Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-09-05

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One year ago: Cattle 369. sheep 1909.
calves PASS, hogs 1876.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 49, sheep 40. calves e49. hogs 234
TONE OF THE MARKET
Beef cattle were in quite good supply
both for the oxen and at the yard
! The demand held steady and prices
we're maintained at about the previous
range OF price. Few choice cattle were
, offered and these sold at about |. and
y cents, though extremely choice cat
| tie would have brought somewhat
more. Goodheavy cattle sold at II and
II cents ard ordinary oxen and steers
9 to 10 cents. For the best heavy
cows the market ranges from about
1-2 TO 12 cents, fair to good cows
6 lie to IL cents. poor to ordinary
; 1-2 to ID cents and holonga 4 IL
to II cents. Bulls were in generous
! supply. selling from 8 to s cents or
higher. as to quality.
Veal calves sold at the previous
range with yard offerings quite heavy.
Good average veal sold at 10 to IL cents
with fancy veal up to Ii cents. Poor
calves. sell at : to cents and small
calves at So to IS each.
Hogs recovered a large part Of the
sharp decline Of week ago. Receipts
we're rather light and there was an
active demand Live hogs brought
from Is to IS 3-4 cents if of good
quality ard diseased hogs % to % IA
cents. The active demand and high
price Of hogs is said to be due to the
extremely active demand for bacon.
Mich cow trade was quiet as usual.
with offerings ample and though not
heavy. Good average COWS sold AT $50
tto 500 with choice and heavy mixers
Ut to $50. Ordinary cows sold as low
as $50
The live poultry market was steady
With fowl % cents. spring chickens "a
cents and old lroosters IA TO Is cents.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle-Otis II. Ferbush sold
fancy SOW at 9 cents, l COW and
heifer at IA cents and COW at
) 1-2 sents. A. G. Foss and Sons sold
? cows at s cents, 6 cows at IL
cents and 10 bologna cows at IA
cents. J. Dexter sold bolgna cows at
4 IA cents
Veal calves-Otis II. Forbush sold
l. calves from Il IL to X cents.
Hogs-Otis r. Forhush sold fancy
pigs at TOP price. coarse SOW NJ Is
"a cents, . feeding pigs al IL l.. cents
ard boar at IL cents,
Mich cows-Otis II Forhush sold
mich COW for s125 A. c. Foss E. Sons
sold mixer for 800 and springer
for sS5
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Sept 4.-The horse market
held steady in values but the demand
was more vigorous than a week ago.
There is a good demand FOR heavy
horses. but this week the extra heavy
weights were scarce, and there were
few which weighed up to 1900 and
1900 lbs. on sale. There was a bet
ter retail trade for this class than at
the auction, where bidders seemed
more on tine lookout for cheap sec
onds than for good quality horses.
Bids were brisk for this type Of horses
and they We're bought by local small
dealers for reselling and also by the
country dealers, as there is a ready
market for cheap horses for farm work
and light delivery service in the VII
I lagos. The lumber companies are be-
ginning to look up horses and quite
number good. heavy horses were
taken for this purpose. Maine deal
ers also took some good quality horses
back to Aroostook county for harvest
ing their potato crops, and for general
farm work.
Heavy draft horses. green and of
good quality. sold from $500 q $50:
medium weight. good quality green
/ drafters. from 1925 q 275: heavy wa
! Gon and express horses from SITS a
! c,5; chunks from s175 q 300: accli-
mated horses of good quality. from
$3.50 q 200: seconds from $50 a $50.
! At the City Sale Stables. c.
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Com
pany sold ; express carloads OF green
| horses, and 81 seconds. There were
some good sales reported In the re-
tail trade, and the seconds while sell
inS at low figures moved quickly and
brought about what they were worth
as the quality was not high The Arm
had on sale four extra good mules av
| 1900 lbs and selling for s14o0 for the
four This week the Arm will offer z
| express carloads and the usual amount
Of seconds.
| William Hurwitz offered 3 express
carloads Of green horses and As sec
onds. Trade was quicker than a week
ago. and prices were steady. with per
haps more sales at the ton figures
| than in the past two weeks trading
This week there will he three express
| carloads OF green horses an s.ys 49,