Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-10-06

Cattle TrGefc by Maine Drorers
me arrivals increased to certain extent tull one
thiru more than last week. The Boston live sfoet
train numbered ~ cars, Including cattle sheen and
veais. We must say here that farmers must De
eaul,oas about sending in cattle above what the
'his week, which caused slow movement and in
some cases decline In prices. J. II, Fogg sold
paai @ 1i working oxen sirting SIT sin., $500 lbs at
w! w. thompson Son three years old ball,
wv that weighed 200 lbs G. n. Merrill sold pair
Of et sin: cattle, 1900 lbs. at sioo pair. Ike
pair oit loin steers of three years, that weighed
$500 lbs at slss pair an ,ln cattle, eloo lbs AZ
500 odd OK of7tt. 1900 lbs. at $50 Shelf, re- to
dress 400 lbs. each. for tas; X. W. Brown solu Il
av. 200 lbs, at SIC; werler & Libby sold steers
av 1850 lbs, at 4lc; L. W. heifers Of $40 bs each
se heifers to dress s2S lbs a, $50 the pair; r.
d. ~. 'oodse son sold pair Of oxcn, girting IN
Pin weight Sioo lbs at slb5.
Ne" Mich Cors mud sprinoers.
Eastern cows for milk arrived freely. some Of
wnch were very likely good cows for the buyers TO
take home for their own use. sprculstors we're
moving the stock where they though, they could
make doilvr. Sale generally from $50 and ss0
l. II Fogg sold four springers at s35 each, one do
shrss s sS ,SH %,sh tS so~. m - each G H. Merrill sold
six milch cows from ESQ and ti5. X. T.. Pollard
two milch cows eS6 and $45. W. W. Hail sold one
$40 each; ten do. the lot Tor $500; one choiee
sptnaer $50. A. A. Pond sold two milch cows at
$40 each; one at s43.
Veal Calres.
GOOD veais are In demand at steady Iates. There
has been good many calves disposed of this season
and but little nuctuaton In prices. j. n Forg sold
five calves at ts3. 4. W. Thompson Son soid four
calves, average l25 lbs, at $26. X. r. Pollard sold
four calves, AVERAGE 100 lbs, at o. per head J. O.
Libby Soufsold ~ calves, average 100 lbs, at .
cents. T.. +. Alden sold seven calves average 1870
lbs. at GEMS. A. o. Turner sold eighteen calves
average l50 lbs, nj 6l cents. X, f. French a Co.,
fifty calves. average lo0 lbs, nj 81 cents.
The following sales mostly directly or indirectly
from Maine dealers.
number of pairs OF working oxen changed hands
at prices unchanged, ranging mostly from ESQ to
$40 per yoke. Mich cows In fair demand A.
Stone sold three nice mIlch cows at $50 *79 80 and
500 two at &b250; one do at S55. J NJ 10y sold two
milch cows at $f7 so; two at tfn and tI7. J. Car.
roll sold twelve milch and springers ut $3.50
each, aud one Duicn COW at s70 L. e. Libby sold
three springers, the lot at S0o four two year old
bulls at Si5 per head; seven milch for $50. q.
II. Merrill sold one new milch COW, tS5; one mich
heer s2l; seven new mich cows from &l0a&47
each J. ID. Hosmer sold one pair working oxen,
grihiug II in, weighing $500 lbs. at ss5 one pair
grthing II in. OF 2s lbs Al &l0s two pairs girth
Ing n in, weighing aio0 lbs TO pair at sl08 and
and &I25. Gliucs & Weston sod one hree year old
new milch beter at s35. one new mil ut $40.
W. Scoara sold 10 springers at tf5 each, eight do
at s42 so each two DO at si14o each two new mllch
cows at $i2 80 each four do at $50 each two do at
&55 each two do at 1880 each. I. G. Henry sold
two mich cows at $57 so; one at t6a six do at ESQ
each, two do at go each.