Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-04-14

sHc: and 20 small calves at So eacn. .
BEGINNING next week, shipments OF
stock will be permitted to the Bright
ON stockyards, under restrictions SIM
liar to those now In force at tne
Abattoir. A certain section Will De SET
apart and Guaranteed, and the scales
win be opened. Stock will have to pc
mt hack into cars and shipped by rail-
tn purchasers. as no driving or cattle
over the roads will be permitted, nor
the Transportation by vehicle. The re-
opening Of the yards, therefore' Will
confer no benefits upon shippers TOT
while, nor upon the buyers, as It VIII
add to the expense
In all probability most OF the SNIP
ments for the present will go directly
to the slaughterers, as now. The i'm
portant feature is that start VIII
have been made toward the compiete
re-cpening Of the market and the re-
storation Of the conditions before the
outbreak of the foot and mouth dis
ease. no case Of which has been found
in Massachusetts, now for over four
weeks, which gives ground for the De-
lief that it has been stamped out.
It is expected that the restriction at
the yards will be removed gradually
if no adverse conditions develop.
Transportation by vehicles is likely
to come first and after that permission
to drive stock over the short distance
between the Brighton yards and the
Abattoir.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, April 13.-There was some
what quicker market for horses during
the past week but sales are still far I'M
der the usual volume for this season,
for which weather conditions have been
partly responsible. Prices were firm vita
slight advances on good acclimated
horses over those obtaining in the pre-
vious week. OF the latter class there
was a fairly heavy supply with lot OF
good condition animals which were sold
quickly at full value. Green horses were
in moderate supply and sold less readi-
ly. During the week a special permit
allowed two carloads of horses to be
shipped to Maine. Horse dealers are In
homes that a few weeks will see the en-
largo lifted against Massachusetts, horses
being shipped to both Maine and Yer
mont, as it is now several weeks since
any new case of the foot and mouth dis
ease has broken out. This would open
big outlet for horses, as both Maine and
Vermont are generous buyers.
On April there was an expectation
of 1910 army horses shipped from Boston
by the Canadian, Leyland liner, destined
for Liverpool for remounts for the Brit
ish army.
During the week the best heavy draft
ers, 1850 to 1909 pounds, sold from $50 to
1900; medium weight, first class drafters,
from $40 to s325; heavy wagon and eX-
press horses from s165 to $225; chunks
from $3.50 to $780, light weight horses from
500 to s175.
At the City Sale Stables-J. c. Keith.
Stvens & Sweet Horse Co., at the Brigh-
ton Stock Yards, offered three express
carloads of green horses, and IS seconds.
Sales were made quite promptly. espe-
cially on the good acclimated horses.
and prices held firm on all good class
animals. and in some sales slightly bet
ter figures were obtained. This week
there will be three express carloads Of
fresh country horses received.
William Hurwitz at his Portland street
stables sold during the week a goodly
number of acclimated horses, for which
the demand was active and good values
were paid. Green horses did not sell as
well and some horses were unsold at the
weeks end.