Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-05-16


~ nm tn 12M12 1-2c, and poor and or
binary calves 1850 Small calves are
in large supply at $685. eacn. -
Hogs showed q sharp advance re-
fiecting higher prices IN the west.
Live hogs were quoted at 1S@lo :-4c
and dressed hogs 20 1-2@21c. Receipts
were about normal.
Sheep and lambs were in the usuai
very light supply at the yards. sheep
sell at about sQ12c and lambs at lAW
lSc
Mich cows sold at the previous
range, with offerings about as usual
Good average mixers will bring $500
$40. with choice heavy mixers up to
about $40. Stock bulls sell for about
s25Gs40.
The market for live poultry was I'M
changed, with fowl Csc and ROSTERS
14@15c.
SALES AT THE YARDS.
Beef Cattle-W. H. Neal sold l pr.
fancy steers, raised by VIM. McClos-
ky, Sandwich, N. H.. weight $3.50 lbs.
at 12c; Devon steers Of $500 lbs. at
10c,( and cows at &c. J. w. Ellsworth
sold 10 cows av. $50 lbs. at s 1-2c. Otis
Z OIuuSIls i SOW a. . A-~S, Wv ~
8 S-4c, 1 COW, S Lee, / cow at l-2 and
81 off. 1 COW at 5 lac, COW at 1-2c,
l cow at Z Lee and 81 off, at 1-2c.
81 OIL, cows at 1-4c: bull at &c and
3 bulls at Lee. S. L. Kimball sold l
bull at Lee. cows at &C. and cows
at J 1-2c. J. D. Newton sold { cows OF
1860 lbs. at sc. n. Synder sold cows
from eQSc.
Veal Calves-W. Fl. Neal sold IL
calves at 10c. ]. w. Ellsworth sold 20
calves Of 1900 lbs. at 1oc. J. D. Neylon
sold calves of $50 lbs. at Sc; and l.
small calves at s2.5c each. c. A. East
man sold II calves at IL 1-cc. Otis H.
F'orhush sold II calves from 9a12 1-2c,
Hogs--W. H. Neal sold II choice
hogs at Ice. c. A. Eastman sold -
hogs at IS SAC. n. Synder sold l hog
at 16c. Otis H. Forbnsh sold hogs at
1s lac, hogs at 1fc. 9 hogs at Is 34c,
and $ pigs at Is Ice.
Mich Cows-C. A. Eastman sold 4
mixers at sss each.
HORSE MARKET
Boston. May 15.-The horse market
was very active and the dealers who
good prices, which held firm at last
had quite heavy supplies found no Diff
week. values. Nearly all of the green
western horses received were of good
weight and, as usual, at all recent
sales. the Maine buyers took off the
largest percent Of the horses offered
The demand from the local city trade
is growing lighter each season, due
to all the large firms replacing horses
by auto service, specially in all lines
of heavy teaming. There is some de-
mand, still, tor horses for express
teams, milk teams and general deliv-
cry service. There were some special
auction sales during the week of this
class of horses, at which the horses
We're taken quickly at full values. This
week supplies from the West will be
heavier than during any one week for
the past month. Seconds were entered
in large numbers and sold readily.
They ranged from pretty well used up
animals to good condition horses, and
sold at q wide range Of prices.
The best green daft horses, of 1900
q 1000 lbs, sold from $500 q 425;
horses OF good quality. and green, of
1850 q 1900 lbs, sold from $3.50 G 400:
medium weight. i.st class. green
draftcrs, sold from $500 q 325; heavy
wagon and express horses from 1925 q
800: CHUNKS, from 5000 q 800: good
quality seconds. from $50 a 225; ordi-
nary seconds. from $50 upward.
&, At the City Sale Stables-J. c.
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Com
pany held outside of their regular sale
of green western horses about 200 head
OF trotters. speed horses. etc. also
large number OF all classes in seconds.
They had on sale 80 Mexican burros,
which brought about SIS per head, and
a lot Of Shetland ponies, which sold
at $50 per head. This special sale
brought out lot Of buyers and the
entire lot of horses were all cleaned
cut in the two days sales. Prices were
satisfactory, and showed Il strong tone
to the market This week they will
offer express carloads Of green horses
and the usual number of second hand
offerings.
William Hurwitz offered express
carloads Of green horses. and 1873 head
OF seconds. Trade was rapid and high
prices ruled. This week there will be
7 express carloads OF green horses Of
fertd, outside OF the second hand en-