Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-01-06
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle 158, sheep -, calves 81, hogs
TONE OF THE MARKET.

There was a large supply" of stock
in the market, and prices generally
We're lower. although in some grades
about as much was received as q
weel, ago. The supply NAV be further
curtailed because of the renewed out
break Of the foot and mouth disease
in other states. notably Pennsylvania,
where it covers the greater part of
the state. and is reported more seri-
Gus than in any previous time. That
state is Guaranteed and the quaran-
tine mas been replaced at Buffalo, n.
Y, on that account. One more case
has been reported during the pasgt few
days in Massachusetts, but this does
not represent any new outbreak, but
is believed to be an older case that
was overlooked. The quarantine has
been removed from the three lower
counties of New HSmpshire where
it had been established since the dis
ease was found in one farm just
across the Massachusetts border, and
receipts from that section were quite
heavy this week.
The demand for beef cattle was quite
good. but buyers We're unwilling to pay
as much as they paid week ago, es-
tptCldllS lcl IIIc pccitI dues VI Cdl-
tie For the best heavy steers and
oxen, which were il very light supply,
the market ranged from dS2c, with
good quality 7i.MSc. The best cows
brought 6M61:c, with some extras
fraction higher. Fair to good cows
sold at 5m6c: poor to ordinary 4G5c;
and bolognas and Gamers 312d4c. Bulls
were in moderate supply, and the
II. =,
some extra heavy bulls as high as
nc.
Veal calves sold at about the pre-
vious range, fromS@9 1-2c for the
general run of good quality, while fam
cy heavy veals sold US to 1lM12c.
Coarse calves sold at 3 &c. and small
calves at s3I6 each. Offerings IF
calves were well in excess of the fig
ures Of week ago, but not above the
recent average.
Hogs were unchanged, selling at "a
Z 1-2c. live weight, and 9G9 1-2c
dressed. Western hogs were in con-
siderably larger supply. but there was
no increase in the local receipts
Sheep and lambs showed no change,
and We're in much smaller supply.
Sheep were quoted at 3G5 1-2c; and
lambs at 6GS 1-2c. The market was
Dull and nominal. q
Sales-Beef cattle: Otis H. Forbush
sold l bull and 9 heifers at lac and
81 a head off: l COW at &C and 81 on;
COW at 5 3-4c: l COW at &c; 10 cows.
bulls, and heifers, at IL C; 1 bull
and cows at lac and 81 a head
e.
/ COW, $40 lbs. at 4 1-2c; s mixed cat
tie at 4.60c; bologna cows at 4.30c:
and l bologna COW at 4c. Neal &
White sold 1 fancy bull, 1850 lbs. at
&c; / COW at 1-2c; cows at 81;
10 cows at sc: and cows at Lac.
J. w. Ellsworth sold cows from 8
1894 1-2c. J. .. Neylon sold cows,
100 q 500 lbs, at 3 1-2@4c.
Veal calves: Neal & White sold l
fancy Yorker calf, ESQ lbs, at 12c. Otis
H. Forbush sold l fancy calf, 21O lbs,
at lie; / fancy calf, 100 lbs, at 1Oc,
s calves, $40 lbs, at 9 lie; calves at
s 1-2c; 2 calves at Sc; small calf 1T
81 and 1 small calf at $3.50. J. D. Ney-
lon sold 20 small calves at $3.50 each.
J. w. Ellsworth sold IL calves at $3.50
each.
Hogs: Otis H. Forbush sold Z fancy
hogs, average 1886 lbs, fed by Fred F..
Walker, Burlington, Mass, at the top
market price, and hogs at 3-4c.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Jan. 5.-The horse trade con-
sisted, at many Of the sale stables during
last week. in clearance sales of what
horses were on hand, and while the de-
mand could hardly be called active it
was somewhat better than dealers ex- |
pected. There were some extra good
horses OF medium weight offered, but the
trade called more actively for lighter
weight horses at cheaper prices il the (