Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-08-16
9 1-2c; drinkers and grassers at 90

1-2c; drinkers and grassers at 80
7c.
The hog market was irregular.
Local live hogs selling at last weeks
range of 10q11c, with Western i've
hogs at 9 1-2@10c. Local dressed
at II 3-4@12 3-4c.
Sheep and lambs were in quite
heavy supply but from the West and
New England states sheep sold at 8
@6c., and lambs 8@12c.
The sale Earn was well filled with
mich COWS, and while the market
continues, quiet, prices held within
the previous range. Fancy COWS soid
at s110Gs165; good TO choice COWS
at s65@$11O, and poor and ordinary
cows at s35 to $65. Young stock
bulls at s35 to s45.
Live poultry sold steady, with
fowl and broiler chicken at "a to
CSC. and old roosters at IA to 16c
TUESDAY BRIGHTON MARKET
Beef Cattle-A. NJ. Bags sold 8
cows at 1-oc, and cows at 3 LAC.
+. M. Dana sold 7 bulls at lac:
1 bull at 4c; bull at 3-4c; 8 COWS
at 4 1-4c; l COW at &c; l slipping
COW at . 3-4c; 3 cows at , 1-2c.
Howard Gorges. sold l COW. $50 lbs.
at 8 1-2c: bologna cows at 12c.
Veal Calves-F. NJ. Dana sold II
calves at 7@10c. Howard Gorges sold
4S calves at &C. A. f. Chickering
sold 60 calves, average 100 lbs, at
9 cents.
Hogs-F. NJ. Dana sold hogs, 1900
lbs. at lie, and l boar, $50 lbs, at
five cents.
Sheep-Howard Gorges sold 7
sheep at five cents.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, August 15-Supplies OF
horses ran heavier than a week ago,
and the demand which was dull made
the clearance of the weeks offering
slow, with considerable shading in
prices, although the average range
held at the previous weeks level.
Western horses were offered in two
and three carload lots, where lately
been on sale. There were some good
class horses in all weights among the
green western consignments, but the
really best demand was on acclimated
horses of good condition. One Maine
dealer holding auction sales during
the week in Maine. reported that the
outlook for an active trading from
= L., III oil
promise well, and that there APP
pcared to be no urgent need OF ex-
ira horses for the potato sections.
Both these activities have always
been a feature of the Fall trading.
Seconds We're in moderate supply,
and sold readily enough, but prices
were low.
Good quality heavy green drafters
1850 to 1900 TBS sold at $4,000 31o
with more horses taken at the lower
figure than the top; medium green
drafters. 1850 to 1850 TBS at S25om
800; wagon, express and general pur-
poses horses, 1900 to 400 TBS az
2o5: good acclimated horses.
1900 to 1900 lbs sold at s125 q ESQ;
blemishcd seconds, at $3.50 100.
j. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables . carloads of green western
horses, "a horses from local con-
tractor closing out, and so seconds.
The movement at the auctions lacked
urgency, and the horses were sold
under prices of week ago, and best
bids coming in on the "a head Of
contractors horses, which although
thin. were we'll seasoned horses. with
good working capacity. and this lot
sold up to $175 and $3.50 per head.
This week there will be on sale ;
carloads of green western horses and
the usual entry Of seconds.
J.. /. Brooks Sold one carload Of
glcen western horses, and Is &C
climated and seconds. Trade was
quiet at the previous range of values.
This week there will be one alload
of fresh country horses and so sec
OndS.