Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-02

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steers, coarse or thin oxen were in
very limited supply, selling at I, IL
% lie. Extra fancy cows sold at
IL % SC. with the excepting in
one fancy heifer of HOO lbs selling
at !Oc. Good fat cows and heifers
SOLO at o0D6c, medium to good cows
5000, poor cows 3 IL q 3 3-4c,
Gamer cows 2 IA @ Sc, with slip
perry cows at 2 1-2 @ 12c. The
run Of the yard, in bull beef, sold at
4 % B S.4c, with few fancy animals
around &c.
The veal calf market was steady,
with prices fully as good as a week
ago. Fancy lots OF heavy veal sold
at l! IL @ 13c,. with extras, mostly
single, picked calves up to 16c. Aver
Of calves at 8 q 8 1-2c. Light calves
~ lbs. and under 5 IL q z lie.
The hog market has held steady
ana with no change during the past
Iour weeks. Western arrival for
November showing an increase of
lao hogs above those of October,
but showing a decrease of $500
hogs under the receipts Of Novem-
Der, 1O24. At the Brighton Yards
Offering of N. z. hogs are confined
to- a few small scattering lots, as
few are available outside of the
home demand. The demand here
readily absorbs all offerings. Live
hogs. fancy sold at IL "a q 13 1-2c,
rough III q II lie. boars 9 IL a
Z lie, dressed hogs 14@15c. Mich
cows were in moderate supply and
included all grades of cows. Fancy
extras up to S1S5. Good to choice
mixers at SS5 @ $50, poor to fair
cows $50@SO.
Live poultry sold steady. Jobbing
prices follow: Large fancy fowl and
chickens 24@26c; small 1S@22c:
leghorns 19@22c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef CATTLE. ]. Kelly bought
fancy steers, $3.50 lbs at lac, and
fancy heifer. 100 lbs at 10c. T. d.
keenan, sold 2 heifers at &c, 2 cows
at SIC. 3 bulls at 4kc, 80 cows at
SIC, and SO Gamers 'at 2.60c. e. p,
Pundle sold s cows at &c. J. w.
Brooks sold II cows at 2Ac a SC.
{. F. Gage sold 20 head at 2ac a
SIC. c. w. Mcclure sold 2 bulls
at &c and Is Gamers at 2.S5c. J.
Cohen sold cows, av. 1000 lbs. at
&c, 4 COW. $50 lbs at 5kc, Gamers,
av. $50 lbs. at 2 &c. r. D. Pickett
sold 5 heifers at $3.50. 2 cows at
sac. and Gamers at SIC. j. Hogan
sold ! steer. 1920 lbs, a; 61ac. and
heifers, 1900 lbs. at &C. Otis Fl. For
bush sold 1 COW at $50 and 81 off.
l COW at sc. and 81 off. cows at 4c.
cows at SIC. and 81 on ca, COW
at 3.10c, and 4 cows at 81 c. P. Simon
sold cows. 2420 lbs. at SIC, and 20
cows, 21,400 lbs, at 4c.
Veal Calves-A. d. Kilby sold As
calves at 1Qc. c. H. Mcclure sold
16 small calves at sc. j. Cohen, 25
calves, av. 100 lbs, at 10c.s r. D.
Pickett sold IL calves. $50 lbs. at &c.
+. d. Keenan, sold 100 VT. calves at
Z q size. c. F.. Gage Is calves at
61ac % Toe. P. Simon sold calves.
800 lbs. at lac, and 10 calves, $40
lbs at 10c.
Hogs-P. Simon sold hogs, 2O7O
lbs, at 1Sc..
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Dec. 1.-The improvement
in the demand for horses. still con-
| tinued. and the supplies which were
light were more readily cleaned up
then in previous recent weeks. Only
one carload of fresh western horses
came into the city. and these were
sold at retail mostly in matched
pairs, the lot including horses of
1900 to 1850 lbs, One of the best
pairs, 300 lbs was sold at 500 by
]. C. Keith and was an extra fancy
pair. There was an excellent lot
OF acclimated horses offered in
good condition from short service,
and these we're taken quickly at firm
values. Outside of the local eX-
change OF horses for general team
ing purposes. the best outlet for the
trade was for the lumber camps,
Maine buyers being on the market
and buying in generous numbers.
Good quality fresh drafters. 100
to 1900 lbs sold at $500 q $3.50 per
head. with those of 1850 to 100 lbs
at 1926 q 1915: wagon horses and
general teaming horses Of 1850 to
1850 lbs sold at $3.50 q $500; ordin-