New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-03
Sale Of Presiden, Grant. STOCK.

Inc st. Louis Republican gives the fol
lowing account of The sale of stock on the
Presidents farm, near St. Louis, which
occurred on Thursday last:
The great auction sale of General Grants
olooded stock, crops and farming imple
ments took place yesterday, at the Gen
| erals farm, on the Gravois ioad, under the
| superintendence of Judge John +. Long
There was q pretty large attendance
at the sale from this city, Carondelet
kirkwood. aud the adjacent country
of Barnum's ho ell; John L Ferguson. Mr.
BenOst, Col Esson, E W. Fox, IL. w
Letfngwell, Henry Helfensteir, Colonel
| Henry c. Wright Jefferson SAppingtcn,
John sutton Dr. Steinhour. Major Patrick,
Henry T.. Blow, Jr., EmIle Thomas and
hundreds of others. Judge Lung was un
der instructions from Genersl Grant to re.
serve from sale two colts, and In addition
the General claimed the right Of one bid on
| one horse, one mare and one colt. the bal
ance of the stock to be sold without re.
servation.
| the terms of the sale were announced to
be cash down for all sums under 500; for
sums over 800 and under 5000, a credit of
niuety days, and on all sums over $500 an
| extension of six months credit, with inter
| est at six per cent
As a general thing the blOoded stock sold
| low, but the mules and work horses brought
| fair price. A dozen sucking colts rang d
in price from $40 to $50. The following i'm
| plements sold pretty well for secondhand
| articles:
The highest priced horse, Claymore, a
Hamblrtonian, was bid off for General
Grant at $2500 A mare end colt, the colt
by Ethan All n, was also bid Oft to the same
for $1,000. The next highest price was for a
pair of fOur-year old mares, bought by JEFF
terson Sappington tor $3.50. They were a
beautiful pair, stepping light, one chest
nut sorrel, the ether dark sorrel. The
Hambetonian stallion only brought $500,
and was bought by E W. Fox. Mr.. Fox
on being asked what he was going 10 do
with the racer, remarked jocularly that he
was going to run the narrow gauge railroad
with it.
A pair of mules were bought by ex Alder
man John O'Brien for $420 They cost $4OO,
q year or two ago. The mares ranged from
$50 to 1925. Mr.. Hardness bought couple
and Colonel Wright bought several mares.
lhey vert at fair prices. Only one cow,
an Alderney, and calf were sold bringing
$S5, and were bought by Mr.. Halienstein.
This was all the neat stock put up The
hay sold low, bringing from s. to $40 per
ton, it being somewhat damaged Better
hay in the rick sold from s. to $40 per ton
About sixty acres of ungathered corn was
s. so.u IN .ne neiu d. ~ per acre. Inc oats
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