Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-12-20

Mich cows were in rather smaller
supply and there was no change in
prices. Good. average mixers sold at
$65@$90. with choice up to $135, and
fancy higher. Poor to ordinary cows
brought s4o@s65
The live poultry market was higher.
Fowl and chickens 19c and ROSTERS IL
&14c.
TUESDAY SALES AT BRIGHTON
Beef Cattle-C. A. Eastman sold 7
steers at 1-2c, 3 cows at &c, 1 at SC
and cows at Lee. w. II. Neal sold
Z fancy heifers at &c. cows at &C. 2
cows at 1-2c. and Gamers at 4c,
Otis II. F'orbush sold l COW, 1920 lbs.
at 1-2c, COW. 670 lbs. at 6.10c, 1 COW,
1O7O lbs. at lac, and 81 on, COWS,
1890 lbs. at 1-2c. 3 cows, 27SO lbs. at
Sac cows. 1900 lbs. at 1-2c, 1
COW, $50 lbs. at 4x1-2c, and 81 off. j.
w. Ellsworth sold 3 bulls, 1850 lbs. at
&C. ! COW, $40 lbs. at &C. 1 COW, 1850
lbs. at sc, cows, 1910 lbs. at 1-2c,
II cows, $3.50 lbs. at &C. A. c. Foss
sold 80 fat cattle at lac, 3 bulls.
200 lbs. at 1-2c, and bolognas at
| a lac. D. A. Walker sold l COW. $40
lbs. at &c, 3 cows, 213O lbs. at &c, and
COWS, at 5 lac. j. d. Neylon sold 2
cows, 1740 lbs. at 4 1-2c, l COW, $50
| lbs. at 3-4c.
Veal Calves-J. d. Neylon sold 6
calves, $40 lbs. at Sc, and 10 small
calves at $3.50 each. ID. A. Walker sold
calf, $50 lbs. at SC. w. III. Neal sold
z calves at 10c, and 3 calves at &c. J.
w. Ellsworth sold 8 calves, $40 lbs. at
1Oc, and eraser calves, 1910 lbs. at
4 1-2c. c. A. Eastman sold rs calves
at lie.
Hogs-W. H. Neal sold hogs at 10
lac. c. A. Eastman sold rs hogs at
10 1-4c.
Mich Cows. D. Neylon sold 4
mixers at SIS each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, Dec. 19-Therc was an Irregular
demand for horses about the city this
week and the supplies, which were mod
erately heavy, were slowly disposed of
and there were good many horses I'M
sold at the weeks end. Green horses
were not in active demand, and the heav-
Ter weights. which have been for a long
time the best sellers offered, moved slow
~ and there were few horses that sold
above $3.50 during the week. The more
medium weight horses of this class were
taken more readily, but prices average
lower also in most of the sales There
was an urgent demand for extra horses
ioT clearing up the roads after the severe
storm of Friday and the call was for ac-
cllmated horses of about 1900 pounds, and
in this type the dealers were only sunni: ed
with small numbers. There was quite a
heavy entry of light weight secondhand
horses from 800 to 1850 pounds, some Of
which were in fairly good condition.
though not young animals. Prices ran
low, considering quality. as the range ran
from $35 to $50 per head
The best grade of heavy green drafters
1850 to 1900 pounds, sold from $500 to $3.50
with few extras higher; medium weight
first-class drafters, 1900 to 1900 lbs. sold
from SOS to $500; heavy wagon and ex-
press horses from s165 to 1926: chunks
from s1S5 to $50 light weight horses for
general business from $100 to sI75; seconds
$35 upward.
AT the City Sale Stables: j. c. Keith,
stevens & Sweet Horse Co. reported a
dull weeks trading with prices lower.
There were three express carloads of
green horses and about 80 seconds. This
week there will be one carload Of fresh
horses on sale and those left over from
the previous sale. together with the sec
onds entered for the auctions.
William Hurwitz offered two carloads
OF green horses for which the demand
was somewhat slack with prices averag-
ing lower Some good acclimated horses
were turned in for sale from one of the
nearby contractors who had finished
using them after about one years service,
These weighed around 1900 pounds and
sold quickly at s175 to s175 per head. This
week there will be on sale two express
carloads from the West and one carload
OF New York seconds, with the usual run
of nearby seconds.
The Devonian sailed from Boston for
Liverpool Dec. 16 with 500 army horses
for the British government.