Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-02-04

pr steers at SC, cows at &C, bulls at
sac, and IA cows at 41zc.
A. NJ Baggs sold 80 cows, av. 1920
lbs. at 4s4c, and 20 cows, av. 300 lbs, at
4.s0c. H. e. O'Brien sold cows at
3Ac. J. w. Ellsworth sold 1 bull OF
1160 lbs. at 51ac, bulls of 1850 lbs. at
SIC, IL cows of $3.50 lbs. and l heifer
of $50 lbs. at sc, and bologna cows at
3.90c. C. l. Rich sold cows of 1900 lbs,
at 4%c, cows of 1900 lbs. at 4lAc, and
cows of 1850 lbs. at sac, 1 bull of 140C
lbs at &c. and 2 cows of 1900 lbs. at
414c. w. w. Mills sold / fat heifer of
500 lbs. at &c, and 10 Gamers, av. 70o
lbs, at sac. Minis & Holbrook sold
COW of $40 lbs. at SIC, cows of-305O
lbs at &c, cows of 1860 lbs. at 31ac.
]. D. Neylon sold COW of 910 lbs at
4c. and cows of 2160 lbs at 31ac
Veal calves-Nims & Holbrook sold
30 calves at SIC. A. P. Brown sold
calf at sac. c. 1. Rich sold l calf OF
100 lbs. at TIC, and 4 small calves at
$3.50 each. ]. w. Ellsworth sold / calf
of 800 lbs. at &C., calves of 26O lbs. at
915c, and 10 small calves at $3.50 each.
H. e. OBrien sold II small calves al
$3.50 each. c. A. Eastman sold IS calves
at S%c. Otis H. Forbush sold 20 calves
from IL @11c and IL young calves from
s54s7.50 each.
Hogs--C. A. Eastman sold II hogs al
915c. C. I. Rich sold 1 hog of 1856 lbs
at &c. and Is shotes of 1900 lbs. at Sac
w. w. Mills sold 10 hogs at &c. Minis
Holbrook sold ! boar at &C. Otis II
Forbush sold 35 hogs from S&09Ac.
Milch cows-Nims & Holbrook sole
fancy high grade Guernsey for $40
H. E. O'Brien sold l milker for $50. c
l. Rich sold mixers and l springel
for $50 each.
FOREIGN CATTLE TRADE.
There were SO cattle, 10 lambs, and
8 hogs shipped from New York to Ber-
muda during the week. There were
no expectations of livestock from any
other Atlantic port. There is fair
ly large amount of imported dressed
beef to be had at the local retail mar
kets, but buyers seem rather shy, and
do not often ask for the foreign meats,
little cheaper than the same grade
of domestic beef. Although the ship
ments come via Liverpool, they are
we'll packed and arrive in excellent
condition, and cattle men seemed in
clined to think that they will be ne
cessity to relieve the shortage of beet
cattle throughout the United States.
There is no change in conditions in
either the expectation traffic or in this
new line of important of chilled meats
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Feb. 3.-There was a better
inquiry in the horse market during the
past week and sales were made more
readily. The Improvement in the de-
mand made prices a shade higher or
the best horses, and there was a firm
er tone for all classes. This is the
first noticeable improvement in the
trade for several weeks past, although
last week there was a larger call fol
horses needed for the extra work or
account of the storm. This weeks de-
mand was best for horses for the
country, as farmers are taking advan-
tage of this their slack season in farm
work, to get things in readiness fol
the spring. and part of this work Il
replacing old horses, and buying ad
ditional stock. There was a fair ioca
demand for heavy draft and workint
horses for city delivery teams. Their
was a good supply of seconds of al
classes at most of the stables, ant
sales were closed readily on all bu
the bIemished horses.
The best heavy drafters, 165O@l9o'
lbs, sold from s325@425, with a few
extra weights selling higher. Medium
weight. first class drafters sold from
s225@35O; heavy wagon and express
horses, mostly for city work, at $500
225: light delivery horses for mill
teams, express and general purpose
from s135 upward, according to weigh
and quality. farm chunks from $12o
200.
At the City Sale Stables-At j. c
Keith's stables at the Brighton Stoci
Yards a good weeks sale was report
ed there being offered three carloads
of fresh horses direct from the coun
trv and also So to 60 second hant
horses.
Sales were active, and closed
slightly higher values.
At the Boston Sale Stables, ther'
was moderate offering of green coun
try horses, with a number OF speclai
lv advertised sales of good SECONDS
these latter sales being outside or TN
regular entries of second hand horses
THE clearance was good and value