Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-09-25
TONE OF THE MARKET

MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle 49S. cheep 7ss. calves lo74. hogs
I3.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was quite heavy run Of
stock in the market and prices
showed generally weaker tone.
Receipts of beef cattle were large
and the demand for all but the best
. cattle fell off. Even these sold
somewhat less readily. The demand
for these is better as the Govern
ment has announced that it will
purchase only the best beef for the
army and navy. Bologna and can
ming cows were lower, with the mar
ket dull. The best heavy steers and
oxen sold at 14G15 IL cts, with good
quality 1904 cts, and coarse, thin
cattle 100 II cts. Choice heavy
cows and refers brought 10 1-2@12
cts. with good cows 1-2@l0 IL.
poor to ordinary cows 1-2@S IL cts.
and blogna and canning cows 5@6 IA
cts. Bulls were in good supply for
l-2610 cts.
Veal calves showed no change
\ from last week The market was
steady. with the offerings moderate
" heavy. Good overage calves
- brought 11Gl4 cts. with the range
upward to II cts. for choice heavy
veal and downward to about 8 cts.
for coarse calves, drinkers and
yrassers Small calves sold for So so
ass each.
Sheep and lambs sold at the pre-
vious range, from s@13c for sheep
and l3mlsc for lambs. Yard offer
ings were light. The demand was
steady.
Hogs declined fractionally. al
though the receipts were very light.
Prices have attained so high level
that the demand is falling off. The
government, Of course, is buying an
immense amount of hog products.
Live hogs sold from 10 3-4G20 LAC
and dressed hogs 25 1-4@25 SAC.
Mich cow trade was slow with no
change in conditions. Dealers have
20 work hard to sell all but the very
choicest mixers, and there nre not
many customers for theNe. Good av-
erage cows bring $sodsl25, with
choice fancy mixers up to $l75. and
poor NlllkeTS uOWu ~ S'''
The live poultry market was steady
with no change in prices. Fowl and
spring chickens 35@36c; old roosters
24m25c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES.
Beef cattle-J. W. Ellsworth sold
heifers of 1860 lbs. at Sc; cows OF
+7lo lbs at 1-2c. and cows of $3.50
lbs at S 1-2c. J. D. Neylon sold l cow
Of .oa0 lbs at &C. 5 cows Of 2210 lbs
at sc. W. H. Neal sold L. steers at
loe, bull at 10 1-2c and Gamers
at 1.2c. Otis H. Forbush sold 1
o.. COW Of e26 lbs at SAC. COW Of 1850
lbs at 1-2c and 81 on. COW at 1-2c
and COW at Sac.
Veal calves--J. w. Ellsworth sold
81 calves, $3.50 fbs. at 1S 12c. J. D.
Neylon sold calves. $40 rbs at 10c
and s small calves at $3.50 each. w.
n. Neal sold 8 calves at 15c. Otis
II. Forbush sold calves from 14@
lSc.
Hogs-w. H. Neal sold hogs at
:0c. Otis H. Forbush sold 3 hogs at
20 Lac. and s hogs. SO ros at 1s SAC.
Mich cows ID. Neylon sold 2
mixers at SIS each. ]. w. Ellsworth
sold mixers. to average 500 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, September 24-The market
showed considerable Improvement
sover that Of tho previous few weeks,
which have been marked by extreme
dullness. The better trading was no.
ticeable in the quicker demand, larg-
er amount of sales, and also for the
higher prices paid for the heavy
horses, for which the demand was
most urgent. Supplies were not heavy
from the west. but the quality was
good, with larger number Of heavy
horses offered than in late shipments
Most Of the trade came from country
hi'Ners taking the horses for the lum-
bcr camps, and for farm work, SO