Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-15

l COW, $50 lbs. at &C., Otis H. FOrbush
sold COW. 1040 lbs. at $50 lbs, and
l COW. $40 lbs. at 2.60c.
Veal calves-Otis H. Forbush sold
3 veal calves, 230 lbs. at 7kcc., L
drinler at IS, 2 young calves for $3.50.
and 2 young calves for 81. y. Fl.
Woodward sold so vea.s. $500 lbs. at
6kc., and another lot Of 4S veals at
6Iac.. Minis & Holbrook sold % veals,
2S30 lbs. at 6iac. J. w Ellsworth sold
9 veals. at 6 1ac. and 50 small calves at
$3.50 each. i. O'Brien sold is small
caves at $3.50 each. j. D. Neylon
sold IS s,aaE calves at s2.25 each. a
Hcgs-H. a. Gilman e Co. sold 10
hogs. 1910 lbs. at &C., and 81 Off E. r.
Foye sold "a hogs at &C., including ls
choice hogs. weighing 1850 lbs. A.
Wheeler sold s. hogs, averaging $50
lbs. at SAC. Minis & Ho,brook sold
II hogs, $500 lbs. at &C. NJ H. Wood
ward sold hog, 1870 lbs. at &c. H. F.
Whitney sold 10 hogs, averaging 225
lbs. at &c. Otis II. Forbush sold 1 hog,
320 lbs. at &c. 9
Mich cows. O'Brien sold 6 milk
ers for $50 each, and a stock bull at
s2S. j. d. Neylon sold a. stock bull
at $25.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The trade in mich cows showed no
Improvement ever that of the preced-
ing week. The only class OF cows that
sold well were the choice mixers,
and on these disposals were brisk,
buyers paying fair values and sales
closing early in the day. The demand
for the ordinary mixers was small,
consequently trade was hard, with
sales slow in closing, even at the lower
values prevailing for the past few
weeks. The supply included 400 milk
ers and springers.
An average amount of beef cattle
were on the market, the bulk of the
offerings comprising beef cows selling
at 21s@3hc per Id. Trade was rather
quiet with no advance Of prices.
Representative sales-Thompson &
Hanson sold fancy Ayrshire at $40,
for s110. 2 for 500, at $45 and 10 9TH
ecs at s25@$45. A. P. Needham sold 9
mich cows at $40@$50, and Is others
at $S0@s45. F. L. Libby sold 9 good
fresh Jerseys for $110,'4 cows for $500.
and 1-year-old bull at $25. Farming
ton L. Stock Co. sold IS cows at $3.50
$50 A. NJ. Briggs sold l choice mixer
at $50, at $55 each and 8 others at SAT
each. George Henry sold As mixers at
$3O@$75. A. D. Kilby sold cows for
$12o. Minis & Holbrook sold 2 cows for
$50, at 500, and l at $50.
Beef cattle, calves, etc.-M. D. Holt
& Son sold / choice pair of Herefords.
weighing 200 lbs. at sac, and 80 veal
calves at 6kc. J. Lacker & Son sold 5
beef COWS, averaging HOO lbs. at &c, 6
cows, averaging 1000 lbs. at SIC. and
others, averaging $40 lbs. at 21.c. A.
M. Briggs sold steers of $500 lbs. to
the rair, at SIC. and 20 beef cows at
21s@31ac. j. Byrnes sold IL beef cows
at an average of &c. per Id. l.. Stetsdn
sold pair of oxen 3of $500 lbs. at SIC.
and II beef cows at an average Of Sc.
Pennington L. Stock Co. sold 6 oxen,
averaging 1450 lbs at SIC. s cows, av-
eraging 100 lbs. at 1850. 200 veal calves
at &C., 100 hogs at sac. 6 sheep at &c.
and 2 spring lambs weighing SO lbs.
each for $12 F. L., Libby sold 2 bolog-
ma COWS Of 1900 lbssiat &c. So veal calves
of 500 lbs. at 6zs.e2e' hogs averaging
215 lbs. at 6.i0c. :" "a
HORSE TRAFFIC. -....
A god all round trade held in horses
during last week. All classes met with
a good demand, and values have held
in general steady for the past month,
with slight fluctuations. Prices are not
up to those of year ago, but the
tone of the market is improved with
the spring trade, especially in the
broadened demand. A large amount of
horses went out to the country during
the week. for logging, farming and
driving. The demand for harness
classes was active, but values on all
but the very high class consignments
are materially lower this year.
First class drafts Of 1900 to 1900 lbs.
sold at s3OO0s4OO; drafts Of 1850 @165O
lbs at $250@S325; milk team, express
and delivery horses, at $225 and up
ward according to weight and condi-
ton; secondhand commercials of good
condition, at s125@s20O; first class
drivers at s300@s60O; medium to good
drivers at, including family horses.
sl5OiS $3.50; saddle horses at $200@$4O0;
blemished seconds at $25 and upward.
At the city sale stables-At Wheeler,
McEIveen & Cos. trade was brisk, on
a satisfactory basis of values. A heavy
supply of horses were cleaned out, the
amount including 200 head of fresh
country horses, sold mostly to the
country trade. a load of driving horses
from northern New York, $50 logging
horses and number of secondhand
horses.
WEIGH & Hall & Co. disposed of 4
loads of green horses and 30 to 40 sea-
soned horses. Trade fair and on al
steady basis for the past few weeks
Myer Abram & Co. cleared out eX-
press anu 3 freight loads of fresh
horses. mostly commercial horses, and
30 acclimated horses. Trade was bet
ter than a week ago with the demand
good.
Isburgh & Co. held a special sale of
horses last week. Several
pairs of matched horses sold readily
at $500 and up, with a lot Of good sin
gle horses selling at s200@$255.
Fl. NJ Bean of Camden has sold his
fast colt Charles Van Trump and his |
mare Blanche p. to Frank Donahue of !