Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-02

stock at the yards, with the excep-
ton OF part of the Maine stock
| train. The beef cattle market was
active with q fair amount of stock
I offered in all grades. One pair of
fancy steers sold at 8 1-2c., and one
| fancy COW at &c. These two sales
| representing the top prices in beef
| The. range Tor fancy steers and oxen
| was from Z 1908 lie. good steers
| and oxen at G 1907 1-2c. Choice,
fat cows and heifers at 6@7c; med
| ium to good cows sold at 5@6c; poor
| to ordinary cows at 4G5c, slippery
cows 80 3 Sac. Gamer COWS at 20
3-4c. Bulls were selling alta leo
! Sic. with the average sales of
| bull beef made at 4@4 3-4c.
| The veal calf market continues in
| heavy supply. Fancy lots sold at
| . 1-2M11c., with good mixed lots at
! sos 1-2c. Drinkers and grassers at
| 5@1c. Small calves moved in most
| sales at &C. but sales were reported
| as low as &c for calves of IS to sc
| pounds.
The hog market was firm at the
| recent range with heavier shipments
s 1893 1-2c., and dressed at 10 $40
| IL lac.
The sheep and lamb market is
! merely nominal at the yards, not
| half u dozen being offered. Sheep
| quote at 407c., and lamb at 100
| ii 1-2c.
| There was a quiet demand for
! mich cows, which were in moderate
| supply. Prices were n shade higher
! on fancy COW, which averaged of
| good quality. These sold at $125@'
| $175. with good to cboice mixers at
$750s115. with poor and ordinary
cows at s40@ SOS.
| Live poultry sold steady, with
fowl quoting at 27@2Sc, and ROSTERS
| at 1SG20c.
Held and fed at Brighton for ex-
rortation during the week were 81
| cars Canadian cattle and 3 cars
! sheep, to be shipped by Shamberg
! Company
TUESDAY SALES
Beef cattle-J. w. Brooks sold 1 pr
, fancy Hereford steers, 2930 lbs at
s 1-2c and s cows at 1-2@4 1-2c. Il.
ID. Keenan, sold l bull, 1850 lbs at
4 L. and s COWS av 1000 lbs at 1-2c.
| i. NJ. Dana sold bulls 2190 lbs at
| \. Young sold / fancy COW, 1900 TBS
at &c. A. +. Chickering sold , bulls
at 1-4c, l slippery COW at 3 Sac, l
! slippery COW at Sc, / Gamer cow at
/ , 1-2c. Otis II. Eorbush sold l COW
1890 lbs at 8 1-2c, l COW, $50 lbs at
> 1-2c. Howard Gorges sold cow at
1-2c, l OK at &c, bologna at &c. p.
J Simon sold cows at I410 lbs at
I 1-2c, bull, 1920 lbs at sc, cows,
| 1850 lbs 4. 1-2c, cow, $50 lbs at
! &c, > COWS, 1910 lbs at 3-4c.
J Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
fancy calf 100 lbs at Is 1-2c. 1 calf
at 15c, / calf 100 lbs at &c and 4
| calves. ESQ lbs at &c. A. +. CHECKER
| ing sold IL calves at &c and 8 1-2c.
| A. c. Warning & Sons sold 33 calves
/ at 4c-Sc. Fuller Bros. sold "A calves
| at 4c-Sc. T.. M. Dana sold '9S calves
| at Gc-Sc and Sc calves at 12c. Z.
| Simon 13 calves, 1900 lbs at Sc.
! HoSs-A. T.. Chickcring sold 10
hogs az 225 lbs at 9 1-2c. p. Simon
sold 5 hogs, 1920 lbs at &C.
| HORSE MARKET
| Boston. May There was a gen.
| crous supply of horses offered at the
| various sale stables about the city,
and the demand was of sufficient ur-
| gcncy to clean up the horses at prices
! fully as high as n week ago. There
| is an excellent demand for the big
horses, both in those Of the drafter
! type and wagon horses. The demand
! for seasoned and second hand horses
is in excess of tho supply, as such
horses for the past few weeks have
been offered in decreased numbers and
outside of q few special sales fewer
| entries have come in. Several car
loads of wood horses sold to advan-
| tagc, for although the horses coming
on the market at this season are thin.
they are as u rule in condition and
| rugged.
| Good quality heavy green drafters.
1900 to 1900 lbs sold at S300@375,
with drafters of 1850 to 100 Tbs at
| S25OmS00: wagon horses and farm
1 chunks, 1900 to 400 Tbs sold to a
| brisk demand of Sl50m225; good class
acclimated horses. 1900 to 1900 lbs at
| $15OM250; blcmishcd seconds at SIS
| @125.
| J. G. Keith sold at his Brighton sale
! stables, 4 carloads of western horses
! and rs head of accilmated and Sec
| onds. The demand was active with
| prices steady. This week there will
be offered carloads Of western
horses and from SO to 100 head Of &C.
climated and seconds.
William Hurwitz Sons Company
sold at their Traverse street stables
2 carloads of fresh country horses,
load of wood horses from the Berlin
N. H. and l from the Northern Paper
company. The horses moved readily
with prices firm. In addition to the
sale of commercial horses at the
| Traverse street stables, the firm will
sell at auction 100 head Of saddle
horses at the Packard Riding school,
Brighton avenue, Allston.