Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-06

howard GoTSes ....... SO 50 i
J. Cohen ...... % IL -
'Goats.
AT N. Ed NJ & W. Co.
J. v. Brooks ........ - = 81 IL
Z. f. Gage ........... Is - Is -
The aggregate OF 1--we stock at
Brighton. Watertown ard the local
slaughter houses.
!, Thu This week; Cattle 24ss. sheep and
Last week: Cattle 1906, sheep and
lambs 1898, calves 294S, hogs 1874.
One year ago: Cattle 1907. sheep and
lambs 5000, calves 1917; hogs 2l,67S.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle Go. sheep and lambs 40 calves
AGO, hogs 81.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was a heavy :un OF beef cat
tie offered, and the market was ac-
tive with a good demand. Buyers
tried to break prices a quarter of
a cent on all grades of beef cows, and
concessions were the rule. This
week there was a small number of
fancy steers and oxen, selling at s.
1899 Lee with fair to good oxen at
7 1-20S 1-2c. Cows or thin oxen at
3 1905 1-2c. Fancy COWS sold in
average values at 6Il7 Lee with
more sales closed at the lower figure.
Medium to good cows sold at La =
5 "a, poor to ordinary cows at g.
3-4G14 1-2c. Gamers sold steady at
1-462 3-4c with slippery cows at
2 3-4G03 1-2c. Bulls were in moder-
ate supply with the demand dull at
3 LEAFS 3-4c.
The calf market was steady with
no material change in either demand
or prices. Fancy lots Of heavy Veals
sold at HOE 3-4c. average mixed
lots at 8 1-2GD10c drinkers and grass
ers 5Q7c Calves unier so lbs at
5G6c.
The hog market was steady with a
good demand at last weeks prices, no
further advance being noted. West
crn shipments to the packers were
very light, but there was n notice.
able increase in yard offerings,
tempted out by the higher market.
Fancy lots sold at 1-4610c rough.
76S 1-2c boan 3Cl5c, dressed hogs
12412 Lee Mich cows sold to a
quiet trade with prices firm within
the recent range. Receipts for the
Wednesday sale were lishtr than a
week ago Fancy and gradd cows
sold at S125Q les. with good to choice
at S75@125 Poor or blemished cows
sold around $4,000, with ordinary
cows SCOTS.
The live poultry market was steady
chickens at 25Q30c, fowl, 21423c,
roosters 16117c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-A. +. Chickering sold
I bull, 1000 lbs at 1-2c. F. NJ. Dana
2 lac. Howard Gorges sold bulls.
av. 1900 lbs at 4 lac, and 1 COW,
900 lbs at 1-2c. c. F. Gage sold Z
cows Mt 3G5 lee. ]. w. Brooks sold
good steers, 4010 lbs at SC. and 6
cows at 1-4G4 1-2c. T. d. Keenan,
sold 1 cow, 1140 lbs at &c, bulls av.
900 lbs at &C. 140 cows, av. 900 lbs at
$40, 100 cows av. $50 lbs at lac.
40 cows av. $50 lbs at IA.
Veal Calves-F. NJ. Dana sold 8
calves 5c-9c. A. F. Chickering sold
81 calves av. 40 lbs at &C, and 10
calves. 20 lbs at &c. A. c. Warner &
Sons sold 33 calves at SC. John Full
Ter &c Son sold Sc calves at 6c-10c.
Hogs-A. F. Chickering sold 81
hogs at 9 1-2c. F. NJ. Dana sold s
hogs, 5c-10c. Howard Gorges sold 10
hogs at 10c.
Sheep and Lambs-A. F. Chicken
ing sold lambs Mt 12c and l lamb
at 1UC. howard 1OESeS SOiu o goats
for $50 for the lot.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Aug. 5-The horse market
was inactive with but a small amount
OF business transacted throughout the
entire week. Dealers were prepared
for the slack demand and there were
but one or two carloads of green
westerns offered, with the bulk OF the
horses put UP at auction nearby Sec
onds. and these did not class up as
we'll as a week ago. At nearly all
the sales these horses averaged up
to so to 20 head. and bids came in
slowly and the offerings closed at
fully as low prices as have been seen
this year so far. The demand was
largely local, with a few agents buy
ing for the country trade.
Good quality western drafters, 1900
TO 1900 lbs were in limited supply and
sold at $500 1325. with drafters of
1850 to 100 lbs at s215G2 35; wagon
horses. farm chunks and general pur-
pose horses. nearly all of which were
turned in locally were bid in at