Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-16

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The aggregate of livestock at
slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 4072; sheep $3.50;
calves 3217; hogs 1881.
Last week: Cattle 1881; sheep 1861;
calves 3449: hogs 12,2S3.
one year ago: Cattle 1924; sheep,
$751;; calves 1881; hogs 1856
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle 161; sheep 1916; calves 712;
TONE OF THE MARKET
Yard offerings of beef cattle were
heavy, but chiefly of very poor quail
ity. The demand was dulk-and sales
were slow. with prices tending down
ward. Very few choice cattle were
brought in. For the best heavy steers
and oxen from ca 1ac would be paid.
Good quality cattle sell for 5@6c. and
poor and ordinary cattle 4@5c. The
best cows and heifers sell at 4A@5ac,
good average cows 3a@4ac, poor and
ordinary 22@3sc, and bolognas and
Gamers 1s@2sc. Bulls range from
33G5c.
The market for veal calves was dull,
with prices weak. but without definite
decline. Choice heavy veals bring
s1111c, good average calves 51@ssc,
poor and ordinary calves $50 SIC.
Hogs declined about half a cent
with offerings at the yard light. Live
hogs sold for 7@Sc, and dressed hogs
at 9@1Oc.
The change was slow in the market
for sheep and lambs. A fair supply
was shown at the yards. Sheep sell
from 2IG4lc and lambs from $40
sc.
Mich cows were in average supply.
The demand was moderate and prices
showed no Improvement. Choice
heavy mixers sell from s11oG 160
with good average cows s650110, and
poor and ordinary cows s4o065 each
The live poultry market was firm,
with fowl 20@2sc, chickens 20927c
and BOOSTERS 10000.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-F. NJ. Dana sold
5 bulls. 3201375c, 4 cows, at 8 1-2c,
IS cows at 2 lac, and IS cows at 1s5c
Veal Calves-F. M. Dana sold 81
NdlN at C4l1Is otlS L OTUuSIl
sold 2 young calves at 81 p. head.
Hogs-Otis H. Forbush sold hogs,
$50 lbs. at Sc.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Nov. 15.-The horse market
was quiet, during the past week,
with not even quite the usual amount
of business. on account of the holt
day. The bulk of the trading was on
second hand horses, of mediumly
good and ordinary quality. There
were a few special sales at auction
of horses from local business con-
Germs who were closing up their bus
mess, and although there were some
pretty good horses included in the
lots offered, bids ran low. The few
carloads of fresh country horses Of
fered were we'll taken, and some of
the dealers reported better average
prices and a wider inquiry than in
the previous weeks trade. This week
there will be at nearly all the sale
stables one or more carloads Of green
( horses on sale.
Heavy green drafters, 1850 to 1900
lbs. sold at s275G375: medium weight
green drafters. 1900 to 1850 lbs. at
s175G225; wagon and general delivery
horses. 1900 to 1400 lbs. at $125@175,
with good seconds in this class SELL
ing up to $135; the best of the sec
onds, weighing from 1900 to 100 lbs.
sold at $100@150. with badly blemish-
ed and ordinary seconds at $25@75.
J. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables IS head of second hand
horses. Trade was dali with prices
fairly steady. This week there will
be a carload of green western horses
and so seconds.
William Hurwitz sold carload of
green western horses, and IS sec
onds, some of which were extra good
horses with many matched pairs n
the lot. Prices were firm, and the
clearance good. This week there will
be carloads of green western horses,
and 80 to so seconds.