Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-23

Last week: Cattle lIta sheen col
calves 2i-l. hogs 1855.
One year ago: Cattle 1851 Sheen zoos
calves -6,. hogs 1926
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
cattle lS6. sheep 2G, calves 435, hogs IS
TONE OF TIE. MARkET.
offerings of stock Of all classes were
'lGht, both AZ the yards and the pack
!hS houses. due chiefly, to the weather
conditions, the railroads in the wes,
haVing been completely tied up nv
heavy snow storms. Beef cattle were in
quite good demand. with prices about
the same as week ago. No fancy
steers or oxen were received but there
was falr supply Of good heavy cows.
The market for the best steers and
oxen ranges from llNI2c. with some
extras, if offered, higher. Good 10
choice steers ana oxen sell at 10Glllc.
and coarse and thin oxen 9n1gc. The
best heavy cows sell at S 1-cm1Uc. with
good COWS 1-2FtS lee: poor to ordi-
nary COWS G Lear lie: bologna and
cannrr cows 4 3-405 3-4c Bulls sell
fairly well at 6MS 1-2c for average bulls,
with choice heavy bulls Up to 1oc.
Veal calves We're unchanged from a
week ago With offerings moderate
t"oG. average veals bring lOul3c, with
choice Neal1 up to l6c and poor calves,
drinkers and grassers 7M9c Small
calves bring $3.50q$5 each.
Receipts of hogs We're considerably
lighter with The demand steady and
prices unchanged. Live hogs are quot
ed at Is l-2Wlrc and dressed hogs at
Il 1-2m22c
Sheep and lambs We're in very small
supply scarcely any being received at
The yards while at the slaughter houses
receipts were light. although somewhat
above The receipt Of Il week ago. Prices
are. nominal at 609c for sheep and 90
lac for lambs.
Mich cow trade continued dull, with
the barn only moderately filled. Good
average cows sell fairly Well at from
S90U$l23, with choice heavy mixers up
to about $40, and por cows down to
about SO.
The live poultry market was higher
with fowl 26MS0c and chickens 25I
&c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle--D. 4. Walker sold 3 OK
en- Of $3.50 lbs. al &c, COWS and bulls
at e, cows Of $500 lbs. at &c, and 9
cows Of 6l10 lbs. ut lie. 4. 2. Brown
sold 2 cows of 1850 lbs. ct &C, . cows OF
1850 lbs. III Ct, and COW of 40 lbs. at
5 12c j. ID. Eeylon sold l cow of 1890
lbs. at Sc > cows Of 1850 lbs at 1-2c
and . cows If 1890 lbs. at &c. j. ". Els
worth sold cows Of 300 lbs. and
bull of 1910 lbs. AT Sc, s cows Of $3.50
lbs. at 1-2c | COW Of $50 lbs. at &c :
] fancy COW at 8 1-3c, 4 cows at :, l-2c,
and COWS at ) 1-2c. Otis II. Forbush
; cows of 1850 lbs at sc, COW at s 3-4c
and 81 on. COW for lac. I. cows Of
1874 lbs 1T &C., and ] COW of $50 lbs at
SC j. Dexter sold cows at Sc, and 4
cows at &C. l.. Stetsun sold II cows Of
$40 lbs. n Sc.
Veal CalVes-J W Ellsworth sold 22
calves at lie. }. y. Neylon sold calf
of $50 lbs at lie, l. calves of go lbs.
at So. and > small calves at $3.50 each.
p. A walker sold 20 calves of 200 lbs.
at l2c and ! calf of go lbs. at Sc. Otis
II. Forbusl, sold calf of so lbs. at 13c,
and | calf Of 60 lbs. at l2c.
Hogs-J. ". Ellsworth sold % hogs
at 1e l-2c, and | boar at SC.
Mich Cows-J. j.. Neylon sold milk
ers at S75 each.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Mass, Jan. 22-The horse
market was steady to strong. Sup
plies were heavy and at many sales
prices were higher than at any time
during the past four weeks. Green
horses were received in about the us
nal numbers, and We're almost wholly
heavy horses, as light horses are not
very marketable at present. There
were some good chunks on sale. There
was a large number Of acclimated
horses offered, with many young
horses that had been working only a
short time, but were well seasoned.
and as they averaged Of good weight,
they were taken quickly. and at about
the same prices as We're received for
the green horses of like quality.
Seconds were also in large supply,
with a better class of animals entered
than for a number of weeks There
was some call from the local grade for
express and wagon horses, but this
was only a small end Of the sales. as
most of them came from Ne, n. f.,
and Vt. and the large part Of these or
ders were for the lumber camps.
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