Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-05

nlants which held the last TWO "eehs
N oc,aher and the first three IN NO.
vauui,er This made heavy culLlhs
down of receipts at the yirus 'Iah4iis
away competition during this perl
I'D. with prices declining maIerlaIE'
The foreign demand has been ur-
reur and shipments Of NVesloch
unirh had ceased during the war
ware resumed n April with the nrs'
shir,rnerr Of 1873 beef steers from TINS
country To Antwerp. This was foi-
lowed BY other shipments of I'VE
cattle most OF which were highly
graded mitch cows and Young sioch
hu!is to replace herds lost during lie
war. Dressed meats have been eA-
nortad III larger amounts.
Prices advanced most sharply n
beef cattle and h0gSe Both adVAnc-
ing quite steadily until the middle or
me wear. since which Ihe prices on
beat cattle nave tiuCruaIed ana the
prices on hogs have made sharp
Drenk 80 a Lowell level. The Receipts
III beef cattle have been Of lar VOL
u1np with u predomlnance of lhH
Doplar grades In AL graues except
lng the fancy cattle There has oeen
an ample supply for the demand
nut the,'n l. a scarcity Of fancy
steers and oxen in The New England
states is tAnr" has been much mar
kptlnc Of vOung stock. induced OE
the high PRICES. and also by the cost
Of missing 10 maturing. IN January
fancy steers and oxen sold at 1870
lie. and heavy COWS III 1em l2c. alter
which there was a gradual decline 81
about 2c The last Of February prices
advanced Until April When lAeF
reached The nigh point of the year,
with fancy steers and oxen sellng
al 16u1Sc, and heavy cows AT ~ Il
df4c This level was maintained IN
iii JEua. after which prices again
ueciined reaching the low polnt 81
-5,4 7-na, In sept enhpr Of II Ia |"
1--c for steers and oxen. and 1914 i
Re fc.' heavy cows. holding a. this
decline until after the strike. wnen
there was an advance Of about &c
Medium grades Of beef advanced and
declined in proportion 70 the better
grades Bulls sold throughout the
year a1-a fairly steady aver1gn. with
lie high. and &c low. Gamer and DO
logna On rrle were III times in excess
sive supply. hut when the demand
was good prices were higher than a
wear ago. The top price was reached
in April holding through MAY and
Ju-n. during which time Gamers
and bolog1as sold from 5tdSS &c BY
November prices had dropped to .
l-4Oac
Receipts Of veal calves were not
quite as heavy as those of 1878 AS
q ruie there has been steady and
active demand Prices, although
higher than in the previous year,
held al more even level than any
other kind of stock holding for weeks
at I time without change. Fancy
lots Of heavy veaIs sold al t7T2bc
nigil. and LA i6c low. Average lots Of
mixed calves sold at 13M1-c high ana
loml2c low. Drinkers and grassers at
*al2c high. and 6f09c low.
The hog market fluctuateG con-
srantly with stationary prices only .
Few weeks III he wear. Every avail
4nie New England hog has been
marketed and during the latter par
Of the wear supplies were light at the
yards with a great scarcity in the
country. Up TO the time of the strike
there was the usually large supply
OF western hogs received at the pack
i1-s houses. In January live hogs
hold at II 1-2GISc. with dressed hogs
at 80 1-2m23c. With fractional de-
cline and advance hogs in July and
August sold at the highest point Of
the year. and at the highest price on
record at the packing houses. Al