Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-09

vious prices. The choicest beef cat
tie bring IL q 12c, with good cattle
10 a lie. and ordinary coarse oxen
s IL a l-2c. The best heavy cows
and heifers sell at a. Lee, with
some extra choice higher. Good quail
ity cows bring : a SC, poor to ordi-
nary cows 10 a 6 Ice, Gamers
and bologna COWS IL a ) lac, and
bulls o. SC. with some extras higher.
Veal calves We're strong at the pre-
vious range. with the offerings mod
crate. Good average veais bring 10 a
1Sc. with fancy veals up to 16c. For
drinkers and grasses end coarse
calves, the market ranges from a SC.
with small calves SO q each.
The market for hogs was steady
at the previous range, 16 L. a lie
for live hogs and y 1-2c @, PC for
dressed hogs. Receipts were about as
usual at the packing houses but were
very light at the yards.
Sheep and lambs We're IN extremely
small supply at the yards and there
was no change in prices or general
conditions. Sheep are quoted at 6 a
&C and lambs at a 14c.
There was a moderate supply of
mich cows, but sufficient to meet the
demand, which is not active. Good
average mixers sell for about 500 "a
1875, with choice heavy mixers up to
SITS and poor and ordinary cows down
to about SIS. Below that they bring
as much for beef
| The live poultry market was strong
with fowl &c a &c, chickens 90 q
n4C and old roosters lie.
owing to the uncertainty regarding
tho governments action on hides the
market for hides is very irregular and
quotations are merely nominal. Buy
ers win not bid until they know more
regarding the future.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES.
Beef Cattle-J W. Ellsworth sold /
fancy COW of 1890 lbs. a &c, | COW Of
, 500 lbs. at Sc. S COWS of 67lo lbs. at &c,
cows Of 1850 lbs. at e, aud 3 COWS Of
roo lbs. at 81. ~ Syndcr sold cows Of
l7an HIS. at Sc, 3 COWS at &c, and y
COWS of $500 lbs. at &c. Otis II. Tor
bush sold l fancy COW of 1910 lbs. At
ac and 81 on. COW Of $50 lbs. at $ 1-oc.
l.. Stotson sold fancy cows Of $500
lbs and | fancy bun of 1900 lbs. at
. lie, COW of $50 lbs. al 1-2c. |
fancy built Of 1850 lbs. at Zoe, cows
of $3.50 lbs. ut s & POO srdl shdu srdu
of $3.50 lbs. a Sc. COWS of 2050 lbs. at
! 1-2c. 3 COWS of 600 lbs at lac, COW
of 500 lbs at 5 1-2c. and / COW Of 1910
lbs. at f-2c.
]. w. Ellsworth sold q calves Of
! 1920 lbs. ut 10C.
HORSE NIAl1\ 1T
| Boston. Jan. S-Thc opening week Of
The new year found the horse trade
both active and strong. Prices while
holding ii abou, the same range as a
| week ago, showed in individual sales
n shade higher average. Supplies Of
green western horses We're in fairly
| heavy supply, with the quality good.
! There was a quick demand for all
horses weighing from 400 lbs. upward
| 10 1850 lbs. OF the heavier weight draft
| ers supplies We're rather limited, but
| what were ON the market werc taken
! quickly. The light weight horses were
| taken more slowly
! Seconds were in lighter supply than
a week ago, and wcrc mostly ordinary
| horses, hut sold for AL they were
! worth The good ones as usual mad
brisk bids. There were 40 special sales
| of high grade accimatcd horses this
week
! The best heavy green draftcrs sold
! from $3.50 $50; medium weight, FIRST
class green draftcrs. Sold from sea.
$50; chunks flrm s26o0S3o0; heavy
wagon and express horses from $l11M
So: seconds an the way up from s4ou
| S115.