The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1873-05-16
COURT pAy SALE.

bot the usual number Of etock traders pres-
ent. The stock offered vas Of an isferior
quality and sales were . little he.xy. but the
prices obtained were saiisf.cssy. Most all
the cattle offered were broaxht from Casey
and Cumberland counties. Col. W. NJ. Car
pewter reports about 80 TO 300 cattle upon
the market. Aboutl0ohead Of sheep were with
drawn ss ~ 50 per head. Very few mules
and horses offered. fic quotes the following
s.les; s common cows $40 IS; three-yesr-o,d
steer $685.; COW $500 9 common ye.fiing
sieer $40 2Si yoke good oxen sieo Is, do
sis2 50, I do 800.
Capt Hiwins report, 900 cattle on The mar
ket al infsrior. He sold IS ys.riips ss.cr-
tii "a, Gov go 50, 3-yesr-oid sseers SIS
80; 10 yeariing steers si3; 9 2-yr ol1 ssrsrs s2l
OS; calves %, % sheep (com). forstas Is; 4
sssd steers al Il per pound; yoke sssen sss;
I do $50 81 sheep s1so per bead; "a shosts
So per head; l COW SIS. Bidding dali and
unsatisfactory pices. Dccidedly dun day.
L>zi.gsea-MEor Hibler reports from 800
10 400 cattle on ale. Prizes ranged from % 10
IS 50 per c~t. Mules wcrs scarce; very CON-
mon tvo-ye.r olds brought from s71 70 sos
so per head. Horses sold low, from $40 10
s257.
Hs.vud.bwg--Y ssrlinE cattle sold - FOL
Ievs: % he.d ct SIS 90, n ysarlinss sii 20;
. do. a so. No w..hingtsn s~e-ye.r old
steer. withdraw at $50, calves from sl4 %
$40.
Riohasad-Anctionecrs report good crowd
in town, On Monday the Sch, and quote tho
following sales lot Of Tennessee yesrlins
cattle SO 50, lot Of two-year olds Withdrawn
ai SIS 50. yoke cattle si75; horses from s7t
TO $50; 100 head Of fair Tennesfee cattle sold
a. follows Two-year olds, common to fair
s27 to SIS; yesrlings from siS 10 $40; 60 in
ferior mountain sheep at si52. Prices were
low and farmers complaining Of scarcity Of
grass.
PHI Jordan, Of Msrcsr. sold last week
80 hog. TO be delivered the soth Of May and
ie,h Of June, at 4lc.
1 T. p. Embp, Of Madison, returned home
FROM the south last week, having sold during
the winter about four numbered head Of Nurse
and mules.
The programme OF the third annual meet
ing Of the HarOdsburg Trotting Park Asso
citation l. out II will take place on Jul,
9Th and 25th.
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In Casey county, corn is selling at - 90
stock hog. are in good demand st 81 So
larger area than usual IL being planted h
corn while wheat Is rapidly improving an,
fully an average Yield is expected. TO-.
The ffth annual exhibition Of the coloreS
citizensLincoln County Agricultural, MschAn
ic.l and Stock Fair, will be held on the Of,
grounds "a miles from Hu-tonville, on IN
10th day Of August nsxt, continuing fcul
d.ys The ssOond day the privilege Of show
ing stock Belonging to white persona viii b
given. The programme lain the hands Of III
printer, and Is we'll gotten up.
The States Of South Carolina, Georgia, Flor
ida and Alabama are compelled 70 buy abou
So,0O00oO bushels Of wheat from Northwest
cru producers every year. For this they POI
on an average Of nearly S54ooo,ooo. But q
this amount the Western grain growes &c
less than sls.Ocoooo. The 100000 whicl
the people pay over the amount reali,ed b.
the producer Is divided among different trans
,pOrtation companies.