Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-17


at $50 lac: rough II q Il S-4c:
boars D IL % z 1-2c;. dressed
weight to the packers III IA %
IL 1-4c.
The sheep and lamb market con-
tinues inactive. Prices ARE un-
changed. Sheep quote at 50Sc and
lambs 9@14c.
The demand for mich cows was
active, with a stronger tone to the
market and average prices higher
on the better quality Of offerings.
Fancy and grade cows sold at $13t q
175, good to choice $S5 % 125, poor
to fair $780,
There was no change in the live
poultry market. Fowl and chickens,
jobbing lots, sold at 30Q32c.
TUESDAY SALES
Beef Cattle-Otis H. Forbush sold
l. choice COW 14O0 lbs at 6 3-4c; 1
cow 1880 lbs at &c; cow 1850 lbs at
5 Sac; 1 COW at 5.10c; / COW at
lie; and / cow at lac. P. Simon
sold s cows $500 lbs at &c; 3 cows
1850 lbs ate4 1-2c. Howard Georges
sold COW, 1000 lbs at 4c. A. 7. Put
man 3 Gamers at 1-2c. J. Cohen
sold 10 cows $3.50 lbs and bull 1400
lbs at lie; bull 1850 lbs at &c;
and Gamer cows 3400 lbs at 8 1-2c.
]. w. Brooks IL cows at 1-4c@
4 1-2c. J. A. Clark sold 2 cows 1900
lbs at lie; COW $50 lbs at lie;
cows 1850 lbs at 3 1-2c.
Veal Calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
l extra fancy calf at tic. and extra
at 16c. e. e. Cummings sold 80 calves
av 100 lbs at loo. p. Simon sold 81
calves 1850 lbs at &c. j. Cohen 20
calves av 120 lbs at IL 3-4c. T. d.
Keenan, sold Gao VT. and York State
calves at 1-2@12c.
Hogs-W. A. Bardwell sold IL
coarse hogs at 12c. e. r. Foye sold
10 hogs at Is 1-2c.
HORSE MARKE
Boston, March 16.-While the
horse market was active with a good
clearance. it was however. apparent
that the keen edge of the demand
of the past month had been some-
what depressed by the large amount
cessions in values were in order at
retail selling. The cold weather al
so had depressed the local demand,
so that altogether the market wah
not as strong as a week ago. both at
retail and at auction.
Western shippers to this market
report that well finished drafters are
scarce, and are difficult to buy. as
the home demand is urgent, with
prices strong. Here the same type
of horses are wanted the most, but
buyers hold off If prices are too stiff,
so that profits are hard to make.
There was 4 good all round sup
ply of horses on the market, includ-
ing fresh wester nhorses, acclimated
horses from New York city and from
Pennsylvania as well as a lot of led
in seconds.
Good quality drafters. 100 to 1900
lbs sold at $310@$375 head. with
those Of 1850 to 1900 lbs at $3.50
$685.; farm chunks, wagon horses and
general purpose horses, in fresh
country and acclimated. at $165@
$40; acclimated horses. 1900 to 1900
lbs at $150@$250; seconds $25@$125.
J. C. Keith sold at his Brighton
htables carloads Of western horses.
81 head Of which were shipptd to
Aroostook in good big horses at an
average of $275 each. Three loads of
horses were put up at auction. The
general movement at the sales was
fairly good, but not as quick as a
week before and prices were off
somewhat. This week there will be
five express cars Of western horses
and a lot Of ponies, together with the
usual supply of seconds.
McKenney Borthers sold carload
of western draft and general pur-
pose horses, and IS head of acclimat-
ed horses. with special sale of
horses from a local trucking firm.
The demand was fairly good with
prices steady. This week there will
be on sale SO head of good acclimat-
ed horses, and so head of horses to
be put up at auction from nearby
firms.