Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-08
TONE OF THE MARKET.


Beef cattle were in large supply at
the yards and the market was weak in
tone though with little change in
prices. There was heavy run of can
ners and bolgnas but very few choice
cattle For the latter the market would
have ranged from 1-0Sc. Good quail
ity steers and oxen, about the best at
the yards, sold at .mt12c, and ordinary
cattle &c The best heavy cows bring
56f511c. with few extras fraction
higher. Fair to good 4M5c, poor to or
binary 81 m4c. and bolognas and can
ners 22.G3Ac Bulls are quoted at 40
$50.
There was no change in the market
for veal calves, but offerings were
We're quite heavy. The general range
of good quality was from ~ csc; with
fancy calves up 10 1olac. Coarse calves
grassers and drinkers, sold at oQ1c.
and small calves S3G$5 each.
Hogs sold at last weeks figures, 61a
M7c, hVeweight, and S1.G9c, dressed,
despite the sharp break in the Chicago
market, which il was thought would
bring a lower level here. Receipts at
the packing houses were heavy, but
there was only light run at the Yards.
Sheep and lambs were in moderate
supply at the yards. and there was no
change in prices. Sheep sell from 3la
M5iac and lambs at 512Ms1ac
There was light throw of mich
COWS in the barns, and the demand
was light, except for the best heavy
mixers. Good average COWS sell at $50
q -, choice s75@ 12G; and poor s35 a
so. Stock bulls bring from s25 q so. ac-
cording TO age and quality.
No change was shown in the market
for live poultry. Fowl and broilers
We're quoted at 14q15c., roosters l1G
l2c. and ducks lac &C.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-W. H. Neal sold u
steers at ca c, steers at sc, 20 cows
al 4a4c. Gamer cattle and IS cows,
at &C. and u Gamer cows at Sc.
j. d. Neylon sold cows, 29O0 lbs.
at 41.c. COWS. 207O lbs. at &C. and S
cows. $500 lbs. at &c. J. ". Ellsworth
sold Gamers at &c. II. j. Carney sold
Gamers al sac Otis H. Forbush sold
COWS. 1880 lbs at 332c, cows, 2400
lbs. a SIC.
Veal Calves, D. Neylon sold 6
calves ct &c, and small calves at
$3.50 each. H. J. Carney sold II fancy
calves at zoe. J. ". Ellsworth sold -
small calves al $3.50 each. W H. Neal
sold - fancy CALVES at 1oc, and 8
calves at SC.
Sheep and Lambs-I5. j. Carney sold
80 sheep al sc, and lambs at sc.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Dec. :.
Supplies were light and general
ira ding in the horse market was very
quiet.
The demand was dull and although
there were some extra good offerings
among the fresh country horses, buy
ers were not brisk in bidding and
dealers had hard work TO dispose OF
their stock. Second hand horses We're
in large supply. but as the number Of
really good animals was small, trade
was also poor for this class. The good
horses were taken quickly, b.: the
poorer offerings went at even lower
values than a week ago. on other
types prices held al last weeks level.
/ With the Christmas delivery traffic
close at hand, there has as vet been
no call for extra horses for this pur-
pose.
The best heavy drafters. 1650M190
lbs, sold from $300M325: medium
weight, first class drafters, from $3.50
a 500; heavy wagon and express horses
from s200@ 265; chunks, from Sl500
200: seconds. from s50m165.
AT the City Sale Stables-At ]. c.
Keith, Stevens g. Sweet Horse Co,
there was an offering Of 8 express car
loads Of fresh country horses, and q
large number of seconds. Trade was
quiet with prices barely steady One
carload was shipped to Maine and
one to New Hampshire and the rest
was taken by the local trade
William Hurwitz had only a small
number Of horses this week in both
green country offerings and in the sec
onds. Sales were duh at values about
the same as those of a week ago.
Bridgeport, CT, Dec. 7.-Clitus H King
Of Fairfield, prominent lawyer and for.