Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-01

quotations. ana had some difficulty ir
making sales even at those prices. II
j. Moroney sold 5 cows ayera cling 9et
IDS. at &C. | bCI 1910 lbs 3%c.. l bull
sfo IDS, &C.; COW, weighing 1000 lbs.
at 2Rc.; COW $50 lbs. Ill 24c.:
COWS, 1890 "Js.. &c. r. Conlors sol
beef cows at &c. Staniy l.. Cha pmar
sold me oxen a &c. and fancS
heller al the same price. j. ID. NeyloT
sold bulls 100 lbs. at Sc. ]. I.eckal
sod cows averaging 1850 lbs al 3A c.
cows averaging $50 lbs. al 2Hc. anC
cows averaging 700 lbs. at 1Ac. p
II Garvey sold 6 cows, weighing 5O6t
lbs At 3hc.. weighing $500 lbs. Al
2Rc.. 2, weighing 1890 lbs. at &c anG
bologna cow. 720 lbs. at lAc. H. A
Gilmore 81 Co. sold g beef cattle for
$I.6O 10 "7sc. a Wheeler sold / COW
$40 lbs. at 3ac., COW 100 lbs. at 2hc
and COW $50 lbs. at l3.c.
Inc narke, for veal calves was
strong with prices about as last week
but the higher quotations were more
frequent. j. III. Cook had an extra
hne lot Of calves. Goodrich & Brown
sold 30 at clac. J. O'Brien sold 10
averaging 1G0 lbs. AZ 6Ac and small
calves at $2.25 each. a NJ. Baggs sold
70 at G12c =. Fl. Garvey sold ) small
calves at 1925 each. j. Leckar sold
10 veals at 6l3c. Thompson K Ham
son sold 100 at 614c. Stanley & Chap
| man sold at &C.
| j. j. Ncylon SOLD 10 veals nv. IIG lbs.
| at 6i4c. and Il small calves at $3.50
| each.
| Prices on hogs We're off slightly about
rs, but the demand was excellent and
! sales were made easily ]. w. Ellsworth
sold hogs av. $40 lbs. at &c. j. ID. Ney-
| lon sold weighing $50 lbs. at &C.
Thompson 4 Hanson sold so at 6S5c. j.
Leckar sold II at G.90c. j. OBrien sold
10 at &c. Goodrich & Brown sold at
6Xc.
Mich cows were In quite q good sup
ply and prices We're easier. The mar
ket opened rather SLOW Minis & Hol-
brook sold fancy mixers at $50 each
j. O'Brien sold extra good COWS n,
so each. G.: II. Barnes sold mich COW
a. $35.
n. III. Woodward sold yearlng bull
at SIS.
Receipts of sheep and lambs We're
light and quotations continue largely
nominal. Sheep are quoted 1 to &c. and
lambs to re.
Thompson a. Hanson sold Is lambs at
&c and 5 sheen at 414c.
TUESDAY AT AhTERTOWN.
Train today arrived early and the dro-
vcrs Were able to -, away promptly. Ar
rivals were fairly heavy for all classes OF
stock. Beef cattle We're duh at about &c.
lower than a week ago. There W"re f"w
foica cattle in tn" me rket, bur the de-
mand for the better class wa; a liltlc
better than for the cheaper qualities. L.
G. Piper sold beef cows a. laic. and )
bulls at o2,c. Otis II. Foriush sold l
COW $50 lbs. at 21@c., heifer 90 lbs. at
&C, l cow 1870 lbs. ut SIC. ! COW so lbs.
at Be-, l COW $40 lbs. al e. and SOC. on,
| COW 1900 lbs. at re, COW 931 lbs. at
C. and l COW 13C lbs. at 134c. II. t.
Mhitnty sold bulls 40 lbs. at &. ana
3 cows 800 lbs. at Ice
The market for veal calves was good
at about last weeks prices bE rather
more calves brought the top prices. Otis
Ii. ForDush sold S calves at &c. "A. +.
N1edham sold A at 6l.c Minis x 1ol-
VI ook sold CO at Gl@c. w. a. Wallace sold
q at G1-c. +. G. Piper sold 20 at &C. IT,
T. Whitney sold ., on commission.
Hogs were n shade lower at - To C.
live and rs to Sasc dressed. a. L. Need
ham sold IS at S3sc. a. ". II. +. Whit
ncy sold av 80 lbs. at G.S0c.
Very few sheep were received and there
was no appreciablc change in prices ".
r. Wallace sold ,i.,tl at &c.
Mich COWS were Jail with the supply
moderate and prices ;'b"ut as week ago
with perhaps some decline. A. l.. Need
lam sold several mixer; from s." 10 SOL
Live poultry. The market IS steady.
Fowl BE, spring chickens Il to &c.
broilers - to &c, ROSTERS 70 9c
THE HORSE MARKET.
The general tone of the horse market
for the past week has been quiet. Seuota-
lions were slightly lower and the demand
slow. Those of the dealers VINO make
.,necillty Of fine driving horses report
trade az holding ont very tar ana ar
able to dispose of such horses r"adii! az
satisfactory prices. Others, however,
c; ling heavy drafts. express ana sct.''l'i
u,rpose horses, find very little caii 10Y
that class at present, as most OF me DUST
moss concerns are fully supplied Win
u,,rking horses for the rest OF the sum
NOR Accordingly at these stables dealers
are buying light.
Ishurgh 8. CO. sold last week % accn-
mated horses. mostly drivers, ~ ~" 70
s,25 Myer Abrams & Co received ~,
freight loads and one EXPIRE S. loao :"
MIXED horses They report business soo"
and sold readily at about last "erh
nrices. WEIGH & Hall received 'lic III"
of mixed horses. They call trace dui'
,rb,,v sold heavy drafts of l'oo TT. ~ e.
ia 500 and driving horses az Nh" y $-'h
Wheeler McElveen & co r''Nr" \"
loads Of country horses wh'cs so ''
i,v. They EXPECT business 70 y ~
during August. Moses Coleman
report fair trade for last "ech, w."
nriccs not so well maintained as IN "
eorlv summer. They sold about ~ or :"
ac,rimatcd horses. mostly gentlemen
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