Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-16

frsa aggregate of live stock at
o. IN Watertown and the local
sl4 SAY, won ,io Cattle 1884. sheep and
w aq22 calves 5179, hogs 1912.
; Iost week: Cattle 1872. sheep and
,.l i,ie 65t6. calves 1924, hogs l4.0S3.
ni W. ycqr ago: cattle zoos. sheep and
I, 4 n' i 5372, calves 5c42, hogs 14,96..
MAINE SHIPMENTS.
cattle 1871, calves Cos. hogs 80.
TONE OF THE MARKET
stock trains were late, but there
,as fairly large amount of local
,ioc, in early arrival. The beef cat
.la market was somewhat firmer in
,n,n and after a week of dizziness
,jccs were higher for dressed beef.
iarty steers and oxen sold at Z 1-2c
1s ice. with god choice steers and
cxen at 6 1-247 1-2c. Coarse oxen
IA At Sn5e. Cow beef of the bet
+er 4, .des sold readily with fancy
~ cows and hcifors at LEG 6
So Medium to god cows at IL
az t-2c, poor to ordinary COWS at 8
1.o64 Ice. Gamer cows sold at .
80 3-4c. Bulls were offered in good
" numbers, selling at 406c.
The veal calf continues in heavy
sMnnlv but dealers were more will
In ITO give top prices on fancy lots.
Single calves Of extra merit sold up
"a I4c but AVERAGE choice lots sold
= | 2cQ11 1-2c. Average mixed
lo-s at : 1-9cM9 l-2c, drinkers and
rrassers at 5@7c. small calves,
sound 65 lbs. at "A &c.
The hog market was weak, with a
decnee of ga cent a pound. Yard
offerings were scarce, but western
rrcejnts were Of average volume.
Iiy hogs sold at 7 3-40 s Sac. with
tbe average price on desirable lots
* SdS lie. Dressed hogs at 100
10 1:Sc.
Westeyn receipts of sheep and
,smbs were light at the slaughter
houses, and yard offering. The mar
ket is steady, with lambs quoting at
.tqti lie and sheep 4M7c.
The mich COW trade was quiet but
steady Receipts We're moderate.
Fancy COWS sold at s125M175 per
had with few extras higher; good
10 choice cows sold at $65 120. and
Door and ordinary cows at $4006 60.
>Tho live poultry market was I'M
changed. Fowl quoted at ZIG PC.
ROSTERS 1SG zoe; ducklings at 500
i2c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle--R. +. Hobbs sold
!ur Hereford oxen. 600 lbs. at
,.|l-4c; T p. Keenan, sold one bull.
1850 lbs. at lie, one bull. 1900
lbs. at 51-4c. 10 cows. 940O lbs, at
r.. two bulls, 1900 lbs, at 4 lac.
aght Gamers at > 3-4c; p. Simon.
1.-TWO fancy cows, 1900 lbs, at &c. two
COWS at SC; J w. blanchard sold
! one cow at $50, Otis III. Forbush
sold one COW at &c, and 500, one
COW at &c, one COW at 3-4c; one
ctw at Sc; Howard Gorges sold two
I fat bulls, 2ho0 lbs. at &c: a. +.
! Chickering sold fancy yearling,
4 10 lbs, at &c; one bull, 1870 lbs.
and two COWS, 1850 lbs, at 4 1-2c,
and twelve COWS at Sc.
Veal Calyes-A L. Chickering
sod 20 calves at &c. and j. calves
lat SO each; J. W. Blanchard sold 50
Itaiyes at &c and Zoe; Otis II. For
iOush sold one extra calf at 14c; A.
&C. Warner & Son sold 81 calves at
DC and II PC; Fuller Bros. sold 10
calves at &c; z. Simons sold Ii
calves at Sc.
llogs-P Simon sold IA hogs at
f.; Howard Gorgos sold II hogs at
Ec-9c; Otis H. Forbush sold is hogs
st l-4c.
7. HORSE MARKET
. Boston, May 15-There was an
= excellent demand for horses during
1e week, and with offerings de-
creased. sales were made more
quickly, and at a higher average
fflce than at any time this Spring.
taere were included in the western
fonSgnments some extra good rug
FeQ horses in the heavy weights.
& Fhich sold mostly in matched pairs.
MooG%lJO for horses of 5000 to
, P"o pounds per pair All classes of
; E'od quality horses were we'll taken,
} Eut Il at all bemished. prices suf-
= EFea IN consequence, materially.
t'ere were one or two carloads of
: WOOD horses, which sold up to S16o
Fach' according to weight and con-
lhon. These horses have not, how
L 3
NNeh the lumber camps were in full
E,Mg' as now cheap horses are
4 ousht Tor this industry at the be-
!sn.Nlhg OF the season. and they do
: E'ol sand up as well under the hard
C.'nler service. Seconds were in
limited supply. hut all were sold
t.aGLy enough for light wagon
L-"A unless so badly blemished as
10 De condemned.
GOOD quality heavy green draft
H., ~ sold at S125lbS375 per head,
H." green draftcrs of 1850 to 100
Issn, d. 700 q $500; both green and
Ssond- hand wagon horses and
s s%H chunks of 1900 to 400 lbs.
S ua' Sloo q SD with the demand
sse60Ht' good acclimated horses,
AZ" 70 lSS lbs. at S125 q 1910. the
4 bn,samn Ne beng received for heavy
Ilso%iS, fresh from short service.
Il T",Sned seconds at SD q 500.
Is.ot,.C' Keith sold at his Brighton
sso' five express carloads of
'iTbe Wv western hoses, and IS seconds.
re,.;," ade both at the auction and
ITvo wv. was good with prices firm.
lp, y, n".r OF extra good horses. $500
twlcb une pair, sold at $3.50 each.
.ls,9hns was the top price at these
/ 1ere , ,or the week. This week
rf wos WI De on sale three carloads
onds' S'ern horses. and so to IS sec
isolG AZ ~ Hurtwitz Sons Company
two o. .heir Traverse street stables
,lsrsaSs 'arioads of fresh country
|for = anc two carloads to be sold
| Companr N0fthern Bangor Paper
hsryes 81, BIDS were brisk and the
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