Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-23

each. H. J. Canney sold 3 yaals :.
112c. j. w. Ellsworth sold p srosn
calves at $3.50 each. Minis q, ~
brook sold so cables at 6%c. Wai,s =
smith sold 10 calves at SO each r
O'Brien sold veals. $50 lbs. at r. On.
~ small calves at $3.50 each I n.
Neylon sold 40 small calves at g. ID
each. Otis II. F0rbush sold s,nan
calves at 81 each, / at $3.50 and ! a,
$3.50. Wheeler sold calf at 7bc
Mich coWs-Otis H. Forbush sold :,
choice new milch COW at $50, II \
| Canney sold l mixer at $25, 2 spring.
| erS at $40 each and d yearling he,a,
at sl8. j. ID. Neylon sold | springa,
at $40.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON
The market for mich cows opens1
slowly and the best selling hours n
the morning passed with few sales
closed on any but the highly brsj
| cows. Later trade was more brisk, bu5
values in general on the ordinary and
| medium grade mixers averaged lovl
er. There were 600 mixers and sprinsl
ers offered, and the quality was not a
good as that of the preceding weed
| The receipts included a number ID
| high grade mixers selling at s7OdMI
and Il number of fancy cows at sSS|
$65. bat the bulk of the trade was o1I
cows selling at s25@s45.
| a heavy amount of beef was n.
ceived at the yards, but the trade Vas
not up to that of week ago, ani'
prices were fractionally lower than
those obtained on the preceding day
| A lot of fancy beef sold at 51aGi6c, and
good fat cows sold up to &c. Oths
grades sold at range of 1so@3sc
! Representative sales, mich cows
Pobert Connors had an especially find
lot of mixers and springers on sasN
some 80 odd head, selling at $6OdssN
with 10 high grade Holstens selling
at $50 each. A. r. Allen sold d falcyv
COW at $15, 2 at $50 each, and 10 more
at $30G$5O. Goodrich &, Brown sold q
mixers at $50 each. W. NJ. Fellows haN
A. mixers and springers on sale: 4
4 sold at $50 each, 3 at So each and thd
| balance sold at s35G7s60 each. 4 Wheel
er sold mixers at $50 each. A. c. FoI
& Son sold springers for sll0, milk
er at $50, l at S45 and l at $40. F.
Iibby sold 50 mixers and springen
at S30M $50. A. NJ. Baggs sold 2S mllEI
ers and sbringers at s45IS6o. E. G. "
per sold 2S COWS at s25Gs55. Thompso
& Hanson sold mixers at $41GSN.
W. Wormell & Son sold l mixer at ai
and l at S32. A. d. IIilby ts Son sod
mixer at SIS ard others for $50
II. Woodward sold COWS at $40 eacl
A. T. Needham sold q mixers an
springers at S1SGS55. Z. L. Libby Soy
4 nice mixers at $50 each. at
each, 8 at $45 and 25 others at sSeaFa
E. +. Foye sold fancy mixers al
each. and I others at S35G$45. D.
Henry sold 81 mixers and sprlnsea
out of which mixers sold for S2N, an
l at $50.
Beef cattle, veal calves, etc.-W.
Fellows sold 20 fancy beef oxen al
They averaged 1915 lbs. each. A
Foss G. Son sold IS beef cattle OF l.
lbs. at 3AC. George w. Weston
4 s oxen averaging 1900 lbs. at 5aoc'
bologna cows averaging 800 lbs at
kT2 25c. and % veal calves at '1sc;
so a mixed lot of 26 sheep and lam
at Sc. A. II. Allen sold 1 pair OF 4-!eS
old steers weighing 30S0 lbs. at o..
i fed by NJ W. Hastings of Bethel
Another pair averaging $500 lbs
at 51sc NJ. D. Holt & Son sold ~
tie averaging 400 lbs at &C.. ana
| calves at &c. Goodrich & Brown
25 veals at &c. L. Stetson shlppa
| beef cattle. Nj. Abrams shipped 10
cattle selling at 1.90@3c.
HORSE TRAFFIC.
The supply of horses received aO'
| Boston was light during the past wee
| and especially noticeable in the e
| signfents of fresh country horses
general trade was dull, but values We
materially unchanged. Both fresh
| acclimated heavy drafters were III
demand. and good sturdy second-ha
| horses found a ready outlet TO
| lumber camps First-class sauI
| horses, harness and comDihau
horses sold readily at good prices
| all ordinary horses and llght coliii
| cial horses trade was slow ana ueANI
found hard work to sell Off thelf sw
plies. A new feature IN the p..N
| IlldTkel 1OT tTlS Nteh Wa -
| ing on Dec. 22 at public auctoa
100 commercial horses by the N!
Abrams Co. at the Brighton !a
The sale will begin at 10 A. NJ
| the yards will make deslrapie
to show off the horses.
First-class heavy draft horses,
at $250@$450, according to qua,iu H..
weight; milk team, express oen ZEN
and general purpose horses dus
s15O@S25O; second hand horses
descriptions and values were selM ,a;ss
SIS and upward. First-ciass
sold at $500, and up, and meoi.
good drivers at $125@$2o0. uoou
die horses at $3.50 and upward, o.s
At the city sale staples-"rt ,,rt
McElveen & Co did large allioT ae ~
business during last week, ~ =,
country horses and about the "a
amount of secondhand horses
on sale. The demand was goou
values We're firm on all good nv
Welch & Hall & Co repoi't ii
sales, without change in prices .s.,s
Of fresh country horses were On
and 80 head of acclimated hoi ,,sd
Myer Abrams & CO. had ! in
fresh horses in. The dems no Ma
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