Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-21

were light. and the market was
steady, with perhaps if any change,
slight fractional favor to the seller.
Dressed meats are in slack demand
and buyers are taking only enough
to keep the killers employed. No
fancy cattle were offered. but good
to choice steers and oxen sold at 6
a l-2c, with poor and coarse oxen
at :; a. &c. Fat COWS and heifers
sold at > q &c. with medium to good
cows at q &c. poor and ordinary
cows at :; a 4c; Gamers and holog-
ma COWS at > q 23-4c; bulls at j q
DC.
Veal calves sold steady with re-
ceipts moderately heavy. Fancy lots
sold at 10 az &c. Mixed lots at y
W 1Oc; drinkers and grassels at j.
q &c.
The hog market was off about -
cent at the packing house. and dress
cd hogs sold at 81 J.. a 10 1-2c At
the open market, live hogs sold
promptly at ST. q Zoe. with the
average a . 1-2c.
The sheep and lamb market con-
tinuCs inactive as far as ~ f., stock
is concerned. Western receipts were
heavier than for many weeks. Prices
are easy with sheep selling at . q
&c. and lambs . "a L. lie
The mich cow trade is very quiet
and will continue so until weather
conditions improve shipping. Not
only is it hard to get the cows to
Brighton, but after arrival buyers
are scare. with fewer sales of large
numbers to one buyer. Prices hold
fairly steady for the best offerings.
O.
good to choice cows at $50 q 500.
and poor and ordinary cows at $40
a SGD. ..
The live poultry market was firm
at last weeks advance. Fowl quote
at - q :Dc: chickens at "A q nc.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattlc-IIoward Georges sold
, fat bulls at sc. A. +. Chiclering
sold l SLIPPERY COW at &c. Z. ID.
Keenan, sold Gamers at . 1.2c. Z.
Simon sold fancy COWS, $500 lhs
at &C.. and 81 n head off: 4 cows. av
$50 lbs at Sic. ID. +. Dana sold
l bull at 4c.: 2 cows. 1900 los. at
Bic: l Cow at 4 lie: 3 COWS at
&C.: cows at l. ic.; ! COW at | dc
and 81 on.
Veal Calvcs-A. +. Chickcrirg sold
AZ calves at 5MlO Lee. ID. A. Walker
3 calves for 500. +. Simon. 10 calves
at Be. ID. +. Dana sold Sc calves. s.
$50 lbs.. at S@10c.; 25 calves, ITO
lbs. at sc.
Hogs-Otis II. Forhush sold 4 pigs
at 1-2c.. and / pig at &c. p Simon
sold hogs at 10c. ID. A. Walker |
boar at &C..
Mich Cows-Otis II. Forhush sold
l springer at $50. +. w. Dana / cow
at 500 and l COW at SIS.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Feb. 20.-It was an off
week at the sale stables. owing ldi &C
~ to weather conditions. The cold
kept buyers away. and it was lard
to exhibit the horses to any ndvHn-
tage. with the streets so filled with
snow. At retail prices held up fairly
firm but less were sold in this way.
and while nearly all the horses we're
auctioncd off by the weeks end
prices suffered. not reaching as high
an average as in the previous week.
Nearly all dealers had a large num-
Der of horses on hand and the
amount included some extra good
draft horses. for which there mas
been an improved demand during
the past few weeks. Acclirnaled
horses that are well seasoned but
have seen short service, and are in
good condition sell rapidly, and bring
good values. There were. fewer
blcmishcd seconds on the market,
and they sold very low as a rule.
Good quality heavy green dra ficrs.
100 to 1900 lbs sold at $3OOns35O
per head. with green drafters, 1850
to 100 lbs sold at s225@s250: both
green and second hand wagon horses
Of 1900 to 1900 lbs at $l35GSc15:
good class acclmated horses. 1900 to
1900 lbs at s125Mso75: blemished
seconds, at $15MS75.
J. G. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables 8 carloads OF green western
horses and so seconds. Sales moved
slowly at lower prices than a week
ago. This week 10 carloads of green
western horses are expected. with
one carload of horses from the Brown
Company. Berlin. n. H., OF wood
horses, this being the beginning OF
several expected weekly shipments
of one carload each.
william IIurtwitz Sons, Inc, kO!d 2
carloads OF fresh country horses and
GO head of acclimated horses. There
WDe q fair demand h,,% MT a. co.t,,<