Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-10-03

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| lambs 1864. calves 1888. hogs 1850.
, TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
| Cattle los. sheep and lambs 119,
calves $50, hogs IS.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Receipts of beef cattle were heavy,
with decline of u q l cent a
pound in average sales. There were
no fancy steers and oxen offered dur
| ing the morning but a number of
light steers chaged hands at O.
612c. II offered fancy steers and
oxen would have sold at last weeks
prices Of 812 @10c. In COW beef a few
| fancy COWS and heifcrs were offered
selling at @6Ac. with medium to
good COWS q sc. poor to ordinary
cows ~ @3Ac. Bologna, Gamers.
and slippery cows 2 @ 2a4c. Bulls 31a
@Gc.
The veal calf market held fairly
steady at the decline of last week
receipts were moderately heavy.
CHOICE lots of fancy veals sold at 10
a lie. with the bulk of the sales at
10 % 10Ac; average mixed lots at s
q 92c, drinkers and grassers @
&c.
The hog market made a further de-
cline of q cent a pound under last
weeks prices, selling prices being l
cent pound lower than at the same
time a year ago. Yard offerings were
llSht, and western shipments to the
| packers show a decrease-Live hogs,
choice lots sold at 81 @ &c, coane
hogs 7 @ SIC. boars @ sc. Dressed
hogs. 10 oil c.
Sheep and lambs from New Eng
land states showed a decrease. The
market wcs dull, with prices easy
within the previous range. Sheep
sold at q &c, lambs S a 12c.
Moderate shipments of mich cows
were offered for which the demand
was slow. Fancy and graded cows
sold at $125 q $50, with a few head
of extras higher, good to choice COWS
OF 500 a l25, poor and ordinary COWS
$40 065.
The live poultry market was high
er. Fowl at "a q 2Sc, broilers at %
q 26c., roOsters, 10 @ 21c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattlc--Howard Gorges sold 2
steers. 1890 lbs. at 1-2c., and 3
Gamers at lac. p. Simon sold 9
COWS. 1860 lbs at Sc. ]. d. Neylon sold
cows, 1890 lbs. at 3-4c; 2 cows,
! 1000 DIS. at 4c and IL cnaners at &c.
| y. NJ. Bags sold 81 Gamers at &c.
Otis II. Forbush sold l COW at 3-4c;
3 cows at 1-2c; COWS at . Lie; /
| COW. at &c.
Veal Calves-A. F. Chckering sold
! SO calves, 500 lbs, at Sc. p. Simon
| Gorges sold so calves at 10c. Otis H.
Forbush sold calf at l2c, l calf at
/ loo; l calf at s 1-2c.
Hogs-Howard Gorges sold hogs
at &c. p. Simon sold 6 hogs, 1850 lbs,
! at &c. Otis II. Forbush sold stays
at lie. and So on
HORSE MARKET
| Boston. Oct. 1.-The demand for
| horses was irregular. At the auctions
| sales the movement was dull, with
| sales closing below the average of
| the previous week, but at retail the
| demand was good and fair values
! ruled. The demand covered a wider
| territory this week. as sales were
| made outside as we'll as locally. A
| few carloads We're taken for the
woods, and Maine buyers bought a
! small amount of horses for late fall
work. but most of the trade was local
| or to spectators for the country
| trade. There was moderate Of
: ferinS in western horses, but there
was heavy entry of cheap seconds,
| for which the demand was so poor
/ that a larger amount than usual were
| turned IN 10 the abattOlr for killing.
| There was a small demand for sad
| die horses, with nearly all the good
saddlers taken at private sale.
Good quality heavy green drafters,
| 100 to 1900 lbs. sold at S3006S350,
with drafters of 1g50 to 100 lbs at
| $225M $3.50 wagon horses and farm
| chunks, 1900 to 400 lbs. at $3.50
| 1925; good class acclimated horses
were in light supply and sold at 500
| upward according to weight.
| Blemished seconds at S25@s65.
| J. C. Keith sold at his Brighton
| stables 4 cars of western horses. two
! loads being shipped to Maine, one
to the woods, and the other taken
| locally. Prices were lower than a
week ago in the average sales at the
, auctions. but at retail good values
! were received. This week there will
| be two cars of western horses and the
usual entry of seconds. Additionally
% saddle horses will be offered.
William Hurwitz sold at his BOs
ton stables two cars of fresh coun-
try horses. % saddle horses for tho
Packard Riding School, and rs Sec
onds. There was a fair but quiet
demand. with prices nearly at the
sale level as in the sales of the pre-
ceding week.