Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-26
Boston Live Stock Market

Offerings of beef cattle were moder1
ated with few choice cattle or cows Of
fered. Western receipts to the slaugh-
ter houses were of good volume. The
market was quiet with prices easy
within the previous range. If offered
fancy steers and oxen would bring
from u to 8ac, with fair to good at 6
to 7Ac, coarse or thin oxen at to &C.
Fancy cows and heifers were in good
demand with average sales closed at
81 to &c. medium to good COWS at Al
to SIC, poor and ordinary cows at 81
to 4kc. Gamer cows, bologna and
slippery cows were in plentiful supply
at to 3ac. Bulls sold at 81 to sc.
The veal calf market was again
over-stocked in small calves. Prices
showed no further decline. Fancy lots
sold at 10@11c with single heavy veals
up to lac. Average mixed lots at SO
&c, drinkers and grassers 5@7c, small
calves 3a@4ac,
The hog market recovered the frac-
tional decline of week ago and yard
offerings. which were light, were taken
promptly at the advance. Western
shipment showed a decrease. Fancy
lots sold at S@SRc, rough at SO &c,
boars at 3@5c, dressed hogs at 930
10c.
Few native sheep and lambs were
marketed. Although the dressed mar
ket advances during the week. prices
at the yards did advance. Western
shipments were heavier and the large
slaughters state that even in the west
there are not many really fat lambs
Of high quality. Sheep sold at 5@Sc
and lambs at 9G13c.
Receipts of mich cows were moder-
ately light. The market continues
dull and unsatisfactory. Fancy cows
sold at $110 to $3.50, good to choice
$65 to $110, and poor to ordinary at
$35 to Sos.
The live poultry market was lower.
Fowl and chickens sold at ESQ 26c,
ROSTERS 1S@20c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March 25-There was an ir-
regularity in the demand for horses in
the various parts of the city. Where
moderate number of horses were of
fered. in the classes thot are in the
best demand at the present time. sales
were active with good returns report
ed. On the. other hand, where ship
ments from western consigners were
heavy, sales dragged and closed at a
loss to the shipper The auction sales
were the poorest end of transac tions
during the past week. In some parts
OF the country the census is taken for
the amount of stock on the farms to
be taxed during March, and buyers
from these sections are ape to put off
buying until April on this account
There were some teams of heavy
green drafters, of 100 to 1900 lbs,
which sold at $500 to $500 per pair.
with not so heavy horses at $500 to
$500 per pair In farm chunks and
wagon horses there was an excessive
supply and these moved slowly at $40
to 1925 each. Good class acclimated
horses, 1900 TO 1900 pounds. sold at
$125 to $225, blemished seconds att SIS
to SIS.
J. c. Keith sold at his Brighton sta
bles eight express cars of western
horses, including all classes and
weights. The auctions were poorly at
tended and bids were backward, the
horses closing out at a sacrifice. At
retail some good selling in heavy
horses. and 20 head of saddle horses
were offered at private sale. This
week five cars are expected from the
west, together with the entries of near
by seconds.
William HurwitZ Sons Co. sold at
their West Canton street stables one
carload of fresh horses from the coun-
try with so head of acclimated horses
The horses were all sold out at fair