Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-13
walter Gleason sold 81 calves at SIC.


at 5hc Goodrich & Brown sold 1 hog
at s12. Thompson & Hanson sold 40
hogs at 565c. j. D. Neylon sold hog.
ITO lbs. at SIC. J. O'Brien sold 1 hog
at 5Nc c. A. Wait sold 3 hogs, at
$40. A. p. Needham sold 2 hogs at
7c d. W.
Mich cows--A. P. Needham sold 10
mich cows at $35@$55. Minis & Hol-
brook sold mich cows to an average
of $3.50 each Otis H. Forbush sold
2 choice new mich cows at $40 EACH
/ stock bull at 1872, mixers at $45
each, and / at $50.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON
Choice mixers found ready market
at the Wednesday sale and dispOsals
for these were brisk early in the day,
| but for the bulk of the ordinary cows
offered the movement was slow, with
| prices hard to hold. Some extra good
high priced COWS of full milking ca
| pacity were included in the weeks
| supply, which was lighter than for
| some weeks past, the decreased re-
| ceipts quickening the demand some
| what
| The amount of beef cattle offered
was fairly heavy. The market was
firm with prices a shade sharper than
at the preceding days sale. Buyers
We're out in goody numbers and bids
were brisk, with disposals easy.
Representative sales-Milch COWS
Harrington L. Stock Co. sold an extra
choice Holstein mixer at 800, the top
price reported in the days sales. The
firm had IS other mixers and spring.
of T..
Libby sold ? extra choice cows giving
70 quarts each, for $3.50, choice milk
ers at $50 each, and l stock bull at
$29. A. NJ. Baggs sold 5 cows at $54
each, and 2 for s93 Robert Connors
sold 10 good to choice COWS at $3.50
SIS each, and a pair of extra choice
cows for $50. M. D. Holt & Son sold
2 god mixers at $50 each, and ~
others at $25@$45. A. P. Needham sold
is mixers at $35GDS55 E. R. Foye sold
1 fancy COW at $50, 2 for Sis and :
others at s35M$45. George Henry sold
rs mixers and springers at $40G$75. ].
S. Henry sold 2 extra choice mixers
for $50. for $3.50, for Sis. 2 for 500
and 1 at $45 Otis H. Forbush sold a
July COW at s5S, 1 mixer at $57. an
August COW at s45 and new mixers
L
fancy COW a 1850, 1 at $45, 2 for 800
and l at $2S.
Beef cattle. calves. etc-A M. Baggs
sold a choice beef COW bought of j.
Byrnes 1t weighed 1850 lbs and sold at
&c. Mr.. Baggs also sold bulls, aver
age weight, 1000 lbs. at 3s4c. and 5
cows, average weight. 500 lbs. at 31ac.
John Byrnes sold beef cattle of
1850 lbs. at &c. and 81 on, s cattle of
$3.50 lbs. at 365c. and cows of 1880
lbs. at ~. Pennington L. Stock Co.
sold choice oxen, average weight 1900
lbs. at See, 1 pair of oxen of 2700 lbs.
at SIC. and cows, average weight
$50 lbs, at 1Ac.. 200 calves at SIC. and
20 hogs at size. F. l.. Libby sold 2
steers of 2340 lbs at SAC, q hogs of
$50 lbs. at sac. 81 calves. averaging
100 lbs. at &c. and Is small calves at
$3.50 each +. r. Foye sold 10 calves,
average weight 10 lbs. at &c. l.. Stet-
son shipped t, the Wednesday market
81 head of beef cattle selling at h0G5c,
l bull of 1900 lbs. sold at Sc, and II
cows. average weight 100 lbs. at 4Ac
Otis H. Forbush sold heifer of go
lbs. at Dc. 1 COW of TAO lbs at 2Nc., 1
COW Of 800 lbs. at 2.30c.. and pair of
yearling heifers at $40 each NJ. D.
Holt 4 Son sold 35 veal calves at &c.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.
Little material change was mani
tested in horse trading during the past
week. Prices held steady with the
tone of the market firm and the de-
mand improved. All commercial
classes are in free circulation, the
in in, fn;
good quality horses ready for service.
and values are high as they necessarily
must be under present conditions of
trade. Harness classes were uneven
during the week. The supply is limit
ed. first class horses being hard to OBJ
tain. Values run a shade lower on the
average sales than did those of a year
ago at this season, on all harness
classes excepting the fancy drivers
and speed horses. Good lots of horses
came in from the lumber camps dur
ing the week.
Fresh. first-class drafters. 100 to
1900 lbs. sold at s325d$45O: drafts
around 1900 lbs. sold at $275@$325;
mix team. expressers. and delery
horses sold at $1S5@$275: frst-class
drivers at $300@s70O; medium to good
"AiNSio dl 9I 10 W9LoU, SdQuIerS at $25O
and upwards
Good all round sales at the city sta
hles-Wheeler, McElveen & Co. cleaned
out a heavy supply of horses during
last week. The amount comprised $50
mead of green horses, 100 logging horses,
and 100 head of secondhand horses.
All classes Of horses were on sale, and
sold on steady basis of value to a
good demand.
WEIGH & Hall Co. sold to an improv-
ed demand express and freight |
loads of fresh country horses and 20
secondhand horses.
Myer Abrams & Co. disposed of ex-
press and 2 freight loads Of green
horses and 20 second hand horses
sales were well attended with values |
even on all commercial classes.
AT the special sale at Isburgh's &
90, IS head of high priced horses were
entered. selling to good demand at |
lair values At the regular Friday sale
~ secondhand horses were offered,
IVy 60 s1., III.