Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-01-20

heifers changed hands at q &C,
hut average good fat cows SOFA
mostly at s @ sac, few being BID IN
at s @ 6hc, as competition was lack
ing. The market for Gamer cows
was strong, few sales being maoe
under SIC, and with slippery cows
up to Ave. Bulls We're IN Ight sup
ply and included few heavy wen
finished animals selling up to o12c'
but the run of the yard sold at "a
SIC.
Veal calf receipts were light as no
outside buyers were on the markel'
all favors were on the buyers sac.
Prices were easy at the previous
range. Fancy lots of heavy veal, 10
90 15c, good lots IL "a 12nc, aver
age mixed lots 9hc q 1Ohc. Smal
calves 5 @ Shc.
The hog market advanced here re-
| fecting a stronger Chicago market
N. e. offerings were limited, but TAX
en- promptly, with fancy lots i've nc
| higher at 1914 @ 1870. rough 1!
12c, boars 61a q 7kc, dressed weight
lis % Ice. Western arrivals to the
packers are increasing IN Tie"
weekly shipments.
The sheep and lamb market Tor
N. E. stock is lin ed to a few small
lots. Sheep quote q SC, lambs III
! q 15c.
The offerings Of mich cows were
| moderate, but ample for the qule'
demand. Prices were fairly steady:
Fancy and grade cows sold at SlZa
| a 165, good to choice $50 q 125, poor
to fair $40 @ IS.
The live poultry market was low
err. Fowl. jobbing lots. sold at soc
and chickens 25 q csc.
| TUESDAY SALES
| Howard Gorges sold mixed lot OF
25 Gamers and slippery COWS at
4 1.2c. r. L. Wormell sold a cows
$3.50 lbs. at 5 lie. F. M. Dana sold
4 Gamer COWS at 8 3-4c. w. w.
Bristol sold 8 Gamer cows at lie
P. Simon sold Is cows at q 3 lie
and 1 Gamer at 1-2c. ]. Higgins
sold 3 heifers at &c. bull at lie,
6 cows at &c and s Gamer cows at
5 lie. A. D. Kilby sold cows 43OO
lbs at 5 1-2c.
| Veal Calves-A. D. Kilby sold GO
calves at 1Oc. T. D. keenan, sold 176
Vermont calves at 9@13c and 100
| York state calves av 60 lbs at SC.
A. c. Warner & Sons sold 80 calves
| at s q 12c. John Fuller & Son sold
| AZ calves at II 3-4c. +. M. Dana
sold so calves in two lots at 6c-11c.
P. Simon sold ii calves 1860 lbs at
lie.
Hogs-P Simon sold 5 hogs 116O
lbs. at 13c.
HORSE MARKET
| Boston, Jan. 19.-The horse mar
large amount of horses offered and
sold in the preceding week. Trade,
| however, was fair and while all the
horses were not cleaned up, prices
| held we'll. Outside buyers were on.
the market and for the first time
since last fall a carload of horses
were bought and shipped to Aroos-
took county. Other sales were made
to the New Hampshire lumber
camps and for horses to resell in
the country. The best demand con-
tinues on the heavy horses and there
is little demand for commercial
| horses under 1850 lbs.
\ Good quality heavy green drafters,
100 to 1900 lbs. sold at $500 q $50
per head. with pairs of the same
range in weight at $500 $3.50; draft
ers Of 1850 to 1850 lbs sold at So
ops per head: wagon horses, farm
shunks and general purpose horses
1900 to 1850 lbs. mostly in seasoned
and used horses, at $3.50 a 200: good
J oSSohNS III li6il Weight dI 90 u ~,
A., with blemished seconds down to $50.
| j. c. Keith sold at his Brighton
stables sold 2 carloads of Iowa
horses and 70 head of nearby Sec
onds. The demand was fair with
prices holding at about the same lev
Ell. This week there will be 5 car
loads of western horses and the usu-
al entry of seconds
| McKenny Bros sale of 4S head of
horses from the Libby Trucking Co.
was we'll attended and the horses
were bid in from $500 $50 each ac-
cording to weight, age and condi-
ton. On Wednesday they offered
at their regular auction sale IS head
OF seconds. Prices were fairly even
and the demand active. This week
there will be no arrival of fresh
country horses but a number of good
conditioned acclimated horses and
seconds.