Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-05-05

limited number, including some
choice cows and heifers sold at IL
@s 1-2c, with good fat cows and
heifers at 6@7c: mediumly good
cows at laos s-4c: Gamers at
8 3-4@4c, with slippery cows at
1-4@5c. Bulls s@6c. with extras
at 6 1-2@7c.
The calf market showed weakness
under heavy arrivals, and with the
closing dressed veal market lower,
with the movement sluggish. Aver
age mixed lots sold at 10 1-2@11 1-2c
with fancy lots at 12@14c. Thin
calves sold at ,9@1oc; light calves at
6@7 lie; drinkers and feeders 10
&c.
The hog market advanced about
lac lb repressive to a stronger
Chicago market. Both western ar
rivals and those from New England
were increased in amount At the
Brighton yards fancy lots. live sold
| at 10 1-4@13 3-4c; rough, IL 1-4@
| lac; boars 607 lie; dressed hogs
| at 16@17c.
Few sheep and lamb We're sold on
the open market but western ar
| rivals were heavier by 1900 head than
those of a week ago. Sheep sold at
4@Sc; lamb 9@14c.
Mich COWS were in moderate sup
ply and the market was quiet. but
steady, Fancy, graded cows sold at
$l35 g$175; good to choice $S5Q$125;
poor to fair $40@$75.
The live poultry market showed a
tendency to weakness. Fowl jobbing
3S@S4c; broilers 40@45c; ROSTERS %
@23c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-R. d. Fichett sold l
pr. working oxen to c. 3. White for
| $685.. Robert Connors bought l pr
| cattle, $500 lbs, at 10c. J. w. Brooks
sold rs cows at 81 @ SIC. P. Simon
sold choice cows, $3.50 lbs, at &c,
and 3 cows. 1880 lbs at sc. A. D.
Kilby sold 10 cows, av. $50 lbs, at
| SIC. Otis II. Forbush sold cows
! at &c, l bull at SIC, l bull at &C.
, cows at 41ac, and s1.00, and
COW at 4Ac, and COW at &C. j. Co
hen sold 1 bull. 1880 lbs. and COWS.
| 1000 lbs at 512cc, l bull $40 lbs at
| Gorges sold COWS at sc, 10 cows,
av. $50 lgs at 412c. bologna cows
av 700 lbs at 4c. L. M. Dana sold /
| COW at sac.
Veal Calves-J. Cohen sold %
| calves, av ITO lbs, at lie. f. d.
! Keenan, sold 365 Vt and New York
calves at q lac. John Fuller G.
! Son sold 80 calves at 6 @ 10c. A. c.
Warner & Sons sold 26 calves at Z
@ lie. Otis II. Forbush sold l fan
cy calf at lac, l calf at lie, and 2
young calves for 81. p. Simon sold
| 10 calves, $40 lbs. at 91ac.
Hogs-D. G. Clark sold 20 hogs.
| 1890 lbs. at 13&c. p. Simon sold 10
hogs, 1850 lbs. at 131sc.
HORSE MARKET
BOSTON Nav 4-Tbe demand for
| horses at the sales stables improved
| sufficiently to sell a large number OF
| horses with no further decline in
prices. Nearly all the trade came
| from outside the state as the local
demand is inactive. The most Wig
| orous demand continues for the
heavy commercial horses. and in
! these the dealers had some extra
good horses to sell. A few carloads
| of wood horses were offered and were
put up at auction bringing from SIS
| % 225, according to weight and con-
| dition. A. number of saddle horses
were sold at all values from ordinary
| horses for summer schools up to
| fancy animals the latter selling at
retail. The auction movement was
| fairly quick but the returns were not
good values we're received
| Good quality drafters. 1900 to 1900
! lbs, sold at $500 q S75 per head, with
! those of 1850 to 1900 lbs at $22o %
275; wagon horses. farm chunks and
! general purpose horses, 1900 to 1900
! lbs. sold at $165 o. 225; good con-
ditioned seasoned horses, 1900 to
| 1900 lbs at $125 "a ESQ; blemished to
ordinary seconds at $2o q 100.
! ]. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
| stables G carloads of western horses,
| / carload of acclimated horses, l car
of wood horses and so seconds. The
movement at the auctions was more
brisk than a week ago. and the re-
tail trade was active. these two ends
| of the business cleaning up nearly
! all the horses offered. This week
Mr.. Keith will have on sale west
ern carloads of horses, together with
| the usual entry of nearby seconds.
He also will hold a special auction
sale on Friday evening. when 90 hlgh
| class saddle horses. hunters and polo
ponies and 90 varied weight ponies
will be sold. '.'his sale is an inno-
Walton of the usual run OF business
and will be of interest to horSemen.
McKenny Bros. sold to fairly
| good demand from 100 to 125 horses.
| including acclimated commercial
horses and saddle horses and pom
les. Prices were steady. This week
there will be on sale one carload OF
Iowa horses. and rs head of seconds,
and Is head of saddle horses.