Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-14

the buyers need. In most cases
holders of dressed beef were well
supplied for this weeks demand, but
expected q thorough clearance by
tne weeks end. The aggregate Of
Ierlns included q large percent of
peer to fair cows selling at 495c,
with good fat cows at 5 1-2 a 6 1-2c.
with few head Of extra fancy cows
e 19Sc. There was mono of the
nne showing Of prize cattle that
were the feature of last weeks mar
ket. The best lots sold at IL IL q
II lie, with good to choice at 90
lie, coarse or thin oxen and light
steers at COS 1-2c. Gamers sold
at an average of 1-4c advance, at
1-2 @ &c, with slippery cows at
3 Ia % 3 3-4c. Bulls were in light
supply, selling at q 5 1-2c for av-
erage grades and up to &c for fancy
stock.
The calf market was firm at about
lie advance. Average mixed picked
lots l2913c and extra fancy single
calves up to 15c. Thin calves sold
at % U lie. Drinkers and grass
ers 6@7c. Calves 80 lbs and under
8 % Z 1-2c.
The. hog market was lower by
$40 owing to heavier western re-
ceipts. Yard offerings were light,
but sales were made slowly. Fancy
lots live sold at IL IA 90 IL 1-3c,
rough Hop. 81 boars 5@6c, dress
ed hogs 15@16c.
The sheep market is dull, with
low prices ruling for the average
quality of N. Z. stock offered, but
for really fancy lambs the demand
is active at 14015c, with common
to good lambs at 10 q 13 1-2c. Sheep
sold mostly at 6@7c..
There has been weaker tone to
the mich cow market since the fall
run of mixers arriving at the
Brighton Yards has been SO heavy
and the demand il good for none but
the best grades. Fancy cows sold
at $3.50 @ 1855. with good to choice
cows at S!5 10, and poor to fair
cows at $40 @65.
There was no change in the prices
paid for live poultry the past week.
Large fowl, jobbing lots, sold at 25
@26c,- light 20 a 23c, heavy chickens
20 q CSC, light 20@23c, Leghorns is
920c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beet cattle-Robert Common sold IL
fancy steers at 12c. j. w. Brooks
sold 20 steers to av. &c and AZ cows
at 2 1-4@4 Lee. r. L. Wonnell sold
l pr. Hereford steers, 1850 lbs. at
lie, ! cow 1880 lbs. at &c, l Gamer
cow at 2 3-4c. F. d. keenan, sold
Is cows at sc, 10 cows at 3.60c, 3
bulls at 4.70c and SO Gamers at 2
and 3-4c. Howard Gorges sold
cows av. 1000 lbs. at 4c and bolog-
no cows av. 700 lbs. at 2 SAC. r. d.
Ticket sold l pr. steers, 2400 lbs. at
10 1-2c, l bull at Lee j. Higgins
sold cows at 5 1-4c, cows at 3
and lac and 2 cows at &C. p. Limon
sold cows at 1850 lbs, at sc, . cows
1850 lbs. at &c and COWS at Sc.
Veal calves-R. d. Pickett sold 20
calves at lie. p. Limon sold 2S
calves, $3.50 lbs, at 10c.
Sheep and lambs-F. o. Thompson
sold 80 lambs av. IS lbs. at 13c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Oct. 13-The demand for
horses about the city sale stables
showed an improvement in the trad
ing of high class fresh horses, with
the sales of these confined almost
wholly to the retail end of business.
as the auction bids are running too
low for high grade. horses. These
sold up to high values, q few of the
extra choice horses of 1900 to 1000
lbs. selling at 400@$450. At present
the best demand is for mediumly
heavy horses in the wagon class,
with q good outlet to the milk men.
Little call has come for wood horses
so far, and dealers are not anticipate
ing much trade this winter from this
source. There was an abundance of
second hand horses, but few really
market, the best of these coming In
from the ice companies who have be-
gun to ,cut down their service. There
are still a good many saddle horses
offered, returned fro mthe summer
school camps. but most of these are
very ordinary horses. and are sold
for general purposes.
Good quality. heavy fresh country
drafters, 1850 to 1900 lbs. sold at
| $4,000 $500 per head, with those OF
1850 to 1900 lbs. at $2500s300; wag-
on horses, fresh, sold at $115@S225
in weight of 1900 to 1900 lbs, with
seconds in the same weight at $3.50
@ $175; ordinary seconds, useful
horses. sold at $75@s100, with blem-
| ished seconds from S25@$50.
. j. C. Keith sold at retail about 80
| head of fresh Illinois and Iowa hors-
es, the best of which brought $200B
| $500 per head, leaving about the
same amount unsold for this weeks
trade. In seconds there were about
SO head put up at auction, largely
cheap horses selling at low prices
This week there will be in addition
to the horses on hand one freight
load Of western horses and SO to 10
head of nearby seconds. including
some heavy ice team horses.
McKenney Bros. sold one express
car of fresh Indiana horses, of 140O
to 1900 lbs, selling at s250@s450 per
head, and rs head of seconds. There
was some improvement in the de-
mand, but on the whole the weeks
trading was quiet. This week there
will be another carload of Indiana
horses, and 100 head Of seconds. the
latter including number of saddle