Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-27

0DfEG8 He10s MN On I&s xSE&y24lGy asss>ts
cattle. Some good steesa And we're
brouaht ilt.s but NOTHING esfA fancy.
Prices for the best ranged rom : II :
a 9 lie, with good heavy catte Z
IL q 8 1-3c, and poor to ordinary .
IL a z lac. The best heavy cows
brought 6 1-2 a Z lie, with few ex-
tras a fraction higher. Good average
cows sold at IL q 61-2c, with poor
to ordinary Alp q 51-2c and Gamers
and bolognas "a q 4 1-2c. Bulls
were in fairly good supply. at about
S a 7c, heavy fat bulls bringing more
than the latter figure.
Veal calves were steady At the pre-
vious range of prices. Good AycxneS
calves sold at ga q 8 1-zc. with
choice up to IL 1-2c. and fancy hlgner.
Poor to ordinary calves, drinkers ana
grassers sold at a &c, and sm6i
calves at SO q $50 each.
Hogs were a fraction higher, with
the demand active. Receipts at the
packing houses were heavy, but few
arrivals at the yards. Live hogs were
quoted at 10 3-S q 10 3-4c, and dress
ed hogs at 13 is a IS 5-8c.
Sheep and lambs continued in small
supply, with no change in the market,
sheep bringing q SC, and lambs a
10 cents.
Fewer mixers We're tied up, and the
market was quiet but firm. Choice
heavy mixers found ready sale at the
previous prices. Average cows $65 q
80, choice cows $50 q 1876, and poor to
ordinary $40 q 65.
The live poultry market was steady
Fowl and chickens 10 q zoe, and roost-
ers 13 q lac.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle:-W. H. Neal sold 2 oxen
1880 lbs. at 1-2c, 5 cows, 400 lbs, at
1-2c. cows. $500 lbs. at sc, bull $50
lbs, at sc and bologna coWss2540 lbs.
at 4 c. C. A. Eastman sold zsoxen 1880
lbs. s 1-2c, 2 oxen. 1850 lbs, at &c, 3
oxen. $3.50 lbs. at 1-2c. cows. $3.50
lbs. at &c. l bull. 147o lbs at &c, and
came cows, 1885 lbs, ct &c. Otis
H. Firbush sold l choice COW, 1850 lbs.
at lie, cows at 1-2c, and cow at
6 1-4c.
Veal Calves-C. A. Eastman sold 5
calves, 500 lbs. at 10c. w. H. Neal sold
calves $50 lbs, at 10c. J. w. Ellis
worth sold s calves 500 lbs. at Toe.
Hogs-C. A. Eastman sold 80 ordi-
nary hogs, $500 lbs. at 1Oc.
Sheep and Lambs. a. Eastman sold
2 sheep, $50 lbs at &c, and 2 lambs so
lbs, at &c. w. H. Neal sold sheep, 700
lbs, at &C. N
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Dec. 26.
The market was fairly active in
some of the lines of trading. and prices
were firm on all horses of quality
There was heavy call for horses
needed for extra teaming of all kinds
in consequence of the heavy going on
the streets, the most urgent call being
for horses of about 14OO lbs. weight
and acclimated. The best of these sold
from $40 q 200 per head. Green horses
were received in small amounts but
were more than ample for the demand
many being left unsold at the weeks
end. Prices held firm as dealers can
not sell any lower while paying the
prices they now do on their Western
consignments. There were large
number of ordinary seconds offered
for which the demand was excellent
There were no special sales during the
week outside of a few contractors
sales of small number of head which
were offered at special auction. The
best grade of heavy green drafters,
1850 q 1900 lbs, sold from $500 a
$50; medium weight, first class draft
ers, sold from 1928 a 300: heavy wag-
on and express horses sold from $165 a
225; chunks from $1S5@250; light
weight horses for general purposes,
from 500 q 175; ordinary seconds,
from $35 upward.
At the City Sale Stables-J. c.
Keith, Stevens e. Sweet Horse Co. re-
ceived one carload of big green heavy
drafters, the best of which sold around
$3.50. Thy also had about 35 or AZ
seconds. Sales were dull but prices
were we'll maintained. This week they
will have in one express carload OF
heavy horses from the West.
William Hurwitz had two express
carloads of green Western horses, for
which the demand was slack. At their
Wednesday auction sale they offered
10 seconds. Some good horses, well
acclimated, stout, and in good condl
ton, sold from $170 q 200 per head
weighing about 400 lbs. each. The or
binary ones were taken readily at a
low. range of $40@75 per head. This
week there will be two carloads OF
green horses and 70 acclimated and
seconds