Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-09-06

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MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 22, sheep q. calves 4ss. hogs 2ss.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was a light run Of stock at
the yards and receipts at the packing
| houses also were rather small. Ow-
Ing to the fear of a strike cars were
not loaded except at nearby points and
the holiday tended to restrict ship
ments still more. The demand for
stock was sufficient to absorb all Of
ferings at full prices, although it was
not particularly active. Very few
choice cattle were offered and the mar
ket on these ranged from IL q &c.
with good steers and oxen Z "a @
| 8 1-2, ordinary to fair s "a @ "a.
For the best heavy cows the market
ranged from IA a Z lac. with few
sufficiently good to bring the top fig
ure. Good average cows sold at Ia
| q lac, poor to ordinary Ia q
lac, and bolognas and Gamers
| 3 IA q lac. Bulls were in fair
supply at a 6 1-2c.
Veal calves showed little change
from a week ago but the best heavy
veal brought somewhat higher figures.
Average calves sold at 1-2 q 1-2c,
extra higher. Ordinary calves brought
$3.50 q 4.50 each.
Hogs were in light supply at the
yards with the market up Is cent,
bringing live hogs from 10 3-4 q
II lac and dressed hogs 10 IL q 14c.
There was a quick market for all Of
ferings.
Sheep and lambs were unchanged
at q &c. for sheep and s q &c. fot
lambs. Not many were offered at the
yards.
| Mich COW trade was steady with
the barn we'll filled. Trices showed no
change and the demand vas good, but
not active. Average mixers brough.
SCOTS, with choice heavy mixers up
to $125. Poor cows sold as low as $40.
Etock bulls brought s20635.
The market for live poultry was
higher, with fowl 19@20c, chickens
22c, and roosters 12@13c.
TUESDAY SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-C. A. Eastman sold ;
steers, at 1-2c, cows, at &C, l COW,
at 1-2c. l COW at lac, and 3 cows
at 4c. Otis Fl. Forbush sold COW. 1850
lbs at 3-4c, ! COW. 1910 lbs. at &C,
and SIS on, l COW, 900 lbs. at &c. 2
cows, 1900 lbs. at LAC, 2 cows, 1850
his. at SC, and ! slippery COW at lac.
P. Sha piro sold 5 bologna cows at 3
1-2c. H. ]. Carney sold cows to av-
erage SC.
Veal Calves-C. A. Eastman sold 90
calves At 1-2c. Otis H, Forbush sold
calf at II 1-2c. Carl Burrows sold 3
calves at 1-2c. H. J. Carney sold SIS
calves at &c.
Hogs-C. A. Eastman sold coarse
! hogs at 1Oc. Otis H. Forbush sold 10
hogs from 1od1o 3-4c. H. j. Carney
sold "a hogs at 10 1-2c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Sept. 5.
The closing week of the summer
| trade was quiet, with a little more
inquiry than has marked the demand
of the past two months. Supplies were
very light at most all the sales, which
| helped to make a good clearance. The
green horses were mostly Of heavy
weight. and they sold at about the
| same values as last week. Most of
seconds were of poor quality, but all
| that We're entered in good condition,
and of sufficient weight, sold readily
and at full value, but they are very
scarce at the present time. There was
some trading in horses for lumber
camps, and one or two shipments were
reported for the first time this season
The coal compa MES also took of a
number Of horses. There were no spe-
| cial sales during the week. The sup
ply for the current week will be small.
as dealers We're in doubt as to wheth-
signments through, and many Of them
have received one or two carloads in
advance for this weeks sales.
The best quality, heavy green draft
ers. sold from $500 to $3.50: medium
weight, first class drafters, sold from
$3.50 to $500; chunks were offered in
extra heavy weights, and sold readily,
from s1s5 to 1925; heavy wagon and
express horses from $3.50 to 5000; sec
onds, from $50 upward. a large num-
Der Of these being taken for light de-
livery and general purpose horses, and
selling from SIS to SIPS.
At the City Sale Stables. J. G. Keith,
Stevens & Sween Horse Co, offered
one express carload of green horses,
and about 80 seconds were entered.
Sales were Of fair activity, consider
ing the season Of the year One ex-
press carload Of heavy horses are on
| sale from the west this week.
| William Hurwitz offered two ex-