Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1864-11-10
z a gres. sale Of Goferumen

lproperty We held ss this pest b
Capt. Il, q. pogzess comusncin,
on Tuesday m0rning and ending OF
satprday evening oftast week.
| The crowd Of people in stten
dance on Tuesday, wasmach grea.
er than on any previous occasion oi
the same kind and estimated at tn rec
thousand. People from Iudi.na, Ken.
lucky, West Virginia and central
Ohio were present and purchased
the greater portion of TIA S,pck.
Ioar friends on the other side Of the
river find 'GOEsrnment plugs the on
ly kind of farming stock they can
keep, as the rebels consider Them
too msan even t. steal. That &
large proportion of these sold here
last week were ofthat class, Is un
questionable yet they went of with
a rapidity that was marvellous.
At 10 A. IL. of Tlesdaythe ropes
were patup' and Q 'Rosinante' led in
to the ring, that seemed to have all
the diseases of Petruchios horse, yet
he soon found 8 purchaser at a fair
price for our uncle The crowd
seemed to become NOR excited as
the 'nags' advanced in price, and
frequently two persons presented
themselves to the Cashier claiming
the same horse. Women with In.
fsnts in arms manfuHy stood their
ground next the rop es for hours
despite of the outside pressure until
they succeeded in obtaining plug
at what they deemed a fair price
One good lady succeeded in obtain
ing two, BY dint Of perseveri
ance.
The sales on Tuesday numbered
l4O head, at prices ranging from
three te seventy seven dollars.
Wednesday morning the sale
opened at 9 o'clock, and although
the rain rendered 1t unpleasant, the
crowd was there and ready for oper-
ations. The anxiety to purch ase
seemed undiminished, and so con-
tinued during the day. The sales
amounted to 40 h cad at prices
ranging from one to one hundred
and ninetYfour dollars at which latter
price a mare with two mule colts was
sold.
The imported Jack was also sold
during this day and bought By Mr.
Nye, of Meigs county for the moder-
ate price Of s1,Ol6, 90. He is GER
tainlysthe finest Jack in the Western
country. weighs 900 lbs and very
gentle. MeIgs county can boast of
possessing the hest animal Of that
kind in the State.
On Thursday morning the crowd
had somewhat diminished, but tie
mules and cattle offered, found ready
purchasers at Most enormous prices.
The sales of the day amounted to IA
mules 8 horses and yoke Of oxen.
The mules varied in price s to s105
Oxen from 1890 to s177,OO per
yoke.
On Friday and Saturday the sales
we're chiefly confined to harness,
stoves, spades. shovels, picks DC.
the debris of the Q. Ms. Dept. on
Kanawha and to a great extent
worthless. ftseemed to make but
little difference what was offered.
If it belonged to Government it
went off at once. A much better ar
ticle If offered as the property of a
private citizen would not sell at all
There seems to be a charm in brand
U. s., that closes the eyes Of the
buyer on every other point
Taken as a whole. the sale was a
most decided success. Gallipolis is
beyond doubt the best market on the
border for such property. Easy of
access by the river; and cohtigous To
West Va, where there is a great de-
mand for such property, this point
should not escape tile notice of the
Department. All sales held here
have proven profitable to the Coy
ernment. The same result is likely
to follow in the future.
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