Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-08

Western hogs were in smaller supply
at the packing houses.
The sheep and lambs were offered
at the yards and the market was
mammal and unchanged at q 10 cts
for sheep and Is q 20 cts for lambs.
Mich cows were unchanged with
offerings fairly large. There was a
undesirable supply of turnout cows.
Good average mixers sold for 800 @
Sl25 with fancy heavy mixers up to
SITS and occasionally higher, and
poor cows down to SIS.
TUESDAY BRIGHTON SALES
Beef cattle-Firestone Bros. sold 6
cattle at Toe, cattle at &C and 8
cattle at 1-2c. d. A. Walker sold
3 COWS 2720 lbs at SC.
j. d. Neylon sold bull 1860 lbs
at Sc, 2 cows 1880 lbs at Ice, and
cows ITO lbs at 12c. p. Shapiro
sold 2 COWS at &c. Otis H. Forbush
sold l fancy COW 1880 lbs at lie, l
heifer $40 lbs at 10 1-2c, l COW 900
lbs at 8 1-2c and 81 on and / COW
$50 lbs at &c.
Veal calves-D. A. Walker sold
calves 200 lbs at 1Sc, 40 calves at 10c
and calves at &c. J. d. Neylon sold
& calves 420 lbs at &c.
Hogs: Firestone Bros. sold 46 hogs
at 1Sc. Otis II. Forbush sold 6 hogs
1920 lbs at 1Sc.
HORSE MARKET
Boston, May THE market was
strong during the week, with more
hn &c
tations rather than at tho lower Sup
pines were very heavy, for there were
more horses received from the West
than expected and in addition to
these there was an extra sale on at
the WATERFOWL base for Army horses,
there being about $50 auctioncd off
Amongst the green western horses
there were some extra fine lots of
heavy horses and they were taken
quickly at high prices. Seconds of
ordinary class were in rather slim
supply and many of the dealers
could have disposed of n larger num-
Der Of low priced horses in this
class. Taking all the offerings to-
gether there was n larger amount on
the Boston market than has been
seen for Il long time. Most of the
horses were taken by New York,
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
buyers for reselling.
During the week, good qualify.
heavy green drafters. 165O01900 lbs
sold freely from 350GsSio0 with Il
few choice horses shade higher;
medium quality green drafters. from
$2oom$350; chunks. from s225Gs325;
heavy wagon and express horses
from s175Ils250 good quality accli-
mated horses, from sl75ds25O; SEE
onds, from s4oa$l5O.
At the City Sale Stables-J. c.
Keith, Stevens & Sweet Horse Co.
offered express carloads of green
western horses, and 10 seconds. There
was q good cleanup of the horses and
the demand was urgent. with prices
strong. This week the firm hold Their
semi-annual sale. There will be about
20 head Of harness horses. from colts
and brood mares up to speed horses.
Then there will be about 200 head
more of commercial horses. or tho
latter nearly all will be fairly heavy
horses.
William Hurwitz offered at his
Boston stables express carloads Of
Western green horses, and a smaller
number Of seconds and at Bangor, he
sold express carloads Of green
horses. Mr.. Hurwitz had charge Of
the auctioning of the French-Cana-
dian army horses at the Waterfowl
stockyards. The horses there ranged
in weight from 900614OO lbs. each.
most of them selling around s15O.
Some of the better ones sold ct high
fhgures one extra good one bringing
S340. At his Boston sale bids were
brisk, and prices firm. One lot of
express carloads of choice Ohio draft
ers, 1600G1S00 lbs weight, sold at a
range of s300Gs400 each. This week
Friday they will have at the Ban
gor sale, 100 head Of army horses, and
carload of green western horses.