Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-06

lambs 4i60, calves 26l7. hogs 1902.
Last week: Cattle 262S. sheep and
lambs 1882. calves 2303, hogs 1850,
One year ago: Cattle 2637, sheep and
lambs 7177, calves $500, hogs 9412.
TOTAL SHIPMENT FROM MAINE
Cattle 112. sheep and lambs 20,
calves 333, hogs IA.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The beef cattle market was well
supplied with poor to good beef
cows, but fancy stock was limited.
The market was weak, responsive to
a dull dressed beef market, and to
the warmer weather. one lot of six
extra well finished Hereford steers
was offered by Davenport Bros,
Massachusetts. They were raised in
Maine. but fed and fattened by the
Davenport Brothers. They averaged
$500 lbs to the pair, with the asking
price 12c., which was well above the
price paid for recent offerings. The
average best steers selling at q
loo, with good steers and oxen at
7@Sc; coarse or thin oxen and light
pasture steers at sos 1-2c. Few
fancy cows or heifers were offered
and these sold slowly at 6Q7c.,, the
amount including a few fancy Here
ford heifers. Choice fat COWS and
n6lIeIS SOIu dJ oW y o-fN', llACuiuAi'
COWS at 3 3-4G4 3-4c; Gamer cows
were n poor demand, and few sold
above 262 1-2c. with 3Q3 1-2c paid
for the best slippery cows. Bulls were
in light supply with the run of the
yard selling at 4Q5 3-4c.
The calf market was firm with
more competition. Best lots sold at
13@14c;. good at 1912 1-2c: ordin-
airy at 10 1901 Lee. Drinkers
and feeders 1859; light weight
calves 6Q9c.
The hog market held at last weeks
range of prices. Yard offering We're
OF small amount. and included too
many heavy weights in average lots
Fancy lots live 10 1-2@14c;
rough ~ 3-4@13c: boars 6Q7c;
dressed hogs 16 1901 1-2c.
Less New England sheep and lamb
were received this week at Boston,
and both Western and Canadian ar
rivals were moderate. The market
was steady, with sheep at 5Q7c. and
lamb 9Q14c.
Dairy COWS were in normal supply
and the market was active and
steady. Fancy graded cows sold at
s1S0@$175; good to choice $500
SIZO, DOOT 10 lar gov
There was no change in the live
poultry market from a week ago.
Fancy fowl 2S@30c; roasting chick
ems 2S@3Oc: chickens 23Q25c; roost-
ers 15@16c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Catt1e-Howard Gorges sold
8 fat cows, av. 900 lbs. at 1-2c, and
4 slippery cows av. 700 lbs. at &c.
J. w. Brooks sold fancy steers, at
&c, 4 oxen at &c, and 20 COWS at 20
&C. C. F. Gage sold 6 steers at &c.
/ COW at 1-2c, and Gamer cows at
2 Lie X. E. Bardwell sold 1 Gamer
COW at 2 3-4c. Otis II. Forbush sold
l COW at 1-4c, and 81, and / COW
at Sc. F. D. keenan, sold butter
at 3 1-2c, Is COWS at 4 12c, 25 cows
at &c, and &c Gamers at 1-2c. J.
Cohen sold l COW at 4 lie. l slip
perry COW at &c, and Z Gamer COWS
at 1-2c.
veal Calves-J. Cohen sold Il
calves av. 105 lbs. at II 1-2c. *. E.
Bardwell sold 10 calves at lie. Otis
H. Forbush sold young calves at
$50 for the lot, A. c. Warner q
sons sold 40 calves at 1902 1-2c.
7. D. Keenan, sold so calves at 90
i4c. P. Simon sold IS calves at II
&c. c. F. Gage sold 80 calves in
40 lots at S412s. J. Higgins sold
calves in two lots at SQ11c. II.
Kilby sold 20 calves at lie.
lIogs-D. F. Donovan sold IL hogs
/ lac. ]. Higgins sold 10 hogs at
y SAC and l stag at &c. c. F. Gage
old 5 hogs at II 1908 1-2c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. oct. 5.--There was a gem
raj improvement in the horse mar
,et the past week, and the supplies
which were light were sold more
.asily, with the demand more uni
orm than week ago. About two
.arloads of fresh country horses ar
rived, and these with number of
horses previously unsold covered the
offerings for this class. The larger
part Of these were sold to the retail
trade, and good values were report
ed. There is a specially urgent de-
mand just at present for good con-
ditioned seconds, that have been
turned in by local firms. They are
most desired in the heavy weights
and wagon horses, but the number
on the weekly market is limited
Light horses and ordinary seconds
are bid in slowly and at low figures.
Good quality drafters, 1850 to 1900
lie coId +5ceo of