Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-11-28

was fair supply. None were left over
from last week, when everything was
cleaned up. ]. D. Neylon sold springer
| at $40. !.
Live poultry steady. Fowl and chick
ems IL to 12c.. and roosters &c. A good
supply of turkeys were shipped.
TUESDAY. AT WATERFOWL
The market for beef cattle wes fairly
active. with prices little changed from
last week. Receipts were moderate N. H.
Woodward sold pair of oxen Of $500 lbs.
at &c. Minis & Holbrook sold cows of
$50 lbs at Sc. and 9 cows of 677O lbs. at
1.4oc. Otis H. Forbush sold bulls of
a97o lbs at 36Oc.. cows of 1880 lbs. and
1 heifer of $50 lbs. at SIC, 8 cows Of ?7l0
lbs. at &c.. cows Of ALSO lbs. at 2Ac.
and cows Of 400 lbs. at 1.SOc.
Veal calves were in good demand at the
former range of prices. he market was
firm. Minis & Holbrook sold "a calves at
SIC. N. FL woodward sold 10 calves Of
1890 lbs. at SIC.
in and sold slowly at some reduction
from last weeks prices. Minis & Hol-
brook sold Is sheep at Sc.
Hogs were extremely low and shippers
were forced to accept the prices offered.
The market has dropped rapidly during
the past few weeks.
Mich cows sold readily at rather bet
ter prices. Otis Fl. Forbush sold choice
bred mixer at SO: good cows for $1l7.5O
and at SIS. N. H. Woodward sold an
extra choice mixer at $3.50 and at $780,
A general encouragement is felt
amongst the horse dealers. A slackening
demand is manifested in the traffic, but
while values are little lower, there is
no quotable decline in the past week
All commercial horses move slowly, and
the sale stables are kept in smaller sup
ply accordingly. The activities of the
market are in the second hand horses
that are constantly being offered at as
sisnees' liquidation sales. etc A good
supply of these horses of good weight
and ordinary class are entered, and sell
at low and uneven values. Orders for the
logging districts do not compare in vol.
une with those Of past seasons Harness
classes hold fairly steady. Plenty Of peo-
pie are about the stables and talk trade,
but hold off in actual purchasing A cold
wave and snow would help disposals.
Heavy drafts. first class. of 400 to
100 lbs. at s2Oo@s4O0: expressers, general
delivery. milk team and general purposes
horses at $l5OGs225. according to quality
and weight; chunks 500 and upward;
second hand commercials at uneven val
ues. at SIS and upward. Harness classes
at s125@$5OO.
At the city sale stables-Wheeler, Nc.
Elveen 6 Co. received three carloads Of
fresh horses for mixed purposes and 125
head of acclimated and second hand
horses.
WEIGH & Hall & Co. had on sale two
loads of fresh mixed horses, and 40 head
of acclimated. Sales were fairly good at
even values.
Myer Abrams & Co. disposed of two
freight loads of fresh commercial horses.
three loads Of horses were shipped to the
woods. and . head Of acclmated and
second hand horses were entered. Trade
was quiet at slightly lower values.
Isbursh & Co. disposed of some 60 head
OF acclimated horses during the week.
Some medium grade of heavXy horses
sold readily at s225@$4oO per pair. the 9TH
ers selling at fairly even figures at the
level of the past few weeks
Moses Colman & Son of Cambridge
offered some first class harness classes
and some extra good pony teams.