Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-04-21

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TONE OF THE MARKET y
The beef cattle market was in
light supply, which inclined buyers
to pay better prices than a week
ago, which was hardly justified by
the conditions of the dressed beef
market. There was bunch of baby
beef. Ayrshires were a feature OF
the market, coming from the Stor-
row farm, but the early bids were
rejected. Another sale Of three
baby Pole Angus, weighing 1850 lbs
for the lot, were sold at Sc by r
D. Pickett, Maine. No heavy cattle
were offered, but if on the market
they would bring from 8 1-2 q
10 1-2c, with good to choice Z IL
q Sc, coarse or thin oxen at sale
Fancy cows and heifers were in good
demand, selling at q s 1-2c, choice
6@6 12c, medium cows at 4 "a q
3-4c. Gamer and slippery cows
sold steady at 8 a 1-2c. Bulls
were in very light supply, changing
hands at 1-2 a &c.
There was better grade OF
calves on the market than for sew
eral weeks and for these there is ar
urgent demand, owing to the past
scarcity, which in the past few
weeks has ben supplimnted by sew
eral hundred of western calves. Best
lots of heavy veals sold at IL q lac
with good lots at IL 1-2 % IL lee
Average mixed lots at 10@11c. Small
calves 5@6c.
The hog market continues steady
with western arrivals light and yard
offerings Of native hogs slightly in
creased. Fancy lots, live, sold at Il
a Ii 1-2c, rough II a IL 34c
boars 6@7c. Dressed 10 "a q
16 3-4c. The sheep and lamb mar
ket continues inactive, with the en-
tire supply for Boston coming from
the west, outside Of few small
scattering lots of native stock, which
go direct to the slaughterer's. The
market is steady. Sheep 4GSc
lambs 9@14c.
The mich COW trade was quiet
but with good demand for fancy
heavy mixers. Fancy graded cows
sold at $135@175 with good tc
choice $S5@130, poor to fair $40@
so.
There was no change in the live
poultry market. Fowl, jobbing. 32@
33c; broilers SOC; roosters 24@ 25c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-Howard Gorges sold ]
COW 900 lbs at SC, cows 1900 lbs at
sic, l slippery COW s25 lbs at &C, bo-
/ logna COW 900 lbs at sac. r. l.. Wor-
nell sold cows 400 lbs at &c. T. D.
keenan, sold 1 fancy heifer at &C. 5
cows at &c, 10 cows at 4ac, 2 cows at
L. ay,1 - II
sold 10 cows $3.50 lbs and cows 1880
lbs at SC, cows 1880 lbs at &c. J. W.
Brooks sold Is cows at 3@5c. c. F.
Gage sold Gamers at 3ac and 1 bull
at sc.
Veal Calves-C. F. Gage sold 40
calves in two lots at 6c-11c. p. Timon
sold II calves 1870 lbs at 10c. E. r.
Foye sold 81 calves at 1oc. J. Hig-
gins sold 11S calves av III lbs at 12c.
w. E. Bardwell sold 10 calves 247O lbs
at 13c. T. D. Keenan, sold s12 VT
calves and 240 York state calves at
5@12}c. A. C. Warner & Son sold 40
calves at 5@10ac John Fuller G Son
sold 26 calves at collie.
Hogs-E. r. Foye sold IA hogs at
CSC. C. T. Gage sold 2 hogs at 13c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. April 20.-It was not quite
such busy week with the horse deal
ers as that Of week ago. Supplies
were much lighter and while the quail
ity was good there were not so many
extra choice horses on the market as
a week before The retail trade held
up well, but there was a less brisk
bidding in of horses at the auction
sales with lower average price re-
ceived in consequence. There were
quite a number of saddle horses, in
GLIDING some hunters, but these did
not class up as fancy as a week ago.
but brought fair values according to
quality. There was also a few good
conditioned seasoned horses on the
market, but there was an ample sup
ply of ordinary to fair second nd