Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-02-14
TONE OF THE MARKET

TONE OF TIE MARKET
Tho movement of the stockyards
was retarded by the storm, which
gcncralN tied up almost all lines of
transportation. The beef cattle mar
Eet was inactive and although Offer
insS We're light, buyers did not care
much TO trade even at lower prices.
The market was off IL to l cent,
rejecting the dull demand for drcs-
scd beef Ii offered fancy steers and
oxen sold at ia 1-2c. Good to
choice steers and oxen at 6G7c: poor
and thin oxen at 33M sc. The weak
ening Of the beef market was espe-
cia ~ noticeable as the sales of COW
beef. Few sold above 4c.. but few
extras were taken at 4 lea 5 g. 4c.
Medium TO good cows at 3-4G4 1-2c
Gamers and bologna COWS at 2@2 IL
9. Bulls at 3D5c.
Veal calves We're in heavy supply
with large shipments Of New York
state calves. The market was weak.
Best lots sold at 1OG12c. with few
single animals of especially merit
higher. Average lots of mixed cal
YES moved at SM10c, and drinkers
and graSSers at 5M &c.
No hogs were seen at Brighton
during Tuesday A. NJ. There was IL
ttlll tttiiIlt INt il'SS at o ~ "
10c and dressed at 10U11C.
The sheep and lamb market while
largely nominal at this season. took
4 somewhat easier tone. rejecting
tho dressed meat market. which is
lower. Sheep sold at 5G1c, and
lambs at 10u &c.
The mich COW trade was quiet.
Prices held within the previous range
but more COWS sold from S6oG10O.
than at somo of the recent sales
Extra cows soil from sl20G165 and
poor mixers down TO S35.
The live poultry market was high
or by about . cents a pound. Fowl
quoted at aSU SOC, and chicken at
24M27c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-A. +. Chickerins sold
l bull. 1910 lbs. at 1 12c, and slip
perry cows. 1000 lbs. at Sc. Il. ID.
Keenan, sold 6 COWS. av. 900 lbs. at
3 1-oc. and IL Gamer cows. av. $40
lbs. at . 1-2c. Otis ii. Forbush sold
l COW at 8 &c. and 81 off. p. Simon
sold l COW at sc, and l COW at &c.
Veal Calvcs-Otis II. Forbush sold
! fancy calf at lac. calf at &c, and
1 calf at Sc. A. l.. Chickering sold
Sc calves at lie. =. Simon sold 6
calves at S lee.
Hogs-P. Simon sold II hogs at 1Oc.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Feb. 13-The horse market
was quite active during the week
with horses taken at a higher aver
AGE price than a week ago. This was
encouraging as offerings were heavy
both in green western horses and
nearby seconds and acclimated
horses. Buyers were in attendance
at the sales from all the New England
states and bought horses for rcselling
at home and for the lumber camps,
the latter sales being the first of the
kind in many weeks. Some good sad
die horses were offered at one of the
stables to the retail trade, but as
rule the offerings were wholly COM
mercila horses, with more plentiful
supplies in the medium weight
horses than the heavier types. There
were no special sales of contractors
horses this week.
Good quality heavy green drafters
1900 to 1900 lbs. sold at S300@350;
drafters, green of 1850 to 1900 lbs. at
S2250275; wagon horses of 1900 to
14O0 lbs, green and seconds at $1,000
225; good class acclimated horses,
1900 to 1900 lbs at S150@175; blem-
ished seconds, at $25@100.
j. C. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables carloads of green western
horses and IS seconds, together with
a lot of 20 well finished saddle
horses which We're sold at private
sale Bids moved more quickly and
the horses sold at higher average.
This week there will be 8 express
carloads of western horses on sale.
William Hurwitz Sons CO. sold 2
carloads of fresh country horses and
rs acclimated. The demand was ac-
tive with prices firm. This week the
firm will offer at their, Traverse street
stables > carloads OF + fresh. country
horses and so head 'of saccfin1a ted,
with few special sales Of contrac-
tors horses.