Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-03

The aggregate OIL ilNe Stoeh a.
This week: Cattle 1894. sheep and
lambs 401S. calves 2055, hogs 31.422.
Last week: Cattle III, sheep and
one year ago: Cattle 1880. sheep and
lambs 1859, calves 2447, hogs 24.047.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET
Cattle "A, sheep and lambs As, calves
III.
TONE OF THE MARKET
All stock trains were very late, due
to the holiday on Monday and the
market in consequence did not become
active until late in the day. Only a
few sales were made during the
morning on stock arriving on Monday
by train and truck load from nearby
points. The beef cattle market was
steady. 1t offered fancy steers at
oxen would sell at 9@10c. with good
steers and oxen at 6A@c. Cows and
thin oxen at 3@5c Choice heavy cows
and heifcrs at SAGE. Medium to good
cows at 4M5c. poor and ordinary
cows at S@4c Gamers, bOlognas. and
slipperary cows at 1880. Bulk at
SM5ac.
Veal calves were in light supply
and the market showed firm tone,
and the few offered during the morn
ing were taken readily. Fancy lots
moved at 11m12c. Average mixed
lots at ga lie. Drinkers and grass
crs at sore.
There was hardly a quotable market
for hogs at the open market, but no
change of prices were quoted from
the packers. with driven hogs at 10i
q Ike. At the yards live hogs moved
at Sa@109c.
The sheep and lamb market was
dull and inactive. Western receipts
We're light and few came to the stock
yards. There was no change in pric-
es. Sheep sold at 4@7c, and lambs
at 10M14c.
Receipts of mich COWS were heav-
Ter than a week ago. but moderately
light. The market was quiet with
prices steady. The best offerings sold
at S1l0M 100. with good to choice
COWS at S60M 10. and poor and or
binary COWS at $40660. \ few young
stock bulls were offered at S2OG 40
each.
There was no change in the live
poultry market. Fowl quoted at
24d PIC. and chickens at 22G 24c.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef Cattle-Otis H. Furbush sold
one cow at &c. one COW at :; 1-2c. and
two cows at &c; ID. A. Walker sold
four Gamers at &c: J. w. Brooks
sold ten cows at ? and &c.
Veal Calves-D. H. Walker sold 20
grassers at sc, and Is small calves
at So each
Hogs--D. II. Walker sold three
hogs at 1Oc, and one coarse hog at
&c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Mass.-The larger part of
the weeks trading at the sale stables
consisted in selling second hand
horses that were entered from local
firms and people who had horses to
dispose of. as there were but few
green western horses offered. The
attendance at the sales was small
and the horses sold at low values.
This week nearly all the dealers arc
prepared for more business and will
offer several carloads of green
horses. The past year in the horse
market has ruled dull. with prices
hard'to hold under the slackness of
demand. Western shippers have ap-
parently had a larger number than
usual of green horses to sell, and
have often times sent to this market
large numbers even when certain of
no profit, but reckoned that it was
better business to get rid of the
horses at cost than to hold the same
at the expense of feeding and care.
During the year there has been lit
tie call for horses for the woods. and
there has also been only a small de-
mand from contractors, who have in
past years bought good horses, and