Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-05
TONE OF THE MARKET

Receipts of live stock, considering
the holiday were larger than expect
ed. Fewer shippers were on the
market but quite large amount
came in from the west and other
points during the week. Beef cattle
were in moderate supply and the
market was dull with stock selling
easy at last weeks prices. Fancy
steers and oxen sold readily at Sm DC
with a few extras higher. Good to
choice steers and oxen at "a Sc. with
a few coarse oxen at L. as lie.
Fancy COW beef were in quick de-
mand at SOS lie; with medium to
good cows at l. as 1-2c, poor and
ordinary cows at 3 - a 4 1-2c. 70
logna and Gamer cows sold at > ] =
as 1-2c. Few bulls were offere j.,
selling at q as lie.
The veal calf market was weak
and prices were no better than a
week ago. Fancy lots of veal sold
at $ Il a Zoe, with good mixer lots
at las 1-2c. Drinkers and grassers
at safe.
The hog market advanced IA cent
a pound. the first change in prices
for the Boston market in the past
two months. Live hogs sold at II q
! l 3-4c and dressed Is II q IA Ia.
There were a few more New Eng
land sheep and lambs on the market.
but prices are merely nominal with
sheep 4G6c and lambs at 9@12c.
Mich cows were in duh demand,
practically no buyers being out on
the holiday for this line of stock.
Shipments were light. Fancy cows
sold at $40 q $50; good to choice
cows $50 q 40. with poor and ordi-
nary cows at $35 q 60. The live poul-
try market was irregular with fowl
roosters. 169 1Sc.
TUESDAY WATERFOWL AND
BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-J. Cohen sold 4 extra
fancy oxen $40 lbs at top price. fed
by Charles Day, Lee, \. H. A. F.
Chickering sold 6 cows. at 1-2d4
1-oc. A NJ. Bragg sold . oxen g650
lbs, . oxen, $3.50 lbs and oxen, 2S40
lbs at Lac and % COWS at 1-2c
Otis II. Forbush sold l COW at SC, and
81 off and cows at 1-oc.
Veal Calves-A. r. Chicllering sold
43 calves, 4200 lbs at &c. Howard
Gorges sold 81 calves at &c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, July 4.-The weeks trading
in horses was rather dull, and al
though receipts were light. the auc-
ton sales moved slowly, and only the
small amount Of horses offered pre-
vented a decline in prices. At retail
better sales We're reported. Just at
present there is only a small call for
the heavier commercial horses. but
this is usual at this season. Wagon
horses aid farm chunks were taken
readily enough and there was n small
trade for horses for summer resorts
which included some saddle horses,
as we'll as general purpose horses.
TIL ebulk of the trade came from out
side buyers the local demand being
very quiet. Acclimated horses were
in limited supply and where the quail
ity was good, were. taken quickly at
good values. Ordinary seconds sell
low but promptly.
Good quality heavy green drafters.
1900 to 1900 lbs sold at s30od35O per
head. with drafters, freen, of 1900 to
1900 lbs at s2o59275: wagon horses
and farm chunks at s1506225 for
horses ranging from 1900 to 400 lbs:
good acclimated horses 1900 to 1900
lbs. at s125@275: blemished seconds
a. $256100.
]. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables ? express carloads of green
western horses and so seconds. The
demand was far with no change in
values paid. This week there will be
5 express carloads of western horses
and the usual entry of nearby sec
onds.
J. I. Brooks sold at his Traverse
street stables carloads Of fresh
horses and Is acclimated.
The horses were bid in slowly, but
prices held fairly firm. This week
there will be about the same amount