Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-02-17

i-2Gsc; for the best cows the mar
ket ranged from 6@6 1-2c; with a few
extras a fraction higher. Fair to good
COWS 0@Sc; poor to ordinary 4@5c:
and bolognas and Gamers 3-4@4c.
Bulls were in light supply. at 4 LAO
SC for good quality, with fancy heavy
bulls up to Sac.
Veal calves showed little change, at
1-2@9 1-2c for the general run d
good quality. with fancy heavy calves
8 1-2@11 1-2c; and corase calves So
&C. Small calves sold at $3@5 eacn.
Hogs were weaker. selling from IS
a. lac, with &C about the top except for
choice hogs. Except from the West re
ceipts We're extremely light, so much SO
that ii was hardly worth while for kill
lers 10 bother with them. The market
would have been stronger If more had
been offered. Dressed hogs were quoted
unchanged at 3-4Q9 Lie.
Sheep and lambs were in light supply,
and the market was unchanged at 4dec
for sheep and Gas Lee for lambs.
Live poultry was higher. Fowl werc
quoted at 17G1Sc; chickens l5616c; and
ROSTERS Haze.
=. D. Neylon sold G cows, 413o lbs, az
&c, and 20 small calves at $50 each.
j. W. Ellsworth sold = cows, 1850 lbs, at
lee cows at 4I5c; and Is small calves
at $3.50 each
D. Simon sold 10 cows, average 10eo lbs.
at 6 lie
H. E. O'Brien sold cows at 4 lie;
COW at &c and 10 small calves at SAL
each
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, Feb. IS.
There was fair demand for horses
at the stables, and quotations on the
general range of sales held at about
the same level as a week ago. Tn de-
mand although showing Improvement
above that of two months ago. and
while prices are holding firm with a
tendency 10 strengthen, still the horse
trade of this year SO far compares
poorly with that of year ago at the
same time Horses for the trade are
hard to get hold of at reasonable fat
res. and the demand had not yet
reached proportions that are very en-
couraging to the dealers. The pest OF
! the trade Of the week came from TO-
cal concerns, but there were some puy-
ers from the country who bought sew
eral carloads for the farming trade
which will become active soon. About
the best sellers of the week Were
| horses of medium weight for genra
tanning and delivery purposes. ING
! SIMPLY was a little under that oi the
! previous week. and a generally sooo
| clears nee was reported at most OF the
! sale stables A few speed horses were
solo during the week, and on THESE
fair values were obtained.
The best heavy draft horses, from
165OG19O0 lbs. sold from $4,000 400;
medium weight, first class drafters
| from s21O63lO; heavy wagon and eX-
press horses. from s175@ 225; chunks
from s150@250; and light weight
horses for milk wagons grocery teams
! and general light delivery service, from
Sl15@ 200
At the City Sale Stables. {
Keith. Stevens & Sweet Horse Com
panv. offered at the Brighton Stock
yards, express carloads OF green
| horses. and 45@50 seconds. Prices
held well, and most Of the horses were
! sold by the weeks end.
William Hurwitz. at his Portland
Street stables offered 3 express car
| loads of green horses and GO SECONDS
| were entered The demand was not
extra brisk, but with the local aho
country demand there were sales
enough to make good clearings of the
! stock on hand.