The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-10-09
EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF FINE
CATTLE:

EXTRAORDINARY SALE OF FINE
CATTLE.
clip the following from the New
ork Observer, IA paper that's en-
titied 70 tho fullest confidence since
the abolition of slavsry), as an evi.
dence of the enormous business of
fine stock growing in America.
Such prices were never before given
for cattle in this or any other country;
and it shows the importance of giving
attention to the business. re
EN- w. A. HUNTER.
The most remarkable sale of cattle
on record in this or any other eoun-
try took place in New York Mills,
near Utica, on Wednesday of last.
week. A correspondents of the
Eoe'ai'a0 Press says: "The herd
consisted of l13 head, and in the
largest, the finest and of the great
est average value of any yet bred,
either in this country or Great
Britain. 1t has been kept for years
past on the farm Of Messrs. Wolcott
& Campbell, about three miles
west of the railroad station in the
city of Utica. These gentlemen
have magnificent estate here of
one thousand acres, and q village of
three thousand inhabitants, with ex.
tensive cotton factories, where the
celebrated York Mills goods are
manufactured.
In addition to this noble herd of
short horns is another of seventy.
five pure bred Ayrshire cattle, kept
for the purpose of supplying the
factory people with milk, for which
this breed is famous-the COWS Civ
ing from sixteen to twenty -four
quarts per day when in full flow.
There is also small herd Of high.
bred Jersey cows, for the private use
Of Messrs. Wolcott & Campbell,
celebrated for their very rich milk,
and yielding superior quality of
golden colored cream and butter.
Among the gentlemen present
were Lord Skelmersdale Ia connec-
ton of Earl Derby, of Latham
House, Orinskirk, near Liverpool
Mr.. Calthorp, of England ; Mr..
Berwick, agent Of Lord Dunmore,
near Stirling, Scotland and numer-
Gus gentlemen from the Canadas,
New England, the Middle, Western
and Southern States. / wish our
city dandies could see now critically
these men handle and examine cat
tie. They are not afraid of soiling
their hands-turn up the bottom Of
their pantaloons, and go chatting
about with our traders like plain
Old farmers.
The prices obtained were beyond
all expectation. The Duchess tribe
of COWS and heifers brought from
$751; to $4,000 each. Dukes Of
the same family brought from $4,000
to $l2,50O each. Everybody is
astonished at the unexpected high
prices.
The sale began with the famous
Duchess tribe, of which is usually
termed the "Bates strain Of bleod,"
from the celebrated breeder of their
progenitors in England, who died
upwards of twenty years since.
There were eleven females of this
tribe in Mr.. Campbell's herd. The
bidding was rapid and spirited to a
high degree, and they were struck
eff at the astounding sums, respec-
lively, of $500, $4,000, $l5, 200,
$l5, SEQ, $500, $4,000, $25, 900,
$27, 900, $50, 900, $35, 900, $40, 900 /!
The highest price that any female of
this tribe ever sold at before was
$15, 900, at a private sale last sum-
mer, for single one exported to
Great Britain. The Duke bulls of
this tribe offered at the sale were
only three in number, and they
brought respectively $4,000, 81, 600
and $4,000.
There were various other tribes of
or families of Shortlorns in Mr..
Csmpbell's herd, the most famous
of which after the Duchess is the
Oxford strain, closely connected in
blood with the former. The third
Countess of Oxford brought 90, 100.
The other animals brought from
$3.50 to $1,000.
As they were bidding on the
eighth Duchess of Geneva, she fol-
lowed the herdsman quietly around
the ring, displaying her fine points
to the best advantage; but as the
auctioneer reached the bid Of $4O,-
600 she suddenly stopped in her
wslk, menacingly threw up her head,
as if amased at being rated at so
astounding sum, and began to back
out of the ring with all her might.
1t was some time before they could
bring her back, and it took three
stout men to do it. The bidding
again began upon her, and was final.
ly run up to S40,6 at which price
she was struck of, when the noble
COW quietly followed her herdsman
back to the stall. The total amount
obtained for the ll3 animals was
1854 900, averaging more than 49,.