The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1873-10-04
rx,r.ord,n.ry sale or short Horns.

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The sale of the New York Mills
herd of short horn cattle, at Utica,
on Wednesday the 10th of Septem-
Der, proved the most remarkable
event in the history OF this popular
and valuable race of cattle. The
herd, the property of the Hon.
Samuel Campbell, while not the
largest, was one of the most cele-
brated in the world, and the sale
brought together the leading breed
ers from all portions of the United
States, while many of the English
breeders were either present in per
son or represented by agents sent
across the Atlantic for the purpose.
There were Ill animals sold for
$38O,S90. Ten of the Duches tribe
of females brought $219,250, an
average of $21,7O0.
The sale commenced at l P. M.
The first animal led into the ring
being the Duke bull, the Second
Duke of Oneida, which was started
for $4,000, and advanced rapidly
to $4,000, and sold to 7. j. Megib-
ben, of Kentucky.
The Duchesses, as the females of
the same family are called, follow
ed, the first being Eighth Duchess
of Thorndale, Is years old, and in
all probability non breeder, sold
to c. J. Wadsworth, of New York,
for $3.50, a low price, but under the
circumstances large enough.
The next was the Twelfth Ouch
ess of Thorndale. eight years old,
and an uncertain breeder She was
started at $500, and advanced
rapidly to $4,000, $4,000, and So
600, and finally to $500, at which
the Hon. A. B. Cougar, of New
York, became her owner.
Then came the Duchess of Onei-
da, calf less than six months old.
Five thousand dollars was the first
bid, by Col. King, of Minnesota,
raised to $4,000 by Lord Skemmer-
dale, of England, and $4,000 by
Mr.. Berwick, representing Lord
Dunmore, also of England secured
her. It was the highest figure ever
paid at public sale for q short
horn COW or calf, and the excite
ment at once rose to fever heat
| Then came the Thirteenth Ouch
ess of Thorndale, six years old, for
4 which $4,000 was offered on the
first bid and as the figures rose,
thousand by thousand, the audience
fairly held their breath, and she
was knocked off to Mr.. Cougar at
$4,000.
Then came the Eighth Duchess
of Oneida, calf less than year
old. It seemed as if the audience
began to repent of these high prices,
and $4,000 was the first bid, but
the excitement rose again as $4,000
was bid, and then clean Jump to
$4,000, and by the time Mr.. Der
wick led her out at Sis, 300 it seem.
ed to have reached the highest pos
sible point.
Then came the Thirteench Ouch
ess of Oneida, Mr.. Duncan, started
her at $4,000, which Col. Morris Of
New Yo K, raised to $4,000, and
she was finally sold to Mr. Halford
representative of another English
kErecder, at $4,000.
! Then came the Ninth Duchess O.
: Oneida, a calf year and montl
! old. She was started at $4,000
and, after spirited contest, wa'
knocked down to Mr.. A. J. Alexan
: der, of Kentucky, at $4,000, ant
it began to be whispered that per
haps some animal could touch $40,
: 900.
The Tenth Duchess of Oneida
this springs calf, was led in, ant
! started at $4,000 by Col. Morris
. which bid was doubled by King
!. $4,000 more was added by Georg
. NJ. Bedford, of Kentucky. The
the English party and Mr.. Alexan
y der's Representatives came in, ant
9 $4,000 was speedily bid, and sh
:. was only surrendered to Alexande
;. at S27,OO
: It now seemed time indeed t
call halt, and the Fourth Duches
:, of Oneida brought $4,000, an
y was awarded to E. G. Bedford an
II I. J. Megibben, of Kentucky, bu
: the precious Duchesses were nearl
= all sold
'o AS the First Duchess of Oneid
was led in anxious faces were see
on all sides, and $15. 900 was th
]; first bid which was raised at on
"a jump to $50, 900, amid the wildes
T. excitement, and at 100000 she wa
70 awarded to Lord Skelnmerdale.
a Two more Duchesses remained
a and Tenth Duchess of Geneva wa
q led in. She was five years old, an
~ started at $4,000 on her head fc
4 every year. Fifteen, twenty, twe1
n ty five thousand were rapidly biz
/; and finally $4,000 was reache,
q and 800 bids succeeded, but as tt
n aspirants locked horns, the tho'
10 sands again arose, and finally ;
"a 1886, 900, she was knocked off to II
~ Berwick, of England.
y The queenly Eighth Duchess
+ Geneva, the last of the Duchesse
to was led into the ring. She W,
no started by the English party I
~ $4,000; $4,000 was the next bi
h and here bidding Stacked. and
\ appeared as if all were done. Slo,
Of ly, however, bid of $4,000 WI
al made, and after time $4,000 W,
a.. offered, and then $4,000 by tv
od different bidders, which one of the
No settled by making it S25, 900, al