Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-05-05

extra heavy bulls a fraction higher.
Veal calves were in lighter demand,
and prices averaged lower. There was
a good supply Of poor to medium
calves. with which the market was
over-supplied. The general range of
average quality was from S09hc, with
extras up to lie; coarse calves 5W1c;
and small calves 1906 each.
Hogs held steady at last weeks f1g-
ures. S@sAc, liveweight. and 9h@l0c,
dressed. Receipts were not heavy, but
local shippers are bringing a consid-
cradle number.
Tho market for sheep and lambs was
nominal. with scarcely any offered at
the Abattoir. Sheep are quoted at 40
&c; and lambs at 6@8c.
Live poultry was steady, with fowl
tic; broilcr chickens 30@35c; and
ROSTERS u@12c.
j. Dexter sold 10 good COWS at &c;
ana 10 hogs at soc.
J. D. Neylon sold cows, av 500 lbs,
at 4kc; 1 bologna OK, 1900 lbs. at 4c;
bologna cows. av 700 lbs, at SIC; 5
hogs at SC; 2 veal calves Of 300 lbs. at
&c, and II small calves at So each.
c. /. Rich sold 8 COWS Of 600 lbs, at
DC; 3 COWS Of 1870 lbs. at 3Zc; hogs
OF 1870 lbs. at SC, and small calves at
So each.
HORSE MARKET.
Boston, May a.
Inere vas a heavy supply both IN
green arrivals and acclimated horses
during the week The market developed
qulckness in demand which admitted
OF good sales at higher values than a
week ago. Although the trade is not as
good as year ago at this season. 1t
mas improved to a decidedly greater ac-
tlvity than was manifested a month ago.
Prices on green Western horses have ad-
vanced sharply during the week, under
the impetus Of an urgent home demand
Tor large numbers Of horses for farm
work, bu- unlike the conditions here
month ago the trade is sufficient to ad-
vance prices to cover this extra expense
in placing green Western horses on the
market
sales on second hand horses were made
at satisfactory values when the offer
lngs were of good conditional horses.
The supply was fairly large, with the
quality averaging good. so that this line
OF the trade was profitable to most of
the dealers In this class were a num-
Der Of carloads of lumber horses return
ed from the camps from short service.
and while some were little thin, good
bargains were to be had from this
source.
The best heavy drafters 1s50@l9Oo lbs.
sold from s3254400; medium to first class
ALTERS, from $250d,c5O: heavy wagon
horses from s175d250; chunks. from sl5c@
225: seconds. from $1OO upward.
At the City Sale Sta bles-J. c. Keith,
Stevens. & Sweet Horse Co. held their
h'@ sale of sneed horses as advertised.
The firm offered including their supply
OF green horses, a full 800 head of horses.
De.les wee maize at far values Accord
ing to quality, and a good clearance was
effected. with a big crowd out to the
sales. Outside of the sale of green horses
from the West and the harness classes,
there was a lot of young colts offered
which sold quickly at small figures for
raising purposes.
William HurwitZ at his Portland
street stables offered 3 carloads of green
horses and lot of good condition sec
Onds. which sold quickly at an advance
Of about so per head in many sales,
above values taken a week ago. One lot
Of green WAGON horses of extra quality,
weighing from 12eGd1350 lbs, sold at a
rsns. OF s225Gi2oO each.