Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19

tone of the market continues weak.
and Is discouraging to both farmers
and, shippers.
Beef cattle trade was more brisk
than at the sale of the preceding day.
The supply was light, and local butch
er We're more eager for trade, and
slightly better prices prevailed.
Representative sales-milch COWS
E. L. Libby. sold 1 nice mixer at $50,
2, for $40. 3. at $40 each, and II
others at $30M$40. Minis and Hol-
brook had on sale fancy high grade
Ayrshire, at $40. l mixer, at $50, 2.
for $115. and 10 others az $30@$45.
Thompson & Hanson had on sale 26
mixers and springerS-1 pair sold for
$500, another pair for 800. 2, for 800,
1, at $40, and the balance at $25 W$40.
Partridge & Mathews sold l mixer at
$50. 1, at $40, and l.. at $35. J. S.
Henry sold 1 mixer. at $50, =, fo<
Sis, 2, for $110, and I, at $45. NJ. d.
Holt & Son sold 2 cows for $50. A.
NJ Baggs sold 8 cows, at $55 each.
f. l.. Libby sold extra nice COW at
s65, 1, at, $5S. .. for $1O7.5O. 1, at $50,
l. at $45, and 1, at $35. Pennington
Live StOck ". Solu anu
springers at $20@$5O. George Henry
sold 80 mixers and springers at 5000
$40. Otis II. Forbush sold l mixer
at $50, 2, for 500. /. at $45, l heifer,
at SAL, l, mixer at $31, and 1. at $50.
Beef e-calveS-etc.-The Farm
ington Live Stock Co. sold steers,
$500 lbs at sc, oxen, averaging 1900
lbs. at 4Ac. 5 bulls, averaging 900 lbs.
at 2kc; $50 calves, at &C; 225 hogs,
at $500: 90 sheep, at &c; and ~
lambs at 4c. F. l.. Libby sold Al hogs,
$3.50 lbs. at 6.70c; Is sheep, 1850 lbs.
at &C.; 20 lambs, 92S lbs. at 4c; 26
veals, averaging 1926 lbs. at &c; and
10 small calves at SO each. Otis ii.
Forbush sold 1 COW, 1910 lbs at 4Ac,
1 cow, 900 lbs. at Sc, and l COW. 1850
lbs. at 3Ac. and 81 off. M. ID. Holt q
Son sold nice Hereford cattle, aver
aging 1900 lbs at 4hc; and 3S calves
at 6hc L. Stetson sold Is cows at
2@3hc.
HORSE TRAFFIC.
The trade is dull and quiet with
values steady at the lower level which
has prevailed during the past two
weeks. The falling off in trade at this
season is the usual thing for the end
ing of the summer trade, and dealers
are expecting sales to become brisk
again by the end of the month. The
supply is light, but all descriptions OF
horses are on the market, and while
prices on all first-class horses hold
firm. the general value on the ordinary
horses are lower, due largely to the
lack of trade. Sales are largely made
to local consumers for work about
the city, with little call from outside
customers.
Fresh, heavy draft horses, 1850 to
1900 lbs. steady. at $350m$45O; fresh
drafts, 1850 to 1850 lbs. at $250@$325;
light commercials, slow, at $l75W
$780, first-class drivers. at $300@$70O;
medium to good drivers at $135@$2OO;
saddle horses at $500 and upward.
At the city sale stable-Wheeler
McElveen & Co. had on sale 8 car
loads of green horses and Is head of
acclimated horses. All classes OF
horses were offered and sold slow, at
lower values. on the general run OF
sales.
WEIGH & Hall & Co. disposed of
load of green horses and few sec
ond hand horses. Trade light at
steady values.
Isburgh & Co. held quiet trade
during last week 80 to 33 horses We're
entered. Prices held well on all first
class consignments. but on ordinary
horses the sales We're slow.
Myer Abrams & Co. received
freight and , express loads of green
horses mostly for commercial pur-
poses Sales We're dull. They also
had on hand 50 head of acclimatec
horses.
Moses Colman & Son, of Cambridge,
had on hand a nice lot of driving
horses. and also did a good bushes:
in some Shetland ponies, selling Tho
latter at $165@$200.