Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-02
FINANCIAL NEWS

were bid for as low as 1 1-cc. but
sucn pids were rejected. the popular
price Tor these being &c, against
i--Q3 3-4c OF a week ago. Bulls
were IN heavy supply and sold at
on l-2c'in average sales. All sales
closed slowly. The calf market was
again mt by material slump in the
demand and prices suffered a fur
tners decline of 1@1 lie. Current
prices cut off all profitable business
ana Shippers were fortunate that
came out even on this weeks trad
ing: Fancy lots moved at 9m 1Oc.
average mixed lots at 6 1-2dS 1-2c.
drinkers and grassers 4I6c. Light
nogs sold steady at last weeks
range. Western shipments to the
packers are running heavier, and
western prices are at a low level.
New England hogs are in light re-
celpt, with a more profitable home
market than here. Fancy lots sold
at the Brighton yards at 7@7 1-2c.
rough Ga 3-4c. boars So &c. Dressed
hogs to the packers at o 1-4@9 3-4c.
There was no sheep and lamb
market at the yards. Prices are
somewhat easier in sympathy with
lower dressed meat market. Sheep
quote at 5d Sc. lambs 90 16c.
The mich COW trade was quiet,
with receipts heavier than a week
ago. The market is weak and un-
satisfactory. Fancy cows quote at
SllOq $50, fair TO good cows S65 q
Sl10. poor or blemished cows at S35
a 500: A few young stock bulls sold
at $20d $50.
The live poultry market was
% q Csc, ROSTERS 16@ 1Sc.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-F. NJ. Dana sold 1
cow, $50 lbs at &c, and 1 Gamer COW
at &c. I'D. Keenanssold 3 bulls, av.
100 lbs at 4c.. and II cows av 1900
IDS at 3.1Oc: ]. w. Brooks sold S
COWS at 2@3 lie. A. F. Chickering
sold 2 cows av 1000 lbs at lie; /
COW, SOO lbs at &C.. and Gamer
cows at &c.
on Veal Calves-Howard Gorges sold
6O calves av ITO lbs at Sc. J. w.
Brooks sold So calves at Sc. A. F..
Chickering sold 96 calves at case.
Otis H. Forbush 1 small calf for
5000 F. NJ. Dana sold IL calves at
90 &C., and IA calves at safe.
Hogs-F. M. Dana sold 5 hogs H.
90 lbs at D 1-2c. A. F. Chickering
sold : hogs, 500 lbs at &c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. July ALI trading in
horses about the city sale stables
during the past week was extremely
dull, more SO, even than at the last
rev sales at which the demand has
ruled dull. Few buyers were out at
the auctions excepting dealers from
OUTSIDE, and they did not really want
tne norSeS for an urgent demand.
out buying in for future selling on
account of their cheapness. At re-
tail better prices prevailed and near
ers disposed of their best horses to
this end of the trade, but even here
the weakness of the market was
manifested, and lower values ruled
There were but few carloads of
fresh horses offered and they clos
ed out at prices which barely cover
ed frst. cost. In blemished horses
mostly badly foot sore, the demand
very poor. both for seconds and
green horses, and prices ran law.
There were but few good class ac-
ciimated horses offered, and these
sold to better advantage than the
fresh horses of the same weight.
Good quality heavy green drafters.
lIoD to. 1900 sold at S275 q $500 per
head with green drafters, 1850 to
100 lbs at $500 q $3.50: wagon hor-
, ses and chunks, 1900 to 400 lbs at
$3.50 q 5000; good class acclimated
horses. 1900 to 1900 lbs at S11O@
$l15; blemished seconds, $156$65.
j. {. Keith sold to a slow demand
express carloads of green horses
and TO seconds. The top price on a
green horse for the weeks trade.
was ESQ for horse of 1900 lbs.
| Eleven ponies sold at S65 S12j
each. Some of the blemished wes-
tern horses sold as low as S65 for a
| morse of 1900 lbs. This week there
| VIII be two cars of western horses
offered.
William Hurwitz Sons Company
sold ~ head of acclimated and sec
ond hand horses. The demand was
dull, with prices on a lower level in
average sales.