Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-01


calves Ir23, hogs 3i.196
MAINE STOCK At MARKET
Cattle 81, sheep I%4. Gales i2S. hogs
TONE OF THE MARKET.
Receipt Of stock We're lighter and
he market showed 4 5rner tore
with no actual change in prices. The
average quality II tire Oerlngs Yves
not high. there being a large per
centagc Of poor AMI ordinary cows.
Only a few choice .aItIe were brought
IN. These sold from l5M l5c, with good
quality steers and oxen II Tl@c, and
coarse ard thin cattle 1-2Glic. The
best heavy cows brought 9 Ia 10 lie
with fair an.. GOOD cows : !.n9 &c,
poor 10 ordinary Ira. I-2c. bosog-
mas and Gamers ! Las l-2c and
bulls -79 l-2c.
zeal calves were III abOti, the sam >
apply II the yards Iad prices nrld
steady Good average caves Il dIic,
choicc and fancy calves ItHl7c; poor
- ordiNarv. drinkers and g~9ssers 9
Iae Small calves sold from $50; =
each.
Hogs We're il small supply a. tie
packing houses, ana the yard offer
ings We're rather light. Prices held
II he previous range. with live hog )
IL I-33I1S and dressed hogs - l-2'l
&c
Scarcely any sheep and lambs were
brought TO the Yards. The marke
was nominal at 7d1lc for sheep AMI
ia ice FOR lambs.
MiicI. cow trad was fairly active.
but there was little noticeable increase
IN The demand despite the fact tina
there was 10 market for mixers last
week Good average mixers SOLD
from 5000 ST., with choice heavy
mixers up 20 about ST." and poor
and ordinary cows down 10 about $50.
The market for live poultry was
higher fow! 34u Csc; spring chickens
81 G@%c, old BOOSTERS SC.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Clttio-J. ". Ellsworth sold
cows, 1910 lbs. at &c. and 10 cows.
1900 lbs. at ) $40. y. SNYDER sold 5
COWS at SC Otis H. Foraush sold I
cow, 1850 lbs. at &c. COW. $50 lbs. at
t-tc. / COW. a. Sc. ami 81 on. | COW
go lbs. at SC, bull. at Sic. :
cows. 1870 lbs. a; &c. ) cows. at ! -4c,
COW. at lie, 7 cows. 54.c lbs. at
&C. j. d. Neylon sold Is light steers,
i.S1D lbs. at Sc, and Is &C KS from
5di6c.
Veal Caives-Otis II. F1rtrsh sold
calves at 15c, ana 5 calves al II
%, y Al
1850 lbs. at loo and graSaer calf
$50 lbs. at &C. j. p NeE.on sold 20
small calves az $3.50 each.
Hogs. W. Ellsworth ;o,i % hogs.
$40 lbs. at = i-.c. j. d. NeyIon sold
Is hogs. 1850 lbs at lie.
Mich Cows. D. %cylon sold 4
mixers at s75 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Dec. 3l.--The holiday week
found the horse market very quiet
Dealers expecting a iuil Week with
Ittle business had only small
ct horses 70 oitc :. and cut
side Of one sale for the British 90,
eminent Of army horses thee Was lit
Tie doing. What horses were on sale
sold under normal values. This week
saies viii also be small As most of
.he dealers reserve the las. week OF
the year to selling off what horses are
on hand. OutSid" Of two >r three big
sales Of army horses for the British
most of trade V ii be re-
Strlctcd 70 sales OF nearby seconds.
During the week go1t quality
s-reen drafters, 165o@ 1900 lbs. sold
from S3oJM35o; medium weight
S225M Us chunks from S.15 4 3c5:
acclinlated horses OF good quality and
heavy weight sold around : 80 q $50:
ordinary seconds from s33 q 90.
At the City Sale Staoles--J. G.
X eth. Stevens &: Sweet Horse Co.
had on sale ! express c-r!oad of
green horses, and IS seconds. Sales
were dull. with few buyers on hand.
and prices were easy. This week tho
Grri will sell for the British govern
incnt. 500 horses at the Natcrtown
horse base. Fifty are cavalry horses,
from 10000 1850 lbs. weight, and the
others are heavy artillery horses.
which arc young and in good condi-
{ on. weighing iron, 13oom 1900 lbs:
also 70 mules from 1909" 1900 lbs.
weight. These horses will bc sold on
Jan. : and ..
Villa n Iiurwitz had on hand from
nearby points 20 seconds. but the
business CT the week vas in the sale
Of 100 army horses. These did not
bring IS much as was expected. on
account OF the scarcity Of buyers out,
selling from sl50Gt75 each. This
week they will sell IS more army