Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-21

very top price. 1t was made on 3
cows weighing $3.50 lbs, at l-2c
Good beef cows sold at 4 1895 lie.
poor and ordinary cows at l-2a
1-ec. Gamers and bologna cows
Mt 1-213 lie. Bulls sold a shade
lower at 4@5 lie, but the bulls Of
the sales were under SC. One
thoroughbred Jersey bull, 1860 lbs,
sold at lac.
Veal calves were in fairly heavy
supply, selling at about the former
level. Fancy bts sold at ;9dllc.;
average mixed lots at 1899. and
drinkers and grassers at 5Q7c. Sales
were irregular. and some dealer,
quoted the market off in the medium.
" good calves l cent, but this did
not hold with the earlier sales.
The hog market was firm. with Of.
ferings taken promptly. Receipts
were about the usual shipment in
recent weeks. Live hogs sold at
10 3-4611 1-2c., and dressed az 1911
q II lac.
There was little change in the
mich COW trade. The demand was
quiet but active, with good COWS
selling at s504s100; fancy cows at
s10Dms150., and poor and ordinary
COWS at s35@s5o. A few Young
stock bulls were offered at s35to $40
Receipts were moderately heavy.
Live poultry showed a stronger
tone. selling higher. Fowl quoted at
27429c; broilers at 3613Sc; old
roostcrs 16Q1sc.
TUESDAY WATERFOWL AND
BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle-F B. Howe sold nr
fancy oxen. 2450 TBS at Sc l pr oxen.
2900 TBS at &C. 8 COWS at sc, bulls at
1-2c. and 3 bologna cows at lie.
a. A. Foss sold 10 bulls at 1-oc
and cows at &c. Otis II. FOrbush
sold COW at sac and 81 on, COW
at sc and So on. COWS at l-2c. I
bull, 1920 lbs at &c and 81 on. How
ard Gorges I fat heifer at sc, bo-
logna at 1-2c.
Veal calves-Otis Fl. Forbush sold
calf at 1-2c. A. F.Chickering sold
35 calves. 1850 fbs at 10c and II
calves. $50 TBS at &c. Howard Georges
sold 81 calves at Ice.
Hogs-Howard Gorges sold 70 hogs
at lie.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. June 20-The horse market
was irregular during the week in the
demand and with prices steady to
strong. At some of the sales the
movement was brisk and the horses
sold at s5d1 10 per head than a week
ago At other sales the horses sold
barely steady. and with a demand 50
backward that dealers were Obliged
to carry over some horses for the
next weeks sale. There were some
country buyers at the sales. but no
large orders We're filled for the Coun.
try. Amongst the green horses there
were a number of more inferior ami
mails than has been seen in late con-
signments. This was especially so in
wagon classes, and although they
sold low they sold for fully all they
were worth. Acclimated horses Of
good quality were we'll taken. and at
fullyras high prices as in the previous
week s sales
Good quality, heavy green drafters
100 to 1900 lbs were in limited sup
ply selling at $4,000 $50 per head
with drafters of 1900 TO 1900 lbs at
S225@215: wagon horses Of 1900 10
400 TBS with farm chunks of the
same weight sold at Sl25G210: good
aCclimated horses. 1900 TO 1Soo lbs
sold at S150Q $50. with blemished sec
onds, at $25G75.
J. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables, express carloads of green
horses and 40 seconds. The demand
was active, with good clearance
and prices somewhat higher in the
average range. Thsi week there will
be express carloads of green west
ern horses and the usual entry Of !
seconds.
j. I. Brooks at his Traverse street
stables sold carloads of fresh coun-
try horses and IS acclimated Sales
were slow with prices steady. This
week there will be one to two car
loads pf fresh rnilyty,- bprrac IN e