Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-03-22
and unchanged. Fowl 1so1s,kc. chick
ems 1s017c. and roosters 11013c.
SALES AT THE YARDS

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ems 1s0l7c. and roosters 110l3c.
SALES AT THE YARDS
Beef Cattle: G. A. Eastman cold {
fancy Hereford steers at Z Ice: ] pr.
steers. $500 Iba at q; . bulls ct 1-lo
ana cows at &c. ". L Neal sold
steers at &c; coarse stesr ct 70 Ana
cows at SC. d. A. Walker sold steers,
1850 lbs. at 7c: s cattle. 347o Ms. ae
i-2e COW. 100 lbs at I Lie: ! COW.
800 lbs. at &c. J. D. Nsylen sola can.
nsr cows. Nv. TOO lbs. at Ito. J. w.
Ellsworth sold bull. $50 lbs. q 80 and
8 bologna COWS ". TOO lbs. a4 3 1-2c.
Otis H. Forbush sold COW. lilo lbs. at
: 1-2c; COW at 1-4c. . cows and .
store bull at &c and IS cows at 4.s5c and
! COW. $50 lbs. at s Ito and 81 of.
Veal Calves: Otis H. Forbush sold 3
fancy veal calves at II Lee, calf at
50 ana calves at 8 l-2c. c. A. East
man sold 20 calves at Sc. ]. W. ELS
worth sold calves. $50 lbs, at loc and
II small calves at $3.50 ca. J. D. Ney-
lon sold IS small calves at s. each. d.
A. Walker sold calf. $50 lbs, at Sc, 1s
calves, $3.50 lbs, at 1-2c. w. H. Neal
sold % calves at &c.
Hogs: w. H. Neal sold IS hogs at
$500. D. A. Walker sold 81 hogs, TAO
lbs. at 1oc. ]. w. Ellsworth sold
hogs at 9.60c.
Sheep: W. H. Neal sold sheen at &c.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, March p.
A good all-round trade developed in
the horse market and the supplies
which were only moderate were near
~ all taken at the weeks end. Prices
We're firm at last weeks values, The
larger part Of the green horses from
the country were Of heavy weight, and
suitable for draft work and heavy
wagon and express teaming, with
enough of the lighter weight animals
10 supply the demand for this class,
some extra good horses of 1900 to 1900
lbs. weight being received this week.
seconds were entered in larger num-
pers than for many weeks, but the
quality was no better than the general
run which has been offered for the past
month or two. These horses bring val
ues fully up to their worth, when con-
sidering quality and condition, and are
taken for light delivery, teaming and
general purposes, where a cheap horse
Is wanted for a short time.
The best of the heavy draft horses
sold from $350@40Q; medium weight.
green drafters, first quality. sold from
$26O@S00; heavy wagon and express
horses from $165@265; chunks, from
$1500200; light weight, general pur-
pose horses from $125@175; seconds.
from 350 TO ir1,
and condition.
At the City Sale Stables-J. c.
Keith. Stevens & Sweet Horse Co. Of
fered at their stables, at the Brighton
Stock Yards, two express carloads Of
green horses and 20 seconds were en-
tered. Sales were made at the same
range Of values as a week ago, with
the demand steady. This week there
will be received four express carloads
Of green horses from Ohio, Indiana
and Kansas.
William Hurwitz. on Portland street.
sold four express carloads Of green
Western horses, and Is acclimated
horses. Sales were quiet, with prices
about the same as week ago, and a
good local demand. specially on the
heavy horses.
During the week, one Of the largest
shipments Of horses was taken out
from Boston since the expectation Of
war horses from here began. The Kan
sas. Of the French Canadian line, sailed
from Boston on the 10th with 1900
horses for st. Nazaire. Op the 10Th the
Canadian sailed from Boston for Liv-
erpool, with several hundred head of
horses