Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-20

cows. The market for the best heavy
steers and oxen ranged from 11012c,
with good quality 10@11c, and poor
and coarse cattle 9G10c. The best
heavy cows and heifers sold at 1-29
9 Lee, with a few extras at loo. Coca
average cows sold at Legs 1.2c and
poor and ordinary cows 6@7c. Bolog-
mas and Gamers were In good supply
at 3-4@5 SAC. Bulls ranged from,
i7Gsc.
| The supply Of veal calves was very
heavy. largely Of small and poor quail
| ity calves from New York and YER
mont. This hurt the market even for
the best calves and prices were inclin-
ed to be heavy. although there was no
active change in prices. Good heavy
calves sold at 1919 15c, with few high
er. Average veals brought from log
13c, with coarse calves. drinkers and
grassers, 7@10c. Small calves were
in good supply at 1906 each.
Hogs were unchanged at 17G17 SAC.
| live weight. and 22@23 12c dressed.
Receipts from the west at the pack
ing houses were fairly heavy, but very
few were brought to the yards.
! NO SHeSp OF td1NDS were OtleTe0
the yards and there was no quotable
market. Nominally sheep sell at ca
Sc and lambs at 9G12c.
The barn was quite well filed with
mich COWS but buyers were not plen-
tiful and trade was slow. Good aver
age mixers sold from s906125. with
choice heavy mixers up to SITS and
poor cows down to about SO Stock
bulls brought s30G50.
The market for live chickens was
quoted 300 3oc with ROSTERS 26G CSC.
! TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle--W. II. Neal sold choice
Devon steers at lie: COW &c and .
bulls and cows at &c. J. W. + Is
worth sold l COW ITO lbs and l bun
1880 lbs at &C, / COW at Sc, bologn.
cows 2770 lbs at 4 Lee. +. l.. Bar: sold
cattle 1850 lbs at 8 lac. u. K. Day
sold / COW 1850 lbs at 5 1-2c. J. II,
Neylon sold , cattle 1850 lbs at ) lie.
Veal calves. W. Ellsworth sold lG
calves av 80 lbs at Zoe. +. L.. Barr
sold Z calves $50 lbs at SC. r. Day
sold calves 23O lbs at &C. j. D. Ney-
lon sold IS calves 1000 lbs at DC. w. II.
Neal sold calves at loc.
Hogs-J. ID. Neylon sold pig $50
lbs at 1Sc. w. n. Neylon sold hogs
at 17c.
Mich cows--J w. Ellsworth sold 3
mixers to average $50 e. l.. Barr sold
l stock bull s@5. J. D. Neylon sold 8
mixers to av SIS each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. March l9.--The horse marke
was steady. with an increased activi;,
in the demand, which was excellent fol
the season Of the year Prices did no'
advance. as although the buyers were
anxious for the horses, they did moi
want them urgently enough to rails;
prices. although the western consisn.
ments are bought on higher level vi
figures than n month ago There wa.
All unusually large number of greer
horses offered this week, as many Vi
the shipments held back on account o.
car shortage came through this week
The best demand is for the very heavy
/ horses. but the supply is none too lare,
OF good quality large horses. Second:
were not in quite as large supply as G
week ago, and there was not as many
extra good horses. but those OF thess
that were entered sold very quickly.
Good quality, heavy green draftcrs
5000 1900 lbs. sold from $325M 500: gout
quality. green medium weight draftcrS
from $245M $32J: chunks. from 5000
5000; heavy wagon and express horse:
from $1o00s225 seconds from S40Gi $125
with the better equality horses. young
ard only q short time in service sole
from $l,5W$2on. accol ding To weight.
At the City Sale Stables--J. G. keith
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. offered i;
large amount of horses during iii.
week. There were ) carloads Of gre.
western horses. and about 50 head o
seconds The demand was improve,
and prices held at about the previou
range. This week the firm will offer
carloads. which will include greer
western horses, and 50 head Of Woo
horses. returned from the lumber
camps. There will also he the usul
number Of nearby seconds.
William Hurwitz offered l4o head o
horses sold in lots at different auction
sales. The good horses sold very reacl,>
and for full worth. This week the rirn
will Offer in addition to a large mum
hcr Of seconds. three express carload
Of western green horses.