Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-10-25

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e. F. Alden ............ l 10 'is7s
Wolfboro Shippers ....... ~ -
w. E. Aldrich ...........
A. A. FoSS .............. oS
E. L. Sargent .......... ID - -
The aggregate of livestock at Brighton.
WATERFOWL and the local slaughter
houses:
This week: Cattle 2e5l; sheep SITS;
Last week: Cattle 2sS1; sheep 5o72;
calves 1881: hogs 1856.
One year ago: Cattle 3O99; sheep 1926:
calves. 2S13; hogs H,SO6. ,,4t-.. ..-,,a r.
MAINE STOCK AT MARKET. ,s s..
Cattle 2s4, sheep SITS, calves 1890. hogs
q, 25s. ..
H., TONE OF THE MARKET
Offerings of beef cattle were quite
heavy, but the market held steady on
the best grades, while poor and ordi-
nary cows went slowly. Some very
choice cattle were received. The best
heavy steers and oxen sold at 8 Ia @
9 1-2c, with good quality Ia q 8
lac, and coarse and thin oxen 6 O. Z
lac. For the best heavy cows the mar
ket ranged from a SAC, with good
| average cows @ &c. poor to ordinary
| 4 @ sc, and Gamers and bolognas 3
IA q 4c. Bulls were in quite good
supply at S q &c. @"
Veal calves were unchanged from a
| week ago, with the offerings ample.
Average quality calves sold at IL, @
8 1-2c, with choice heavy veals up to
II lac, and poor to ordinary 6 a Z
1-2c: Small calves sold at So q 4.50
each. .s-I .....r.. ...
Hogs were fractionally higher with
the receipts heavier. The market for
live: hogs was from 10 a 10 1-2c. with
dressed hogs II ga a 13 lac. The de-
mand was active and offerings were
taken promptly.
| Few sheep and lambs were offered
at the yards, and there was no change
in the market. Sheep sold at q &c,
and lambs at 8 @ 10c.
There was a little better market for
good mixers, but little improvement
| in prices. The barns were well filled.
Good average cows brought about $50
q 80, with fancy up to $125 and ordi
nary down to $40. Stock bulls were
quoted at $40 @ IS. ..e. ..-. -.
Quite little poultry was received at
the yards. The market was lower, with
| fowl II a 18c. chicken II q 19c, and
ROSTERS IL q 13c. -
CGSDA1 oAAGo al he Ards.
Beef cattle-D. A. Walker sold cattle
of $500 lbs. at 61a C, 1 cow at $500, 2
bulls at sc, 2 bologna oxen of 1920 lbs,
at Acc, cow at 4c, and cows at 3hc.
J. D. Neylon sold cows of 1000 lbs,
! at SC and Gamers of $3.50 lbs. at SIC
]. w. Ellsworth sold cows of 1880 lbs
| at 4c. and 2 bolognas of $50 lbs, at 3hc.
c. A. Eastman sold 3 cows at &c, l
cow at &c and 4 bolognas at SIC
| Veal calves-C. A. Eastman sold 20
calves at 10c. Carl Burrows sold z
calves at 10c. Otis H. Forbush sold SO
calves from S&12c. J. w. Ellsworth
sold 10 small calves ia $3.50 each. j. D.
Neylon sold calves of 40 lbs. at TIC.
and Is small calves at $3.50 each. D. A.
Walker sold % calves Of 5000 lbs. at &c.
Hogs-J w. Ellsworth sold hogs of
100 lbs. at Ice. Otis H. Forbush sold Z
hogs at 10c. and hcgs at 9Ac.
Mich cows-J. w. Ellsworth sold 2
mixers at $40 each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Oct. "a.
There was an extra good demand for
horses of all classes during the week.
and supplies were heavy both in fresh
horses from the West, as well as in the
secondhand entries. There were also
some special sales of acclimated horses
in good condition from short service.
Bids were active, and prices were firm,
with some of the extra good horses
selling at somewhat higher values than
in the previous week. Prices in the
West continue high, but no marked ad-
vance has been noted within the past
month. The green Western horses this
week included some lighter weight
horses. and as the amount was not
large, they were taken readily at good
figures. The bulk of the offerings in
green horses were of those weighing
from 1880, q 1900 lbs. There were a
few special values of trottine horses
but most animals of this class are sold
at private sale. few being offered at
the regular auction sales. = =. =. r.,
The best quality. heavy green draft
ers, l6oO o. 1900 lbs, sold from 1925
~ $40, with some of the choice horses
selling up to- $500 per. head; medium
weight, f1rst-class -drafters. sold from
$275@3 $685. heavy wagon and express
horses from $3.50 a 225; chunks. from
$1S0 q 225; lighter weight horses,
mostly seconds: from 500 @ ITS: or
binary seconds, from $50 a rs.
AT the City Sale Stables. c. Keith.
Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. sold two
express carloads of green Illinois hors-
es, and one express carload Of Penn
sylvania horses. the latter being Of me-
dunn weight and in excellent condi-
ton. There were also about s. seconds.
The demand was active and prices held
firm. Next week the firm will hold
their semi-annual sale Of 200 speed
horses. 4 +,t
William Hurwitz offered three ex-
press carloads of green horses, ana 50
seconds. There was a good trade dur
ing the whole week, and prices aver
aged little higher on. the best Offer 1
ings. One good sale was of four heavy
drafters. 1900 and 1000 pounds, for
$1,000. -
On Oct. p, the steamship Columbian
sailed from New York for France and
Italy, loading en- route at Boston 1900
horses for st. Nazaire.
On Oct. 70 steamship Mexican sailed