Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-02-17
February Sale-Dny.

From our State exchanges we clip the following
items of saleday IN February: S. -..'.
Sale Dayin Lancaster.-The Lancaster Ledger
says:-OuE streets, as usual on Sales-Day, exhib-
tied O. lively appearance on Monday. Some prop
erty was sold by The Sheriff, and at what seemed
TO be, fair prices. The negroes sold, ranged as
follows: Joe, aged about 90, 81 ,202; Jim, aged
about IA. (scrub,) Sf,196; Nancy, aged about II,
nikely,( ST, POS; Violet and Infant, 81, $780, 1t
is scurcey necessary TO add tha. these were cash
sales. ...,.
Sale Day in Dqrlington-The Flag says -
"Property sold at very high prices on Monday.
As an evidence of this, we would mention tho fol-
woman and child, fe Id hand for 500 90; Negro
man, Blacksmith and Carpenter, for 81 900 90 /;
Negro man, GoacEman, forSl 800 90; IA woman
and child, field hand, for 81 ,060 90. Being IN
average of 1886 66S. The children were quite
young" .. ...
,Sale-Day.-A very large number of our good
citizens were cut on Monday last. The weather
was bright and cold, and oil seemed to be in fine
little noise of rowdyism. The three gallon law is
again of force within our corporate limits-to the
decided improvement of such occasions, as'it thus
far appears,-Eagefeld Advertissr-
Sales in Georgetoun The Pee Dee Times says
the Commissioner in Equity for Georgetown Dis
trict sold on Monday q gang of Ill negroes be-
longing to an estate, at III average of near $6lO
per head. Also small gang of 18 negroes at
S811 round. There were II other negroes.sold,
mostly mill hands, averaging $685. round. Prime
young women broug t an averaged Of SllO0.
Sale Day in Lauras.-For rarity, (says tho
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sequently, great many persons were out. One
sold at $40 per acre. Five negroes were sold at
Administrators sale-two men, one boy, one wo-
man and first child-for So, ,9O0-none taken by
the heirs.
Sale Day in BarnueU-The Sentinel referring
to the sales on Monday last says: considerable
property was disposed Of, mostly by the Sheriff.
The only sales worthy of note, were couple of
negro women, one about 35 years of age with her
four children, brought $4,000 and The other aged
about the same for $500. Some land was sold by
the Commissioner in Equity, and brought $10per
acre. Notwithstanding the large crowd present,
we do not recoect ever to have seen better order
preserved. Within the last few years great
reformation has taken place in the District, so
may it continue.
Sale Day in Abbevilk.-On sale day the wealth
er was mild and agreeable, and there was large
attendance on the occasion, says the Independent
Press. Negro property sold at the following high
rates:r A woman and two children sold by the
Commissioner, brought s., 2,010, and boy years
.ola $575 o girl 6 years old brought S1,0T5.-
Terms credit Of and 2 years, without interest
A woman and 8 children were sold by an agent,
for S2ssOO.
Sale Day in GremvVe.-The Greenville Enter
prise says: A large number of persons were in
town OH last Monday-more than we have seen for
a great while before. We suppose that the sea-
son, which is m appropriate one for settling debts
called many here, who might not'have otherwise
attended The most important item in the salesby
the Sheriff was about eight hundred bunches of
cotton yarn, which sold at ninety to ninety.one
cents per bunch, which is something less than it
can be bought. for at the factories. One or two
negroes were sold. girl, of abouttwelve years.
brought something over $500; a woman, offorty,
sold for $780,