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

cows 4 q 4 1-2c. Gamers and bo-
logna cows at IA O 3, 3-4c, with
slippery cows at 3 3-4 @ lie.
Bulls were in light supply, selling
at 4 90 5 3-4c, with extras at sore.
The calf market was weak, with
a decline of IL a ! 1-2c per h..
according to grading, with the mosS
apparent decline in small calves.
Supplies were heavy. Fancy lots
sold at - @13c, average good mixea
lots 10 1-2 @ lie, light calves 90
&c, drinkers and feeders 6Q7c.
The hog market locally broke by
a slight fractional decline on live
hogs, but with a full IL cent on
hogs sold at dressed weight to the
packers. Offerings both of New
England hogs and those from the
west were lighter. with yard offer
ings limited to few small lots. Fam
cy hogs live, sold at IL q 14c, rough
II "a @ II 1-2c, boars 6@7c. dress
ed hogs at 10 "a q is 3-4c.
There is practically no sheep and
lamb market at the Brighton yards.
The dressed market is somewhat
lower and sheep and lambs. live
weight. have a reflected easier tone.
Sheep quote at SO Sc, and lambs 3
q l3 1-2c.
Mich cows were in moderate sup
ply as the demand is backward, with
all sales excepting on fancy stock
moving slowly. Milk is in very
plentiful supply in Boston and the
suburbs. Fancy and grade cows sold
at S135 n 165, with good to choice at
plemished mixers down to $40.
Thara oh IN,
poultry market. Both fowl. and
chickens quoted at 30Q &c, jobbing
prices.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef cattle-Robert Connors sold
fancy heifer, 1870 ID at SIC. ].
Cohen sold Durham cows. 23OO 10,
at &c, cows at SEC and Gamer
cows at 8 lac. ]. Higgins sold l
heifer. 1860 ID at INC and s cows at
81 @4c.
Veal calves-T. D. keenan, sold 1Ss
calves at sole. A. C. Warner &
Sons sold AZ calves at 6@10c. John
Fuller G. Son sold 25 calves at 6@9c.
Otis H. Forbush sold calves at lie.
j. Higgins sold 6 calves at 10c. ].
Cohen sold 20 calves at 13c.
Lambs. Cohen sold IS lambs,
500 ID at SC.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March 2-There was an
excellent demand for horses during
the week, in fact that exceptional
urgency has marked the past months
trading. This was due partially to
the extra amount Of horses needed,
during the conditions of the roads
from the accumulation of snow, and
also to a keen demand for horses
from the state of Maine. Conditions
OF trading have somewhat changed
IN the past six months. Previously
good class western horses were put
up at the auctions with a surety of
good returns. but lately the acution
movement has run to the more or
binary type of horses. and it has been
a FISK to put up the better classes of
horses and to have them bid in under
hrst cost. But the retail trade has
developed. taking the best heavy
horses at fair values. The local de-
mand fell off during the past week.
but was fully made up by outside
purchasers. The best demand con-
tinues on the heavier horses Prices
snow some advance in average sales.
GOOD quality western drafters.
400 to 1900 TBS sold at $325@4O0 per
head, with those of 1850 to 1900 lbs
at 1925 80; wagon horses. farm
chunks and general purpose horses.
1850 to 1900 TBS at s150@225: good
class acclimated horses, sold at much
the same range of prices, many buv-
ers preferring them to green horses.
When the animals were young and
mad seen but short service. Fair
seconds sold at s100@15O, with blem-
ished horses down to the price of the
hide. " 'i4e
j. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
sta Dies at retail to an active demand
8 carloads of western horses and
car OF acclimated Penn. horses. with
the larger part bough in by Maine
buyers for Aroostook county. At the
auction only fair retsrns were made
on the sales of the past week. This
week there will be carloads of
western horses and rs to 100 head of
seconds.
Mckenney Bros. sold to a quick de-
mand l carload of fresh country
horses of 1400 to 1900 IS selling at
woo and upward. This weef there
VIII be a carload of Kentucky horses
100 seconds and car of Missouri
saddle horses.
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