Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-12
SALES AT THE YARDS.

These cost higher and showed a loss.
A few weeks ago they would have
brought &C. S. H. Wardwell sold l
thoroughbred bull, Hereford. 1240 fbs,
at 4ac. OK, 1920 TBS. at 4c and cows,
| 1850 1Ss. at &c. A. M. Baggs sold l bull,
1000 lbs.. at 3kc and bulls, 100 1bs.,
at &C. H. A. Gilmore & Co. sold cows
at 1%c6D3hc A. c. Foss sold 10 cows,
$3.50 fbs., at 36Oc M. D. Holt & Son
sold steers averaging 1900 fbs. at 4c
Otis II. Forbush sold heifer $50 lbs.
at 3skc, cow, 114O fbs., at S.60c, bull,
$50 fhs., at 515c and cows, 524o 1bs., at
2.10c. A. p. Needham sold 3 cows at
&c. Minis & Holbrook sold l COW. S2O
fts., at SIC, COW, 7sO fbs., at 24c and
1 COW, $40 TBS, at 1Ac. N. H. Wood
ward sold l COW. 100 TBS. at 1.60c.
Veal Calves-E. G. Piper sold 80
calves at 5ac A. Wheeler sold Ii
small calves at $3.50 each. Partridge
& Mathews sold II calves averaging
120 fbs., at 660c. ]. O'Brien sold %
small calves at 50 each. ]. w. Elk
worth sold 13 calves at $3.50 each. E.
L. Libby sold 10S calves averaging 130
lbs. at SIC.
Hogs--N. H. Woodward sold 19 hogs
al 6kc. A. P. Needham sold 35 hogs
at 6G0c Minis & Holbrook sold hogs
at 6lsc. Otis H. Forbush sold 2 boars
23O 1t,s, ut 4c, and 6 hogs 1910 fbs., at
| SIC. f.. G. Piper sold 36 hogs at SIC.
Partridge & Mathews sold II hogs sv-
eraging 275 lbs, at SIC. j. Payne sold
16 hogs at 69Oc. Thompson & Hanson
sold so hogs at 6iAc. F. w. Wonnell &
/ Son sold 1S hogs, 1910 TBS, at G..Oc and
boars, $50 lbs. at SA. A. Wheeler
| sold hogs at 610c, and boar at 31.c
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
| The market for milch cows was very
poor at the Brighton yards. with the
| receipts far in excess of the slack de-
| mand. Consequently disposals were
slow, and values were off on all
| grades of mixers and springers. even
high grade cows selling SIS per head
below prices obtain two weeks back.
Lack of pasturage is forcing the
| farmers to ship heavily and as the
demand for milk is satisfied for the
present about Boston. the market is
weak and there are many more cows
sent in than can be handled to ad-
vantage.
| Beef cattle were in light supply with
few additional late arrivals. The re-
ceipts included very few choice cat
| tie. Cheap grades sold at low figures,
and the general bids offered were un-
satisfactory to shippers. 1t is inter-
| esting to note with the lower prices
prevailing on live cattle that the mar
ket retail values show no decline.
| Representative sales-Milch Cows
| Otis H. Forbush sold 1 springer at
$52 Pennington L. S. Co. sold AZ
mixers and springers at $25 $50
| Thompson & Hanson sold 80 cows at
| s3OD$5O A. d. Kilby & Son sold a
pair of mixers for $780, Goodrich &
| Brown sold 3 extra good mixers at
| $50 each. and Is others at $50.
E. L. Libby sold l Holstein heifer, at
$50 and Is others at $3O@$40. A. M.
Baggs sold 10 mixers at s45@s60.
! George Henry sold 43 good to choice
to mixers and springers at s40@$65.
| A. p. Needham sold l COW at $55, 1, at
| s47.5O, 1. at $40, and l. at $25.
| Beef Cattle-Calves-etc.- inter-
| esting feature of the market was a
| pair of the largest Yorker calves seen
at the market for years. They weru
raised by Everett Burnham, South
| Parsonville, Me, and shipped by
! Stanley & Chapman, and weighed $50
| lbs, were to weeks old and sold
| at lie. per Ib Otis H. Forbush sold
| / beef COW, 900 lbs. at 4Ac., 1 COW,
| $50 lbs. at 4c. and 81 off each, 2, cows.
1880 lbs. at 3Ac., l COW, 1140 lbs. at
| BIC, COW, $50 lbs. at &C.. cows.
1880 lbs. at &c; 5 lambs, 26O lbs. at
| Sc, and sheep at &c. Pennington
l.. s. Co., sold l pair of oxen, 200 lbs.
at 4c, 1 OK. 1900 lbs. at 2hc., 6 cows,
average weight 700 lbs each, at 11Ac.;
200 hogs, at 67Oc; and 200 calves. at
| &c. M. Abrams sold cows at 1% q
31hc. Lincoln Stetson shipped II beef
cattle.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.
Boston, Aug 1.-THE market is
rather quiet, with only fair amount
of summer trade transacted. The sup
ply was average, but there were on
a good many horses left on hand at
the close of the week. Auction sales
ruled dull, with prices materially low
er on all description of horses. except
ing the heavy draftcrs, for which the
demand is good, with values firm.
General delivery horses, milk team,
| eXpreSSers, etc, are slow Private
| sales were more successful, and at
| these better prices were obtained
Harness classes We're quiet. with first
| class horses scarce.
| Fresh, heavy draft horses, 1900 to
1900 lbs. sold at $35OQ450; drafts, 1851
to 1900 lbs. at $25O@325; milk team. ex-
press. and delivery horses, slow, at
s175@225. Second hand horses We're IN
lighter demand with fair quality
horses selling at 800 and upward
First-class drivers, at $4,000 and up
| ward; medium to good drivers, includ-
ing family horses. at s150@250.
At the sale stables-Wheeer Nc
Elveen & Co. report dull trade
with lower average prices prevailing
They offered loads of green horses
of all descriptions, and IS head Of sea-
soned horses.
Welch Il Hall Co, received l car.
load of fresh horses and from 80 tt
40 head of acclimated horses. together
with some fast trotting horses witt
records. Sales were about at the usua
standard