Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-04-02

fat cows. Fair to good cows at AZ a
5&c. ordinary cows "a @4ac. Gamers
sold at "a Q2a.c. with slippery cows
at %. @3ac. Bulls sold at 4Q5@c,
with offerings light.
Heavy offerings of veal calves with
large percent of small calves, de-
pressed the market and buyers We're
reluctant to pay last weeks prices
The two extremes were a $3.50 each
for the lightest weight up to l4Q15c
for few head of extra fancy, heavy
single animals. Average, good bunch
lots changed hands at 10M11ac, with
average mixed lots at ia SIC, calves
70 lbs. and under 405c.
The hog market was weak, rejecting
Western conditions, and influenced by
the material drop in the prices of
corn. Western arrivals here were
about the same as week ago, but
showing some decrease. n. Il. offer
ings were moderate. The decline COW
cred from aG1 cent a pound. Fancy
lots, live, sold at 1874 q133.c, rough
12013c, bears, "a &C. Dressed hogs
at 1SG l7ac.
Dairy cows sold at last weeks
range of prices, with offerings fairly
heavy and the demand steady. Fancy
and graded COWS sold at S12JQ l65,
fair to good $50 1875 poor to fair,
$40m65, young stock bulls s20IG0.
The live poultry market was strong.
Large fowl quoted at 30u 32c, light
soc, ROSTERS 1SI23c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-F. l.. Libby sold
Hereford cattle $50 lbs, to s. Solo
mon at sac, raised by Mrs. Alice
Charles, Rome. Me. r. u. Pickett
sold l pr Hereford cattle. 2e0o lbs,
at &C. Howard Gorses sold l. COW,
1040 lbs, at 4lc, 1 cow, 1000 lbs, at
&C / COW, 800 lbs, at &C, slippery
cows at 29.c. J. W. Brooks sold 20
cows at ohM4lc L. r. Foye sold l
pr. fancy steers. 2700 lbs, at sac. A.
ID. Kilby sold l pr. steers, $500 lbs, at
SIC. j. Higgins. ! COW, 7G0 lbs. at &c.
T. D. keenan, sold l COW, 1920 lbs, at
&C, 2 cows. av. 1000 lbs, at SC, and /
cows at &c. Otis II. Forbush sold ,
reactor cows at 424c. 6 COWS at Sac.
cows at 3ac, COW at c1.c, and cows
at &C.
Veal Calves-Otis II. Forbush sold
young calves at l0c. J. Higgins sold
% calves at SIC. A. c. Warner &
Sons sold 81 calves at Sc. T. u. kee
nan sold 100 y. Y. calves at &c, av.
weight 20 lbs. r. d. Pickett sold 20
calves at SIC.
Hogs-R. D. Pickett sold hogs at
13%c. Howard Gorges sold hogs
go lbs, at 1870. J. Higgins sold
hogs, at 1880.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March 31-There WAS
good all round trade in the horse mar
iet the past week, with heavier sup
plies which We're well taken at the
higher prices of the past few weeks.
The retail sales We're especially good.
and took the best of the horses, but
the auctions. too. are now showing
quicker movement with more competi-
ton, and bids are running up higher
in consequence. With this improve
ment in the market, dealers are now
able to offer a better class of horses,
so that purchasers can ind good
horses in all the needed weights, both
in matched pairs as well as singles.
Buyers are on the market taking
horses for their own use. and this is
a great improvement when compared
with so many of the sales of the past
few months when outside dealers
were about the only ones to bid in the
horses at auction and prices ran low.
This week there were some extra good
a cclimated horses, and these are al
ways quick sellers, bringing as a rule
fun value. Nearly all the fresh coun-
try horses came from either iuwa or
Illinois with q few from Ohio.
Good class, green drafters. 1900 70
1900 lbs. sold at S30Od450 per head,
with those of 1850 tol70N IBIS, at S225
ri goo: wagon horses, farm chunks
and general purpose horses. 1900 to
1900 lbs. sound. at s1750 2.5; good
class aeclimated horses in all weights,
~ ST. q 30; blemished seconds at
$:5q 90.
}. Z. Keith sold at his Brighton