Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-09-30

erS and SpringerS on sale. number
of choice cows sold at $50. Pennington
L. Stock Co. sold 80 cows at S25W$50.
A. F. Mathews & Co. sold l fancy Jer-
sew at $50 +. l.. Libby sold 2 choice
cows at s62. 80 each, 4 at an average of
SIS each, and % others at S35I$GO. A:
NJ. Bags sold u mixers at $401HS6o. G..
L. Henry sold 40 mixers at $35M$15.
Thompson & Hanson sold fancy COW
al s65, 6 at $50 each, at $115. and IL
others at $256bs40. ]. s. Henry had 80
mixers and springers on sale--lo
choice mixers sold at an average OF 500
each, 2 for $3.50, for $l15 at $4S each,
and for $50. Goodrich & Brown sold
4 mixers at $55 each, and 10 others at
an average Of $40 each.
Beef cattle. calves, etc.-Farmington
Live s. Co. sold bulls, averaging 800
lbs at 2a4c., So cows, averaging 100 lbs.
at ne; 200 calves at 6Ac.; 200 hogs at
6a4c.: 90 lambs, averaging 80 lbs at
4lac: and 40 sheep averaging 50 lbs. at
&c. stanley & Chapman sold 4 COWS,
averaging 500 lbs. at &C.. bologna COWS
of 700 lbs each at 1.50c.; 16 hogs at &C.;
and : veal calves at &c. Nj. Abrams
shipped II beef COWS selling at l%M
49,. Otis II Forbush sold | COW OF lo'0
lbs. at 3Ac.. 1 COW of $50 lbs. at &c
and 81 off, 3 COWS of 2160 lbs. at 2Ac.,
cow of $50 lbs. at 2.30c and COWS OF
$500 lbs. at PIC. Goodrich & Brown
sold 20 veals at 6Ac., and 30 hogs at
6.SOc A. f. Mathews sold ! helter OF
$40 lbs. at 33ic: 9 veals of 1880 IDS. at
&c. and IS hogs of 1910 lbs. at &c. Lin
coin Stetscn shipped Z beef cattle.
THE HORSE TRAFFIC.
Boston. Sept. 29.-Therc was good de,
the trade in general was brisk AT STEADY
prices Heavy draft horses continue &C
tive. with the market strong ron all sood
conSienments. Chunks were in GOOD de-
mand and fair values were realized on
all sound, sturdy horses. LAUNDERING con-
Germs are starting up work and are On
the lookout for horses to go to ire WOODS.
and good many horses are hndlns uliel
in this direction. Harness classes are
perhaps the most quiet of amy Gescilp-
ton of horses on the market, hut what
are sold are bringin ggOOd values Tor me
dunn quality horses, and high prices for
really first-claSS drivers, for which the
supply is limited. ~
F'irst-class fresh drafters, 1900 to 1850
lbs, sold at $2756145O lightweight horses.
suitable for milk teams. delivery. express
ing, etc, sold at s2OO@275; chunks, 1900 to
1850 lbs sold for the best horses AZ a
range of $2O0G25O good conditioned sec
ond-hand horses at $125 and upward. with
blenished seconds down to $25. Filst-cIass
drivers firm at $3OO170O; medium to good
drivers at S150dD250.
At the City Stables.-Wheeler, McElveen
G. Co. sold to a good trade on all classes
of horses 100 head of fresh country
horses. 100 wood horses and all descrip-
tions of secondhand horses Values We're
firm.
Welch, Hall & Co. cleaned out two loads
of fresh country horses and about 80 head
of seasoned horses. Prices and demand
were satisfactory
Myer, Abrams & Co. held good sales on
two express and one freight loads of fresh
country horses.f mostly heavy draft
horses and lighter commercials. No sec
ond-hand horses were entered.
Isburgh &. Co. held a fairly good sale
of 20 to GO well sea soned harness and light
business horses. Prices We're steady both
on the best and medium horses.