Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-07

sold 5 hogs Of 1900 lbs at 7c.sC. 4
Eastman sold hogs OF 1880 lbs 3at 70
c. "A. Waite sold 1s hogs Of 1870 lbs. .
7.lOc.
Mich cows--Otis H. Forbush sold
heifers at 5 04each, mich cows at IS
each, and 10 cows at $50 to SIS. s.t,s
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON
The trade for mich cows was agar
poor for all but the best quality milk
ers, but on these. prices hold Arm, an<
dealers can dispose of all their bes
cows at fairly satisfactory prices. FOl
the medium to good grades the move.
ment is slow. and values show no in.
dication Of increase. Despite the fact
that the weekly receipts during The
past two months have Been greatly IN
excess of the demand farmers ST.
continue to send in heavy amounts
rather than to hold their cows to feed
until the demand quickens. Six huH-
dred and twenty-five. cows were. on
sale
Beef cattle trade was considered as
the poorest for a long time. Very few
good cattle were shipped. and for the
ordinary grades butchers put in low
bids. and showed no inclination 10
raise on first offers. consequently cheap
cows and bulls. the Gamers and boz
lognas, sold at low figures. under the
| slack demand.
Representative sales-milch cows
Robert Connors led in the days sales
| selling pair of thoroughbred Hot
stems at $50 each. Mr.. Connors sold
| so other cows at $4O@$66. Otis H.
Forbush sold l mixer at 500. at $bD
each. l at $45, l springer. and / milk
er at $40 each, and January COW. at
| $2S J. s. Henry sold good mixers
for 1920. for 5000, 2 for $l15, and ;
for 800. j, NJ. Philbrook sold mixer
at $35 and 1 at $S2. Pennington Live
stock Co. sold so cows at $25@$50 NJ
d. Holt & Son sold l nice Holstein at
$50. a Holstein at $53, and "a Hoistein
stock bull at $25. Goodrich & Brown
sold a fancy Holstein at S65, 2 nice
cows at $50 each, and 10 others at
$30@$45. F. L. Libby sold cows for
$40. a fancy Holstein at $65, and 8
cows for $335. A. NJ Baggs sold Is
mixers and springers at $40@&66.
George L. Henry sold 80 mixers at
| $40M$75. A. D. Kilby & Son sold
COW. at $55. l at $50 and at $40. P.
H. Carney sold 2 fancy cows for $40.
S. N. Partridge & Co. sold 16 cows, at
$30@$5O. Minis & Holbrook sold 3
cows for SIP, l at $47.5O, for $l35.
and at SIS. Thompson & Hanson
sold 20 cows at $30@$50.
Beef cattle-calves-etc.-S H. Part
ridge & Co. sold beef Gamers at
1Ac.: 81 hogs. at 7.10c.; and Is calves.
at nc j. NJ. Philbrook sold steers.
$500 lbs at 3Ac; and 1S veals, at 7c.
Otis II. Forbush sold l COW, $50 lbs.
at 3Ac.. , cows 1740 lbs. at &C.; cows.
2040 lbs. at $500. cow. 1870 lbs. at
2Ac., S cows. 400 lbs. at 2Ac. and l
bull. 1880 lbs. at 2kc. Thompson h
Hanson sold 81 calves at &c. and SIS
hogs, at the same price. Pennington
L. S. Co. sold 6 bulls, averaging 500
lbs at 2lac, and 50 cows, at 1%c.:
$50 hogs at 6.S0c.; 200 calves. at 6Ec.
P. H. Garvey sold l fancy beef heifer.
100 lbs. at 4c Goodrich & Brown
sold . slim cows. 400 lbs. at, lAc.
and so calves, at &c. George S. Cheney
sold cows. 1880 lbs. at lAc.: ann
hogs, 1870 lbs. at CSC. Lincoln Stet-
son sold ! COW, at CSC, and bo-
lCgnas. at 165c. NJ Abrams shipped
2 beef cows.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.
TRADE was firm, with the supply OF
horses on the market of all descrip-
tons, with the average quality desir-
able. All horses of good quality were
in good demand. and the auction sales
were we'll attended. and the bidding
was brisk. Fresh heavy drafters sold
readily at high prices. Secondhand
drafters. if in good condition and
| weight, also sold easily at fair values.
Coal companies We're good buyers dur
ing the week OF the best heavy horses,
weighing from 1900 to 1900 lbs. A large
amount of horses were sold out to}the
lumber camps. specially through tho
| Caribou district, Aroostook county.
| Secondhand horses from the beaches
| were in poor demand and most OF the
| entries were of inferior quality, and
| sold at low figures. Second hand driv-
| ers, cobs, etc, were active and some
good sales were reported on the best
| harness classes.
First-class, fresh drafters of 1860 to
1900 lbs. sold at $275G$450; mediurn
weight, fresh drafters, at $200G$275;
expressers, milk team, delivery and
general purpose horses sold at $3.50
| SIPS; rugged, useful secondhand
| horses of 400 lbs. and upward sold at
| $1,000 $500: first class drivers at $1,000
500: medium to good drivers at $50
and upward.
At the city sale stables-Wheeler.
McElveen & Co. had heavy supply
of horses on hand for last week, OF all
descriptions. The lot included 2. ex-
press loads of green horses and 100
head Of seasoned horses. The demand
was specially good for the heavy draft
horses, which were Of special value.
and the best of the seasoned horses
sold readily at good values.
WEIGH & Hall & Co. disposed. Of 2
express loads of fresh horses and 80
head of acclimated horses. The demand
was good and prices held firm.
Myer Abrams & Co. sold to a good
trade at even values, 3 express .loads
of fresh horses, mostly heavy drafters
and light commercials. They also Of
fered 30 head Of acclimated horses.
Isburgh & Co. held a special sale
of extra good coupe horses from we'll
known firm. The horses sold readily
at 315O6$2O0. They also had entered 60
more ordinary horses selling at $500
$50. t'.' -'s"