Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-08-25

COWS. No steers from New Eng
Iano came to Brighton, but a few
PAIRS came into the n. E. d. NJ. & w.
20. selling at 8 1-2c for light steers
up TO &c Tor the best offerings. The
demand for this class of beef has
peen very dull as an ample supply
mas arrived from the West. Extra
fancy cows and heifers sold 667c,
Win the sales at the top figure oc-
caslonal. Good fat cows and heifers
sold at IA q ) 3-4c, mediumly
good cows at l.. q Sc. CAMPERS
SOLO IN nearly all sales at . q ) lie,
win slippery cows at 5 - q 41-4c
Bulls sold at 4 "a q &c.
veal calves were in normal sun
ply with the quality of good aver
age. Choice lots of heavy veals
sold at 13@14c, with fancy single
calves up to Is lie Good mixed
lots at II 10 q L. lie. ordinary
lois lV01lc. Drinkers and feeders
at sc Calves under 15 lbs. at &
q lie. There was an average
advance of lie.
Inc hog market was stronger at
lie advance. Western arrivals
We're heavier, but those from New
England aggregated but small
at lllc Ndf0S i've
hogs, fancy, sold at IS 1e2 q lac,
rough l. II a lie. boars 6 II q
! lie. dressed weight 10 L. a
16 1-2c.
A few more sheep and lambs were
shipped to the slaughter houses from
New England. The market is easier
within the recent range. Sheep SO
&C. lambs 8 q Is lie.
Ihere was an abundant supply of
dairy cows for the Wednesday sale,
Inc market was active with prices
steady. Fancy grade COWS sold at
Sij5 q 80 per head. with good to
choice cows at SS5 q $50. poor TO
fair cows $40 q so.
Live poultry sold steady. Fowl
jobbing. fancy. 266 2Sc: large hroil.
ers ~ q &c, small 26 q 2Sc, roosters
16d 1Sc.
TUESDAY SALES
Seer Cattle--C. F. Gage sold fancy
heifers 1880 lbs and steers oo3o lbs
AT top price. They were raised nv
Forrest Folsom. Newbury. n. II. p.
simon sold 10 cows O.400 lbs at sc. !
W. Brooks sold l pr of light steers at
osc and II cows at 2i64c. J. Coburn
sold l COW 1850 lbs at Sc and cam
ners at Sc. 7. D. keenan, sold bull
at SIC, ! bull at sac. 20 cows at sc. r.
soWs at SIC and IA cows at SC.
veal Calves-T. d. Keenan, sold SO
calves at SQ14c. John Filler &, Son
SOLD 40 calves at SQl1c. ]. Coburn
SOLO IS calves av lis lbs at 13c A. D.
hlloy sold IS calves at loo. r. D.
tlckett sold 40 calves at loo. c. F.
Gage sold so calves at sG12c. r. ST.
mon sold II calves 1850 lbs at 1o8c.
!. Higgins sold SIS coarse calves at lie.
otis II. Forbush sold / calf at l4c. /
calf at l1e, calves al 9tc
Hogs-P, Simon sold ; hogs 1920
lbs at 1850 c. F. Gage sold : hogs
at 13!c. p. G. CLARK sold Q hogs av
2eS lbs at lac.
sheep and Lambs. Higgins sold
81 lambs at 1Sc. c. +. Gage sold *
lambs at 13c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Aug. 24.-There was not the
slightest indication in the demand for
horses about Boston Of the usual he
ginning Of the fall demand for horses.
ne market was quiet, with only a
small amount of wholesale orders for
The past week. One carload of good
horses was shipped to New Hampshire
for the lumber camps and this was
the hest squirt of trade the weeks
transactions showed The present
class of buyers are as willing to paw
about as much for used horse with
several years of work behind il as for
fresh country horse. At the auc-
tons the movement was slow and low
prices ruled.
Good quality draft horses 1850 to
1900 lbs. sold at 5000 $3.50 per head.
with few bringing top price Drafters
OF 1850 to 100 lbs at S20o6s25o;
wagon horses. farm chunks and gen
eral purpose horses, 1900 to 1900 lbs.
at Sl504S225; light weight horses and
hlemished or ordinary seconds at SIS
1s1n5.
J. {. Keith sold AT his brighton sta
bles three carloads of western horses
and so seconds. The trade was dull
and prices low. This week there are
expected three carloads of horses and
the usual entry of nearby seconds
Mckinney Bros. sold to a quiet de-
rand one carload OF Indiana horses
and SO seconds. Prices were hard to
hold and the auction movement slow.
This week another carloan of country
horses will he on sale with the usual
amount OF seconds for the Wednes-
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