Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-02
FINANCIAL NEWS
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few head of heavy cattle being in
cluded, with more CHASING strictly
fancy. Good oxen and steers sold
at I-217 1-2c., with coarse and thin
oxen at 495c. The general tone for
all grades of beef COWS was weak
and dull, and the scale houses were
practically deserted after few early
sales. II offered, fancy cows and
heifers sold at 546c.; medium to good
cows at 3-494 SIC; poor and or
dinary COWS 2 3-403 "a Bulls were
in limited supply and sold steady at
4G5 1-2c. Bologna and Gamer COWS
az 2M2 SAC.
Veal calves we're in lighter supply
hut the quality averaged good. Fancy
lots Of picked calves sold at 1-2G
1lc-. with mixed lots of average
quality at 7Gi9c. Drinkers and gras-
sers at 567c.
Tie hog market showed decided
weakness with decline of Il cent
pound on both live and dressed hogs
Live hogs sold at 1910 "a. and
! dressed at IL 3-4Ml3 ga. Receipts
were light at the Yards
There was a somewhat larger
number Of New England sheep and
lambs offered at the market but the
demand continues quiet. Sheep sold
. at "a &C. and lambs aMloc.
The barn was filed with miIch
COWS, and tho amount included some
extra good heavy mixers. the hest
! COWS selling at S1f0IS160. Good
average COWS sold at s654s110. with
Il large number of inferior COWS at
! S351ssc. a few young stock bulls
sold at s35@s45,
! Live poultry sold lower with fowl
| and hroi'ers. at 24Go6c; old roosters
at 141l6c.
TUESDAY WATERFOWL AND
| BRIGHTON SALES
Reef Cattle-A. NJ. .Baggs sold
fancy heifer. 1850 lbs, at &c, COWS
at 3 &c. and 20 COWS at o.60c. Otis
| II. Forbush sold l COW at 1-2c, l
COW at 3 4c. COW at &c and 81 off
and COW at 3 l-2c. r. F. Howard
sold cows at 3I4c. Howard Gorgcs
sold I cows at 3 LA 4 1-ec
| Veal Calves-A. F. Chickering sold
- calves, 1900 lbs. at &c. Howard
Georges 3S calves at &c. B. F. Howard
S calves at &C.
Hogs-B. +. Howard sold 3 hogs at
10000 Howard Gorges sold hogs
At lnc Otis II. Forbush sold hogs
At 10.6Oc
Lamhs-Howard Gorges sold >
| lambs, 20 lbs. each. at l2c.
HORSE MARKET
| Boston. Aug. 1.-The weeks trading
| IL horses showed a better tone to the
market: which was encoura ging. when
considering that there were heavier
supplies than for several weeks past
! 70 he disposed. Prices averaged
somewhat higher. due in part to bet
; ter quality in the horses offered, and
| to the fact that more buyers We're a
| tho sales Wagon horses still con-
! iinuc to be the best sellers, and there
| is a large number taken each week.
both in green horses and seconds
| Sales were made to all the New Eng
! land states, and while a great many
| Were bought for resellinc. still there
were quite a good percent taken for
use on the farms.
| There We're some extra good heavy
/ HrdftHrS offered and these We're sold
at $3000 315 per head. for horses OF
! 100 to 1900 lbs, with drafters green
| of 1900 to 1900 lbs. at S950n 500: wag-
| on horses Of 1900 to 400 lbs sold at
$l10f, 225; good acClim3ted horses of
a range Of 1900 10 100 lbs. az sl25Gu
23o: hlemlshed seconds al S2JT 49,
| j. &. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables | carload of Iowa horses. 1c5
: horses from Il government training
camp. and - seconds. The horses
moved quickly at fair values, with a
Iood cleanup reported. This week
: the sale Will be almost wholly Of sec
| Ond-hand horses.
| J. |. Brooks sold at his Traverse
street stables. ! carload of fresh coun-
try horses and 80 acclimated Sales
/ were reported at about the same
i range Of values with n quicker move
ment TO the bids at the auctions. and
i fair amount of retail business. This
! week there will be on sale . carloads
or fresh country horses and IS ac-
china ted.