Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-09
of the stock offered. Offerings were
fairly heavy for Labor Day ship


ment.
The beef cattle market was strong
for all fancy stock, but weak and
unsatisfactory for ordinary and in
termediate grades. There were no
really fancy steers and oxen on the
market and offerings Of fairly good
oxen and steers were confined to a
few small lots, the best of which
sold at a s 1-2c. Coarse oxen pa
light steers sold at a 1-2c. Elk
ira fancy COWS were limited to a
few head and sold in one case, at
least on high as &c, with the aver
age a SC for choice fat cows. Far
to good cows sold at 3-4 q Sac.
Gamers sold at 2 q 2 Lee with the
best slippery cows at 3D. a 1-2c.
Fancy bulls were in quick demand
at IL q 6 1-2c with ordinary at
q sc.
The veal calf market was firm,
with the supply just sufficient 10
make for a good demand with some
competition of fancy lots, which sold
at II IL q IL 1-2c with extras up
to IA 1-2c Average mixed lots sold
at 9 q lie. Drinkers and grassers
at 6 q &c Calves 70 to- 90 lbs. at
8 a s 1-2c with lighter weights at
sc. Western arrivals of hogs were
heavy but yard offerings were light.
The demand was active but the
larger par: of the hogs shipped We're
too heavy to bring top prices. The
market was steady. Fancy lots, live.
sold at IS q 10 1-2c. rough II a IL
Lee. boars 6 IL q 7c, dressed hogs
at 16 q lie.
There was no special feature in
the market for sheep and lambs.
Western arrivals were of good vol
ume, and while there is an increase
in n. E. marketing the supply from
the latter source is comparatively
small. Sheep sold at a Sc and
limbs 9 q 15c. ~
The heavy shipping of mich cows
continued with the market active
and steady. There will be an in
crease in the demand for milk now
that the schools are opened. and
should stimulate the demand for
dairy cows. Fancy and graded cows
sold at SIPS a $165. good to choice
cows at SIS a $l25. poor to ordi-
nary cows $40 q Sos. Young stock
bulk, $50 q .s65.
The live poultry market was firm.
Heavy fowl sold at an advance, job
bling lots at % q 29c. light fowl %
a csc; broilers, heavy. 81 q 29c,
light, "a a 26c, roosters Ice.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-G. S. Lowell sold 10
oxen, av 1900 lbs, at lie. c. F.
Gage sold IL steers. $4,000 lbs, at
Z lie; 4 steers. $3.50 lbs, at 5 lie:
and l Gamer COW, $40 lbs. at 1-4c.
d. +. Donovan sold l pr. oxen, $3.50
lbs, at &c; / pr of oxen, 2660 lbs,
at 1-2c. Otis H. Forbush sold
fancy COW. $50 lbs, at lac; l COW.
$40 lbs. at 1-4c; l COW, $40 lbs, at
DC: = cows at ; 1-2c and ] COW at
3 lac. Howard Gorges sold fancy
fat COW. 960 lbs. at &c: l COW, 060
lbs. at lie: and 4 bologna cows
at lac. ]. w. Brooks sold cows
at 2q4 lie. T. d. keenan, sold
cows and l bull at 1-2c and cows
at &c. f. NJ. Dana sold l choice bull.
400 lbs, at &c; bull, $50 lbs, at
4 1-4c; and Gamers at &c.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
fancy calves at lie. E. E. Cum
mings sold 40 calves at IL lie. C.
F. Gage sold so calves at - a
lie. D. +. Donovan sold II calves
at 13c. F. NJ. Dana sold 30 calves
at 5@9c.
Sheep. NJ. Dana sold / sheep,
$50 lbs, at &c.
Hogs-C. F. Gage sold 6 hogs at
II q 13c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Sept. S.-The horse mar
ket in the average trading of the
week was dull, but at some of the
sales there was a little more vigor
to the demand, and with sufficient
inquiry from buyers to encourage
the dealers that the long period of
dizziness might show some improve
ment in the next two weeks. There
were no fresh horses offered, but
the offerings in seconds covered all
grades of commercial horses, the
best demand for which was in fairly
heavy horses weighing around 1900
to 1000 lbs. Most of the draft horses
offered had seen hard service and
few were bid in above $3.50 The
western market continues active
with prices strong.
Heavy draft horses, seconds, 1000
to $500 lbs, sold at 5000 go, with
those of 1900 to 1900 lbs at $175 @
225; wagon horses from 1900 to 1850
lbs sold at $125 q 165; badly blem-
ished seconds at $15@75.
]. c. Keith sold about so head of
seconds of ordinary horses to a dull
demand. No fresh western horses
were expected for the coming week,
but the auction sale will be sup
piled with nearby seconds.
Mckinney Bros. sold so head of
seasoned horses, some Of which were
In good condition and were bid in
at fairly good values. This week
there will be one carload of fresh