Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-12-03

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sariier than for a long time previous
SO that sales were cleared up quite
well during the morntng. There was
. hetter damand fur hees cattle ana
buyers were quite eager for all but
b poorest cuWGL Thare was little
or No changs IN prices however.
Chrice hsEvy stsers and nxen sold
for I2e01Acf8. gnod To chuine steers
I@f2cts, narse and thin cattle 3 L.
@I0 I-2cfx, chuice hsavy cuws and
heifers 10 I1@i2ctk, medium To spod
COWS : l-5@10cts. pour to ordinary
cows 5 l-307 1-2ctA czuuer and
bolDguA cDws ; 3-4@4 I-2cts, bulls
709 1-2cta.
Veal calves were In fair supply and
prires held st1adF at the previous
range with the demand ahuut, as be-
FORE Chnice heavy veGl sold for
17D20cts. guod average calves I3@yI7
cts. cuRrse calves. drinkers ami
graasers s@lncts, small calves $500
500 zach.
Hugs declined about half a cent
from Inst weeks prices. Rsceipts at
n packing puses were somewhat
larger but very few hugs were re-
ceivud 1t the yards. Live hogs were
quoted at Is 1-2M15cts, md dresse3
hogE at T7n1scts.
Sheep and lambs sold at about the
previous range. with yard offerings
light. Sheep sell for 6G9cts, and
lambs for 9@14cts.
Mich COW trade showed nc change
with the demand fairly active. There
was a good supply tied I'D IN the
harris. Good average cows ranged
from S100615 with fancy heavy
mixers up to S2nQ, and poor and urdi-
nary lows down tu s6b. within the
quoted ranges prices showed some
advances.
The market for live poultry was
steady and lower. Fowl 25af3Dcts.
chicken 25@2scts. old BOOSTERS sl@
g3rts.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle-W. H. Neal sold
steers. 622b lbs. at II 1-2c. ! bun
$50 lbs, al &c, and 2 Gamers, 1886
lbs. AT 4c. A. A. Foas sold 40 COWS
at : SAC. J. W. Ellsworth sold :
cpwB. ITO lbs, al &c and + bologna
COWS. 4160 lbs, III &c. ]. .. Neyior
f'soid Q bologna COWS. 7580 lbs. at 4c
Otis H. Forbush sold l COW at s 1-2t
! COW at 7 1-2c. l COW al &c and s.
on, l cow, 11i0 lbs, al 6 1-3c and 81
on. l COW AT &c. / COW IL 8 Lie and
81 I. l COW 4 lac. L. Stetson sold
? cpws, 1900 lbs, at Toe. 3 COWS
ZOO lbs. a. &c, . COWS. 140o lbs. az
4 1-2c. and J COW. 1000 lbs, al
: lie c. A. Eastman sold Z steers
al 10 &c. Ii cows at S 1-2r. s bolognas
at i lac.
Veal calves-A. A. FosE sold al
calves at II 1-2c. J. .. Nevlun sold
3 calves. 250 lbs. at 1Oc. and 3 small
calves at s3.50 each. !. W. Els
worth sold It calves at lac. Otis H.
Forhush sold I calf al 1-c. W. Il.
Neal sold 5 calves AZ I5c. c. A. East
man sold 80 calves al 7Gc.
Hogs. 4. Foss sold 10 hogs al
lac.
Sheep and lambs-A. A. Foss sold
125 lambs at lac.
Mich cows. D. Neylun sold 2
mixers at $50 e J. W. Ellsworth
sold I mixer for s100.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Mass. Dec. 1.-The marke.
for horses was irregular during the
week as the holiday coming in the
middle Of the week kept many out
of-state buyers away. AT some of
the safes there was d brisk demand
in all classes Of horses. and they sold
from S5dH1e per head higher than in
the preceding week. At other sales
there seemed to he no demand al all
for fresh country horses. n good
quality accIimated. but what demand
there WIS came from buyers pur-
chasing one " TWO horses uf the pnor
quality of seconds. which sold as
usua at full worth. During the
present month the horse trade is apt
TO be dali and Inactive. and dealers
do not plan To have many green
western hurses on hand especially in
the last TWO weeks Of the month
which they devote to selling out all
the horses on hand preparatory To
the opening of the new years bust
ness.
Gnud quality. heavy green drafte-E.
1G5DAI9en TBS sold from S350G ino;
medium weight. green drIfters. 15uDd
1870 lbs sold from s25DnSs5: heavy
wagon and express horses from S15Dn
22b; chunks. from sZ5D0so0; good
quality a~cciimated horses from s1s5N
ssn; seconds. from s250125.
At the City Sale Stables. c.
Keith. Stevens & Sweet Horse Cum
paf1v. sold 2 express carloads Of green
western horses. and s. seconds AMI
ncclirnated horses. There was a gnod
dpmand from Maine. New Harnp-
shire and Vermont buyers, and the
market was strong.
William HurwitZ offered ! carload
of green western horses and 65 ec-
onds. Trade was dun and In order
TO cluse saies CONCESSIONS e made
to buyers. This week there viii be nc
fresh green horses roceived. but
there viii be about 65 to Is aeoIina-
ted ant seconds.