Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-07-24

range OF prices about as a week ago.
Bologna and Gamer cattle did not
sell so well. the supply being rather
large. Only a few choice cattle were
brought in and these sold quite
readily. The market for the best
steers and oxen ranged from 14G15c.
with good quality 121l4c and poor
and thin cattle 1oQl2c. The best.
heavy cows and heifers brought II
Q13c; fair to good cows eG11c. poor
to ordinary cows 1gSc. Bologna and
Gamer cattle S@1c Bulls S@1oc.
Veal calves held steady with the
market unchanged from a year ago.
and offerings ample. Good average
veais sold from 1o@lsc. with fancy
heavy veals up to lie and poor and
this veals down to SC. Small calves
brought sa50ds5.
Hogs were decidedly higher, ad-
vancing about a cent a pound. The
receipts at the packing houses were
about as usual, but not many were
brought to the yards. owing to the
extreme heat, which is apt to bring
considerable loss in shipments. Live
hogs sold at Is 1-2@1sc and dressed
hogs at % 1-2@24c.
Sheep and lambs were in small sup
ply at the yards. as usual. and
there was no change in the mar
ket
Sheep nominalIy bring 99lSc:
lambs 1SI1Sc.
Mich COW trade continued as for
some time past. with the offerings
ample, although not heavy. Good
quality mixers sold for about 500
a ST. 18th fancy up to about S1I5
and poor and ordinary cows down
to So
The live poultry market was
strong. ,:iith foul SIC q 35c, spring
chickens 40c q 42c and old roosters
24c q 25c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES.
Beef cattle--J. w. Ellsworth sold
l COW. G;0 lbs. at 10, l COW. $40 lbs,
at 80. = cows, 100 pounds, l COW.
100 lbs. 3 cows 800 lbs and
bologna oxen at 60: G. a. Eastman.
, cows, 1900 lbs. at 6 lie, cow at
lie, > cows at Sc and . cows at
lac; Otis H. Forbush sold COW at
lie and 81 off. cows at 1-2c, ]
COW at DC, / COW at 3-4c and
COW at 6 Cd
Veal calves. w. Ellsworth sold
21 calves. 30 lbs at 14c.
Sheep. A. Eastman sold
sheep at &c.
Mich cows. w. Ellsworth sold
mixers to av. S125 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, July 23-The market as a
whole was fairly steady with no
farther decline from the drop in
prices of a week ago. Supplies were
light in green western horses, and
they were taken more quickly thar a
week ago. The bulk OF the offerings
in this class were of medium weight
horses of 1400W 1900 lbs. Seconds
were in fairly large supply. There
were several sales of contractors
horses which were of good weight,
and condition. fresh from short SER
vice. and they sold at full worth
There vas as usual 'arge lumber
OF ordinary seconds, selling at low
figures. There were few buyers
from out of the state. but these sales
have figured small during the Fast
weeks, and they only buy in small
amounts. Most of the trading was
local from buyers in and near Bos-
ton.
Good quality. heavy green drafters,
1650@1S00 lbs, sold from $275lb325;
medium weight, good quality. green
crafters, from $225@275; chunks,
from $200@276; heavy wagon and ex-
press horses, from s15O@25O; good
acclimated horses, from $l501225;
seconds, $40@125.
At the City Sale Stables-J. C.
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Com
pany offered two express carloads of
green western horses, several con-
tractors sales of small lots of
horses, and there were about rs sec
onds entered. Sales were quiet, with
little quicker demand than a week
ago. with prices steady. William
Hurwitz offered two express carloads
OF green horses, and large number
of seconds, and 90 acclimated horses
from N. Y. Sales were sufficient to
make a good clearance with prices