Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-17
MAINE STOCK AT-MARkET.
Cattle 322. sheep 49, eaases AZ, hoge s2s
TONT OF THEsMARKET

calves 2l56, hogs 36o49.
MAINE STOCK AT7MARkET.
Cattle 322, sheep 49, cAses Az, hoge s2s.
TONI: OF THESMARKET
There was quite good run of stock
at the yards, but the demand held well
and prices generally We're firm, owing
to higher quotations on almost all lines
from the West. Prices here, in fact.
are below Western prices in many
cases. Beef cattle sold at about the
previous range. No extra fancy cattle
were brought in. The market ranged
from IL a 9 Lee. for the best steers
and oxen, with fair to good 1-2 at 8
1-2c. The best cows brought IL "a
1-2c, with fair to good 1-2 % Lee,
poor to ordinary 4 IL q 1-2c, and
bolognas and Gamers "a a 1-2c.
Bulls were in good supply at a &c.
Veal calves sold at II a 12c. for
fancy( s 1-2 q IL for average quality
and 7 @ 8 IL for ordinary. There was
about an average run, and the market
was strong in tone.
Hogs showed fractional advance,
selling at 10 "a q II 1-Sc, live weight,
and IS "a a IA lac, dressed. Yard
was a large supply of Western hogs
at the packing houses.
Receipts of sheep and lambs were
light and the market was very strong
in sympathy with higher quotations in
Western markets. Sheep sold at q
10c. and lambs 10 a 12c.
Mich COW trade was quiet and Of
ferings were not heavy Prices were
unchanged at S65 q 80 for good aver
age mixers, with choice heavy mixers
up to about s135, and poor cows down
to about S35.
The live poultry market was higher
with fowl y q 22c. chickens 20 q 21c,
and ROSTERS IS "a 14c.n
TUESDAY SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef cattle-J W. Brooks sold I
choice steers at &c. C. f. Hanson sold
steers ia : 1-2 C. w. H. Neal sold 8
steers at 1-2c: cows and / bull at
&c; cows and l bull at 1-2c. and
cows at 4 1-2c. c. A. Eastman sold
steers at 1-2c, bulls at &C, 2 cows at
1-2c, and 4 cows at &c. The Buxton
Estate sold cows at &c, and bolog-
ma cows at 4c. N. Snyder sold cows
at 1-2c. Otis H. Forbush sold / COW
at 1-4c, l heifer ia &c, l COW at 1c,
and 81 off. COW at s SAC, at SAC.
? at 1-2c. l at 4 1-2c and l at &C.
Veal calves-Otis H. Forbush sold II
calves from IL to u IL. c. A. East
man sold q calves at lie. w. H. Neal
sold calves at lie.
Hogs-C. A. Eastman sold hogs at
10 1-2c. w. H. Neal sold s hogs at lie.
The Buxton Estate sold hogs at lie
n. Snyder sold 4 hogs at lie. L. Phil
brook sold 80 hogs at lie.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston. Jan. t.
There was excellent trading at the
sale stables during the week, and the
market was strong. Prices showed a
tendency to advance slightly, although
still holding within the range of val
ues quoted for the past few weeks,
with only few extra fine horses SELL
ing above top figures. Supplies Of green
horses were moderately heavy and
secondhand horses were entered in ex-
&C ptionally large amounts. These con-
Gitions of the trade, combined with
the fact that January is usually
very dull month in the horse business,
was very encouraging to the Boston
dealers.
The green horses We're nearly all
big, rugged workers, heavy drafters
chunks and express horses, being Of
fered in matched pairs and singles.
Sales were closed readily as also were
those on the best offerings of seconds
many Of the latter being in splendid
condition. There was also a sufficient
demand to clean up the ordinary Sec
ond- hand horses, although bids were
not as brisk as on the better horses.
Most of the demand comes from the
country buyers. There were a few
special sales of speed horses in small
numbers. The best of the heavy
green drafters. 1880 and 1900 lbs. sold
from $500 and $3.50 with few extras
selling higher; medium weight. first
class green drafters sold from 1928 and
$500: heavy wagon express horses and
from s165 and $3.50; good aual-
ty seconds from s125 and SITS with a
number Of extra good horses of weipbt
selling higher at private sales. ord;-
nary seconds from $35 upward
At the City Sale Stables. c. Kaith
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. offered 2