Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-10-11

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This week: Cattle e0S5, sheep and
lambs 1892, calves 1868. hogs 10,USS.
Last week: Cattle 1878. sheep and
lambs 1864, calves S3SS, hogs 1850.
One year ago: Cattle 1927, sheep and
lambs 6774, calves 4095, hogs 12,574.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET.
Cattle III. sheep and lambs so. calves
So, hogs IS.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was heavy run of all grades
of beef cattle and COWS. Compcti-
ton was restricted and all but the
best offering sold fractionally lower.
Sales were slow in closing as sellers
did not wish to sell at the bids Of
fered. Heavy corn-fed cattle We're
taken readily at 1909 1-2c. Good
to choice steers and oxen sold at
7 1905 1-2, with poor and coarse
oxen at 1905 IL. Fancy cows
and hcifers were taken at 6@6c.
medium to good cows at 4@5c.. poor
and ordinary COWS at 394c. Bologna
and Gamers cows were in heavy
supply and sold at / 3iG3c. Bulls
were in limited supply, selling at
1905 12c.
The calf market was weaker in
tone with fewer calves taking at
top range of quotations. Fancy lots
of choice calves sold at 1-2@11 l. &c,
average lots of mixed calves at Sa
&c. Drinkers and grassers at % &c
Sheep and lambs sold lower by
about l cent a pound than a week
ago, due to a decline in the dressed
sheep and lamb market. Receipts
were light, sheep sold at 3G6c.. and
lambs at 9@12c.
The hog market was off fraction
for average sales, but the demand
was active. Live hogs sold at 90
10 cents and dressed at II $40
II sac.
There was no eagerness to the de-
mand for mich COWS. Choice and
fancy mixers were the best sellers,
and sold at $110@$165, with a few
extras high. Good to choice cows
sold at $65@s110; poor and ordinary
cows at s3O@s65.
The live poultry market was firm.
Fowl quoted at 224@26 cents and
chickens at 22@24 cents.
TUESDAY LIVE STOCK SALES
Beef cattle-J. w. Brooks sold 6
fancy steers. 1880 TBS at s 12c, 2
steers, $500 lis at Sc and AZ cows at
2@4c. j. w. Ellsworth sold | pr.
fancy oxen, 1880 Tbs at SC, 8 steers,
$3.50 TBS at sc, 1 steer, 100 TBS at
SC, IS COWS, 1880 TBS at 4c, cows.
$3.50 TBS at &c. Otis II. Forbush sold
2 cows at 2.35c, and 2 COWS at . 1-2c.
Howard Gorges sold bologna cows
at 2s1-2c. +. Simon sold 2 cows,
1900 TBS at 1-2c and cows at
2 3-4c.
Veal calves-B. F. & r. A. Howard
sold 9 calves at &c and 30 calves at
lie. Howard Gorges sold 80 calves
at 10 IL Id lie Otis H. Furbush
sold / fancy calf at - 1-2c and 3
calves at &c. ]. w. Ellsworth sold Is
calves. 1850 lbs at DC and calves,
$50 lbs at &c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Oct. 10-There was a better
tone to the horse market, although
showed an increase both in
western and secondhand horses,
sales were made more readily and at
slighter higher prices. Some good
sales were reported on the big horses
for which the demand has been very
restricted for the past month, and as
usual wagon horses of all description
were taken quickly, both in tn auc-
ton sales and at retail. There were
a number of saddle horses offered for
which the demand was quite active,
and although in most cases the horses
had been in use all summer they sold
at fair prices. A few special auction
sales Of acclimated horses were held,
from local firms, and bids ran quickly
if the horses were offered in pairs and
were Of sufficient weight, as nearly all
offered at these sales were horses
right from service and in rugged con-
dition
Good quality heavy green drafters,
100 to 1900 TBS sold at s3t0@350 p
head: drafters, 1900 to 100 TBS at
s250G300; wagon horses, farm
chunks. 1900 to 14o0 TBS at s150@250;
blemished seconds, at s25d75.
]. c. Keith sold at his Brighton