The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-09-26

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York cattle, At $40 per cvt., Tor future
delivery.
- Within two weeks the price of wheat
has advanced in Chicago, twenty cents per
bushel, pork and lard, 81, and the most
callous granger secs big silver lining 10
the cloud.
-- Drovers pleasc call At W. G. Ghol-
sons Stable and Stock Yard, IaGrangc,
Ga, well supplied with hay, com, (oiiey
and uuier. Muies Jta at 30 cents per day,
6c.-0l-lt
-- The sales advertised IN this issue for
next week, are the farm Of Judge J. A.
Lyle, on the 3Oth; A. NJ. & T.. T. Pence,
on Oct. 2; Thomas House, Oct. 3rd., and
II. s. Withers, Oct. 4th.
j. A. Phillips. 81 Wayne, arrived
this week with 30 head Of extra Swear.
old steers, which he is grazing in this
county. This Is good chance for some Of
our traders to get a bargain.
LANCASTER CoURT.-About one hun
dred head Of cattle was offered. Young
cattle brought ~, several yokes Of
steers sold at $40 to sass per hundred,
and s 2-year-old steers at SIS per head.
III L. Martin sold to J. d. Croath-
wait, Of Bourbon county, 20 mules for the
Louisiana market at sll0.....J. w. Thorn
as sold to o. A. Gilman, Of Paris, 172
wethers at Si.25 per head.-f Midway
Clipper
AT A. NJ. Feland's sale Of fine aocS,
cows and heifers sold ri S2j to $50; long
yearlings at $685.; yearling steers at S22;
calves, Si51O; bull calves, $2l to SIS, and
horses for $40 to $40 His line stallion,
Grey Elmo" was Withdrawn.
Wheat seeding has commenced, and
judging from the large quantity Of sod
that was broken up during the splendid
weather for II, a larger crop will be put in
than usual. Our farmers say that even al
80 cents, il pays better to raise wheat than
any other crop.
Sales Of $50 head Of l,GOO-lb cattle at
$3.50 per cwt, 1900 sheep, to average 1865
to l75 pounds, to be delivered in Novem-
Der, at Sl25 to $3.50 per cwt., hogs at 50,
aud common sheep at 50 per head, are re-
ported by the Clark County Democrat.
90 WIScmEsTER CoUKT-Between 400
and 500 cattle on the market, ofall grades,
aud sold at prices ringing from p to 80
cents There were about 100 mules on the
market, and sold at prices ranging from
$50 to 1920. Also a great many plug hor-
ses, all sold for prices ranging from 500 to
S75.
q. W. Afford bought at Lancaster,
on Coanty Court day, five good horses and
mares, at $50 to $40, and four young mules
at sos to $40. lie sold on same day pair
Of mules to VIM. Doiy, for Sl3G. The
mule and horse trade was very lively dn-
ring the day, aud broke mules sold rapid
" al $50 to 500 each.
- About four hundred bushels Of wheat
were sold at J. b. Mckinney sale Tues
day, at 9Ol cents per bushel, delivered ut
Mckinney Station. George d. Wearen Of
stanford, and J. b. Green, representing W.
II. Smith Il Co., Hustonville, were the
bidders, and after a lively run, it was
knocked down 10 Green.
Nina, the famous thoroughbred mare
owned by Maj. T. w. boswell, Of Hanover
County, Va, died last week in the SOD
year Of her age. Her reputation as a racer
and brood mare Is coextensive with the
Union. She was the last survivor Of the
progeny Of the celebrated racer, Boston,
and was the dam Of many noted horses Of
the turf Of this country.
At Mr.. J. b, McKinney's sale on Tues
day, o 2-year-old mules sold at 5000; aged
mules from $50 to 800; horses from SO
500; a pair Of match horses, 3-years-olds,
S2ll; wheat got, and the farm Of 242 acres
to Mr.. Allen Cook, Of Boyle, for SS2.70
per acre. LATER--Mr. Cooks proved TO
be by-bid, and the land was subsequent
ly sold to X. L. Tanner, Of Casey, at $50
per acre.
-LoUIsvILLE-The cattle market is
glutted, and consequently lower prices are
the order Of the day. Good to extra ship
pers, 1915 10 S425; best butchers, So to
$3.50; medium to good, $3.50 to $2.75;
thin to common, $l.25 to S2.25. Hogs are
active at $685. to 1915; for choice butcher
fair to good, $40 to $500; common $3.50
to So. Sheep and lambs sell readily at g
to $3.50 for extra sheep, aud s2.25 to s2.75
for common; extra lambs. So to $3.50;
common, $3.50 to So per owt
j. d. Swope who has just returned
from Alabama, says he sold the large horse
mules that he recently bought in this
county, to Col. Glidden, at aproht Of about
$3.50 per head; the remainder Of the
load went at a smaller profit. Cotton is
one month earlier than last year, and that
which has been put on the market sold
upon an average Of ii GER but II will
necessarily go lower. Planters are expect
ing to buy stock about as least wear, but
the demand is not so good. Mr.. Swope
will leave this week with another car load
LOUISVILLE RAcEs-0pened with an
extra day last Saturday. The attendance
was good, the track in good condition,
barring the dust, and the racing excellent.
The first race was dash of three-quarters
Of a mile, for $50. Ten flyers started and
after close contest Florence b. was de
clared the winner Time, ll5l. The
second was a selling race, purse $3.50, mile
heats; six started, Ella Rowelt winning
the first heat in l;l4i, Sweeney the second
in l:45l, and Ella Rowett the third and
the race in li5i. The thiid was the great
race Of the day, being dash Of / miles
for purse of $500, There were sever
contestants, but llimyar, the fayorite, WA
too much for them and took the purse in
1860. The last race was a dash Of one
mile for $500, and was won by Cammie +
in las. Mondays sport was particular,