Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-10-15

at Brighton T sS the n. i. b. N. & W. co.
and the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 2624. sheep a ana
Last week: Cattle 2075. sheep and
lambs 3322, calves 2S4l. hogs 1882.
One year ago: Cattle 24S0, sheep and
lambs S67S. calves 2769. hogs 1908.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 1876. sheep and lambs 1874,
calves 44S, hogs 140.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Competition in the beef market
was restricted as the Jewish buyers
were not actively on the market due
to another holiday Arrivals We're
not heavy and few fancy animals
were offered. The best lot of steers
sold at &C., and the highest bid on
fancy cows and heifers was lie In
the sales of the morning. No show
cattle came in this week. Fair to
good steers and oxen sold at Ga &c.:
coarse or thin oxen at j 1-2@5 lie;
poor to ordinary cows at SO &c: fair
to good cows Al &c; choice fat cows
and heifers at 1-2@6 lie; Gamers.
bologna and slippery cows sold at
1 "a q &c. Bulls sold to a duh de-
mand at ) 1-2@ &C., with offerings
light.
The veal calf market was fairly
steady with Prices holding within the
previous range. but with the poorer
lots selling a fraction lower. Fancy
lots Of heavy veal sold at 110D 12c..
with average mixed lots at SO 10
1-2c. Drinkers and grasser calves at
6M &c, with calves 20 lbs and under
at 5MGc.
The hog market made a further
1-2c advance, making new high
record, making a lac advance In
the past three weeks. Fancy lots of
rough 100 lie: bears. 3 1-2M5 lie.
Dressed hogs to the packers at ii 3D.
OILS lac.
New England arrivals of sheep
and lambs are on the decrease with
the fall shipments to date below
those of q year ago. Western ar
ter houses for the week were of good
volume. The market is duh, with no
change 1 nprices. Sheep sold at j
q &C.. and lambs 0@ 12c.
The demand for mich cows was
much the same as in tho past few
weeks: good for choice heavy milk
ers and dull for ordinary cows.
Fancy cows sold at 1926 q $165: fair
to good cows $75 q 1925; poor to or
binary cows $35 q $G5; young stocs
bulls S201 $50.
There was no change in the live
poultry market. Fowl sold at 22ap
&c: roasting chickens. 26027c:
chickens % &c: ROSTERS 16M 1Sc
TUESDAY SALES
Beef catlle-J. w. Brooks sold 8
steers. 1920 lbs, at SC and 10 cows
at a &c. =. Limon sold cows.
$500 Tbs. Mt 8 lac, cows ALSO lbs,
at &c, 3 cows, ALSO lbs. at 3.65c, 90
cows. 2480 lbs. at &c and cows 1900
lbs. at 2 l &c. r. u. keenan, sold go
slippery cows at lac.
Veal calves--A. c. Warner & Sons
sold 81 calves at &c a. 10c. John
Fuller & Son sold 80 calves at 8 1-2c.
r. d. keenan, sold sc calves av. 40
lbs. at 1l1c. r. Limon sold 10 calves
lily lbs. at z lie. J. W.. Brooks
sold 3S calves at &C..
|. Hogs-P. Limon sold IL hogs 7oeo
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Cct:, 14-There was a very
dull business transacted at the vari-
Gus safe stables about the city, with
no encouragement for the coming
weeks trade for which there win be
larger number Of western horses
than for any one week in the past
three months. A few carloads Of
fresh country horses were on sale.
but outside Of the retail sales the
demand was lifeless, and buyers
seemed more inclined to take horses
that could be bought cheap than
looking for quality. What good class
fresh horses were taken at private
sale sold at fairly good values. but
the seconds which were bid in at
the auctions. as well as the green
horses sold poorly. Many horse deal
ers cancelled their cors:znments Of
western horses expected for last
weeks trade. and the larger part Of
the horses came In from nearby con-
tractors, and business firms closin1
out. Some Of these were good con
0itioned horses, and sold too low for
the quality.
Good quality heavy drafters. ae.
ciimafed and green sold at S27y "a
1925. with 1drafters OF 1850 TO 100 lbs
at $500 q $3.50; wagon horses. farm
chunks and general purpose horses