Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-08-16

steers were offered. The market ~
these would have been from Si5Se
Good quality steers sold at 7,s6Sl,
with fair 7G7la. The best cows bropgb,
6l@@ 7a4c. with good quality 5IsGG5c,
poor to medium 4l205l2c and bologna,
and Gamers 3l2@44c. Bulls were i,
good supply at 5G713c.
Veal calves were UNCHANGED a. ,as
1134c for the best heavy veals and y.
G912 for average good calves. Drinkers
and grassers sold at 597c, and small
calves at s2.5o6$5 each. There was :.
good supply of calves at the yards
Hogs We're higher, selling at lOna
1880 for good hogs, with some poor o.,
thin calves down to 1oc. Receipts wen
fairly large.
Sheep sold somewhat lower. at AN
&c. but there was no change in lambs
| which brought Sd10c. yard otferings
| were only moderate.
Mich COW trade was steady, with no
charge in prices for previous weeks
The barn was we'll filed. Good aver.
! age mixers brought s5oGs75 with
! choice up to sl25 and ordinary down to
| $40.
i The market for live poultry was
stronger. Fowl 20G21c, chickens 22d?3s
| roosters 12G13c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-W. H. Neal sold steers a.
| Sc, l steer at &c, cows at &c. and COWS
at &c. c. A. Eastman sold u COWS at s.
and 2 cows at 4c. ]. w. Ellsworth sold
COW 600 lbs at &c, bull 1850 lbs at Sc and
l COW 720 lbs at &c. D. A. Walker sold .
oxen $3.50 lbs at &c. H. E. Brien sold
COW at SIC, l COW at &c and COWS at Sc
J. Binstock sold cows at &C and COWS
at 43c. Otis H. Forbush sold bull at tic
Veal Calves-J. D. Neylon sold 10 calve,
, $50 lbs It &c. H. f. O'Brien sold Il small
calves al $3.50 each. Carl Burrows sold
calves at 9sc. D. A. Walker sold q calves
$3.50 lbs. at Sc. j. w. Ellsworth sold
calves 440 lbs at 10c and 10 calves 14lo lhs
at Sc. w. II. Neal sold Is calves and lot.
Otis H. Forbush sold ~ calves at sd9,c.
Hogs-J. ". Ellsworth sold s. hogs at
i'i'' H. ~ ltIi SOIl mugs az -"
W Fl. Neal sold 26 hogs at 1oac. Otis H
Forbush sold . hogs at 1o.c.
Mich Cows-J. D. Neylon sold niksn
to average so each.
THE HORSE MARKET
Boston, Aug. Is,
The market was dull, with offerings
in light amounts. Prices held at about
the same level as has been quoted fo.
the past two or three weeks. Greer
horses are very high in the West and
shipments for the week TO Boston
were light. Some good heavy horses
we're offered and sold fairly well, but
the demand was not vigorous for even
this class which has ruled as the bes'
selling animals on the markets for
some time past. There were soma
good acclimated horses Of varied
weights offered, and a light run o.
seconds, mostly of extremely poor
quality. Good class seconds sold read
lily enough, but are offered IN ver'
small numbers. Some of the dealers
did not receive any, consignments Oh
voting the sales to clearing up what
horses had accumulated at tneN
stables unsold. There were few spe'
cial sales and what there were. Nere
CT just a few horses, where seller
wanted TO replace with auto trucks I"
were closing out business.
The best heavy green drafters, 1861
a 1900 lbs. sold from $4,000 $50; me,
dunn weight. first class drafters' sou
from S225M3O0; churks, from Slsog
.25; heavy wagon and express horses
from sl50020o; light weight. genera
purpose horses from sl004 $50, Sec
ends, from $50 upward.
At the City Sale Stables-J y
Keith. Stevens &, Sweet Horse Co. Of
Tered tAo carloads of green horses
and about 40 head Of seconds. PRICE,
were steady, but the demand Wa
slow. There was better trade at IT..
tail than at the auctions. This Wen
the firm will offer one express carIoa4
of green Western horses, eight car.
loads of donkeys and one carload o.
ponies.
At William Hurwitz stables the''
were no green horses received, an.
the trade was on a small number u
seconds. and some green horses lev
unsold from the previous week. Traa'
was dull, with prices shaded to cIos'