The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-01-31
LAND, STOCK avn cROP.

lawn, STOCK avn cROP.
Horse and Jack Bills printed At greatly
reduced prices 1T this office.
At Lancaster Court q. W. Afford bought
broke mules, and 5-ycnrs-old, At from
500 10 $50.
John W. Pennington bought Of q. e.
Owens, i27 acres on the Hanging Fork, At
$40 per acre.
Wallace T.. Varnon sold to jos. Ballou,
iGi acres Of land near the Danville Pike,
at $40 per acre.
". s. HALEY, u Scott, bought Of W. A
oder, Of Harrison county, 20 head Of broke
mules at s74 per head.
stephen T.. Owsley returned from Geor-
gia, last week. having disposed of bic mules
., $50 70 600 per head.
@. W. Afford shipped this week to his
partner, J. D. Swope, at Talledaga, Ala,
p mules Tor which he paid an average Of
$40.
J. w. Liver received 80 cattle, bought
for him in Lincoln county, for which he
paid ~ per hundred.-[Paris True Ken
tuckian.
Thos. Luttrell. Of Fleming county, sold
a very fine lot Of 20 head Of 2-year-old
mules at $50 per head. They are destined
for the Southern market.
The wheat crop promises finely. Pro-
tected for more than n month by heavy
snow, but little has been killed by the cold
20 far, and the stand IL better than for
years.
CyNTHIASA.-A large crowd, but not
much stock Offering. From so to 100 ca:-
tie, at from 81 to 1915. A few mules at
SS5 to $3.50. A great many horses on the
market, and sold at $40 to 500.
Mn. Eb. Magofin sold to Mr. T. Cur
rey last week ~ yearline cattle at s25 per
head, and took in exchange 200 bred ewes,
the pick from a flock Of $50. at So per
head IIarrodsburg Observer.
James Prewitt, Of Montgomery county,
has lost out ola lot Of feeding cattle 20
head since January Let. The cattle COM
menoe rubbing their heads incessanlly
against trees, &c., and soon lie down and
die.
Mr.. l.. Hudson sold to Eastman 4 Co.,
Of New York, 4s head Of fat cattle at s465
per hundred. They are intended for the
foreign market. They were Of the very
best grade and well fattened, averaging
l ,GOO.-[Lancaster Visitor.
WIScHEsrEE.-Abouts 800 cattle offered
and trade much improved. The few good
feeders in demand at &c and over medium,
Be- to Sc; inferior, 2ac to Sc. Farris 4
Wood, Of Boyle, sold lot of cattle, aver
ging LOIS, at $3.50 per head.
A peculiar disease has broken out among.
the sheep focks in the Blue Grass region,
which is proving disastrous to great num-
Der. They decline to eat, and gradually
pine away and die. No remedy has as yet
been discovered which can relieve the ami.
mails from the scourge.
Mr.. ]. ID. Bastin says the following trade
actually took place in the Halls Gap neigh
borhood this week: Mr.. Daily sold to Geo.
Trumbull, a ten-year-old mule, II hands
high, and got in payments pigs, tur-
kies, 3 hens, / rooster, ducks, / old cross
cut saw, set old breeding, and old cast
kettle A circulating medium in that To-
rality il seems, is almost unknown.
LouIsvILLE.-The prices for cattle are
firm at the following quotations; Good to
extra shippers, 81 to ~; best butchers 81
10 81; thin to medium. Il to3. Hogs con
iinue to rise, choice to butchers now bring
ing 1856 to 1915; fair to good, $40 to
$3.50; good light, s275 to 1925. Fair de-
mand for best qualities of Sheep at 81 to
s4.5O; common dull at ? to cents.
During the year 1877, there were 1900
horses sold in Cincinnati, at an average
price per head Of SIS, and about 5000
nul,s, at an average price per head of SIS.
In 1873, there were 81 900 horses cold at an
,verage of $40. aud 5000 mules at about
he same price per head as in the year
previous. Cincinnati is now the boss hoss
market of the country.-lCommercial.
A steer belonging to John II. Miller. Of
this county, was recently taken sick, and
no remedy producing any effect, and the
animal becoming thinner and worse every
day, he had it killed. In skinning it,
bruised place was discovered, and cutting
through to find its extent. a nail was found
sticking into the paunch, nearly to its
head. How it was first driven into the
steers hide is mystery, Mr.. Miller is
unable to unrayel il.