Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-21
TONE OF THE MARKET.

TONE OF THE MARKET.
There was q fair run Of stock at
the yards and the market for beef
cattle was steady. choice cattle meet
ing with ready sale. Prices held firm
at the previous range with some frac-
tional advance in the better grades.
Fancy steers and oxen sold at 15I
lie. good TO choice cattle lSGI.c. and
coarse and thin cattle II Grcc. Choice
heavy cows and heifers brought II
i-sllS 1-sc with fair to gocd cows
1-s9u Lee, poor 70 ordinary COWS
!0s Lee, Gamers and bologna cows
l-Sass Lee. and bulls .gllc.
The market for veal calves show
ed no change. Offerings were mcder-
ate. Receipts of small and light
calves from New York state are be-
ginning to decline. which keeps the
market for the better calves. Good
average calves sell from leGlsc. with
fancy heavy veals up to 1sc Coarse
calves. drinkers and grassers hiring
!1iec, and small calves ss.5oE35
each.
Hogs were very strong, showing q
fractional average advance. The re-
ceipts from the west were heavier
but yard offerings were rather light.
Live hogs sold from anGeI Lee and
dressed hogs from IS 1-aG33ic
Practically no sheep and lambs
were brought 20 the yards. The mar
kee was nominal and UNCHANGED with
sheep sgl0c and lambs larlsc.
Mich COW trade was fairly active.
the demand for choice mixers be-
ing quite good. There is good
inquiry for springers to put out to
pasture. The best heavy mixers
sell from slSoG.0o. with good aver
age COWS 800 q $50, and poor and
ordinary mixers ssseloe. Stock
bulls ranged from ss5g.5.
The market for live poultry was
steady. with fowl ssG3sc and old
ROSTERS .4g:5c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattl-Fire<tone Bros. sold l
pr steers at Is l-.c. raised BY D.
T. Aver & Son. Giirnan,or. y. H.
J. W. Ellsworth sold l bull 1910 lbs
a. lie. 3 cows 74.o lbs at Inc. >
cows 1880 lbs a. l-.c. COWS 1850
lbs at &C. C. 4. Eastman sold 4
steers at l4c, I cows at lie and !
cow at s Lee. ". H. Neal sold +
oxen at II lie. 2 oxen q. lac. bull
.: lie and cow a. loc. L S,sr-
son sold bulls 1910 lbs at Nc. 4
COWS $3.50 lbs a. Sc and ) cows $3.50
Tbs az s l-sc. Otis H. Forbush sold
heifer At II Lie. bulls q. lie. ;
COWS at 10 l-.c and COW at Ice.
Veal csfvssJ. ". Ellsworth sold
s calves $50 lbs at lcc. c. A. East
man sold 80 calves at l4c. Otis H.
Forhush sold IS calves at 1905 Lee
HcgS-Firestone Bros. sold IS hogs
at 20 1-se- J. W. Ellsworth sold {
hogs 1880 lbs At i9c, and / boar 900
lbs az 1ec. c. A. Eastman sold SO
hogs at .sc. Otis H. Forbush sold
50 hogs from Is 3-4G 20 l-.c.
Mich cows. ". Ellsworth sold
l mixer FOR St35
THE HORSE MARKET
Boston. May so-The horse rnarke.
was very active during the week and
tie supply which was extra heavy
was all taken at the weeks end
Prices were d-m and in the sales Of
some Of the most desirable horses
were higher. TIE whole movemen,
Of tire market vas strong. and the
dealers did not have to work very
hard to sell. 50 urgent was the de-
maHd- Theh nif Of the trade came
from oct Of the state dealers buying
up horses for resellng. and the ice
companies were also good custom
erS. There was q good supply Of
fresh country horses weighing from
400 mp TO 1880 rs. but tie extra
heavy drafrsrs were offered in small
numbers but the supply was sum
Gent to- the demand. which is the
best on horses Of 5000 1850 lbs Just
AZ present There were several car
loads Of wood horses returned from
the lumber camps and Is most Of
them rad seen hard service. prices
did not range very high. There were
nearly 800 army horses sold about
the city. and there viii be a xoodly
lot Of Them On aala during ShA oP~aapr