Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-11-04

cattle TroSc by Maine Droeers
II was provoking to owners Of Maine live stock
not to be able to unload for about one our alter
rival a. the other stock trains were unloading and
could not pull out. The trade not very hatter-
ing when they found their cattle yarded still prices
ruled much the same a. last week. We find this
the good cattle iatted by I'd. Bailey of Winthrop
consisted of two and three year old steers. The
young end Of the lot that took the blue ribbons at
the New England Fair weighing 100 lbs. and sold
at the fancy price OF 7lc. d. W, and il fancy
price, &. IL Merrill sold pair OF cattle dress
500 ibs. each at $3.50 |. G. Libby & ION sold 20
steers ay. HOO lbs. at BIC. v. W. Hail sold oxen
fairly matched giring 6ft Sin. weight 200 lbs al
silfi pair OF workers giring Oft l0in- 2s00 lbs
sl20. Giines & Weston was late at market with 60
head.
New Mich Cous md Sprfn0ers.
There IL a st.ady tone to the market. Some choice
Maine mich cows snapped of at ESQ head. but
they were OF excellent quality. There was fair
demand If the quality WIS all right. G. II. Morrill,
sold one mich COW at S3s; four likely spring.
ers, the lot at sl7l; three he'd well selected, at
ESQ each. 1. Fisher sold one 'pringer and three
mich cows II, sil each. G. z. Flack son sold
sold lot Of IS springeis and new milcn cows, very
choice. at $50, tour extra milch at $40 each.
A. y. Engrem sold one COW and springer. the pair
Tor s4l Y" Han sold one springer at SAB. A
iiiiamson sold two springers at as each two
mich cows at a shade over go each.
Veal Calpes.
The market holds at full prices and the demand is
good Sale OF five head by H. f. Alden, av ia
lbs. at &c; K +. French Co., 81 veal.. 40 lbs
at &C.; tFsher. y grassers, av $40 lbs., at pc,
{. H. Merrill, II veals, 1870 lbs. at &C., X. ;. Kim
bail, 10 veals, i0 pounds at 6ic. r. +. French
60 81 vesls, av l4o lbs at &c.
The following saien are most directly or indirectly
from Maine dealers:
Not an elaborate demand for store cattle milch
cows. The quality OF the latter, AS a whole,
quite good al market with sales mostly from $40 to
So per head. G II Merrill % d two heifers to dress
D. o lbs. each at so per head; two Old bulls
sl4 each one do. at tl5 three heers. the average
weight 600 lbs live, at sls per head. + II. Cool
ridge sOn sold four mich cows at s35, S3s, SIS
and $50 per head | Libby son sold
five two year Old steers at so each
three steers. av. 500 lbs. al cents. l.. w mich
cows At s35 per head W. Scollans sold five steers.
~ $50 lbs, AZ BIC ten steers, av 800 lbs, at Be.
four stecrr. ~. 1925 lbs, nj &c; l.. W., ten beef
cows, $50 bs at &C.; six do, 900 lbs at Bic
eight mich cows the lot for $3.50; two do, at as
each, three do, at 1880 EACH two do, at s5@ so
each, II. NJ. Taft sold pair of working
oxen. girthing feet, inches, OF 200 pounds, at
SO; pair 1T. SIN of 2sO0 lbs at $l5; pair eft.
10 in. OF 5000 lbs N $l26 j. d. Hosmer sold pairs
working oxen girthing 6t.6in. weight 26iand q
at 800 and 800, pair ut. cattle of 1900 lbs. at
&l35. pair Ut Ain. of 1900 lbs at $l2O. }. b. Sar
gent sold pair eft din. cattle goo lbs 4l2O. T.. W
Thompson sOn sold } two years old heiters to
dress $50 lbs. at els each. j. 5. Henry mich cows
from $35 to 2h5.