS, who are re-
strlcted In their market at present as
their stock must be sold to the killers
at the slaughter house and there is no
opportunity to hold them for better
prices, as they must be killed immedi-
ately At the stock yards there is
lVeller competition. and if prices are
unsatisfactory, stock usually can be
held over, at least to the following
day.
Beef cattle went very slowly. and in
many cases the droyers did not get the
cost back, even on the better grades.
Offerings We're just about as a week
| ago, but the demand was much re-
Guced. The top price for the best
| steers and oxen was SC, but none that
We're brought in were reported as high
as this, although there were some
quite good young sters The range
for good steers and oxen was 1920
&c. The best heavy cows sold at co
Lee, the latter being the top re-
ported. Fair to good cows sold at 5
N6c; poor to ordinary 4@5c, and bo-
lognas and Gamers 31-2@4c. Bulls
We're in better supply at 4@6c, with
some extra heavy bulls up to 61-2c.
Veal calves showed little change
from week ago, the general range
being the same, from sG91ac for the
general run of good quality, with
choice heavy veals up to 101sc Coarse
and poor calves sold at 597c, and
small calves at s3@s5 each.
Hogs were strong, at 7@7ssc, a slight
advance over a week ago. The re-
ceipts from the West were heavy, but
there was a small supply from New
England points. The demand was
much better. Dressed hogs were quot
ed at s&@9Ac.
Sheep and lambs were in extremely
small supply, but the demand was
not active. and there was no change
in prices, sheep selling at 395c, and
lambs at 5Isc.
Beef cattle sales: H. ]. Carney sold
cows of 1850 lbs. at sc; and Is cows
of 1870 lbs. at 420c; Neal & White
sold steers at TIC; cows at 51ac;
and bologna cows at 3Ac. Otis H.
Forhush sold heifer Of 1920 lbs at 61sc;
l bull, 80 lbs, at &c; 1 COW, go lbs. at
3-4c; COW. $50 lbs. at lie: COW, $50
lbs, at SC; and bologna cows at &c.
J. D. Neylon sold COWS. av. 80 lbs, at
1-2G4 1-2c. c. A. Eastman sold bull
100 lbs, at &c. H. E. O'Brien sold 1 COW
ct SC; and cows at : Lie.
Veal Calves: Otis H Forbush sold 1
fancy calf, 100 lbs. at 10 lie; u calves,
av. 14o Tbs, at 3-4c; 1 calf, 100 lbs. a.
&C. and young calves at 81 each. J.
D. Newton sold 20 small calves at S. Sc
each. II. ]. Carney sold calves. 1000
lbs, at I 1-2c. Neal & White sold 6
calves at &c. Fl. E. O'Brien sold 10
small calves at $3.50 EACH
Hogs: Otis Il. Forbush sold 4 hogs,
av. 165 ms, at $3.50. Neal & White sold
2 boars at 4c
Sheep and Lambs: f. J. Carney sold
sheep. 80 lbs. at &C.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Jan. 19-The local horse
market was quite active during last
week, with larger amount of bust
ness transacted than for any one week
for large time. Prices, however. did
not advance under the improvement in
the demand, but held steady at the
lower level of values which has ruled
for some time past. There was not a
large amount of green horses offered
during last week, but dealers report
much larger consigpments for this
week of western green horses, and
with the large number of seconds
which will be entered, it looks as II
the dealers were preparing for a good
trade.
Quotations were unchanged from a
week ago, with heavy drafters, Of the
best quality selling from S30893 IS;