Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-17

Inc asErssAte OF i've toch
This Week: 4s Cattle $780, sheep and
lambs sS7s, calves 1853. hogs 1904.
Last week: Cattle Sss7, sheep s sna
'at One year ear ago. s Cattle si7a. Sheep and
lambs s745, calves 4209. hogs 1876.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle l66. sheep and lambs ISL,
calves $50. hogs 90.
TONE OF THE MARKET i.
There was heavy offering OF.
beef cattle at the yards, the bulk<ot
which included Gamers and poor/and
medium grade cows. There has been
an unusually heavy shipment this
fall due to lack of patronage ana the
high feed cost. The market mas
weakened and bids come IN Slowly.
This week while all grades sold pc
low last weeks prices, Gamer COWS
and slippery cows which have held
fairly steady sold lower. ranging
from / 1902 ga. Fancy steers and
oxen IL offered would bring from
S0loc blu tfew were sold. Medium
to good steers and oxen at COZ L &c,
coarse and thin oxen, 3G4c. Choice
fat cows and heifers were in Limited
supply, selling at 546c, with q rev
head Of extras higher; medium 70
good cows. 4@5c: poor and ordinsrS
cows. 2 1903 1-Ac. buiis al sW
5 lac.
The veal calf market was steady
but the tone was rather weak: Choace
lots of fancy veals at l0@1l l-2c;
average mixed lots i--W'
drinkers sore.
There was no change in the price
Of hogs. prices holding at the leVei
NJ the mast two weeks. Receipts were
of fair volume. Choice lots OF I'VE
hogs sold at S99c; coarse fWsc'
dressed hogs 10Q11c., -
There is a noticeable decrease IN
the amount OF New England sheep
and lambs offered for the Boston
market, but western shipments We!e
heavy. At Brighton the marke1 Is
merely nominal, with sheep at 4W 60
and lambs S@13c.
nlentiful for the demand, but there
is scarcity of fancy cows when
sell at s135 to $1S5. Good mixers
which form the bulk of The offerings.
sell at s65Q125, with ordinary or
blemished mixers at, $40Q65.
Live poultry sold steady. Fowl
23m25c, broilers 20Q25c, ROSTERS at
LUZ - TUESDAY SALES
Reef cattle-A. NJ. Baggs shipped
and sold a black, Angus COW OF me
unusual weight 1920 fos and very tat
from Greenfield, Mass, selling at Top
nrice F. M. Dana sold 2 cows al
o1-oc 2 Gamer. cows at &c. Howard
Gorges sold l fat heifer at &c, slip
merry cows at ., DC, 2 bologna COWS at
&c. A. F. Chickering sold 2 buiis,
o1oo ms at LAC. ]. D. Neylon sold
! bull, 1870 Tbs at 3 3-4c, bull, iooo
fos at Sc and IS Gamer COWS, 100 10
500 TBS at &c. r. z. Hobbs l pr. DO
logna oxen at Lac.
Veal calves-A. F. Chickering sold
20 calves av 95 lbs at &c. j. u. Ney-
lon calves av so TBS at lie. i.
D. Keenan, sold 102 calves av 80 lbs
at &c. +. NJ. Dana sold Al calves 40
ia no TBS at &c, &c. r. E. Hobbs sold
10 calves, 2910 rbs at IL 1-2c.
Hogs-J. D. Neylon sold Is hogs at
size and / hog at SC. Howard Cor
ses sold hogs at Sc, heavy hog at
Sc.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Oct. 16-There was gem
eral Improvement in the demand for
horses from that of a week ago, but
not sufiicientiy 80 to please the horse
dealers, who have experienced about
the poorest business this fall for
many years at this season. The local
call for heavy horses was active and
Maine buyers also took off fairly
good number in this class, with
larger amount Of horses in the more
medium weights. Agents for the
lumber camps also bought in larger
amounts, taking both green and sec
onds. There were lot of saddle
horses again offered from the sum
mer schools, but they had been used
hard and thew were hid in. from $50