The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1879-06-06


Thos. 0ofi, Jr.. aold last week to r. Helm
Clay, Of Bourbon, % ene calves, averaging
$40 pounds, at 4c.
James W. Bright, Of woodford, cold to
Moses Kahn, Of Cincinnati, "a head Of
New York cattle at n cents PER pound.
Fat heifer- Of extra quality will readily
bring from $3.50 10 1915 per cwt. in Clark.
Fat cows, from s2.75 to sS.25.-fDemocrat.
John $. Gaines, Of Georgetown, bought
and shipped this season, 81 900 pounds Of
wool, paying from % to "a cents per pound
forit
BuIL-A. NJ Felabd il still standing
his bull, 9TH Duke Of Oxford, at q, and
all that ever bred 10 him are able 10 pay
their taxes.
A Laurens county, Georgia hen has ac-
complished the feat Of laying 200 eggs in
200 consecutive days and Is still at it,
fCourier-Journal.
Mr.. J. +. Lynn bought At Lexington,
recently, splendid southdown ram lamb
Of A. II. Davenport tone Of the best
breeders Of Southdown sheep in America, }
for s2j.
HARRopsBUEG CoURr.-Four hundred
cattle on the market at Harrodsburg Court
last Monday, selling at prices ranging from
p to ~ cents per H. Common horses
sold at $50 to 500 per head.
A. Mr.. Cmwford'-, near Louisville,
Tuesday, Jersey Cows aud heifcrs brought
on an average, sos, some Of the yearling
heifers running as high as $780, Dry Jer-
sey cows brought $40 to $50. Work mules
$50 to $50. Stock hogs, , cents, and
corn ~ cents per bushel.
Master Commissioner w. q. WEIGH, sold
on Court day, 225 acres Of land near Illus
tonville, the property Of sam Huston, to
J. W. McAlister, at SiO05 per acre; 30
acres belonging to James r. Terhune, near
to 4. A. Terhune, at $685. per
acre, and Kavanaugh Armstrong; place Of
IS acres near llustonville. for $3.50 per
acre 10 National Bank 81 Stanford, aud
lst National Bank Of Danville.
The Enquirer says that 5000 horses and
mules are sold annually in Cincinnati, and
that Il is the best market in the United
States for them. The current rates for the
past week may be thus quoted. viz Driv-
ing horses, SlOO@sl75; draft do, $1,000
si75; stree,ers, s759siOO; Southern chunks
sJ0GSs0. Mules, aged to years, l5i
to l6 hands high, slOO@sl4O; IS to 15l
hands, S9OssliO; IA to IS hands, 5000
500
LouIsvnLE.-The quality Of cattle Of
fering is not frst-class. No extra shippers
quoted. Best butchers 44O to AGO; me-
dium to good, % to ~; thin to common,
to 81. Hog have advanced a little;
choice to butchers bringing s3.50to $500;
fair to good, $3.50 to $40; common, $40
to $50. The supply Of sheep and lambs
l. at present greater than the demand. Ex-
ira sheep, 81 to 4 cents common, 2 to &c;
Lambs, extra, Al to sc; common 3 to 4!c.
The AdrOodfs's late partner, Mr.. ]. L.
Bruce, is proving to be as good farmer as
he was a news aper man. lie has bunch
Of % calves, extra nice, which weighed
$50 pounds on the 2nd Of May. On the
2nd Of June they were weighed again,
and brought the beam to 662 pounds, gain
ing ll2 pounds in one month. The pas
ture consisted Of clover and bluegrass.
Mr.. Bruce also claims the best stand Of
corn in the East end Of the county. Hur-
rah for the HorPoPg farmer Of Boyle =
Advocate.
COUNTY CoURT.-Notwithstanding good
old soaking rain fell all day, the average
crowd was in attendance, but not much in
terest was manifested in the stock market.
The class offered for sale was Of inferior
quality, and went off slowly. Our auction
GERS report;
Mai. II. T. Bush About go to 800 cat
tie on the market, mostly young stock Of
inferior quality. Supply greater than the
demand, consequently but few changed
hands. Plug horses sold from $40 10 SIS.
Milk cows for $50 to $50. No mules on
the market.
Capt. J. NJ. Higgins; Two hundred cat
tie on the market. All inferior-sold at
p to 3 cents. Horses, $50 to SG0-dull
day.