Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-09-22
The aggregate Of live stock received


This week: Cattle a47o, sheep and
lambs Ss93, calves 25O6, hogs 1865.
Last week: Cattle 225s, sheep and
lambs All, calves 2490, hogs GAIL.
One year ago: Cattle 2166, sheep and
lambs 1868. calves 3175, hogs 1907.
TOTAL SHIPMENT FROM MAINE
Cattle 129. sheep and lambs 223,
calves 334, hogs &c.
TONE OF THE MARKET
Beef cattle were in light supply
and included no fancy steers and
oxen and but a few really fancy
cows or heifers. The good market
of week ago was not repeated.
Buyers did not clean up we'll their
purchases of a week ago and were
not generous in their bids on Tues
day. so that prices averaged lower.
A few ordinary oxen were offered at
3-4 q 3-4c. Fancy cows and
heifers 6 IL @ &c. choice fat cows
and heifers 5 1-2 @ 6 lac, fair to
medium cows at IA q 5 lac.
Gamer cows sold hard at 2 "a a
1-2c, with practically no demand
for slippery cows. which sold in the
mornings trading but slight frac-
ton above the Gamer cows. A few
choice heavy bulls were offered.
Robert Connors bought 1 extra bull
of 1000 lbs at &c, from which prices
worked down to IL q 3-4c. paid
for poor to fair animals.
Calves were in moderate supply
and while prices were lower, this
was due more to quality than to a
weaker market. Choice lots of uni
form weight sold at II IL q IS 1-2c.
with extra individual fancy cows up
% 1>ke 30
Q12c, poor 10 q 10 1-2c, light
weight calves s q 9 1-2c.
The hog market was firm at last
weeks advance. Yard offerings were
moderate in amount and included
too many coarse hogs to hold the
price of average lots at top quota
tons, few selling above 14c. Fancy
lots. live, sold at Ia q IA 1-4c,
rough IL 1-2 q 13c, boars 6@7c.
dressed weight 16 IL q II 1-2c.
The sheep and lamb market was
easy, with no vigor to the demand
for native stock. Western arrivals
were moderate and there was an adj
ditional arrival of about 900 head of
sheep and lambs from Canada.
Sheep on the open market were bid
in at 4@7c, and lambs at 100 lac.
There was a heavy shipment Of
dairy cows for the Wednesday sale.
The market was active with values
steady. Fancy graded cows sold at
$3.50 @175, good to choice $50 OBS,
poor to fair $40 $50.
The live poultry market was
strong. Fancy fowl, jobbing prices,
SOC; roasting chickens 80 q 33c;
chickens 23@ CSC; ROSTERS Is q 16c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-A. D. Pickett sold
cows at lac and / bologna COW at
lac. J. Cohen sold COW, 1850 lbs.
at s 3-4c; 2 cows, 1400 lbs. at 5 1-2s;
l cow, 1850 lbs, at 4 1-2c; 1 Gamer
cows, 1850 lbs. at 1-2c; / COW, $50
lbs. at 3 lac. Otis H. Furbush sold
COW at 4c, and 81: COW at &c. J.
Higgins sold l bull at SC; 2 bulls at
1-2c, and / bull at &c. T. D. keenan,
sold IL cows. at IS; "a Gamers at 8
lie; and 80 Gamers at IS. Howard
Gorges sold cows, av 900 lbs at 5
1-2c; cows, 2100 lbs, at 3 1-2c;
bologna COW at lie: bull. 100 lbs
at 1-2c. and bull, $50 lbs at sc.
Veal Calves-J. Cohen sold Is
calves $3.50 lbs at IS lac. Otis H.
Furbush sold / fancy calf at Ice. ].
Higgins sold &c calves, 1900 lbs at
lie; 10 calves $50 lbs at 10; and 8
calves 1910 lbs at &c. A. c. Warner
& Son sold Is calves at LOG 12c. John
Fuller & Son sold 80 calves at 100
12c. F. D. keenan, sold 40 calves at
10@12 1-2c. A. D. Kilby sold 67
calves at lie.
Hogs-Howard ,Gorges sold 8 hogs
at lac.
Sheep and Lambs. Higgins sold
Ga lambs $500 lbs at 13c; IS lambs at
13c, 10 sheep at &c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Sept. 21-Supplies of
horses were light at the sale-stables