Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-10-27

Sc. cow, $50 lbs. ct 41-4c.. and u
Gamer COWS ut $40.
Veal Calves: A. c. Foss & Son sold
20 calves from s01oc. ]. w. Ellsworth
sold 2 calves. $50 lbs, at 1-ec., and II
calves. 1910 lbs.,. at Sc. Minis s Hol-
brook sold 10 calves at SC. J. o. Neylen
sold II calves, 1920 lbs. at Z lac. and
3 small calves at $3.50 each. E. G. Piper
sold rs cattle at &c.
Hogs: J. w. Ellsworth sold 10 hogs.
1920 lbs, at SC. Minis & Holbrook sold
IS hogs at SC. A. c. Floss & Son sold
SIS fancy hogs at S.10c. ]. D. Neylen
sold hogs, 700 lbs, SAC. E. G. Piper
sold hogs at Lac. and l board at &c.
Sheep and Lambs: A. c. Foss & Son
sold sheep at SC. and lambs at Sc.
Mich Cows: ]. D. Neylen sold
mixers to average $40.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston. Oct. 2e.
The horse market was quite active
during the week, and supplies which
still continue rather light were TAX
en- readily, and at better average
prices than at any previous sale of
this month. At nearly all the sale sta
bles there were from three to five car
loads Of green western horses offered
beside the usual entries Of seconds. Lo-
cal trade took off a large number of
heavy green horses for teaming and
wagon work. and also bought up many
Of the seconds for light delivery wag-
ons. Shipments to Maine continued to
be quite feature Of the trade at many
Of the stables, and Vermont and New
Hampshire bought in smaller amounts.
There were several special sales dur
ing the week, where excellent horses,
acclimated and toughened by short
service, sold quickly at satisfactory
prices at nearly full worth. There
was one speed sale of nearly 100 horses
which brought out an interested crowd
and there will be another one this week
at Brighton
Prices on the general run Of green
western horses averaged shade high
er, and as some Of the dealers report
ed thta prices in the west were a lit
tie lower than two weeks ago. the
market looks more encouraging for a
better business than has been felt for
many months, as the summer and
early fall were Of extreme dullness.
The very best, heavy drafters, from
16509l19OO lbs. weight, sold from $500
$500; 140O@1600 lbs. horses from $3.50
$500 on high grade green horses; wa
gon and heavy express horses, from
$165@$250: farm chunks, from $500
5000; seconds from $50 upward.
At the City sale stables-J. c. Keith,
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. sold l
carload of green western horses and
about so seconds. Sales moved quickly
and a good clearance was made at
fair values. This week the firm hold
their big fall speed sale of 300 horses.
The amount will include all types of
fancy roadsters, saddle horses, ponies,
colts, brood mares, etc. outside of this
special sale there will be offered ex-
press carloads of green horses, the
amount including some extra fine
drafters and wagon horses, as we'll as
good horses of lighter weight for gen.
eral commercial purposes.
William HurWitz offered two car
loads IF green horses and a number Of
seconds. Sales were fairly brisk, and
there were some extra good values re-
ported. One lot of mediumly heavy
green horses weighing between AGO
and 1900 lbs, sold from $225Gs275 per
head. and another lot of light weight
seconds, 10O0@1O5o lbs, sold at 500 per
head. Two carloads of green horses
will be offered at this weeks sale.
Ore steamer from Boston. the Ley
land liner, Devonian, sailed for Liv-
erpool with 1160 horses for the Brit
isll army. There has also been num-
her of shipments from Portland of re-
mounts for the allies.