Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-08-15
TONE OF THE MARKET.


not heavy and there was q good de-
mand, prices holding at about the pre-
vious level on all grades. Some choice
steers and oxen were received and sold
from 10 1-26l1 1-2c. with a few extra
a fraction higher. For good quality
steers and oxen the market ranged
from . 1-2@10 IL, with thin and coarse
animals 1899 1-2c. The best heavy
cows brought I 1908 1-2c, with good
cows 1-2fb7 lie: poor to ordinary
) 1895 1-2c. and bolognas and can
rers 1-265 Lee. Bulls were in good
supply from 1-2@s 1-2c, as to weight
and quality.
The market for veal calves was
steady, with no change in prices from
last week. Good, average veals bring
10T1cc, with choice up to lac. Drinkers
and grassers sell at 12@9c, ana
small calves s2.506s5 each.
Hogs were up fully a cent pound,
in sympathy with higher market in the
West. Offerings were rather light.
Live hogs sold at SIS 3-4@17 lac and
dressed hogs at q 1-e12cc. The de-
mand was active.
Sheep and lambs were in little
better supply at the yards. although
only few were offered. The market
was unchanged at 6G9c for sheep and
SG12c for lambs.
Mich COW trade was steady. There
is god demand for choice heavy
mtlkers, which sell readily at good
prices. Ordinary cows go rather slow
ly. The range for average mixers is
about ssod$l1o, with fancy up TO $3.50
or higher and poor down to about $50
The market for fowl was steady at
2o@21c, spring chickens higher at 226
CSC; and ROSTERS 14615c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle-J. W. Ellsworth sold /
COW, 1860 lbs, at &c: / bull, 1910 lbs,
at 61-2c; COW. 1000 lbs, at &C., .
cows, 1870 lbs, at ALEC and COW,
$50 lbs, at 41-2c. D. A. Walker sold
2 Gamers cows at 41-4c. ]. Dexter
sold cows at Size and l bologna
COW at 21-2c. G. S. Eastman sold 2
oxen at 1oc, coarse oxen at 1-yc, and
10 cows, to av. / Sac Otis H. Forbush
sold ! COW at s lac and l COW, $50 lbs,
at &c.
Veal calves-J. w. Ellsworth sold 8
calves, $40 lbs, at 12c; 80 calves. 5000
lbs, at 10c, and small salves at 81
each. D. A. Walker sold % drinker
calves, 2s60 lbs. at 10c. c. A. Eastman
sold a calves at 13c. Otis II. Forbush
sold Is calves at II l-2114c
Hogs-D. A. Walker sold IS hogs. $500
lbs. at 21c, dressed. ]. W. Ellsworth
sold Is hogs, 1900 lbs. at lie, and .
coarse hogs, s40 lbs, at 15c. c. A.
20 AL
Otis II. Forbush sold 5 hogs at II l-4c
and hogs at 16 1-2c.
sheep-D. A. Walker, 1 sheep. 100
lbs. at &c.
Mich cows-D. A. Walker sold
mixer at SEQ ]. W. Ellsworth sold q
mixers av. $50 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Aug H.
Inc market was very quiet and dull
Fresh supplies of green western horses
We're received in smaller amounts. but
as the dealers had q good many horses
unsold from the previous weeks sales
ana as there was fairly large entry
OF secondhand horses, the market was
amply supplied with all classes of
horses. Maine buyers did little trad
ing this week. and the whole country
demand was inactive, and the larger
part Of the trading was in small lots
10 transient buyers. An unusual fea
ture Of Me trade was that there was
quite A demand for ordinary and me-
alum quality seconds. bought to close
out the summer work.
Prices average lower, but held with
IN the same range as a week ago. The
pest weights in heavy green drsfters
up to 1900 lbs. weight, sold from sa1o
$3.50; medium weight, green drafters
from s25oI30o: heavy wagon and ex-
press horses from $l15G22s; chunks
from s2o0Go75: acclimated horses from
slood2to; seconds. from $50 upward
Az the City Sale Stables-J r.
Keith. Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. sold
express carloads Of green western
horses and about e5 seconds. Trade
was dull. and prices were lower. This
week there will be received for sale
express carloads Of green horses. and
the usual amount of seconds.
William Hurwitz offered 2 evnrnss
carloads Of green horses and abou, so
SECONDS. Sales were slow and nun
Der of horses were unsold at tho
weeks end