Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-02
NEW 9ANpot4IEE

A. r. Jones ............. !
The aggregate Of livestock az Hr3ga
toI. +Warerfuwn and the local slaughter
. uses:
This week: Cattle 800, sheep -.
calves GS1. hogs ISL
LAST week. Cattle 2i9G. sheep 81.
cstVes 500. hogs - 40.
one year ago. Cattle IN, sheep 30Ch,
calves $685.. hogs - CSC.
MAINE STOCK IT MARKET.
Cattle ~. aneep Il. calves So. hoss
TONE OF THE MARKET
Yard offerings were somewhat
Lighter. bui there was also d oe-
creased emaDd for beef cattle ana
prices tended The declines
n some cases reaching about 4 cent.
Some gooo ,eavy cattle were brought
ana solo quit readily. The best
steers ana q brought 15G16 ccs.
with soou quality 12mI4 cts, poor
QUALITY oxen % 1-Z0l@ cts.. choice
heav. cows and helfers 17@i: cts.
fair to good COWS so - cts. poor 70
ordinary . 1-2@g It's, Gamers and
noloEnas 5GG u cts. Bulls were n
moderate supply at d11 CTS.
SSi tditc Sl!tWtI IL ClkAllSt -EtlBl
d week ago. Receipts at the ward
were not heavy. Choice heavy veal
calves l4m1- CTS, fair TO good calves
I-@I4 CTS, coarse calves. thinkers
and grassers 6G10 CTS. small calves
S3.5tG1 6.ot each.
Hogs sold 1t Tie previous range.
Receipts from The west were rather
iigfI. nou the sarne as = week ago.
Yard offerings were moderate and Of
good average quality. Live hogs sold
cor 1sdle J." CTS n dressed hogs
FOL - l-2n25 cts.
Few sheep ana lambs ware brought
IN and there was no mango n the
market. Sheep -mI6 IT'S. and iafbmbs
1iN cts.
Mich COWS WERE II good supply and
the market neid steady within the
previous ,rarge- The nest heavy miIi-
e-s sold for S145M roo. with good 10
CHOICE mixers sl-cnl41, and poor 70
q COWS s-5@1-G. stock bulls
range from So % 6a ,excep; tor regis
tered stock which solo higher.
The live poultry market was steadv
and without c!lGngt. Fowl 8 q IS
CTS. spring chickens @.n3: CTS, old
rousters c402. cts.
TUESDAYS BRIGHTON SALES.
Reet catlI-8. Gers.npvIich SOLD 3
fancy Hereford steers at Ii els: =
SSeeyE at y IL cts. ! cho!ce Ee-c-
toru bull al II - CTS: ! buil and 9
cove at ( cts; ! COW at . cts. anu !
cuw III . CTS. J. W. Ellsworth sot4
! bull. $50 lbs, 81 S IL CTS; ! COW G2o
lps. III 6 Cts. e. J. Hanson sole A
-ancy Hereford Steers. $50 lbs. al =
cfs. 6. A.. Eastman A.old . steers al
- CTS: 10 COWS 20 ar, { cts. J. u.
Ne.lon SOLD ! COW, 1.13o lbs, al 5 Us;
. COWS. I.2.0 lby. al CTS, ! COW. $50
lbs. al j Cts.
eVal calves. W. Ellsworth ;oid
20 gmall caiv"- al 81 each. J. D. NAy-
ion sold 20 CALVES - 9 CTS.
Hogs-C. A. T.. man sold 60 hog
al g - crr. j. D. Newton soid :
hogs al IS c,s.
HORSE MARKET,
Boston. April supplies w@-o
heavy. but The demand was eulIi 20
absorbing al tie. offerIng' II tue
market was 81 ong. with prices hold
ing firm Ut about last week raHre
Nearly III classes We're we'll titk"n
this week with most If the sa'"s
made Ivy ON al The state buvers -.
Lcne use. There u d larger NUN
Der than v.~ai " fresh coun:r"
horses offered. Jul the demand WIS
vigorous and I'll he horses were sod
readily. In acc!imateu horses 'it=Ne
We're some extra FOOD horse6 winch
/ were fresh from the countrv within
the past eight Months, n IN tAeTe
saie% were rapid. with prices "a
ce:ved. but a little unue- hose pad
for the greer horses II like quality
and weight. There Was a larg~
mount II ordinary seconds many II
which we're footsore from use owe
the CIV pc velnents, hut h" I"rn""
was Quite gond and hey sold al full
ali they were worth.
During the week good uil..Iit'
hesTv greer drafters. 7E3tia 1ett 'hs
sold freely from s32a@"-.. with extra
choice animals selling ~ 70 s4ht
81 go: medium weight. green d-afier~
1.aDa 1850 lbs. old from s:aipr 81
! flS0A wagon dIu S&AI's hH E|Er
from c160@235 hunks. from $1ra1
80; good uunltty a~cclilnated hore"r
from S1oGdc7o: seconos. from g" ~
L..
AT The CITY sale stahles-J, :. Keith
Stevens d Sweet fforae Cnmpony
sold " express carloads II Q
western horses. -. army horses and
20 seconds. Sales we've nuick. with
values firm. TIN wecb The firm will
! have : EXPRESS carload Of army
horses. . express carloads OF
western horses and The usual amour
% SECONDS
William HurwIt2 ofered ? ak
press carloads Of green western
fo1 SEES. " express carloads u uood
! hnrses and rather d large rmp IF
! a~cclinated and nearby seconds.
Sales were ve-- satisfaction, with
! PLENTY Of buyers al the sales. This
week they will offer express ar
loads u green western horses. !: clr-
loads u wood horses and $50 accli-
mated horses. During the week they
will also hold q sale al Foxcrrft.
Maine. u, the stables n E. c. M
Kechnie. which will include . III
loads u green western horses and
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