Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-06-10

Brown sold 70 calves at &c Partridge &
Mathews sold calves averaging 10 lbs.
at slkc.
| Hogs-GoOdrich & Brown sold hogs
at 5.65c. The Pennington Live Stock Co,
sold 80 hogs 2oi40 lbs, at $500. Stanley
& Chapman sold 10 hogs at 5.70c. Minis &
Holbrook sold 10 hogs, 1880 lbs, at 5.6Oc.
| Mich Cows.-Nims & Holbrook sold
mixers at $45 to $55. II. +. Whitney sold
. fancy mixers for $12O Otis II. Forbush
sold mixers for $40 j. O'Brien sold
stock hull at $32
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
| Very few buyers were on hand at
| the Wednesday sale of milch cows and
springers-Dealers anticipating a slack
demand had shipped lightly, the num-
| ber of cows offered not reaching a full
300 The best selling hours of the
morning passed with few sales closed
Prices were fully 5 per cent. off on all
ordinary cows, and only the high
grade mixers sold at fair values.
Noticeable amongst the choice cows
| were some extra fine Holsteins and
| one high grade Guernsey, all of which
sold at top prices.
| The beef cattle trade was active
| with quotations firm at the prevailing
| figures held at the sale of the pre-
Ceding day. The receipts were light.
Representative sales. milch COWS
Robert Connors sold 3 fancy Holsteins,
| two with papers and one high grade
mixers for s275, and 90 others at s40GD
$65. Minis 4 Holbrook sold mixers
at an average of $55 each. Z. l.. Libby
sold nice COW at $65, for S115, and
others at s35Ms45. Pennington Live
stock Co. sold Z mixers at $25Ms50.
Thompson & Hanson sold 2 fancy COWS
.,or $120, = for 800, 2 for $S5 and I at
$40 Otis II. Forbush sold l choice
milknr at So, / at s5S, 1 at So and 1
at $50. F. L. Libby sold l nice Ayr
shire ut 1853, Holsteins for 1920 and
30 mixers and springers at $30MS45. A.
M. Baggs sold . mixers for 800. for
$?5 ard Is others at s40m $50. George
Henry sold 20 good to choice mixers
ard springers at $i00$SG. f. G. Piper
sold 16 cows at S3on$50 j. S. Henry
sold 4 mixers for 5000, 1 at S55 and 1
at s52
Beef cattle, calves and hogs--Lin- |
coin Stetson shipped IS beef cattle
pair of choice oxen of 1900 lbs sold at |
1c., l bull of 1900 lbs. at SIC, I choice |
COW Of 1900 lbs. at 61ac. and the others |
in the lot sold at an average of Sc |
per lb Thompson & Hanson sold l |
pair of steers of 1900 lbs. at &C. $50
calves at 51ac, and 1O3 hogs at soc. A.
M. Raggs sold pair of coarse oxen
of 1900 lbs. at 4lhc Il. G. Piper sold 63 |
calves at 5Mc. and so others at SIC F.
l.. Libby sold hogs, averaging 240
lbs. at 5.Soc.. 55 calves, averaging 10
lbs. at &c, and 10 small calves at 81
each.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC..
Horse trading was quiet during last |
week, with lower quotations on heavy |
drafters. chunks, delivery and general
purpose hcrses. Heavy drafters have
sold slowly for some time past, but !
the demand for light commercials has |
been brisk, with slight fluctuations, |
until the PAST week, when the demand
perceptibIy lessened, with values on |
the average sales off S. per head. The |
demand for harness classes is good but |
sound horses of good style and finish |
are hard to obtain. All such horses en-
tered are snapped up quickly at full |
value. the demand for first class COM |
blnation horses, cobs, Saddlers and |
roadsters being in excess of the de !
mand Large amounts of second hand |
horses OF ordinary type are entered |
weekly and are auctioned off rapdily |
at low prices.
Fresh, tirst-class drafters, slow, at $3.50 |
@SSI5; chunks. $50 upward; light CONNER |
cials. easier at s175Gf$25O: Secondhand |
commercials at S125 and upward. accord |
ing to weight and condition First class
drivers at $3OOGfS100, with matched pairs
at $TW and upward: medium t. good
drivers. including family horses at s15OGO
s215; ponies at s2OOMs4OO
At the city sale stables Wheeler Me-
horses during the week The lot included
l5o head of fresh country horses. 100 sec |
hand horses and 30 head of family
drivers. Trade was slow for the CONNER
cials, but the harness classes sold readi- |
ly at fair values.
Welch. Hall e. Co. report trade quiet |
with prices firm. They disposed of two
Irelent loads OF green horses, mostly COM
mercals
Myer Abrams & Co. received three ex-
press and two freight loads of fresh
country horses and 40 head of second |
hand horses. Sales We're we'll attended
we'll 80 A"i y
Isburgh & Co. disposed OF 30 to GO head
Of seasoned horses the lot including driv-
ers. business horses and family drivers
No high priced horses were entered for
last weeks sale.
Moses Colman & Son of Cambridge sold
some first-class drivers during the week
This week Wednesday they will hold a
pony sale.
Augusta Market.