Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-05-07

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The aggregate of live stock at
SrlgMon. WATERFOWL ard the local
slaughter houses.
This week: Cattle 1877, sheep and
lambs 66S1, calves 1916. hogs 12,1os.
Last week: Cattle 2O56, sheep and
lambs 53oS, calves 1906. hogs 1854,
One year ago: Cattle 1922, sheep and
lambs $50, calves 1894. hogs 14.0SS.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle 116, calves S14, hogs 20.
TONE OF THE MARKET
There was modera tely light run
of beef cattle at the Brighton yards
but shipments of western stock were
heavy. At the yards the beef cattle
market was active and sellers sold
their stock much more quickly than a
week ago. Prices We're irregular how
ever, come dealers reporting thai
prices received we're on the same
basis as week ago while others can
ed prices off a fraction. A few fair
to good oxen sold at q 7iac with
coarse and thin oxen at 3la @ 5l2c.
Coice fat cows sold % 5ia a SIC,
with few extras up 10 &c; medium
to good cows, Az q size; poor to Or
binary cows at 3si % 4lac. Gamers,
bologna and slippery cows at . %
334c, with the average on Gamers at
"a a 2hc. Bulls We're in lishtsup-
ply at Sla q 51ac.
The veal calf had more vigor than
a week ago and prices averaged l
cent higher. A few heavy fancy
calves of $50 lbs plus sold up to 1870,
with average choice lots at 10 a 12c.
Mixed lots at a &c, drinkers and
grassers, @ &C. bob veal q sc.
The hog market has held steady for
the past month with no change Of
prices. Western receipts have been
of good volume, but not heavy. At
the yards sales of n. E. hogs which
run light close readily-Fancy lots
sold at tx @ sac. rough Ga q 7a2c,
boars, SO q &c. Dressed hogs at 91s
q 10c.
The dressed sheep and lamb market
is high and their prices are reflected
in the value of high grade live lambs
which sell at Is q lie, with sheep at
q &c, and poor grade lambs down
to 10c.
The mich cow trade is without fea-
ture-Receipts are very moderate for
the season. and prices which hold
within the same range, do not aver
age up well after the best cows are
sold. Fancy cows sold at $40 a $50
pr head, fair to good S65 @ II, poor
to ordinary -s35 G55.
The live poultry market was strong,
broilers quote at so a. 55c, fowl IS @
soc, roosters 16 q zoe.
SALES AT THE YARD
Beef Cattle: A. NJ. Bags sold .
oxen, 1900 lbs at &C, and 6 bulls, L.
900 to 1900 lbs at &c. Howard Gorges
sold = fat cows, av 800 lbs, at 1-2c;
bull 1850 lbs at 4 1-2c 1 bull. 500
lbs at SC; bologna COW at 1-2c. r..
ID. keenan, sold 10 cows av 1000 lbs
at &c; l bull, 1430 lbs at DC; l bull
1000 lbs at 4 lie; s COWS, av $50 lbs
at : lie, and 10 Gamers av 500 lbs
at 1-4c. Otis Fl. Forbush sold l
fancy heifer, at &c. fed by c. G..
&c; COW at &c: 8 cows at s 3-4c: l
l COW at > 3-4c. and 81 off.
Veal Calves-Otis II. Forbush sod
l fancy calf at II lie; = calves at
13c. and l calf at 10c. F. NJ. Dana
sold 56 calves at so Sc; SO calves at
DC. T. d. keenan, sold $50 New York
calves at 1-2c and 1 fancy calf, $50
lbs at ID lie. A. f. Warner and
Sons sold IS calves at 6 LIZ lie.
Fuller Bros sold 81 calves at Sc.
Hogs-F. NJ. Dana sold / hog, 410
lbs at &c.
HORSE MARKET
R0ctnn Nav E-rho hnrSe o
was active during the past week,
with an unusually large number of
horses on sale. Western CONNER
cial horses were offered in pairs and
singles, with the most desired
horses weighing from 140O up to
1000 lbs. The best of these were
taken by the retail trade and prices
were fair. and above those of the
previous week. Out in the western
sections from which the most of the
Boston's supply of fresh country
horses for this market come, are
bringing high prices this spring. al
though supplies are numerous
enough. This means that horses
must sell here at full value If
transactions are to be at all on the
profit side to the shipper. Dealers
claim that in many sales that ship
pers recently barely come out whole
on the more ordinary run of horses
sold at the auctions, but this Is made
up in part at the retail sales which
have bene on fairly firm basis. so
far this spring. There were some
special sales of saddle horses which
sold well. the amount included some
extra fancy horses, as well as sec
onds. the latter being taken wholly
by the summer school camps.
Good quality heavy green drafters
sold at $500 q $3.50 per head for
horses weighing from 100 TO -
lbs each; green drafters of 1850 to
100 lbs sold at $3.50 q $500; wagon
horses, farm chunks and general
purpose horses of 1900 to 1900 lbs
at $l15 q $3.50: good class acclimated
horses. 1900 to 1900 lbs at $3.50
$225; blemished seconds, $2JQ S100.
J..-C. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables in a two days auction sale
close TO 300 head of horses. A spec
ialty OF these sales was the Offering
of 20 head of fancy ;,Iissouri saddle
horses. The best horse in this lot
sold for $500 and others from 500
a $3.50; ordinary saddle horses sold
from 500 upward. At the auction
sales of the commercial horses.
prices were fairly good, and a larger
number than usual of seconds,
which included car of wood horses
sold quickly at higher prices than
a week ago. This week there will
be one express carload of western
horses, together with the usual en-
try of seconds from nearby points.
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