Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-03
quality was good. J. d. Neylon sold
mixers at $4J each.
TUESDAY AT WATERFOWL.

! There was a good supply Of beef cat
| tie, and the market was rather SLOW,
| with prices a little lower, except on
the choicest grades.
H. F. Whitney sold 2 cows, 1000 lbs.
at 1-2c. l COW, 500 lbs. at 1-2c. 3
cows, $3.50 lbs, at 3-4c, cows, 1890
| lbs, at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold bull.
| 1O40 lbs, at 3 lac, 1 cow. 1000 lbs, at
| 2 1-2c, cow, 500 lbs, and 1 heifer, $50
| lbs, at 1-4c, and slim cows. 1870 lbs.
| Mt &c.
| Veal calves were quoted firm at last
| weeks prices. There was a moderate
supply. Otis II. Forbush sold 1 small
calf at 81. Minis & HolbrOok sold 10
calves at 1-2c.
Hogs were fractiOnally higher with
an excellent demand. Sales were made
promptly. Otis H. Forbush sold pig,
| 220 lbs, at 3-4c, l boar, 40 lbs, at
/: 3-Sc, and Is small pigs averaging 81
lbs, Il t6 lac. II. F. Whitney sold
hogs, $50 lbs, at COCO, and coam hog.
460 lbs at &c.
| Sheep and lambs showed no change
| from last week, but were in good de-
! mand. Mich cows trade was rather
slow, and there was no Improvement
in prices.
| Live POULTRY was steady at last
weeks prices. Fowl and spring chick
ems were quoted at 12@13c. BOOSTERS. &c.
| THE HORSE MARKET.
| business in the horse market, in and
about Boston showed a slight improve.
ment over that of the previous week.
| Although the trade in general Is quiet
and not up to the usual standard OF the
opening of the fall activities, prices
held remarkably firm, particularly I'M
/ der the existing conditions of the feed
question and the scarcity of the best
! marketable horses. Purchasers are
looking mostly for good quality horses.
and on such are willing to pay good
| prices. First class seasoned horses sell
at high values, but there are lot OF
| medium second hand horse OF the mar
ket that are moved along rapidly at low
figures Western consignments fer last
week came in shade freer and averaged
p, of better quality. The State of Maine
| was good purchaser last week, and
| a large number of high grade horses
were consumed in that direction. Heavy
| 1rafters, 100 to 1850 lbs, sold readily
at $300M450, if of good. sound quality;
drafters, 1850 to 1850 lbs, cleared at
$275M $50; good chunks, 1900 to 1850 lbs.
at S175@225; first class drivers at $4,000
GOO; medium to good drivers at $3.50
aud upward. Seconds, Of poor to me-
dunn quality at $3O@15.
| At the city sale stableS-Wheeler Nc
Elveen & Co. transacted a heavy and
brisk business for the week The trade
was good and prices were satisfactory.
Eight carloads of specially good horses
for mixed purposes were disposed Of.
Three carloads Of specially good horses
were shipped to Bangor. Me-. ard
through Aroostook county, ranging In
price from S25o@340 each. A lot was
shipped to the paper factory at Gardi-
ncr, Me-, averaging about 500 to the
pair They also held a special sale at
F'itchburg, Mass, selling out I load of
| fresh country horses and so head of
medium quality acclimated horses.
| The Welch & Hall & Co. disposed
Of one load of fresh horses. including
a lot Of mixed horses, suitable for all
purposes. The demand f1uctuated some-
what, but prices held steady.
| At Isburgh's & Co. the weeks sales
were we'll attended and some. 40 to so
horses were disposed Of at even values.
Moses Colnan & Son of Cambridge.
had a quiet weeks trade. Nearly all
their lot of ponies are closed out at
good values. They are offering a nice
lot of fire drivers for which the de-
mand Is good, and are selling at 5000
and upward.