Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-05-01

&c Tho market was less active
and prices showed o practical decline,
covering all grades even the few
choice cattle that were offered. The
market for these ranged from 11@l2
l-2c, with few over 12c. Good to
choice steers and oxen sold at 1o@lic,
and coarse and thin cattle s@l0o.
The best heavy cows brought l0@11o
with good quality 8 1-2@loc: poor to
ordinary 7QS 1-2c and bologna and
Gamers 1-4@6 LAC. Bulls sold from
7Q1oc, as to quality and weight.
Veal calves were in good supply at
the slaughter houses. There was no
change in the market but the average
vase somewhat lower and buyers
were less eager. Good average veals
sold at 10G13c, with choice heavy
veals up to 16c. Drinkers and grass
ers sold at 7@sc. and small calves at
S3.509$5 each.
Hogs showed no change in price.
selling at II 1-261c live weight and
22 1-2@23c. dressed. The receipts at
the packing houses were quite heavy,
but not many were brought to the
yards.
Sheep and lambs were in the usual
light supply. with the market quiet
at the previous range. from 9d1Sc for
shepe and 15G20c for lambs.
The supply of milch cows was AMI
pie and trade was steady The gem
eral run OF cows sell from s90dsl:5.
with choice heavy mixers up u
Sl'5. Poor to ordinary cows bring
down to s75
Live poultry was again quoted, the
embargo having been removed. The
market is quoted 34G35c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-Olin H. Forbush sold
. / COW 1920 fbs at . 1-2c, ! cow go TBS
at l-2c, l COW, $50 Tbs at lac, l
COW 1910 lbs at lie, | COW $50 lbs at
&C, l cow 1000 TBS at "a | COW 80
Tbs at Sc. j. w. Ellsworth sold |
COW $50 lbs at Sc. COW SO Tbs at Sc,
COW 500 lbs at lie, and 4 cows
3llO TBS at 1-2c. J. ID. Neylon sold
, cows 1870 Tbs at &C.
Veal Calves-J. W. Ellsworth sold
: calves 2l0 TBS at 12c. and 6 small
calves at 81 each. f. l.. Barr sold
3 calves $50 TBS at 10c J. d. Neylon
sold calves $40 Tbs at 1Oc, and
small calves at SO each.
Mich Cows-E. l.. Barr sold | milk
er for $50 and ! stock bull for $50 j.
ID. Neylon sold mixers at so each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, April 30-There was a brisk
demand for horses at the sale-stables
during the week. and nearly all the
horses offered were sold. Prices were
firm at about the same range that has
held for the past two weeks. Supplies
of green western horses while large
were not as heavy as dealers antici-
patcd, as some of the consignments
expected failed to get through, but
will be on hand for this weeks sales
/ There were some fine, heavy horses
offered, and these were taken quickly
at good prices. All classes sold we'll,
but as usual Of late, the heavier
horses were the best sellers About
Cne-half the horses offered were sold
to Maine buyers.
Seconds were in smaller supply and
the entries rather ran to poor and
ordinary horses. A number of good
acclimated horses were on sale and
! they were taken well, at full value.
| Good quality heavy green drafters
sold at a range of $3.50 a 400; me-
dunn weight, good quality, green
drafters from SITS q 325; chunks
! from 1925 a 325; heavy wagon and
express horses from s175 q $50: good
class acclimated horses from S115 q
225; seconds from $40 a IFS.
; At the City Sale Stables-J. G.
Keith. Stevens & Sweet Horse Com
pany sold 5 express and | freight
, carloads of green horses. also SO ac-
| climated. All the horses were sold,
with a brisk demand and prices Arm.
This week the firm will have 4 ex-
/ press carloads of green horses, and
one carload OF 2S wood horses of spe-
cial value, there being some good
matched pairs in the lot. There will
also be the usual number of seconds.
/ May rs the firm hold their semi
annual speed sale of 400 head Of
| horses.
! William Hurwitz offered 2 express
carloads of green horses and 75 sec
onds. Trade was good. with prices
J the, same as a week ago. At Bangor.
| Me, on the 26th the firm offered 2
carloads OF green western horses. and
100 head of acclimated horses, the
latter weighing from 1900 q 1900
lbs. The sale went off fully as we'll
IS that Of the preceding week. For
this week the firm have 3 express
carloads of green horses and us sec
| onds at their Boston stables and on
| May End will have > express carloads
of green horses and a large number
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