Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-04-21

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TONE OF TEE MARKET
The supply Of beef cattle was
quite heavy. and the market was
weaker with The demand much less
active Than d week ago. Cholce raE-
lie did NOT suffer Sc nuch as the
medium ana lower grades bu- prices
declined al along The Line The best
heavy steers and oxen soid al "a
JAG. win good average caILle 1atd =
CTS. and coarse min oxen aa10 Cts
For the best cows anc hel1el's the
market ranged rom 1-21q- 1-3cts.
good quality COWS sag - cts, poor
ID ordinary COWS la - CTS.
bulls -6r9 --2c-s Gamers and bologna
cUws 4a'5 1-2crs.
Taal ca YES were n good supply
Win the tone Of the market weaker
but not much decline n prices OF
good veals. The range On these vas
from -5aqlS cts. with good average
veals II Ia Is els, and coarse calves.
drinkers and grassers 7ous CTS.
logs ware weaker although n sz-
c-emely lEhc supply botn a ne
ards and the packing houses. Live
hogs sold from 15a15 d CTS aaG
dressed hogs from - 1-2n.0 CTS.
The markets tor sheep and lama
was only nominal. Less -Aaa a
hundred were brought 70 the mar
key during ne week. ana there sale
according II ne immediate wants n
Ihe purchaser Sheep are quoted
noninally g. sm15 CTS and lamb IL
15tdag CTS
Mich cows sell rather peT-ar Ltlan
chev did. especially NE cholce aaRvy
mixers. There being rom S-5'ifq III
Each. with good average COWS sing
lSa and poor ana ordinary COWS $-5ta
ia
During NJ week 70 cars Of stock
cows and bulls were received 1r'oH
va-Ious points II L1e middle west 1ar
nxpor- for me account Of -ne Eel
giAr government which Is restocking
the farms looted ny the Germans
These cattle are held n QUARANTINE
a "a arerrown
The 1--we poultry market was sCrouc
al sharp advance. Few 30t155 rs.
and 0iC ~o0slars - d3a CTS.
tt ESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beaf Car-Ie-M kaz spld IS cuws
and bulls a. lie. J. ". Ellsworth
sod ! heiter $40 lbs al I9c. ! cUw
15a lbs - &c, = COWS. 1-e6 lbs a. SC
OCs Il. Forousn sod : buZ, a. % lie.
COW, a. 1Dc. : ccw. 1850 DIS az 9I-4c
and 81 on, COW. 700 Ibs Il 10 lac
. bulls. 5000 los al Sc. COWS Al sc. .
ooioEnas COWS. at lie
YEA Calves. " E-iiswJrrh SOLD
IL calves aI lac
Mich Cows. W Ellsworth sold
mixers 70 av s100 ga
HORSE MARKET
j Boston. April 2G--he horse mar
ket was CsrUnE with higher prices
IaRsn By the dealers Than they nave
ever seen 10r The same GQaIl1v q
horses. The trade was rurcn limited
rs no western Enner1s came
through. owing 10 the railroad strike
there being many carioa5is intended
fur TINS market held a different
points throughout the west for stip-
mert- There was however. sevt.-a,
hundred head NJ wood horses on he
market. and these buyers bought a.
quickly as they arrived paving from
/ s200d.3 500 for 150GG 500 lbs horses
/ There was a-s0 fair amount Of
nearby seconds received ard ~s1ast
tho soid a. high figures ranging from
$3.50 "a per head. No horses are *.
pecreG according 70 late advices 70,
this week business from the wasr.
but dealers VII have an extr-a large
number Of accilnated and SECONDS tx
sell. many OF which viii be Of GOOD
weight and quality
J. =. Keith sol6 carloads of WOOD
horses ana % head IF seconds. Trad
t1g Was brisk win nign prices ruling
u a. classes. This week NJ. EsIrt
Ia sure Of carloads Ct wuoc hr-ses
anc the usual -uc Of seconds.
William HU~wIrz SOLD 10 WOOD
horses and 80 accIimatecs horses
Good prices we're received fo- all IN.
horses sold and the movement of th4
ancCIers was quick This weak -he-r
VIII be on sale 160 wood horses, 100
: accIlmatad frun \. Y ana $50 sec.
ends from Lhe Berlin Mil Co. Ne