Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-19

calves N56, hOg5 X6,535.
Last week: Cattle 2319, sheep 52O,
calves 1889. hogs 3S,S17.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 3sl, sheep 1s3. calves 547. hogs 2s4.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Yard offerings Of beef cattle we're
fairly heavy. but there was better
| demand and prices held steady to firm
with little actual change. For the best
heavy cattle the market was from
1903 1-4c. while good quality steers
and oxen sold at 71-4@7 Sac. Choice
heavy cows were quoted at eos Ice,
fair to good 5@6c, poor to ordinary 4
OBS, and bolognas and Gamers S@S s-4.
Bulls were in fairly good supply. SELL
ing at 4 1906 1-2c.
There was no change in the market
for veal calves. the supply Of which
| was ample. Good average quality
calves sold at 71-2@9c, with choice
heavy veals up to 1-2@11c. Coarse
calves, grassers and drinkers. sold at
5@7c. and small calves at $3@5 each.
Hogs showed an advance Of about
LAC, selling at 7@71-2c. with some
| extra choice hogs a fraction higher. Re-
| ceipts from the West at the slaughter
houses were quite heavy, about as for
some previous weeks. but the yard Of
| ferings were only moderate. Dressed
hogs were quoted at s0s1-2c
Sheep and lambs showed a strong
| fraction higher. The market for sheep
ranged from S1-2@6c. and lambs from
51-2@S 1-2c. Yard offerings were light
! err.
The market for mich cows was dull,
with no improvement in prices from
| last week. Good quality cows sell at
$50@75, with fancy heavy mixers up
| to $40. Ordinary cows bring s35 q So.
There is no readily quotable market on
stock bulls. Good animals Of ordinary
stock sell at $4,000.
| The live poultry market was steady
and unchanged. Fowl 15@16c, chick
ems 14@15c ROSTERS II q 12c. and ducks
15@17c.
! SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-W. H. Neal sold / pr
fancy Hereford steers at Sc, and 4
steers at SIC. D. A. Walker sold 1 COW
at 4hc, and 1 cow at &c. J. D. Neylon
sold cows, av. 800 lbs, at 4c, and 7
cows, av. 700 lbs at 3Ac. Otis H. For
bush sold l COW at 4Ac, and / COW at
4c.
Veal calves-Walter Gleason sold 9
calves. av. 100 lbs, at &c. Otis H. For
bush sold / calf of 115 lbs, at &c, and
calves, 1890 lbs, at &c. D. A. Walker
sold 80 calves at 7hc. ]. D. Neylon sold
Is calves at $3.50 each.
| r
lbs. at &c.
Sheep and lambs-D. A. Walker sold
sheep at &c, and lambs at Sc.
MilcE cows. D. NeylOn sold milk
ers to av. $40 each, and / stock bull
for $50.
HORSE MARKET
| Boston, Jan. 10.
The horse market has picked up con-
siderably in the way of better trading.
during the past two weeks and indi-
cations seem favorable and more en-
couraging than at any time during the
past three months. AS yet the market
shows no advance in the general range
of prices, but the demand Is quicker,
both in the local and country trade.
and there is less cutting of prices in
order to close sales. Just at present the
heavier types Of horses are in the bet
ter demand, where a month ago the
horses for express and general deliv-
cry service took the lead.
Country buyers are about the sale
stables in larger numbers and while
not buying in as large amounts as for
merry are taking quite a number Of
horses weekly. Second hand horses of
the pest quality are in limited supply,
and in consequence such offerings are
sold at good value.
The best heavy drafters, 165O@1so0
lbs, sold from $sO0@375, with some of
the extras selling up to $500 per head.
Medium weight, first class drafters
sold at range Of $250@300; heavy
wagon and express horses, $1,000 265;
chunks. from $15O@20O; seconds, from
s50@175.
At the City Sale Stables-J. C,
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. sold
express carloads Of green horses, and
lot Of second handlers Of all descrip-
ton. Sales were more active than a
week ago, both to the local and coun-
try demand. Prices held steady.
William Hurwitz sold express car
loads Of green horses and a large
number Of seconds. Trade was good
and fair values were obtained. This
week the firm will have in 4 express
carloads of green Western horses, the
amount including many horses of
heavy weight.
The only steamer sailing from Bos-
ton during the past week carrying re-
mounts for the British army was the
Devonian sailing on the 18th with