Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-06-12
TONE OF THE MARKET.

The demand for beef cattle was less
active, but there was no quotabln
change in prices and with offerings
not over large, receipts were quite
well taken. The best heavy steers
and oxen brought II 1-2m16c. with
good to choice steers 13Ql4 1-2c, and
poor to ordinary l1ql3c. The best
COWS brought 121ic fair to good
cows 1oN l2c; poor to ordinary 1-2GG
l0c and bolognas and canncrs 6dQ
: 1-2c. Bulls were in fair supply at
from SmlOc.
Veal calves were in quite light sup
ply. with the demand steady Choice
and fancy calves sold at 13@16c; good
average calves 1oMi3c; coarse calves.
drinkers and grassers. S@10c. ana
small calves S3.50@$5 each.
The receipts Of hogs were consid-
erahly lighter, both at the yards anl
the packing houses. The market was
higher ut i6 1-2@17 1-4c live weight,
and p 1-4@21 3-4c. dressed weight.
The small amount that was brought
to the yeards was taken quickly.
No sheep or lambs were offered at
ply at the slaughter houses. Quota
tions nominally were 9@1Oc for sheep
and 1bQ20c for lambs
Mich COW trade was quiet. with
the market unchanged. Offerings
were moderate, but ample. The best
heavy mixers being s125@175, with
good average mixers s90@125, and
poor mixers down to about SIS.
The market for live poultry was
hne' with fowl up cent at 32@33 cts,
spring chicken steady at so cts, and
old ROSTERS 23@24 cts
TUESDAYS BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-N. Synder sold cow
and ] bull at 10c; Otis II. Forbush
SOLD COW 7So lbs at SIC. COW HOO
IDS at IA and 81 en-, / COW $40 lbs
at &c and 81 on. cows at lie.
fancy bull at 12Ac, / bull at 1Ohc
and cows at lac. c. A. Eastman
sold bologna cows at SIC, w. II.
Neal sold cattle at 14h, 3 cows at
&C. and bologna cows, at &c.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
10 calves from 1o@16c; C. A. East
man sold 80 calves at lac: w. II
Neal sold calves at 15c.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold 4 good
hogs at 17.35c and 6 hogs at II Ia.
w. II. Neal sold hogs at 17c. ;
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Mass. June 1.-THE horse
market was weak during the week,
with material decline in prices.
supplies exceeded the demand and
there were number of horses un-
sold at the weeks end, even at the
decline. Heavy draft horses were in
scant supply and held fairly firm IN
! consequence, but the mediumly heavy
( horses weighing from lJ606t160O lbs
were in large supply and Of go, d
quality, but the demand was weak
with horses selling in this class from
S25 to Sa5 per head loyer than three
weeks ago. Other classes were lowtl
but with rot so marked a decline
Expressers and heavy wagon horses
were i'll light supply and on these the
demand was sufficient to hold prices
steady. There We're several carload;
of wood horses offered. but the d..
mand was Indifferent. The larger
part of the trade comes from State
of Maine buyers, but for the past two
weeks they have bought in small
amounts. With scarcely any ship
ments TO Arcostook county Their
were several sales of good quality ac-
Climated horses during the week, and
although there were some excellen,
horses offred at these >spccial sales,
Ind f.N
seconds went at very low figures
Good quality heavy drafters from
1650G190o lbs. sold from s35CmsS115;
medium weight, good quality green
6rafters, l550M1S00 lbs sold from $3.50
ds2T5, with a few extra good AMI
mails bringing $500; express horses
and heavy wagon horses sold from
sl65M$265; chunks from s175@ $3.50;
good quality acelimated horses from
s125Ms175; with ordinary seconds
from s401S125.
At the City Sale stables-J. c..
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Co
offered 4 express carloads of green
western horses and carload Of wood
horses. Sales were very dull, with
a sharp decline in prices. There
were about 60 to so seconds, of rath-
er ordinary class. This week the firm
will offer express carloads Of green
horses. l carload Of wood horses ard
about the usual number of seconds.
William Hurwitz offered 2 EXPIRE IS
carloads Of green western horses; 40
horses from the firm of S. s. Pierce &
Co., were shipped to Bangor, Me,
for sale. but prices were not as good
as the dealers expected, although the
horses were above the usual quality
Of this class. This week the firm will;
offer express carload of green
horses, 81 horses from a contractors
GALE. and q number az nearby sec