Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-28

ings of beef cattle were cleaned j,
offered. Prices were fully as godI
as a week ago. If offered fanT|
steers and oxen would sell at Al
s 12c; good to choice steers anil
oxen. & q &c; coarse and thin oxsI
and steers at q DC. Some ext,
good COW beef was offered, selGp,
at 5 II q 61-4; medium to gog
cows at 4 to &c: poor and ordins1
cows at } q &c; Gamers at 2 n
23-4c. Bulls. ) q 51-4c.
The veal calf market was heayT,
supplied. with a large per cent n
poor calves that sold at q Sl-sI
Fancy lots sold at ~ @ 12c. xa|
average mixed lots at y q lEI
Drinkers and grassers at q T.
The hog market was without 70.
ture. and no change in prices. Lin
hogs at s q 1Oc, dressed at 912 4
~ lie.
The sheep and lamb trade contis
ues inactive at the open market wsI
little n. f. stock offered. Westen
receipts at the slaughter houses wer
of good volume for the season. She's,
quote at . @ &c, and lambs 10 4
13c.
Receipts Of mich cows are ri,
ming light. and there is no vigor |.
the demand. Fancy and grade
cows sold at 500 % S165, good
choice cows. $50 % $40. with ii
poorer offerings down to SIS.
The live poultry market is stead,
Fowl quoted at % q SOC, and chics
ems at ~ 90 pc.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-Otis H. Forbush sid
l fancy COW at lac, COW at ia
and 81 on. cows at SC and 81 j
each, l cow at 4 1-2c, l COW at 2 III
X. f. Hobbs sold heifer, $50 lbs II
4c. ]. d. Neylon sold 2 cows. AZ
500 lbs. at 2 Lee, / COW, $50 lbs a
&c. T. j. Keenan, sold Il Gamers a,
500 lbs. at &c.
Veal Calves-A. c. Warner & Sou
sold 20 calves at 5c-1Oc. RI. FuTs
sold is Gales at 7c-7 1-2c. RE
Hobbs sold calves. 610 lbs at Il
J. ID. Neylon sold 10 calves at :.
Otis II. Forbush sold 8 calves at ls
anu calves at &c.
Mich cows-J. D. Neylon sold
mixers at $40 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Feb. 27-Under heavy r.
celpts of horses the market weakent.
and prices were not quite as high .
a week ago. There was a smaa
amount of business done at retail
that a larger amount was thrown
the auction sales, and at the en-
good horses sold at lower prices thai
for some time past, good wagg
horses moving at S125, with an equl
ly low value on farm chunks an
light delivery horses. The best d.
mand was on the heavy horses al,
these sold at about the prevlon
range. Buyers outside of the lOcA
demand. which was active. WET
mostly spectators buying for resen.
ing. and for them the market VT
wholly in their favor. Too maj!
horses are being shipped from y
west, although consigners claim uA
they are losing money on their sniP
ments, but that loss is less thaa
the horses were held at the expens
of care and feed. There were ~
many seconds offered, but ln'.
were a number of good teams ID ~
climated horses. ,.a.
Good quality heavy green e e,
ers. 100 to 1900 lbs. sold at s ss:s
$50, with matched pairs up 70 W.
drafters CT 1850 to 100 lbs. at IN
250: wagon horses of 1900 to lAuV I'm
at $125@175; acclimated horses ~! ~
to 1900 lbs. at s125V225; oleni''
seconds, $15Q7s. -.
]. C. Keith held at his bris%
stables large sale of IL express a.
loads of green western horses , a"
seconds. The demand was Dach"r
and the horses moved at a love- All
erage. One pair of horses =, N
lbs. were taken at $3.50, while ~
auctions a couple of horses %ra
tons weight sold at $500 eacn a,roua
other good horses Of weight ssa1
s25O6295 per head. Seconu urs
wagon horses and farm cn Gnu mi
light weight sold at slOoWlL,%s, as
week there will be five ca.0A
green horses and 100 secohu' .o,a tst
William Hurwitz Sons 90. se SCI
carloads of fresh horses, ana - Is
onds. Prices were under tnos Sc ii
week ago. but fairly normal IL,
season. This week there "" Al
three carloads Of green no''