Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-06-06

NUMBER FROM MAINE
Cattle 80. sheep and lambs l., calves
$40, swine l2i.
PRICES OF MARKET CATTLE.
A few choice, $4.5Omi75: extra, $4.75M
5.25; first quality. $4.25@I 50; second quail
ty, So. 7J0i, third quality. $2..5m3.
PRICES OF STORE CATTLE.
Farrow cows, $15m20, fancy COWS, 500
GO; mich cows from $50 to $40; vearing,
SO to 81; TWO years old, ST to $50; thre"
years old, so to 50; western fat swine,
live, 81. to c1sc.: northern dressed hogs,
*. to Sc per h., stores, retail, 50 to St.
PRICES OF SHEEP AND LANES.
&c. per ID; lambs, 7c.; veal calves, , TO
Gle
THE HORSE MARKET.
The market for horses continues gen
orally ,.ood, although some dealers re-
port a eight drop i'll prices and a some
what easier tone. Most dealers, how
ever, 1inJ no difficulty Ill disposing Of
all tn horses they can get and only
complain because they can get 50 few.
~ 1ltlai Di'' li.illSSt ia W II 49,
Welch & Hall had three carloads OF
green Western horses which went read
lily nj about former prices. Wheeler
McElVecn a. Go. report an excellent
business. They had five cars Of Ohio
and Indiana horses ANA two ears OF
woods horses from the Connecticut
Valley Lumber 60. The former brought
frorn $50 - $50: the higher figure for
heavy draft horses. The woods horses
were Young ana hard and averaged
FROM $40 to $3.50. They We're not sec
ond- hand h,recs rs generally under
stood Wheeler, Nc ElNerm 4 co. have
in six ears uf country horses and one
Of woods horses this week. c;.tanauSh
Bros. had 4 car of heavy and car OF
light horses. They sold readily at fair
prices. MNrr Adams & co sold i've
ears of mixed horses ut somewhat low
er prices. Moses Coleman 4 son ina a
particularly ready sale for horses that
hrin" from So to Sl2l. This grade is
mor,. in demand than ever before in
tht.i" remembrance. For coach horses
W.i,hing 100 ana 1900 lbs. no definite
price can be qnoted. They are in good
demand ana bring good prices. The
trade in shetland ponies is active and
these bring from s300u$"50 broken Tor
children use.
TUESDAY AT RRIGHToN.
Market for E.,: .!t}. f.i"l' s,a" !.
prices being rather lower than dfoN-
erS liked, leaving little or no margin
for profit j. Lechar u cattle, 100 to
IlG0 lbs, , to : cts as to quality. A.
| e. FOES COWS averaging 1000 lbs. ia c.
| i. q. Rrien 10 COWS, 2m3 cts. @. Ii.
Furbush bull, 1880. cts, bull 80
lbs, bun 81. cts. ana 81 off COW
80 lbs. ~, IT.. COW 81 CTS, extra
COW 3 cts. 81 extra. II. a. Gilmore
II COWS $50 to $50 lbs. > to 81 cts.
Mich cows.
Gnndrich X Brown sold choice
cows that would have brought easily
| $50 a short time ago, 1T $iS, which
| represents the market decline. For
reaVy fancy cows somewhat higher
prices are quoted. j. -. Brien sold >
| millers at $40 each.
VEAL. CALVES.
Prices for veal calves are lower. The
supply is large, ana if continued fur
| Their declines will be made. j. Leckar
| sold % calves at 8 cts. q. II. ForbuSh
| sold 4 calves at 61a cts. and at GA
| cts. The later We're extra choice.
| Goodrich & Brown sold calves at G
cts. w. A. Kicker sold 3 hobs al $50
| each.
HOGS.
Hogs We're in good demand at previ-
| Gus prices. O. II. FurbuGh sold at 6l2
cts. II. \. Gilmore sold hogs at 612
cts. Goodrich & Brown sold hogs at
| $50 cts.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.
| Beef cattle sold fairly well. Nimms g.
| Holbrook sold = COWS. 1910 and 104l
lbs, at 4 cts. 3 cows. ITO. 1000, and &c
| lbs, at 49, cts, and a bologna COW al
| > cts. II. +. Whitney sold l COW, 44t
| lbs, at So cts, | COW, 1000 lbs, at 80,
| cts, bull, 1110 lbs. and 3 COWS, 251(
| lbs, at 81 cts. l huh $50 KS, at 3 cts
4 cows 200 IBIS, at ~ cts.
| The market for hogs was steady al
last weeks figures. Fl. F.. Whitney
sold 4, weighing 1000 lbs. at 6ia cts
Minis &. Holbrook sold their hogs al
6A M6ia cts. S. p Needham sold hogs
at 61a cts.
| w. F. Wallace sold calves at 61i cts
N. Fl. Woodward sold 120, averaging