Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-05

In the past year, with the average
quality inferior. During the year a
few fancy animals, well finished,
sold at 6G7c, but the average run
OF the yards sold at range of IL
as 1-2c.
Receipts Of veal calves while un-
der those Of 1923, have been ample
for the demand, with an average
shipment of 2500 to $500 head week
II from the farms of New England.
While practically all the calves re-
ceived here are northern. with
good valume from New York in the
spring, the market has been affected
by competition in the shipments OF
western dressed veal shipped here
At times the market has been VerE
weak, and unsatisfactory, with stock
difficult to move, rejecting conditions
in the dressed veal market. Prices
have fuctuated from 12M1 1-2c p
lb. but the years average has been
almost the same as in the previous
wear. Choice lots of heavy veals
have been sold at a range of 10 l-2W
10 1-2c, with fancy calves or extra
weight, either in small lots or sing
giles I'D to 13@15c, with few safes
of show animals. mostly of the or
ker type, at 17@20c These hlSh
prices were of coursethe exception
ard are only given to show what
such animals will bring. Inc eN-
treme range of low and high for mix
ed lots ran from II PC when the de-
mand was dull up to 10 1-2c, WhHn
urgent. Drinkers ana grassers sou
at much the same figures OIL ~ ~
during the entire year. Llsht ca co
have been shipped In large numbers
Spring and Fall. and the average
pricer eceived vJs &c, with sc tnI
extreme low, which cane III Ept conn ~
the first week of which over oooo
caIyes we're marketed at Boston.
The hog market opened in the year
of 1929 at SO low a range of prices
that there was no profit in Shipping
New England hogs to this mai ke,.
Shipments were therefore llmten'
some weeks showing less than Il
hundred head marketed, and Boston
was supplied with western hogs
bought at so low figures as 10 GU
out competition from New Eneiahu'
The demand was good at all tunes,
and buyers favoraed home trace py
raising western prices at the open
market. Prices were at the lowest
point in January, and the lrSt tiifer
weeks in July, when eood IoIs ~ ~
live hogs sold at lZWo 80 ~
with dressed hogs. at 9M9 S-4c, after
which the market advanced shaTplS
! 3-4c in a single week, continuing
to advance with slight fluctuations
until the peak was reached IN me
week of October 14th, when hve
hogs sold at II 14@12 1-4c ana ~
3-4m15 lac, dressed. after whlcn
nrices broke until live hogs We're
selling at 1Om1O 12c and dressed at
12 1-4@12 3-4c. holding at this ieIel
continuously until the last two Weeks
of the year when an advance o. ~
came. AS prices advanced l5rleiltoil
buyers secured the country Tor noss
to shin here. and the tempting prices
brought out more hogs than was
thought to be in the country, ana
more we're seen at the yards than At
any time during the past Two years.
When prices were at the top SUI
stantial profits were MADE lor i"e
farmer who had hogs to sell ana 'le
simmer who was lucky enough 10
find hogs to buy. ,
The sheep and lamb market haS
been without feature, inactive ti'e
greater part of the year, with nearly
all the supply coming from the
West, At the open market few were