Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-10

Last week: Cattle 1888. sheep 7oi6,
One year ago: Cattle 1885. sheep $3.50,
! calves 31s6. hogs 1921.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle oo4. sheep q, calves s2s. hogs 5sl.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Receipts Of beef cattle were large
and the demand was less active, so
that the market was dull and prices
were lower on the average. although
| the range Of prices was not changed
| from previous weeks. A few extra
choice cattle were brought in and
brought 1-2 @ 1-2c, with good
| heavy cattle @ 1-2c. The best
heavy cows sold at ga q Z lac,
| with good quality q 3-4c, ordinary
to fair a. &C, poor q 4 34c, and
bolognas and Gamers 1-2 q &c.
Bulls were in good supply at 5 @ Z
1-2c.
| Veal calves sold lower and were in
very small demand, at the lower range.
There was large supply at the yards,
! and the market is over supplied, re-
ceipts having been heavy for some
time. Average calves sold at 7 a &c,
with some extra choice up to 10c. Poor
drinkers brought a sc.
! Hogs showed a somewhat weaker
tone. Quotationsn nominally were I'M
changed at 9 ga q 10 1-4c., live
weight, and u 1-2 q 13c, dressed but
last week choice hogs brought frac-
ton above these figures, whereas this
week these were the top prices. Of
ferings were fairly large.
| Practically no sheep and lambs
were brought to the yards, and the
market was unchanged, sheep selling
at @ SC, and lambs at a 1Oc
Mich COW trade was slow, with an
ample supply. The demand was only
fair. Prices held about steady with
any change downward. Good average
mixers sold at $50 a rs; with choice
heavy mixers up to about s120, and
poor to ordinary mixers s35 a so.
The live poultry market was steady
to strong. Fowl 10 q zoe, and roost-
ers II a 13c.
| SALES AT THE YARDS
| Beef Cattle: c. A. Eastman sold OK.
en- at SC, II cows at sc, cows at 4c, l
pr. choice oxen, 3O56 lbs, raised by Cy-
| rus Swain, Sanbornton, N. H., at TOP
price, heifers at 3-4c. ]. D. Neylon
sold 1 bull, 140O lbs, at 5 3-4c, cows
1850 lbs, at &c, and 3 cows, 1900 lbs.
at 4c c. I. Rich sold cows from 40
sc. p Shapiro sold 5 cows at &c, 4
cows at sc, and 1 cow at &c. w. H.
Neal sold choice Devon steers at &C.
cows at 4 lee. Otis H. Forbush sold
l fancy cow at &c, and 81 off, 1 COW
at 3-4c. and 81 off, l bull at Lee, /
COW, go lbs, at 3-4c, and 1 cow at
3-4c.
Veal Calves: j. D. Ney1on sold
calves, go lbs, at Sc, 7 calvesw. go
| lbs, at Lee. and small calves, al
! SO each. Walter Gleason sold IA calves
at &c. Carl Burrows sold calves at
| s lee. Otis II. Forbush sold SO calves
from 7d101 -2c.
Hogs: J. D. Neylon sold hogs. 1900
lbs, at 1oc. c. /. Rich sold hogs at
&C. E. A. Eastman sold n hogs at $500
each. Walter Gleason sold Is hogs at
| 1015c. w. H. Neal sold Is hogs at 10c.
| Mich Cows: c. I. Rich sold l mixer
| for SIS. J. D. Neylon sold / mixer for
$40. P. Shapiro sold turnout cows at
| $40 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, May 9.-The market held strong
at about last weeks range Of prices. Sup
| plies were heavy, as outside of the usual
offerings there were several special sales
held during the week. The demand is
| brisk on all heavy horses and Also there
is good call for lighter weight horses
for delivery service outside of the city
Horses were taken for farm work and
| there were many shipments for this class
sent to Maine, Vermont and New Hamp.
shire this week. There were several car.
| loads of horses received from the lumber
camps and they sold at good values, being
| in good condition. There was a large
number of seconds entered during the
| week and all horses Of quality were taken
readily. The best heavy drafters, 1850 to
1900 lbs, sold from $3.50 to s425; medium
| weight, first class drafters sold from SIS
| to 1925; heavy wagon and express horses
sold from $165 to $2s5; lighter weight
horses for general delivery service from
$125 to Sis; ordinary seconds from $50 up
ward
| At the City Sale Stables-J. c. Keith
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. offered five
SAPASo9 NoA iOeAoS VI SiCCii HOI WHICH
sold readily at about last weeks values
The big speed sale was we'll attended and
about $50 head of horses of all types OF
harness classes were sold during the two
days sale. Prices received were fairly
satisfactory, although the sellers thought
larger figures should have been received
on some of the speed horses, Of which
class there was specially good showing.
A lot of saddle horses sold from $50 to
$3.50 per head. This week there will be
received four express carloads of green
horses and the usual entry of seconds.
William Hurwitz offered three express
carloads of green country horses. about
100 head Of seconds and a carload of
horses from the woods. Sales were active
at about last weeks values.
Shipments of horses for the European
war from Boston have been very small
during the past month, only one ship
ment going out, on April "a. On May a
shipment Of 1900 army horses was ship
ped from Boston to St. Nazaire, France.
1t seems to be the general opinion that
there will be only a small expectation
from Boston of army horses for the
present. it being said that the English
army is we'll supplied.
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