New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-30
MIR. CONGERS FIRST STOCK SALE.

be recoleced that he is comparatively unknown as
breeder the animals offered by no means OF hrst
quality the pleurc-pIeumonis panic has shut OH tne
PRINCIPAL market, the place is difficult off access and
money il not very plenty among the farmers oil the
Western country. Mr.. Wainwright, with an estab-
shed reputation first rate lot Of stock, and good
location utterly failed to attract buyers to HE sale
week before last, and only sold one animal except
those for which he held previous orders; and yet Mr.
Conger disposed of every Of about seventy lots on
his catalogue, and has weeded out his herd in salts
factory Manner True the prices realized were small
if we coniaer the average amount paid for Thorne'
or Alexarders stock but the quality no more than
fair and The number of bidders far lees than are at
tracted to the annual sales at Woodburn.
We were sorry to learn from prominent breeders ON
the ground on Wednesday, that the pleuropneumoDia
ehos, is stalking rampartly through Ohio and other
distant States as to interfere with sales of blooded
stock in This section The farce is carried far
that Ohio breeders dare not introduce pues booded
and heahiss stock into their State for fear Of their
nejpbbors and no doubt short-sghted policy of ex-
clusion may De attempted in distant States. This
| is undoubtedly keeping Western men away from our
Eastern sto sales. Our views in respect to peuro-
pneumonia are well known, and will charge us
with undertaking the terrible nature of the contagon,
| but we appeal to the common sense of.the West
ern farmers and beg them not 10 act so fooshy The
cattle diseae exists in certain townships in Masschu
sets. and NAY have reached New-Hampshire and the
borders of Connecticut although this is denied by very
intelligent cte men, but there is no evidence 70 show
tba, single diseased animal has brought this side of
the Connecticut River that such likely to be the
case The probability of its breaking through the cor
don prescribed by the recent stringent laws Of Massa-
causets, is 20 extremely small that hope to hear
no more Of the ridiculous panic which seems to have
| taken hold Of the Western people. New-York, Ohio,
Illinois and all the States west of New-Jersey may Of
fer their cattle premiums usual with perfect safety,
only provided that Massachusetts stock be excluded
from competition.
Access is had to " Waldberg Mr.. Conger's seac
near Haverstraw-by boat from this city, by rail-
| road to Cruger's Station the Hudson River One
O'Clock was the hour appointed for the sale, but few
strangers had gathered at the stables as early as 10
o'clock and increasing by twos and threes at different
tines the company Increased to the number Of ~
OF so up to lO o'clock at which time, to the evident
satisfaction of ALL lunch announced to be spread in
the grove near the stables. The company fell to
with WILL and after doing ample justice TO the eata-
bles and passing high eLcomiums upon the cider, adj
ourned to the sales-iDg which was placed in shady
place hard by.
An unusual number of prominent breeders and farm
ers were in attendance. Among them we noticed Col
Lewis, G. Morris, and his brother james Samuel
Thorne, C. S. Wainwright, the Hon. VIM. Kelly, who
il happily quite recovered from the effects of his late
accident, COL b. p. johnson, John Jay, E. G. Faile,
Jas. Brodie of Watertown, Luther II. Tucker, Lewis
b. Brown, owner of the pretty yacht Irene, Mr..
Campbell Of Oneida County, r Bradley Of Brattle-
horo W., Coo g.. Hall a great horse fancier: the
Baibpates, Henry Weed and r. Mott Underhill Of
Westchester County, and number of others.
The arrangements were not entirely perfect, proba-
bly ow ing to this being first sale, and delay after
another occurred so that it about p o'clock when
Mr. Leeds mounted his platform in the ring, and called
to ORDER Mr.. Leeds is apparently almost as good
Judge of pedgrees and points as Col Jim Miller, but he
l. capital auctioneer and made the most of the bidding
msteral round the ropes A few words of preface
from him relative to the conditions Of sale, and at his
call lot No. is led into the ring. This was Jessie
ID tolerably good aged Ayreshre COW, in calf to Mr..
Congers imported Eric, and got by MarmOn 2nd out of
Jessie. a cow imported by Mr. Thorn the sculptor.
She was started at $40 by Mr.. John Jay, and after
brief competition by two or three bidders went to him
at s75 The same gentleman got the next lot Jessie
4th for $50 and better bargain than the other for
she is five years younger and possessed of quite
good points Nina, the third lot got by Eric out of
Noru a, an imported COW, ~as knocked down at $55 TO
Seneca Daniels of Saratoga Springs, who made here
fret dip into what turned out TO be large lot of bar
gains Then followed couple of grade Ayrshire and
Durham heifers ole of which was sold for $45 to T.
L. Seymour and the other for $50 to Henry Wood of
Mount Kisco The AYRSHIRE bulls were not much to
e oh ,rdiuOlv one r,1up at
$40 to L. c. Armstrong, and the other at $50 to S.
Daniels.
The Devon cows and hefers came next. Deva, a
three year old of r, Congers bree Ting, and descended
from tie Patterson Of Maryland stock pretty COW,
with nice udder, and at $40 went dog cheap to
Daniels. Guisa 1852 an English Herd Book animal,
of better blood than Dcva, was stricken off to Mr. A.
r. rockingham Of West Park, for $s7 50 but after
this Daniels had the field TO lot 49, with the exception
of IS two years old bull, Of which Mr.. A. Davidson
became the happy possessor at so So and 20 short
horn four year old Of Bathgates breeding which
fell 10 Z. C. Armstrong for $40 SO. Dir. s. Daniels,
therefore got of the Devon beside the one speci
fed above lot 10 for s5 and of the bulls, lot - for
$7 So lot 10 for $50 So lot Ia for S So lot 10 for
SO lot IL for $40 lot 10 for $0 lot % for 81 So lot
q for Sl2 So and beyond this notes defective
The regular system of the catalogue not strictly
followed as the animals had not been ranged in order
conveniently near, but to avoid delay the aumbers
were for time replaced and transposed confusedly to-
gether.
Lot No. "a was Bouquet red and white short horn
befer bred Waldberg, and having, with the single
exception of the bull JsciDtbas Romeo, much the best
pedigree on the list. She is not exactly what would
be called frsclass beifer herself but very well bred,
and of more value TO breeder on that account There