Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-12-09

mand and pprices in the sales of the
morning. A few fan1T head OF Here
ford steers were offered, selling at
s 1-2m10 l-4c with fair steers and
oxen at 70Sc. Coarse oxen and light
steers were few in number and sold
to a dull demand at 3 1-2W6c. A
limited number OF extra fancy cows
and heifers we're sold at 7WSc, with
choice fat cows and heifers at 3-4
06.S0c. Fair to medium cows moved
at 4@5 Lee. Gamers cows sold lac
per pound III average sales at 5000,
with good slippery cows up to 3-4c.
Bulls were III the usual light supply
and sold from 1-2c paid for DO.
logna bulls to 3-4c@6c for fancy
stock.
The veal calf market has been
weak during the past few weeks,
due largely to the inferior quality Of
the bulk of the lots offered. Really
choice lots Of heavy veals. were
taken promptly at 12W13c, with eX-
tras, in small lots and singles up TO
l5c. Average coed mixed lots sold
at 8 1-2cGl1f lie, with calves of 10U
IBIS at 8 1-2M9c. Light calves under
90 Id at 5@7c.
The hog market continued firm
with no change i'll prices, other than
| what has been due to q less high
quality of hogs on the market from
New England shipments, which are
light. The lots offered include some
over weights, which cuts the value.
Fancy lots, live, sold at II 34W13
lac, rough 1lQ12 1-2c. boars 6 1-2@
Z 1-2c. Dressed >hogs sold to the
packers 14m15c. Western arrivals
are on the increase.
Western shipments of sheep and
lambs were heavier, but those from
n. +. are hardly of sufficient amount
to constitute a market. The few
lots offered sold at: Sheep 5@Sc and
lamb 10@14c.
There was no material change in
the mich COW market, which is &C,
tive and firm. Fancy grade cows
sold at S13501S5. with a few extras
up to $500. Good to choice cows sold
! at $S5@130, poor to fair cows at $50
as.
Live poultry sold higher Fancy
fowl, jobbing lots, csc; light csc;
fancy chickens, Use: light. 26c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-G. L. Lowell sold !
pr fancy Hereford steers. 5000 lbs
at 10 1-4c., and l pr 300 lbs at Zoe.
| X. ID. Pickett sold / pr cattle, 3400
lbs at DC: pr steers, $500 lbs at Sc;
cow $50 lbs at &c; and ! slippery
COW at > Lie. j. Cohen sold q cows,
av 700 lbs at DC; cows, 1910 lbs at
4c.. and Z Gamer cows, av 800 Tbs at
. 3-4c. r. ID. Keenan, sold g choice
cows av 1900 lbs at 6.S0c; cows at
1-3c; % slippery cows at IS 1-4c,
and 40 Gamer cows at 2.60c. ]. Hig-
gins sold > heifers at 1-3c; 13 cows
| at &c; Gamer bulls at ; lie. j
| Gamer cows .av 900 lbs at 3-4c.
Howard Gorges sold l fat bull 100
| lbs at ) lie; & slippery cows av $50
| lbs at . lie, and bologna cows at
> lie. b. Brooks sold ] extra fancy
! Hereford bulh 1920 lbs at top price,
and so cows at ia as 1-2c. p.
| Simon sold o cows at So &c.
! Veal Calves. Higgins sold 81
veals 4150 lbs at Pc: 8 veals 730 lbs
at DC and il calves av 400 lbs at
'Sc. j. Cohen Gage sold % calves at
is 1-2c-10 lie. +. Simon, sold 10
calves at Zoe.
Goats-Howard Gorges / goat for
Hogs-H. Gorgcs sold s hogs. go
lbs av at II 1-2c. F. Simon sold 20
piggS at ljc.
HORSE, MARKET
Boston, Dec. S.-1'here were more
| horses on the market for one week s
selling ggtghan in many past weeks.
| This was due to an improvement in
! the demand and with this turn OF
| the market. has also come a call for
q better class of horses. This weei,
! there were several consignments of
| fresh western horses. and q number
of carloads of medium to good accli-
mated horses. beside the usual entry
/ of nearby seconds. At most of the
stables fairly good cleanup. with
| less than usual of horses to be car
ried over at the weeks end. The
best selling horse on the market to-