Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-10

Prices are easter. Sheer sold At 8
08c and lamb 9@12c.
Shipment OF mulch cows were
heavier than weak ago. The mar
ket is steady with the demand quiet.
Fancy and graded 0ws sold at ST..
O. $165; fair to choice COWS $75f'
$125; poor and ordinary cows $4O0
$65.
The live poultry market was high
er. Fowl quoted at 2@ NC; chick
ems, 26@2Sc; broilers u "a &c; roos-
teers 100 1Sc. ~
Beef Cattle-F. d. keenan, sold 2
heifers at 6 lie, 2 vows, av. 1900 lbs.
ct &c, bull, 1860 lbs. at s1-3c.
cow, 1850 lbs. at SC. II cows, av. 1000
his. at 3.4c. 20 cows. av. $50 lbs. at
3 1-2c. and AZ waffle, av. 700 lbs. at
&c. Howard Gorses sold cows. av.
800 lbs. at &c. A. F. Chickering sold
9 Gamer cows at &C.. ]. Cohen sold
2 cows at SC, 2 cows at &c and cows
at &c. ]. d. Neylon sold 50 cattle at
l 3-403 1-2c. J. W. Brooks sold 10
cows, $500 lbs. at 8 lac. and 3 cows.
1900 lbs. at &c F. NJ. Dana sold 3
cows at 5 lac, and cows At 1-3c.
Veal Calves-A. C.. Warner & Sons
sold "a calves at Sc-10c. John Fuller
e Son sold Al calves at 7c-10c. T. D
keenan, sold 40 calves at IL &c. A.,
F. Chickerfng sold 100 calves at 10c,
and 50 light calves at &C. J. D. Neylon
sold II calves, 1920 lbs. at 1-2c.
Otis H. Forbush sold calf at 12c.
J. Cohen. 20 calves 8@13c. P. Simon
sold rs calves, 1860 lbs. at 1-2c. F.
NJ. Dana sold 16 calves 5c-9c.
Hogs-A. F. Chickering sold hogs
at 1Oc. p. Simon sold 10 hogs, 5000
lbs. at SAC. F. NJ. Dana l hog,
400 lbs. at &c, and l hog. 100 lbs.
at 10c.
Sheep and Lambs. Cohen sold
16 sheep at &c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Sept. 9-The first week in
September did not. as was expected.
bring any greater activity to the
horse trade about the city. as ire de-
mand continues extremely dull, and
with practically no call for fresh
western horses. Sales of the week
were again confined to acutions made
up from the entry of nearby seconds,
and to a better grade Of acclimated
horses turned in from contractors or
from firms going out of business.
Although it is a usual feature of the
horse trade for the market to become
duh during the summer months, it
is very unusual to find no opening up
of the fall demand by the last Of
August. To be sure electric trac-
tors, etc. have replaced horse SER
vice in many lines, but there Is still a
wide margin of industries where
horses are still in use. Dealers ac-
count for the slackness as due to a
general dullness Of business where
there used to be good outlet for
their horses, and seem confident that
a little later On the market will be-
come active. A large amount Of
horses were sold during the spring.
many Of which were bought In by
dealers from outside the state which
are distributed amongst the country
trade. which may account for the lack
Of buyers from these points.
Amongst the acclimateds horses Of
fered during the past week were
some good heavy teams, which sold
mostly in matched pairs. at $450@
$50 per pair. Single horses in the
lighter wagon classes were offered in
larger numbers and sold from &1259
175 each. weights ranging from 1900
to 1900 lbs. Ordinary seconds.
and blemished horses sold from $125
down to the condemned horses
which brought merely the price of
the hide.
At nearly all the stables there was
from 50 to 100 head Of acclimated and
secondhand horses offered, with no
fresh western horses consigned for
the coming week.