Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-09

The aggregate of livestock received
at Boston:
This week; Cattle 1887. sheep and
lambs 5579. calves 2SS9, hogs $3.50.
Last week: Cattle liza, sheep and
lambs 320S, calves 3s2S, hogs 1854.
One year ago: Cattle 1878, sheep and
lambs 4495. calves 1856, hogs 1s,5O7.
TOTAL SHIPMENT FROM MAINE
Cattle 1873. sheep and lambs l. calves
647, hogs 1852.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The beef cattle market was in
light supply and owing to the scanty
supply all good stock was bid in
promptly with prices well Sustained.
But when 1t came to the lower
grades. especially Gamer cows, bids
came in slowly with prices off about
Lie. Only one pair of fancy cattle
were on the Brighton market,
which were offered at 10 1-2c There
were but a few head of oxen offered
selling at Z IL q s 1-2c, with coarse
oxen at 6@7c. The best COW beef
sold at 6@6 1-2c. One extra heavy
COW in the latter class tipped the
scales at 1900 lbs. and brought
. 1-2c. Fair to good cows sold at
"a a D 3-4c. Gamers at 3 Ia
q 3-4c, with slippery cows at
j "a q lie. Few bulls were Of
fered, selling at 5q6c in average
trade.
The calf market was strong, with
more competition, which brought
prices up from 1-2 q lie per Ib.
above last weeks range. Fancy lots
of heavy veals sold at 13@14c, with
extra single calves at IA IL q
10 lie. Good lots sold at IL L. q
II 1-2c, fair at 100 lie. Drinkers
and grassers at "a Sc. Light calves,
5 a s lie.
General conditions in the local hog
market We're unchanged, with prices
holding firm at last weeks range of
prices. Offerings were liberal and
the demand active. Fancy lots live
sold at ii q IA 3-4c, rough II 10
a IL 33-4c, boafs 7@Sc, dressed hogs
II ID q Is lie.
There is a shade stronger tone to
the sheep and lamb market, with
a liberal shipment of western spring.
ers received from the, west. Sheep
sold at 549c and lambs 1OQ15c.
The market for dairy cows was
moderately supplied, but there was
no real urgency to the demand.
Prices held within the, previous
range, with some concessions on poor
and mediumly good mixers. Fancy
grade cows sold at $135@175 per
head. good to choice SS5@125. poor
to fair 500
Live poultry sold steady during
the week. Fowl, jobbing prices,
quoted at 80 q sc: broilers at 42d
43c; ROSTERS 100 1Sc.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-J. 3. Brooks sold z
cows at 3 1905 1-2c. j. Cohen sold
bulls at &c; heifer at &c, and 4
Gamer cows at 1-2c. r. d. Pickett
Gorges sold 2 cows 1880 lbs at 5 1-4c,
and slippery cows at &c. G. S.
Lowell sold bulls 1850 lbs at SC.
Otis H. Forbush sold / COW at 1-2c;
l COW at lac, and l COW at 1-2c.
and So
Veal Calyes-T. D. Keenan, sold 124
calves at S@13c. A. G. Warner &
Sons sold 20 calves at 9@10c. John
Fuller and Son sold Is calves at &C.
12c. E. r. Foye sold 40 calves at SO
&c. r. D. Pickett sold 25 calves at
12c. e. E. Cummings sold 81 calves at
10c ]. Cohen sold 13 calves at 13c.
Hogs-J. Cohen sold ~ hogs at
IA lie. Howard Gorges sold 5 hogs
at IA 1-2c. and 2 hogs at 10 Lee. E.
r. Foye sold hogs at 13c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, June 8.-After the heavy
trading in horses OF the preceding
week, there was marked falling off
in the demand, and the supply of
horses offered during the past week
cleaned up slowly. The heavier
type of horses which have been IN
the most active demand throughout
the Spring, were in the past week
difficult to move an dconcessions on
this class were the rule in order not
to carry the horses over for another
week. The really best selling class