Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-28


cows of zoos lbs. ut 41sc. II. +. Whit.
ney sold COW Of 800 lbs. at aye
Veal calves--C. A. Eastman sold
calves at &C. J. w. Ellsworth sold Is
small calves at $3.50 each Wormell
& Pickett sold 80 calves at &C. Otis
H. Furbush sold 3 very fancy calves,
$40 lbs, at 12hc, l young calf for So
and for $34. H. F. Whitney sold 6
calves, av 10 lbs, at &C. Minis &
Helbrook sold As calves at sac A.
p Needham sold 16 calves at Sc. IA
at &c, at sc and small calves at
81 each. j. d. Neylon sold . calves.
$50 lbs, at SC, and Is small calves at
SO each. W. H. Neal sold Is calves
at S14c. II. f. OBrien sold calves
at &c. G. I. Rice sold veal calves
for $45, and small calves for $3.50
each
Hogs-H. f. O'Brien sold hogs at
S1ac. G. A. Eastman sold hogs at
&C. Minis x Hoibrook sold II hogs at
8. soc. H. f. Whitney sold hogs. avs
l75 lbs. at &C. r. IT, Savage sold &.
hogs, $50 lbs, at &c. Otis H. Forbush
sold IA hogs, 5000 lbs, at 9.10c.
Mich cows-J. d. Neylon sold 1
mixer Tor SbU. II. +. w filneN SOid d
mixers for $50M75 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
During the past week there were $50
cattle shipped from New York to Lon
don and 80 cattle and 70 sheep to Ber-
muda There has already begun an
of dressed beef from Aus
tralia to the Pacific ports. and there
| a
in larger amounts. At present United
states government accepts the foreign
inspection of said meats, SO that it is
put Immediately on the 4arket and
compares favorably with California
beef supplies, which have been shipped
from Chicago. while prices are lower.
Should these importations continue, it
certainly looks as if prices of beef
products would necessarily become
Flower. A recent statement quoted
Australian steaks selling at 1Sc. COM
pared with 90 cents for the Chicago
brand: and Is cents ON round steak,
against 1Sc on the same quality.
| HORSE MARKET.
Boston, May 27.-The sale stables
were well filed with fine lot of
horses for commercial purposes of ALL
classes, and sales Were made readily
III good, steady values. The offerings
Twill now begin to grow small i'm
amount as the dull season is at hand.
and after the next month, sales will
drag, as the summer demand will be
satisfied. Although dealers report the
market firm. there is already tend
eney to do more bargaining before
sales close. Prices in the West on
heavy green horses continues strong,
with no suggestion of lower values.
There were large number of seconds
loffered, both in extra good horses
fresh from short service. and in ex-
leellent condition, as well as more or
binary horses. Harness classes are
lquiet excepting for fancy speed horses
and drivers, with a moderate demand
for saddle horses.
The best heavy green drafters. sold
at $3.50 a 475; medium weight. first
class drafters, at $3.50 q 49, heavy
wagon horses, at $175 q go, chunks,
400 10 1900 lbs. at $3.50 q 275.
At the City Sale Stables-Wheeler.
| McElveen e CO., sold 3 express car
loads of green horses, | carload of
wood horses. and So head Of seasoned
horses; the latter being all teamin@
horses. which sold to brisk demand
at high values, being specially good
horses. 7fE
/ J. c. Keith, at the Brighton Sale
IStables sold express carloads of
lgreen western horses. and 60 second.
The horses sold at fully as high values
as has ruled during the past three
months, and the demand as at the he
tginning of the spring trade Next week
| Wednesday, there will be a special
sale of trotters at auction.