Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-03

tie III the market and prices tended
lower, but with little decline in tie
general range. For the best steers anc
oxen 12Q13c would be paid, with ex-
tras higher. Good oxen and steers I1d
12c and poor and thin cattle 8 l-2@
lie. The best heavy cows bring l-2G
l-2c, with good quality 12Ue lie.
ordinary to fair Sd7 1-2c, and poor to
ordinary including bolognas and can
ners l-245 1-2c. Bulls were in good
supply, selling at 6aS l-2c.
Veal calves dropped nearly a cent,
the supply being in excess Of the de-
rnand The best fancy veals brought
from llGi3 l-2c, with average veals 90
1lc. drinkers and grassers 719c, and
small calves s3Is5 each.
Hogs were very strong with the re-
ceipts small Live hogs sold at 1919
l2c and dressed hogs at 24d24 1-2c.
There was no change in the market
for sheep and lambs. Receipts from
Canada ard the west were very heavy
Sheep are quoted at -61oc and lambs at
10114c
Mich COW trade was slow and will
continue so until the milk question is
'C1tiN'' II Tic pA1S VI iiihh 40 " pC
reduced the market for mich cows will
suffer. Ordinary cows sold for ss0d
100 with choice heavy mixers up to $3.50
or more. Poor cows bring as low as
$50
Tie market for live poultry was
higher. Fowl. 25G2e cents: spring
chickens. 25M26 cents, and old ROSTERS,
II cents.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON MARKET
Beef cattle-C. L Rice sold steers at
DC. "A COWS for 4 Lear 1-2c, l bull at
y TT. Mr.. Ellsworth sold heifer, $50
pounds. at Sc; cows, 500 pounds, at
&C, and 4 cows 900 pounds, al &c. D..
\. Walker sold l. cows at Sc v A.
Hanson sold cows at SC
oval aclves-C A. Eastman sold %
"aINes At y 1-2c Mr.. Ellsworth sold
2s calves 23o0 lbs, at 1oc. D. A,
Walker sold "A srassers at Sc. V. A.
Hanson sold 40 choice calves at g II
Gl4c.
Sheepa nd lambs-D. A Walker sold
> sheep at Sc. V. 4. Hanson sold 1
sheep al SC.
Hogs-N A Hanson sold 40 hogs at
19c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Oct. THE horse market
was active, with a little better de-
mand than week ago. Prices and
general market conditions remain
about the same. Supplies are ample.
There was a large offering of green
western horses. mostly heavy weights
and outside this amount there was an
extra number of special sales, which
included all weights ana types of
horses received from nearby business
concerns. On some of the good quail
ity accliinated horses, bids were quick
and sharp, and even the ordinary ami :
mails sold quite readily, prices beirc
/ low but fully what they were worth.
The heavy green western drarters,
weighing from 1850 a 1900 lbs. sold
! from 1910 q 375. with matched pairs
from $4,000 $50; medium weight good
quality drafters from 155o6 1850 lbs.
sold from s"35 $40; heavy express
and wagon horses from s1756 o35:
chunks. from s1750 300; mules s275d
300; acclimated horses from s1406
l15: ordinary seconds. from $40 up
ward
/ Az the CITY, Sale Stabes-J. G.
Keith. Stevens & Sweet Horse Com
pany had very large number of
/ horses on sale. There were 4 express
carloads of green western horses, 90
head Of Army horses from the Water
town export base, and from S5GlO0
head of seconds with a number OF
mules, and Shetland ponies. Trade
was active with prices satisfactory in
most sales to both buyers and sellers.
William Hurwitz offered express
carloads Of green horses and about 100
acclimated horses from Boston firms
4 Sales were fairly active, with prices
about the same as a week ago