Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-10

The aggregate Of livestock received
at Boston for the week ending March
2. 1926:
lambs 42OS, calves 361S, hogs 10,S4o. :
Last week: Cattle 2004, sheep ana
lambs 3142, calves 1872, hogs 1O,212.
one year ago: Cattle 1856. sheep ana
lambs 3O7S, calves 4O27, hogs 10,S5S.
TOTAL MAINE SHIPMENT
Cattle IFS, calves 900, hogs 81.
TONE OF THE MARKET
The late arrival of the stock
trains made a delay In closing sales,
but once the trains were unloaded,
a quick movement Of the livestock
was in order.
The beef cattle market was
stronger by q 1-2c advance. There
was practically no offering of steers
Or oxen. only one sale of fancy
pair Of Durhams at Sc being report
ed. If offered fancy steers and oxen
would bring from s ID @ lOc, falr
to good 7mSc. coarse 5 a lie.
There was fairly large shipment
of the good to fancy beef cows for
which buyers were keen. paying
from Z IL @ 8 1-2c, fair to me-
dunn cows 4 ga q lac. Gamer,
bologna and slippery COWS ) L. %
4 LIE. Bulls at IL @ & lie.
The calf market was weak. This
slump in the market is usual at
this season. The quality did not
average high and there was large
percent of York state calves of light
weight included in the shipment.
Fancy lots as we'll as inferior shared
in the decline. Best lots sold at
II IL q - 1-2c, average good mix
ed lots at IL q 10 lie. higher
at S09c, calves under 50 lbs. 5Q6c.
The hog market regained the loss
of a week ago, rejecting the higher
prices on the Chicago market. West
ern arrivals were heavier, but yard
offerings from New England con-
tinue light. The Brighton demand
was active and the few lots available
were taken promptly on arrival at
a half cent advance. Fancy lots
live sold at 13 Ia q IA Lie rough
II q II 3-4c, boars 6 1-2 a 1-2c,
dressed weight to the packers at
Is IA q II lac.
There is no change in the sheen
and lamb market. Western stock
supply the Boston market and are
of moderate amount. Sheep quote at
4@S Sc, lambs 9@14c.
Mich cows were in ample supply
and the market was active with
prices holding steady. Fancy and
grade cows sold at $135 OTIS, good
to choice $S5 Q125, poor to fair $40
@75.
The live poultry market shows no
change, with fowl and chickens SELL
ing on the same basis of prices Of
30 q &c per lb. jobbing.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef cattle-J. w. Brooks sold / pr
fancy Durham steers $500 lbs at &c,
and Gamers at 1-2c. Robert Con-
nors sold l fancy COW. close around
1900 lbs at z 1-2c. w. A. Bardwell
sold slippery cows. at 4c. j. d. Ney-
len sold 10 Gamer Cows 49, lbs at
8 1-2c. D. F. Donovan sold bull 1910
lbs and 1 bull 1920 lbs at S 1-2c. A..
at 71-2c; / COW 1900 lbs at 1-2c;
COW 100 lbs at &c; 1 COW at SC; 1
COW 730 lbs at 1-2c. S. Yakin
bought bulls at &c. Otis H. Furbush
sold cows 1920 lbs at &c: / COW
1910 lbs at lie; 2 cows 1000 lbs at
&c; and 2 cows 1920 lbs at 3-4c. N.
Cohen bought i fancy COW at Sc; 1
COW II 40 lbs at &c; COW 1000 lbs at
&c; bull at 3-4c; bull at 6 1-2c;
1 bull at SC; lot ofslippery cows at
4 1-2c. T. D. Keenan, sold fancy
cow 1900 lbs at Sc; 10 cows at &c;
and 20 Gamer cows at 3 1-2c. P. Sim
on sold IL choice cows 1860 lbs at
&c; cows 1920 lbs at &c.
Veal ,Calves-P. Simon sold IA
calves 1880 lbs at Sc. F. M. Dana sold
10 calves in two lots at 5c-9c. Otis
H. Forbush sold small calves at
$3.50. n. Cohen bought 10 calves av
120 lbs at 12c. T. d. keenan, sold $50
York State and 1876 VT. calves at &C.
10c. John Fuller and Sons sold %
calves at Sc. A. c. Warner and Sons
sold SO calves at 5@10c. w. A. Bard
we'll sold % calves at 10c. j. d. Ney-
len sold calves $50 lbs at Sc.
Hogs-Robert Connors sold 81 hogs
at 13c. P. Simon sold hogs 1850 lbs
at 10 1-2c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March 9-The demand has
been steadily on the ! increase for
horses in the past month which Is q
decided Improvement above the
movement Of last fall and the pre-
vious spring. Instead of large per-
cent of the buyers being horse deal
ers looking for horses at bargain
prices, there IL now included in the
demand purchasers buying horses for
their own use, and buying in large
amounts in good horses. There has
been an especially active movement
in the sale. Of horses for Aroostook