Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-05


calves 1929 hogs $685.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 27s. sheep $3.50. calves III, hogs
3s,617.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
with quotations showing little change
from a week ago. Good beef cattle and
bologna and Gamer grades were in good
demand with the medium stock selling
more slowly. The stock trains were all
belated and the market movement was
in consequence retarded. The best steers
sold from to SIC. Good steers and oxen
at 7a@Sc., and than and ordinary at GAG
TIC. For the best fat cows 6aSRc. was
quoted, with good cows 5@6c., poor and
ordinary 4G5c., bolognas and Gamers so
SIC. Bulk sold from ~ to Gac.
Veal calves were in about the usual
supply. The bulk of the sales on good
calves were made at 7sd9c. Choice calves
sold from 81 to lie. Small calves from
50 to S each.
Sheep and lambs were in larger num-
bers at the slaughter houses than a
week ago, but yard offerings continue
light. Sheep sold 3sd5c. and lambs 5adsc.
Hogs advanced &c. per Id. above last
weeks prices. Western live weight quot
ed at 7a7ac. and dressed hogs at s9da}c.
Receipts continue heavy at the packing
houses, but yard offerings are light, as
recent prices are not attractive to ship
pers from the country.
Mich COWS We're in somewhat better
demand. and the best offerings Of heavy
choice mixers sold from sS5@125, me-
dunn quality and good mixers sold
from s55M SIS. and some of the poorest
cows sold down to s35 per head.
Live poultry was in ample supply
and the market was a shade weaker
Fowl quoted at 15ool6c, chickens lao
l5c, ROSTERS II q lee and ducks 15@17c.
SALES AT THE YARD.
Beef Cattle-A. c. Foss & Sons SOLD
8 cows. $4,000 lbs, at 1-2c, and 3
cows at 1-2c. J. D. Neyler sold 3
cows. average $50 lbs. at 1-2c. and
6 Gamers average 700 lbs, at Lac.
Veal Calves-A. c. Foss & Sons sold
s calves at &C, and coarse calves at sc.
]. u. Neylon sold 20 small calves at
$3.50 each. Minis & Holbrook sold 80
calves at &C. E. G. Piper sold GO calves
at &c.
Mich Cows. D. Neylon sold 2
mixers at $40 each.
MORSE MARKET
Boston, Jan. 4.
Although far from active. there was
more life in the horse trade than has
been the case during the past few
weeks. The demand was mostly local
and all classes of horses were taken
equally well. Values were staldy and
supplies light. Green Western horses
were offered in small numbers at mos,
OF the sales and the demand was SUI
| ficientiy good to sell most of the
horses. Seasoned horses sold a shade
more readily. bringing values gener-
ally for all they We're worth, accord
ing to quality. There We're all kinds
entered from the WORKOUT horses W
to good matched pairs, the latter
types selling very quickly. The larger
part of the trading was done in the
first of the week. owing to the holi-
Gay. and TO the general closing of ac-
counts for the year.
Dealers are now expecting the trade
to start up again, especially as IL.
weather is colder. and the demand vii
be stimulated in many lines by the
snowfall
The best heavy drafters quoted al
s3o0G315: medium weight drafters
s250M 500; heavy express and wager
horses at $200M 265; chunks, at S150@
zoo second hand horses from $50 vi
to SITS.
/ At the City Sale Stables-J. {
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Co
had no special sales of green horses
but sold good number of seasoned
| horses. This week the firm will have
/ in two express carloads of greer
F.! Western horses from Ohio One loat
of drafters and one of chunks. The!
are mostly in pairs and are extra gooC
offerings There will be about 10t
head of second hand horses sold a
the special auction on Wednesday.
William Hurwitz sold two carload:
! Of green horses and IS head of accli'
mated horses. Nearly all the horse:
We're closed out at the "Wednesday
auction with values steady and the
demand quicker than a week ago.
l141 horses were carried out on The
Canadian sailing from Boston on Dec
- for Liverpool.
The Leyland liner Etonioni sailed
from Boston, Jan. ?, for Liverpool
She is scheduled to take on 500 horses
at Halifax for the British army.