Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-12-16

sold l pair Of steers of 1910 lbs. at &c
md 8 cows of 6710 lbs at &c. Fl. A. Gil
more d Co. sold II cattle at 2 to 3Hc
J. Lacker & Son sold bologna cows
averaging 800 lbs. at &c. S. f. Winch
sold ! nice COW of 1880 lbs. al NC.
COW of $50 lbs. at 3Kc, and COWS Of
$3.50 lbs. at 212c. Otis H. Forbush sold
/ COW Of 1850 lbs at 3Ac, / COW of 92O
lbs. az SAC. and 81 off. COW of 900 lbs.
at &c., cow of $40 lbs. at 2.80c., cow
Of $50 lbs at 2Ac., cows of 1880 lbs
ia 214c., 2 bulls CT 1900 and 1910 lbs. at
3Ac., and 81 off, / cow of $50 lbs. at
3Ac., 5Acows of 4810 lbs. at &c,
cows of 1890 lbs. at 21zc., and 1 COW Of
$50 lbs at PIC. n. II. Woodward sold
bologna cows of 1880 lbs. at 1.95c II.
F. Whitney sold heifers, averaging
800 lbs. at 3Ac., COW of 1860 lbs. at
&C. and cows of 1870 lbs. at &c. Minis
& Holbrook sold steers of $3.50 lbs at
&C., 4 cows of 1920 lbs. at 3l1c., ! COW Of
$40 lbs. at &C., and 2 cows of 1860 lbs
at &c.
Veal calves-Otis H. .Forbush sold 2
calves OF 24O lbs. at TIC, 1 calf of 100
lbs. at 612c.. ] small calf of so lbs. at
$3.50, 5 small calves for $13, and for
$21 E. G. Piper sold 60 calves at Sc.
Minis g. Holbrook sold 100 calves at
6Ac j. D. Neylon sold l calf of $50 lbs.
at &C. and As small calves at $3.50 each.
Waite & Smith sold choice calves ct
&c., and 10 small calves at So each. J.
O,Brien sold % small calves at $3.50
each S. z. Winch sold small calves
at 50 each. P. H. Garvey sold S small
calves at 81 so.
Sheep and lambs-J. w. Ellsworth
sold 70 lambs of 1850 lbs. at 4c. and 20
sheep of 1850 lbs. at 11hc.
Hogs-T. J. Moroney sold Sc hogs Of
671O lbs. at SIC. H. A. Gilmore & Co.
sold 10 hogs at &c. Mcintyre & Weston
sold Is hogs at &c. Otis H. Forbush sold
10 hogs at &c. and pigs of $50 lbs. at
500.
Mich cows--N. H. Woodward sold 1
COW at s55 ard / COW at $35. Minis &
Holbrook sold a light mixer for
Thomas Hanrahay at $45 ]. D. Neylon
| sod IL mixers and springers to aver
age S45 each. j. O'Brien sold milk
ers at $50 each.
| LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
Dec. 9th-The market for mich COWS
| was active for all good mixers and
springers, with prices firm at previous
values. Medium and ordinary cows
moved slowly, and on such cows trade
| was hard and a great many sales Were
not closed until late in the day, Wncn
| values broke somewhat and a number
| of fair cows We're to be pinched up at
a bargain. The supply was heavy,
| with q good assortment of all kind Of
mixers and springers, of value from
500 to 80. The bulk of the trade was
at $50 to As.
The heavy trading of the preceding
| day in beef cattle did not hold to the
| Wednesday market, and prices aVerag-
| ed fractionally lower on the average
sales. The supply was heavy, with Il
large amount coming in from the late
| arrivals.
Representative Sales-Robert Con-
| nors sold so good to choice mixers and
SpringerS, at $500IS5. Fifteen high
! grade COWS sold at an average of SIS
each. White & Smith sold three milk
| ers at $55 each. W. NJ. Fellows sold
| 50 cows at $3.50 S5.F. L. Libby sold one
| lice Durham at $S5, one. at $50, four,
| at $55 each. and 16 others, at $45M51.
\. P. Needham sold two mixers for
$12o, two springers for $40, six at $40
each, and 20 others at $35940. Otis
H. Forbush sold two mixers for $112.50,
one springer at $40, February COW, at
$50, and a mixer at $45. A. r. Allen,
sold six cows, at $55 each, and IA Others
at $30@o5. G. L. Henry sold Is mixers
J at S30Gl50 A. e. Mathews d Co sold
! one choice mixer at SO one, at $50,
! three, and 10 others sold at $40u45
I T1,n,, i
COWS, at $50 each, two, at $50 each one,
at $50, one, at s45. and "a Others at
S3o@45. A. D. Kilby e. Son sold three
cows for $175. A. M. Bragg sold II
mixers at $4,000 two. for $50, and two
| for 500 A. c. Foss d Son sold one
springer at $50, and SIX sprlngcrs at
$3S each.
| Beef Cattle-Otis H Forbush sold
| two cows. 1880 lbs. at SIC, one cow,
1860 lbs, at 3.35c., 1 COW, $50 lbs. at
| 3iSc., and 81 off A. G.. FoSs & Son sold
10 cows, averaging 1000 lbs, at 3lac,
ard 8 cows, $3.50 lbs. at 21sc. Amongst
the late arrivals NJ Abrams shipped 40
head of beef cattle selling at 3m4c. Otis
II. Forbush received IA beef cattle, i.
| Stctson shipped 81 beef cattle. In the
| lot l OK. 1900 lbs. sold at size. G. II. /
| Barnes shipped beef cows.
| THE HORSE TRAFFIC..
| The horse market was very quiet during
| last week. The supply received in the
| city was heavy, with plenty Of horses Of
| all descriptions on the market at all
| prices. On all sales made values were
| firm, but the lack of a good demand was
| felt at most of the stables. There was !
| practically no trade from the local buy
| ers. which cut down sales materially
| Heavy draft horses were dull, bun horses
| of 1400 to 1900 lbs. both in the fresh anu
| acclimated horses sold well to the lunl- J
| Der camps and out to the country tra"'
| at a range of prices from $50 TO sou p'l
] head Harness classes were quiet VIII
| some good sales reported. large mum
| Der of horses were left in the st''oi''
| Saturday night, and will be ehteieu -
| this weeks sales. No change WIS h''0" 4
! in prices during the week. .-o, l.. 4
| Fresh, first-class draft horses i''
1900 lbs, sold ct $325@si5o; medium "e's"'
drafters at s25ea 1925; milk tean' express
ers, delivery and general purpose io 90,