Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-03-25

We're generous, and covered all classes
and descriptions of horses, and at
most of the stables the horses were all
cleaned out at the end of the week
The movement in commercial horses
vas brisk and second hand horses, if
sound sold readily at fair. values Or
binary horses, old and from hard ser
vice were in little favor and were
knocked Oft at the auctions at low
figures, but selling fully at their worth
hen the price of feed is considered
and that 4 horse incapable of nard
work is not profitable tn hold. Harness
classes while selling at high prices for
the really desirable horses are still
quiet, the weather being not settled
enough for pleasure driving and pur-
chasers are not yet ready for active
trading. All good saddle horses sell
readily.
First class drafters. firm at S325M
$3.50: medium weight drafters, at$250
1925: milk team. expressers, delivery,
and general purpose horses steady. at
$173M$215: secondhand commercials,
sound, at SIPS and upward. First-class
drivers and combination horses at 5000
and upward medium to good drivers,
at $15oNs25O
At the city sale stables--Myer Alb
rams " Co. received 3 express loaGs
and freight loads of fresh horses. and
so head of acclmated horses. Good
sales were reported at we'll sustained
values.
Wheeler, McElveeen e &C. handled
a heavy supply of horses during the
week. Four express loads of fresh
country horses, l carload of horses. 100
seasoned horses, and 30 to 81 harness
| and saddle horses were sold out to a
good trade. with little change in
| prices
WEIGH & Hall & Co. disposed of 2
express and / freight loads Of green
| horses; 25 to 80 seasoned horses sold
well at fair figures.
| At Isburgh Il Cos. 40 we'll seasoned
| horses We're sold mostly for driving
| purposes.
LAST WEDNESDAY AT BRIGHTON.
The COW trade was not as brisk as at
| the last weeks sale, largely owing to
| the unusually heavy offerings. Fully
| 500 mixers and springers were on sale
| and they averaged of good quality. The
| choice cows sold fairly well, with little
| change of market conditions. but on all
other grades values were slightly low
| err. in order to close out the supply on
| hand.
| Beef cattle were in heavy supply
with the prices of the preceding day
firm.
| Representative sales-Milch cows -
Robert Connors offered so choice milk
ers and springers. A number of fancy
| cows sold at high prices, and 10 extra
| good COWS sold at SO each. NJ. d
Holt & Son sold % mich COWS at $50
| to $50 Goodrich & Brown sold cows
| at an average at $50 and IA balance
at S35@S45. A. Wheeler sold l CON
at $50 ]. S. Henry sold 2 cows al
Sis. at S65. . for 800. . at $40
Fellows & harrington sold 3 cows. al
| S45 each. J. w. Chapman & Son sold
s cows at-s35 to s55. F. L. Libby sold
extra COW. at s14. l at S66. l at S45
and 10 others at $35 to $40. A. r. Al
| len sold cows at $50 each. 2 for s9C
and at s25 to $40. A. D. Kilby &
Son sold mixer for 500. E. G. Piper
| sold 33 cows at $50 to S55. Minis <
Holbrook sold cows at $40 to $50, and
/ at $50 each. A. c. Foss & Son solo
l new mixer at $55, / COW, at S4S,
| at $50. and 8 for S120. A. NJ. Bags
sold 20 mixers at s25 to se5. G. n
Smith sold 90 cows at $35 to SIS. Otis
H. Forbush sold l Holstein mixer al