Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-06-18

was paid. but thin cows and Gamers
were taken more readily and at last
weeks prices. A few pairs Of choice
steers were offered and taken
promptly at Sfbsc.. with fair to good
steers at 1-2G7 Sic; coarse and
thin oxen at 3 1895 Lac. Choice
fat cows and heifers, s s.4oe 1-2c:
fair to good cows. 4Q5 lac, poor
to ordinary cows s@4c, Eanners.
P3 3-4c. Bulls were In limited sup
ply selling at 4Q6c.. with average
sales at and 1-2c.
Receipts of veal calves were
heavier and the market was weak at
1@2 cent decline, in all grades ex-
cepting fancy calves. The latter sold
at 10@12c., with some extra, in sin
gle up to 13c. Average mixed lots at
1-2@9c. Bob veal at SC. Drinkers
and grassers 5c@7c.
The sheep and lamb market Is
nominal. as few came to Boston
outside Of the western shipments.
Sheep quoted at 5Gsc; lambs 100
lie.
The hog market was steady, selling
at the same prices both in live hogs
at the open market and in dressed
dressed to the packers. western re-
oeipts are increasing, but n. e. hogs
continue to be shipped in small lots
The demand il active. Fancy lots
sold at SOS 1-2e: rough 6 lag
7 3-tc;. bears 314c; dressed hogs
$500 7-sc.
The mich COW market was quiet,
with a slow demand. Receipts ran
heavy. Fancy and graded cows at
Sl20@s165; fair to good cows, SS5
gs11do; poor or damaged cows $40
Qs6O; young stock bulls $20@$eo.
The live poultry market was
at 32@3sc.. and boosters i4nl6c.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle-A. F. Chiekering
sold 2 fancy steers. 26O0 lbs, at SC,
bulls, $500 IBIS, at DC. 1 COW, 40
lbs, at &c. J. w. Brooks sold 1 pr.
fancy steers, 3070 lbs, at 8 Sac. T.
d. keenan, sold 4 bulls av 1850 lbs
at 1-2c, Z cows av $40 lbs at A LIE,
and lO Gamer cows. av T5O lbs, at
: 3-4c. ]. Cohen sold . cows. 1850
lbs, at &c, cows, 300 lbs, at 4 1-oc,
IL cows at 3 1-2c. Otis H. Forbush
sold 1 cowtat DC and 81 OF and 1
COW at &c and 81 on. Howard Gorses
sold 5 bulls, av 1000 lbs, at Sc and
bulls av 900 lbs at 4 3-4c.
Veal Calves~Otis H. Forbush sold
calf at 13c, 1 calf at 12c, 1 calf
at lie and 1 calf at Toe. j. Cohen
sold 10 calves, 1850 lbs, at 1oc and
3 calves at Sc. r. NJ. Fuller sold
81 calves at 6c-10c. A. c. Warner
& Sons sold % calves at GEO. l-2c.
A. F. Chickering sold SO calves, 7O2O
lbs. at &c and IL calves, 11SO lbs, at
&c. +. NJ. Dana sold 20 calves 10 &c
and 20 calves 4-6c.
Hogs-A. F. Chickering sold
hogs at>Sc. J. Cohen sold 4 hogs at
Sc. Howard Gorges sold 8 hogs at
Sc.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, June 1.-THE demand
about the city sale stables was some
what better than a week ago, and
as supplies were light at all the
sales, the movement at the auctions
was more rapid and better prices
rule in consequence. There were
but a few carloads OF fresh western
horses coming in, but at nearly all
the sales dealers had in this class
number left over from the previ-
Gus sales 50 that the market had a
suff1ciency for the demand. There
were few special sales of good sec
ond hand horses that were we'll TAX
pairs. Buyers from outside the
State took the larger part Of the
horses.
Good quality heavy green drafters,
100 to 1900 lbs, sold $500 a $50 per
! head, with drafters OF 1850 to 100
lbs selling at 5000 q $50; wagon
| horses, farm chunks, and general
purpose horses. 1900 to 1400 lbs.
: both in green and second horses
sold at $3.50 q o15; good class accli-
mated horses, 1000 to 1900 lbs, sold
at 1925 q 225; blemished seconds, SIS
@75.
J. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
| stables 9 carloads OF western horses
I and So seconds. Sales were made
| to northern New York and Maine,
This week there will be 3 carloads
of western horses and the usual ems
try of seconds.
William Hurwitz Sons Company
sold At their West Newton street
stables % head of acclimated horses
part Of the number being offered
at special sales. The demand was
fair, with prices holding at about the
same level as in previous recent
sales.