Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-05

E T. / /: l.HGs!' :::: g g
F. = X X E 10y, ;;;;......... 10 40
At n. e. D. NJ. & w. Co.
G. S. Lowell ......... 81 8
NEW HAMPSHIRE
AT Brighton
A. +. Chickering ...... 25 so =
Howard Georges ...... IS = 50 =
]. Higgins ........... IS 81 IL
AT n Z D. NJ. & W. Co.
Cotton & Seavey 1914. IS = 2lo
J. a. Clark .......... % - 20
}. W. Brooks ......... IS %
The aggregate of live stock received
at Brighton, the N. E. D. NJ. & w. Co.
and the local slaughter houses:
This week: Cattle 1928. sheep and
latabs 1895. calves 1869. hogs 1870.
Last week: Cattle 1916. sheep and
Ore year ago: Cattle 1922. sheep and
lambs 355S. calves Ais. hogs 1882.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle SO, sheep and lambs 5, calves
TONE OF THE MARKET
Offer longs o beef catele were light,
both from n. Z. States, the West
and York state. The demand was
a ctive with bids quick for the best
offerings. Average sales were made
at IL cent advance, despite the fact
that some killers claimed losses on
that transactions of the previous
week. Few fancy steers or oxen
were offered, but if on the market
they would be bid in at S@9c; good
steers and oxen, at 6MT lie; coarse
or thin oxen at 395 lie: choice
fat cows and heifers sold at l-24
61-2c; good. Al sc: poor so 3 3-4c:
Gamers sold at . 1-4@2 lie, with
slippery cows at = II a &c.
The veal calf trade was transacted
at the same range of prices as
week ago. Yard offerings were
moderately heavy and arrivals at the
n. E. u. NJ. and w. Company were
heavy. The weeks shipment. in
Guided a goodly number of York
State calves. Fancy lots of heavy
veals sold at Hole, with extras ir
small lots or singles up to 15c; aver
age mixed lots at sal 1-2c; drink
ers and feeders Gao 1-2c. Calves 20
lib and under. 5@6c.
Hogs advanced q further "a cent
pound, bringing this week prices
up to the highest point sinve the
year of 1920. The higher market
is due to the higher feed costs and
to the limit production following in
| consequence. Yard offerings were
light, and taken quickly. Fancy
lots, live sold at IL 1908 1-2c:
rough 11@12c; boars 1906 1-2c;
dressed hogs 10 1-24 16c.
Mich cows are selling to a more
| urgent demand, with prices shade
higher for the best grades of milk
ers in average sales. Offerings were
moderately heavy. Fancy and grad
ed cows sold at $1,000 SITS with good
to choice cows at $75 q 1925; poor to
ordinary cows at $5OM $I5.
The live poultry market was firm.
Fancy fowl jobbing lots. 27@ pc;
light fowl "a q 25c; chickens, % q
.. 2Sc; ROSTERS 164 1Sc.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef cattle-A. F. Chickering sold
lbs. at &c. 1 bull. 1850 lbs, at 4c and
Gamers. 1890 lbs. at lac. j. w.
Brooks sold % cows at IA % 4c.
f. p. Prindle sold cows at 3 1-2c.
Robert Cannon sold . fancy cows at
6 1-2c. J. a. Higgins sold 2 Gamers
at 1-4c.
Veal calves-A. F. Chickering sold
30 calves at 6c-l1c. j. w. Brooks
sold 81 calves at &c. J. A. Higgins
sold 80 calves at lie and calves at
sc.
Hogs-D. G. Clark sold IS fancy
hogs at Is 1-2c. J. A. Clark sold 16
hogs 2090 lbs, at 13c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March 3-The past week
showed considerable improvement in
the demand for horses at the vari-
Gus sales stables in the retail trade.
Buyers wanted good horses and when
satisfied We're willing to pay fair val
ues. and they found good line of
horses in all weights. At the auc-
tons bids are running very low on
the western horses offered, SO that
the dealers are holding their bes.
class for the retail trade. In seconds
bids were brisk and they were taken
readily at prices fully equal to their
worth. Western horses are coming in
more literally. but are costing more
money in the west than month ago.
Western farmers are apparently pre-
pairing for more extensive farm work
the coming season and have been
buying more generously than a year
ago. A number of saddle horses
we're offered. but 1t Is still too early
for much interest in this class. Good
quality heavy green drafters 1900 to
1900 lbs. sold at $500 q s4O0 per
head with matched pairs at 1878 q
$3.50 per pair. Drafters OF 1850 to
1900 lbs. green. sold at 1925 a s275
per head: wagon horses. farm chunks
and general purpose horses. If sound.
sold at SITS q s225 good acclimated
horses 1900 to 1900 lbs. at s125 a
$3.50; blemished seconds at $50. q SIS.
j. C. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables two express loads of western
horses and 60 seconds. At retail good
prices We're received, and the seconds
sold quickly to an urgent demand.
This week there will be offerd thre
cars of wstern horses and the usual
run of seconds.
Mckenney Bros. offered one car
lead of high grade western horses.
with so to Is head of seconds. The
demand was active and prices steady,
with higher average on the western
horses. advancing in proportion to
western cost. This week there will
be another Indiana car of horses.
it'll 90 head of acclimated and so
head of seconds on sale.