Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-02

calves 1857, hogs 1S,411.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 246. sheep &C. calves s92, hogs 3s2.
TONE OF THE MARKET.
There was quite a good run of stock
at the yards and prices held at about
the previous level, although on &C
count Of poorer average quality returns
were less. Buyers said that if as choice
cattle had been offered as last week
they would have sold as we'll, although
prices in the West are lower. AS it
was, there were few good cattle and
no fancy, the best at the yards bring
ing only about Sc. For choice heavy
steers the market is quoted sa69c,
with good quality 71a1sAc. The best
heavy cows and heifers 612G1lec is
quoted, with fair to good 5l21612c, poor
to ordinary 4A@51ac and bolognas and
Gamers 31s@4Ac. Bulls were in good
supply at safe.
Veal calves were unchanged at 100
11hc for choice heavy veals, s@1oc for
the general run of good quality and
@7c for drinkers and grassers. Small
caves brought $2.50G$5 each.
Hogs were in quite good supply but
the market was steady at the previous
range, 1O@10%c, live weight. and 121a
@13c, dressed.
Offerings of sheep and lambs were
rather larger, with no change in the
market from previous week, sheep
bringing case, and lambs S@10c.
The supply Of mich cows was quite
heavy and the demand was rather less
active except for the best heavy milk
ers. These brought s75@125. with
average good mixers s$50@75 and or
binary $4O@50. Stock bulls sold at $50
a 35.
The live poultry market was irreg-
ular. Fowl steady at zoe, chickens low
er at 22@23c, and rocsters unchanged
at 12@13c.
TUESDAY SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-C. A. Eastman sold 3
oxen at Lac. steers at &c. II cows
at 5 1-2c, and cows at 4 1-2c. W. H.
Neal sold l Devon heifer, II months
old, $50 lbs. at &c, cows, at 1-2c,
and cows at 4 1-2c. P. Shapiro sold
$3.50 lbs at &c, 3 bulls, 1900 lbs. at sc,
ana COWS, ZSoU 1DS at sc.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
choice calf, 40 lbs at II 1-2c, 2
calves. 26O lbs. at 11c calves. $50
lbs. at 9 1-2c. 2 calves, 1870 lbs. at
Lee. C. A. Eastman sold IA calves at
10c, W. H. Neal sold ~ calves at Sc
D. A. Walker sold 40 calves at SC, and
small calves at $3.50 each.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold fancy
hogs at 10 1-sc, hogs. 100 lbs. at
Ice, pigs. $50 lbs. at 1-2c, and
boars. $50 lbs. at 1-2c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Aug. 1.-The horse market was
very quiet and very dull during the week
The weather was unfavorable, and buy
ers were not in urgent need Of horses,
and only bought when prices were salts
factory. With dealers selling at prices
lower than they like to, when thinking of
first costs and profits. the market nat
urally is dull and supplies are light. At
nearly all the stables the entries of sec
ond-hand horses was small, with now and
then one or two stables being an excep-
ton. Most all the horses of this class
were pretty well used up animals and
sold at full value, specially when consid-
ering that purchasers have to pay out as
much for food as for an animal Of good
working capacity. Even the heavy horses
sold rather slowly this week. which was
an exception to the general rule during
the spring and summer trading thus far
The best quality heavy green drafters.
1850 to 1900 lbs. sold from $500 to $s75;
medium weight first class green drafters.
from s225 to, $500; heavy wagon and ex-
press horses, suitable for city teaming,