Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-06


for long period II the COW under sus-
picion proves to have the disease. In
this case another quarantine viii be es-a
tablished. The disease last year broke
out In the first week Of November and
the barns were not reopened until Sep
TENDER I.
BOSTON LIVE STOCK MARKET
The Maine train arrived fairly early
for. the first time in many weeks. Of
ferings Of stock at the yards were
fairly large but with the Jewish holt
day over the. demand improved and
prices advanced especially In the better
grade Of cattle. For the pest steers and
oxen the market ranged from 1-8 to
80. with god quality 3-4 to 8 Ia.
The. gest cows sold at s and SAC. fair
to good and &c, poor to ordinary 4
and &c, and bologne and 1-2
and "a. Bulls were IN fairly good
supply at 1-2 and 3-4c.
Veal calves held steady. with the
demand quite active. and Offering
fairly large. Good quality veal brought
Z 1-2 and SC, with choice and 1oc
and some extra even higher. Coarse
calves SOlU at aHU 10 0u0 6Ii0tA
elves at SO and IS each.
Hogs were much stronger. the mrket
being quoted at 8 and 8 lac with extra
choice hogs a fraction higher. Dressed
hogs were uoted at 10 and q10 1-2c.
Receipts Of western hogs were ex-
tremely light.
No change was shown in the market
for sheep and lambs. sheep selling at
3 and &c. and lambs and SC. Re-
ceipts we're about normal.
Mich cows were in good supply. and
the market was unchanged. Good av-
erage mixers sold at $50 and $50.
choice $50 and s125 and poor to ordi-
nary $40 to 50.
Live poultry was steady at the pre-
vious prices. Fowl IA and l5c. broil-
ers 10 and tic. ROSTERS II and 12c.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle:-Nims ana. Holbrook.
tened by p. S. Milton. Royalston. Mass.
c. A. Eastman sold oxen at lac, 2
steers at Lee. steers 1880 lbs. at
1-2c, bull. 1900 lbs. and cows 2450
lbs, at &c. and 1 COW. 1880 lbs, at &c.
A. c. Foss & Son sold cows at 500
lbs. at sc. J. w. Ellsworth sold
cows at and 4 lie. J. D. Neylon sold
cows, at $50 lbs at 1-2 and 1-2c.
Veal Calves: Otis H. Furbush sold
l calf. 100 lbs, at loo, and young ca:f
for IS. ]. w. Ellsworth sold 10 calves
at 10 lbs at Sc. A. c. Foss & Son
sold % calves at 10 lbs. at &c. Minis
& Holland sold % calves at &c. ]. D.
Neylon sold 20 small calves at $3.50
each.
Sheep and lambs: A. c. Foss & Son
sold SIS lambs at 1-2c.
Hogs: Otis H. Furbush sold
choice hogs at top prices.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Oct. S.
The horse market, while by no means
active. developed somewhat strong
tone during the weeks Sales than has
been manifested thus far during the
fall trade. as business for the past
month has been remarkable, chiefly
for its extreme dullness when COM
pared with other years at this season.
Supplies were light at nearly all the
sales, both in the green Western
arrivals and in the second -hand Of
ferings. While no apparent advance
was noted. still. sales closed more
readily at the dealers figures. than in
previous sales.
Secondhand offerings did not as a
rule average high in quality. but sold
for about all they were worth, as the
animals coming in just now are apt to
run pretty thin from hard work during
the summer. Good quality acclimated
horses sold we'll, and quickly.
The best heavy drafters. 1650@1900
lbs. sold from $30O@375, with a few
extra fine horses selling at $500; me-
dium weight. first class drafters. sold
from $225@300: heavy wagon and ex-
press horses sold from $16O@225: farm
from $500 200; ordinary sec
onds from $50@$75.
At the City Sale Stables-J. c.
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Co.
there were two carloads of green
Western horses, and about rs seconds
offered. Sales closed more quietly than
a week ago and this naturally helped
the dealers to hold more steadily for
values.
William Hurwitz sold one carload Of
green Western horses and about 40
seconds were entered for sale at auc-
ton. Trade picked up little locally
with values about the same as last
week. This week there will be two
express carloads of green horses in,
and larger number Of seconds.
One steamer carrying horses sailed
from Boston during the past week.
The Bohemian sailed on Saturday for
Liverpool with 1000 horses for the
British army. Sailings have been ir-
regular during the week, owing to bad
weather, which detained arrivals from
abroad, and then a second detention
occurred by the horses not arriving in
time for the expected sailings. The
Canadian still being held back for