Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-03

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A. c. Foss sold cows, $500 lbs. at az
and ] COW, $50 lbs at 3hc. j. d. New
Ion sold ! COW. 800 lbs. at 3e ana
COW, 700 lbs. at 2hc. II. +. Whitno,,
sold ! COW, 1000 lbs. at 4c., / bun eon
lbs. at 3Ac., 3 cows 2G7O lbs. at quo
and cows. 273O lbs. at 2Hc. A y
Nccdham sold 2 cows at &c. Minis p
Holbrook sold ! COW, 1910 lbs at Ar
and cows, 1900 lbs. at 3hc. Otis u
Forbush sold bull, 1880 lbs. at 41hc
% bulls, 2130 lbs. at &C, / heifer. 92o
lbs. at 4Mc, / COW, 1880 lbs. at 3.soc
3 cows, 1890 lbs. at &c, 9 cows. 1gtG
lbs. at 2Mc., and cows, 1470 lbs AT
21ac.
Veal calvcs-N. H. Woodward SOLD
sc calves at Ghc., and GA calves, 1870
lbs. at 6Ac. Minis & Holbrook sold
so calves at 6Ac. A. p. Needham sold
100 calves at SIC j. ID. Neylon sold
2 calves, 300 lbs. at SIC s. f. Winch
sold calves at &c Pennington Live
Stock Co. sold 125 calves at 5Bc. I
W. Ellsworth sold calves, 1000 lbs. at
&c J. O'Bren sold 8 calves, 1880 lbs.
at &c.
Hogs Lacker e Son 1 hog. 45O
lbs at SIC. The Pennington Live
Stock Co. sold 81 hogs at 5000. J. b.
Neylon sold 10 hogs, 100 lbs. at 555c.
H. f. Whitney sold / slim hog at &c.
Minis & HolbroOk sold II hogs at JIG.
Otis II. Forbush sold 3 hogs. 800 lbs.
at $500, and / slim SOW, $50 lbs. at SC.
Sheep-The Pennington Live Stock
Co. sold sheep at 4c.
Mich cows. ID. Neylon sold
mitch cows at $45 each. II. +. Whit
ncy sold 3 fancy mixers at $i5 to 49,
Minis & Hobrook sold l fancy grade
Guernsey at s65, and I cows to aver
age at $50 each. A. p. Needham sold
4 mich cows at $50 each.
LAST WEDNESDAY At BRIGHTON.
The supply of mich cows was light,
not over 300 mixers ana springcrs be-
ing offered. The demand was very
poor. with sales late in closing. and
prices lower The market continues
weak with small encoura cement to
shippers Mich cows are not bringing
the prices of Il year ago in the open
market, but prices ut first cost show
but little change. The slack demand
for mixers is turning more fatted
beef cows on the market than usual
ard for those the demand is good.
The late arrivals of beef cattle We're
small. ana they averaged of ordi-
nary quality. Prices held steady at the
fractional decline of the preceding
days market. Some extra choice oxen
and steers sold readily at top prices
regardless of the general market tone.
Representative SalcS-Milch cows
Robert Connors had on sale 40 COWS.
one extra choice HolStein sold at So.
ANA the balance at $50 M$70. Thompson
& Hanson sold l fancy HoStein ut
S75. ut $45 each, and at $40. a. u.
Kilhv & Son sold extras for $50. Il.
r. Foyc sold cows for s215, ana !
others at $35m$5O. Otish II. Forbush
sold 1 extra choice mixer at so, / at
$5S, 1 springer ut $50, / mixer at $.l.
and ycarling bull at $50. T. l.. Libby
sold extra choice mixers for $llo,
and at Si5 each. j. S Henry sold ,
mixers for $11o. ! extra at $50, 4 for
$40. | al $50. and at $50. +. l.. Libby
sold 1 extra choice Jersey at $65. 4
nice Hclsteins at $50 each. 6 cows ut
$5H each and 10 others at $35Gf$50. A.
G. Foss sold | mixer at SEQ. / at S55
and 2 for $S7. Pennington l.. S. Co,
sold 40 mixers and springers at $3.50
$50 q. n. Smith sold choice mixers
for $125 and 16 others at $35MS50. Minis
& Holbrool< sold , good mixers for
$120. at SIS and 1 at $40. A. NJ. Bags
sold , cows at s55 each.
Beef cattle, calves. etc-F. L. Libby
sold pair of cattle fed by Charles
White of Thorndike, Me. They
weighed 1920 lbs. and sold at 6.Goc. A.
G. Foss shipped "a head of cattle. In
the lot we're 4 choice oxen. avCrag cling
5000 lbs to the pair, at 61.c. a steers,
averaging 1000 lbs. to the pair, at 5i4c.
+. r. Foye sold A fancy oxen. / pair
of 500 and the other of 241O lbs. at &C.
and 40 calves averaging 40 lbs at GHc
.. A. Walker sold l pair of oxen of
1920 lbs. at &c. l.. Stetson shipped 10
beef cattle, selling at 2hM41%c. A. NJ
Bagcs sold 1 bull of 1850 lbs at 4t2c,.
bull of $50 lbs. at 4hc, bulls of 1910
14t0 and $50 lbs each at 4c., bull Of
$40 lSs. ut sac. and 1 COW of $50 lbs.
ut 21ac. Otis III. Forbush sold / COW
Of 1850 lbs at 4%c. and 81 off, 2
cows of 2460 lbs. at 41Ac., / cow of 400
ihs, at 4hc., 1 COW of 1870 lbs. at Sc.
cow of $40 lbs at 3%c and slim
cows of 1920 lbs. at 2hc. T.. L. Libby
shipped 1871 veal calves, 90 hogs and 10
cattle.
G. Fl. Barnes of Wavcrly shipped to
the Watertown Union Market for sale
standard bred registered mares
HORSE TRAFFIC.
Boston, June 2.-Trade in the horse
market was good for all CLASSES and
descriptions OF horses, excepting the
heavy draft horses for which the de-
lnand continues dull. Prices were
steady, with the movement rapid. The
holiday at the close of the week, fell
on the regular auction of some of the
dealers, cnrtaiing the trade somewhat.
The supply was generally light, and
dealers were able to clean up Their
supplies fairly well. Combinations
drivers. and roadstcrs were eagerly
bid on, and the market was full OF
life.
Fresh, trst-class draftcre, dull, at
500 W4on; milk team, Expresses, dc-
livery, and general purpose horses
were in good demand at $lS5 M25O; sec
ond-hand commercials. steady at $i''
and upward, for good sound horses
straight from service. firSt-claSS drN-