Daily Kennebec journal., 1922-08-23

Fancy lots sold at 1-2@11c. with
good lots of mixed calves at Z 1-2@
8 1-2c. Drinkers and grassers at so
1-2c.
The hog market att he yards broke
to the low level Of the western mar
ket. Live hogs sold at 1-4@1Oc, and
dressed at II 1-2@ IL 1-2c.
Sheep and lambs have begun to
| come in from the New England states
in large amounts. Few OF these are
! received at the yards, as nearly all
| offerings are shipped direct to the
slaughtering plants. The sheep aver
aged of poorer quality and sold 1
! cent lower at 295c There were some
extra good lambs which sold up to
13 1-2c. AS is usual at this season
Of the year mich COW receipts were
heavy. The market takes all the
weekly shipments. butt he demand
is slow for all but the best COWS.
Fancy cows sold at $11oG165, with
good to choice cows at $60011o. and
rpoor and ordinary cows at $4,000.
Young stock bulls at $35G45.
The live poultry market was higher.
Fowl uoted at 26G &c; broiler chick
ems at 81 @ 2Sc and old roosters at IA
| q 16c
| TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
| Beef Cattle-P. Simon sold 2 cows
at 4 lie; cows at 4c., and .
bologna cows at &c. A. F. CHECKER
ing sold / slippery COW at 1-oc.,
and l canner at &C. J. D. Neylon
sold COWS. 1900 lbs. at &C., and 4
| cows, $500 lbs, at 2 lac. D. A. Wal
ker sold bulls at 4c.. and can
ners, 22s0 lbs. at 2 lac. Otis Fl.
| Furbush. sold / bull at lac, and
81 on.
Veal Calves-B. F. Coward sold %
mixed calves at 10c. +. NJ. Dana sold
I extra fancy calf 240 lbs, at iac..
and 19 calves eGSc. D. A. Walker
sold 2S calves 611lc. A. F. Chicken
ing sold S. calves at 1-2c. Howard
Gorges sold As calves at Ice. p.
Simon ] calves at 10c
Hogs-B. F. Howard sold hogs at
10c. +. NJ. Dana sold ! hog. 500 lbs,
at &C.; ! hog, 4l0 lbs. at &C., and |
boar, SO lbs. at 4c. Howard Gorges
sold hogs at i &c.
Sheep and Lambs-D. A. Walker
sold 3 sheep. $50 lbs. at &C., and 10
lambs, 40 lis, at 13 1-2c.
Mich Cows. d. Neylen sold 9
COWS at $40 each
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Aug. 22.-I.ast Weeks
trading in horses vas nearly the
poorest of the year. and consigners
after paying expenses must have lost
money on their shipments to this
market. Practically there was No
market. as there were few buye,s
oul' and these we're nearly all spec
uia'ols. who took the horses for the
most part because they found they
couid huy cheap. At some of the
stables horses were held over ratber
thah to let them go at sacrifice
put 1he larger part We're cleaned mn
pE the weeks end. There was n
1alrly large number of seconds on
sale, but they ran to horses mo,
were l'ilh ana had seen hard service
tood quality heavy green draftcrs
i'Vo 10 1870 lbs, sold at SnSOM $3.50.
medium draflers of 1900 to 100 Ibs
at s-30 $3.50; wagon, express and
general purpose horses. 1900 to 14of
IDS. were taken at s1o5@so00.
piemlshed seconds at S256s75. with
number sold at the price of thej,
hide.
j. {. Keith sold at his FRICTION
stables carloads of green western
horses, including some extra good
animals. These sold at good s2f
per head below the prices of week
ago. paid for the same class O,
horses. This week there will he or
sale carloads of green western
horses and the usual entry of sec
onds.
j. |. Brooks sold at his Traverse
street stables l carload of fresh
country horses and 50 seconds. Trade
was dull, and prices easy. This week
there Will he one carload of fresh
horses and 81 seconds.