Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-05-27
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nc.
Veal calves-N II. Woodward "a
calves, at 6Ac. A. p. Needham sold
100 calves, at 5Ac Minis & Holbrook
sold 100 calves at 6Ac Otis II. For
bush sold calves, $40 lbs. at &c, and
a small calf at $3.50. w. w. Mills sold
veals, $50 lbs. at &C., and II small
calves at 81 each. Goodrich & Brown
sold IS veals at &c. Neal & Eastman
sold IL extra veals at &c. Walter
Gleason sold vealf at &c. D. W.
Clark sold 6 veals at GAe. Irving
Smith. sold 5 small calves at 81 each.
j. d. Neylon sold veals, $40 lbs at
6hc.
Hogs-McIntyre e. Weston sold As
hogs at 5.sOc. Neal &, Eastman sold
40 hogs at 5.G5c. J. D. Neylon sold 5
hogs, 100 lbs. at 5Ac. II. f. Whit
ney sold 10 hogs, 1850 lbs. at 5.GOc.. and
hogs, 80 lbs. at sc. Minis & Hol-
brook sold 10 hogs at SIC.
Mich cows-H. +. Whitney sold 1
fancy COW at $65 and l at $45. Otis
II. Forbush sold l October COW at $4z
and a July COW at $4S. J. d. Neylon
sold mixers at s45 each. c. A. Wait,
l springer at $50.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
Although the receipt Of mich COWS
were not excessive, and the quality
good, the demand at the Wednesday
sale was not brisk. Trade was slow,
ard myers We're scarce, and those on
hand held off hoping for a drop in
prices, but dealers were not inclined
to make concessions, consequently
So les were late in closing. The bulk OF
tho mixers offered were of medium
to good cows clearing at sE0G$55.
Beef cattle were in god supply, late
arrivals coming in fairly large num-
bers during the morning from near
by points. Bids We're active but the
market weakened somewhat and prices
We're not as firm as on the preceding
day.
Representative sales-Milch cows--F.
l.. Libby sold 2 mixers for $40, at
So each. at $40 and Is others at s35
0is45. Thompson & Hanson sold 3
good mixers at $50 each, 2 for 500. 2
for $50 and is others at s2'5M$55. A. M.
Ragss sold II mixers at $50Gf$57, and
1 at $50 George Henry sold 81 mixers
an6 sprngers at s300t$65. Z. G. Piper
sold q milllers-1O sold at $30MSI5.
extra good cows at $50 each, s extras
at $37 each. and 2 at $50 each. u. l..
libby sold is mixers. One extra choice
Jersey sold at $50, 3 fancy DurhamS at
$50 each, 2 Ayrshires for Sis, and the
balance at $40 to $40. Robert Connors
had 20 good to choice mixers and
springers ON sale, selling at $5od1s75,
90, in, tho ct ,r hcnll obi
top prices s. r. Winch sold one of
the best Holsteins in the barn at top
price Otis II. Forbush sold a new
milch heifer at $40, l mixer ut $37, and
a turnout COW at s24. Pennington
J.. Stock Co. sold 40 mixers and
srringers at $25N$5O.
Beef cattle. calves. etc.-L. Stetson
shipped for the Wednesday sale 81 beef
cattle selling at 2&M5hc. Eighteen cows
and bulls in the lot, averaging 100 lbs.
sold at &c. Otis Fl. Forbush sold ! COW.
$50 lbs, at 2lAc.; ! COW, no lbs. at &C..
COW. so lbs, at Sac. and | hog, 800 lbs,
at 5.6)c. f. G. Piper sold 100 calves at
sac. 4. J.. Libby sold ! COW, 80 lbs. at
3aic.; % hoes. average weight 20 lbs. at
SAC GO calves. average weight 40 lbs.
at &C.. 10 small calves at So each and 10
other small calves at 81 each. Nj. Abrams
shipped 81 beef cattle for the Wednesday
market, selling at 2lM4lac.
HORSE TRAFFIC.
A generally even trade was mani
Tested IN the horse market during the
past week. Values held steady, and al
though the demand is not eager, fair
amount of business is transacted week
~, in fact, the market is much 1irlner
than was expected at the opening of
the spring trade Fresh heavy drafters
are dull, but for medium weights of
1900 to 1900 lbs. the demand is brisk.
The local consumption of trade during
the past week was a little slack, but
saddlers. cobs, and roadsters were en-
tered in good supply and found IA
ready outlet to the beaches, mountain
ond other summer resorts. First class
harness classes went hard, but sales
We're fairly good of ordinary horses
bringing $150@20O.
Fresh, first-class drafters. 170Ool190O
lbs. slow, at s325@45o: drafters 1850 to
1850 lbs. at $250@350; milk team, eX-
pressers, and delivery horses, brisk, at
$l85M250; secondhand commercials in
excellent demond at 1925 upward, ac-
cording to weight and condition; first
class drivers, slow at $3OO@6OO; medium
to good drivers at s15001275; ponies, well
trained at $2O604oOsr
At the City Sales Stables-Wheeler Nc
Elvcen & 20. had on sale $50 green
horses. 40 horses from the woods and II!
acclimated horses. The amount covered
all classes. and the sales were well at
tended with Il fair amount of trade at
steady values
Weilcl. Hail & Co disposed Of freight
and / express load of fresh horses and 4(
mead of acclimated horses. selling to q
falr demand at even values.
Myer Abrams & Co. received 3 freight
and express loads Of green horses and
IS head Of acclimated. A good all round
trade reported. but not quite as brisk as
in the preceding week
At Isburgh's the demand was a little
Off, especially noticeable in the sales OF
the high priced drivers Fifty head OF
well seasoned horses. mostly drivers
were offered.
Moses Colman & Son disposed of sew
oral good pony teams and some FIRST class
drivers and saddlcrs.