Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-10-11

heifers sold up to Size. Ordinary to
good cows sold for 334 d4Ac., fair cows
|363&e., and bolognas and Gamers "a
|2se. Bulls ranged from 3Q4&c.
Veal calves showed no change in
general quotations, selling from "a
8 &e., the latter being an outside figure
for extra choice calves. Receipts were
l. light and the demand fairly active.
Hogs sold at last weeks figures. for
61a67c., but scarcely any brought the
top figure, as the quality was hardly
| up to that of week ago Receipts
were light at the yards and the pack
| ing houses alike. Dressed hogs were
quoted at rs 4SAse.
Sheep and lambs were in large sup
lply at the slaughter houses, Maine
sending over 2000 while the Western
receipts were large At the yards
there were only a few and the marke.
was unchanged at 1890. for sheep
and 2m5c. for lambs.
A large number of mich cows was
tied up. The choice cows sold wen
There were some choice Holsteins from
New York. that brought good prices
Live poultry market is steady ant
iouptations were without change. FoW
and broiler chickens quoted at l3a lac.
ROSTERS, 15I1Gc.. and ROSTERS
9Ml0e.
SALES vt THE YARDS.
Hall 4 Lowell sold / pr. fancy steers
zoo lbs. at &c. A. u. Kilby x Son sold :
beifcrs. 1850 lbs at &c, l bull at 4c., and
> bologna cows at 220c j. w. Ellsworth
has at &c, ana
8 cows $50 lbs, at &c. j. w. Brooks sofa
at the top of the market, fancy pair OF
Hereford steers. fattened by Moses Nor
riIl, 81 years old. of Eliot, Me II. A oil
more & Co. sold 10 cows, from Il q5Ac
$ +. Winch sold 2 cows, at &c, and III
Gamers, at PIC. w w. Mills sold 10 cows
II .110 lbs. at &C. and Gamers at 2ac,
10. II. Forbush sold l COW, 1000 lbs, al
43c.. ! COW, 1890 lbs, at 4c.. bull, $50 lbs,
at 2. SIC. cow 900 lbs, at SIC. cows,
1920 lbs. at 2.35c., heifer. 900 IDS ana
COW 7G0 lbs. at &c, and 81 of each' anu
bologna cows. SO lbs. at &c Minis q
Holbrook sold 1 bull at &c, cows at 2Ac.,
and COWS at PC A. = Seedham sold
bull at &c, | bull at SIC, and cows at
&C.
Veal itlNFs~-4Nitli5 q iipipiPON "~Ao W
calves at re. A. +. Needham sold Y
calves at SIC Otis II. Forbush sold
calves. 40 lbs. at Sic, calves, $40 lbs,
at &c, 8 calves, 2S5 lbs, at &c, gooc
young calves for $40, 8, for sl2 3, for
sl2.5o and 4 for s14. w. w. Mills sold ~
calves at The. and Is small calves at 500
each. s. T. Winch sold small calves at
81 each j. w. Ellsworth sold calves,
1890 lbs, at SIC
Hogs-J. w. Ellsworth sold 50 hogs.
$50 lbs, at SIC. and / stag. 440 lbs, at
&c. Minis q Holbrook sold hogs at 6Ac
"a. y. Needham sold hogs at 6.6oc.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. Oct. 10.
The horse trade was not as good as y
week ago, and the demand was SO back
ward that average sales were about 30 10
so per head lower than before. The
weather was not good for exhibiting the
horses and although there was a fair
amount Of trade from the local business
concerns, the trade from outside was
small, the Brockton fair calling away
most of such buyers that were in town
Supplies were not quite as heavy as
usual and were mostly fresh Western
horses. the demand calling for heavy
horses for teaming companies Ihere
were some good teams for driving horses
brought in from the beaches THIS week
which sold readily at good values, &C
cording 10 quality. Acclimated horses are
scarce, but all that are entered sell read
lily.
The best heavy draft horses soid At
s95oa 400 with few extra weights up %
sl75; medium weight draft horses at s-oo
a35o; heavy wagon horses at 2Voa2ooi
second hand driving horses at sl25a2o
Al tine city sale stables-W heeier
Mct,lveen < Co. sold lis country
horses and about 50 head of acciiinat-
ed and second hand horses. Sales were
less brisk than week ago and val
ues weer little lower on the general
run o. sales.
WEIGH & Hall & Co. had in one car
90 1f,,.g "A