Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31

,!I hst Watertown and the local
;sssa':gr. e houses Cattle 1858. sheep and
bnps. Zee eek: Cattle 1906, sheep and
Is sSI calves 1921. hogs 25.34S.
hnOs s ear ear ago: Cattle 2096. sheep and
one XIX; isSs Calves 1929. hogs 22.042.
a", waINE STOCK AT MARKET
c.,tl. 90. sheep and lambs .. calves
w. n TnN r. OF THE MARKET
e.ock trains were late in arriving
=. V .hs Yards from outside points, but
.s.rs vas a fair amount of eastern
%,a.'. w.. and New York stock
As;.h came on Monday. There was
w .c,,ve demand for beef cattle,
..,ch sold firm at last weeks range.
M fancy oxen or steers were offered.
IN, some good oxen and steers were
..la A. 6@7c., and a few fancy COWS
.oid At COS 1.2c.. with good cows at
sasc medium cows at 4@5c.. poor
s.rs at 3@3 1-2c. Gamers and
S s cows sold at 262 3-4c.. with
= tew extra at &c. Bulls sold at so
sl.2c.
rhe demand was active and the
stock was taken at last weeks
,.nee. Choice lots sold at 11@12c.,
With average mixed lots at 9@11c.,
drinkers and grassers at sore.
Hogs were in somewhat heavier
mpply at the yards with several lots
weighed in during the morning. Best
lots sold at 1910 lac, with coarser
hogs at 9@10c. Dressed at 10 $40
1l3.4c.
There IS a good demand for the
few New England sheep and lambs
offered and prices show but little
change. Sheep at 5@7c. and lambs
ll@l4c.
The mich COW market has been
weak throughout the entire month,
due largely to weather conditions.
Prices while holding at the previous
range showed a lower average in
the general run of sales. Fancy and
graded cows sold at s110Gs165. with
good and choice mixers at s65MS11O.
Poor and ordinary cows at $3.50 $50.
A few head of young stock bulls sold
1t seO@$40.
The live poultry market was
steady. Fowl quoted at 24G27c;
chickens at 230o5c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-Otis IT. Forbush sold /
fancy COW at SIC, and 1 COW at SIC.
D. A. Walker sold , bulk 249O lbs, at
DC. F. d. keenan, sold 10 cows az.
1000 lbs, at &c, 10 Gamer cows av
800 lbs at $c.65 and 3 bologna cows
at &c.
Veal Calves-Otis IT. Forbush sold
fancy calf at 13 1-oc. and . small
calves at &c. D. A. Walker sold 16
calves. 1870 lbs at 12c and Il calves,
1850 lbs at &c.
Hogs-D. A. Walker sold : hogs at
10 Lac. Otis H. Forbush sold II hogs
It l0c
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Jan. 30-There was a gen.
efa falling off in the urgency of the
demand during the past few weeks,
ana prices were not as high. Roads
nave become more paSSablc and the
need Tor extra horsese is past. Dealers
VINO had prepared for heavy selling
ana had large numbers of horses to
dispose of. worked hard to make a
good clean up. which most OF them
uld by the weeks end. although sac
rlnclng prices to considerable extent
III the poorer offerings. Western re-
celpts were heavy and included some
extra fine teams in the heavier
weights which sold mostly in match
ca pairs. and were taken at $50 to
'Vo per pair. In other classes the
weakness of the market was quite
apparent, especially in the call for
seconds. which had been pretty thor
oughly satisfied at the recent sales.
GOOD quality green draftcrs, 400
70 1900 lbs sold at s3O0M350 with
aIafters OF 1850 to 1900 lbs at S125m
20 per head: wagon horses of 1900
10 !4oo lbs, both green and seconds.
a. sloOQ295; good acclimated horses
iIoo to 1900 lbs at $125M $50; blcm-
lsned seconds, at $15m75.
). Z. Keith sold at his Brighton
s.apes, express carloads of green
western horses. and 100 seconds.
oSies dragged, but the horses were
all sold but at lower prices than a
week ago. This week there will be
express carloads of western horses
ana large number of seconds.
William Hurwitz Sons Co, sold 1
sarioad of fresh horses and rs accli-
mated. Bids were fairly active, but
q = iower range of prices closed sales
IN ~ most cases. This week there will
oe a carload of green horses, and so