Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-19
Stock Notes.

Boon and Lucien Major shipped, Thursday,
from Aullvllle, car OF hogs and 4 cars of cat
tie.
Mr.. Henry F. Kramer has sold his Jersey
COW, Queen, and calf, OSIRIS. to Mr.. A. 8.
Packard. of Independence, at $3.50.
The Kansas City live stock market was quoted
as follows, yesterday :-Cattle-the market was
weak and a fraction lower; native steers svsra-
ging from $50 TO 1850, sold at s494 e.: stockers
and feeders, 50 2594; cows. 81 1903 25. HcEs
-Nlurket steady; sales ranged from IS 3566 10:
bulk at IS 4OQ5 S..
The st. Louis live stock market, Thursday,
ruled as follows:-Hogs-Actlve and higher;
Workers. and ~Baltimores, S5 45@6 IS; mixed
packing, S5 1895; choice to fancy, s6 40@e 50.
Cattle-Market active and prices steady; ex-
porters, SIS 35@5 so; good to choice shipping,
81 75@5 Is; medium to fancy. - 1904 50; prime
to choice butcher steers. - 25@4 35; fair to
good. So 65@4 Is; cows and heiiers, % 50@4 Is;
s~tockers, So 5o@4; feeders. IS 50@4. Sheep
Active, strong and better; fair to good, S4@5;
choice to fancy, 81 1905 60.
The select Of congress In its report
on contagious diseases says:-''As affecting the
breeders Of Missouri aud Illinois it may be said
that in Boston. October S. 1880, cattle for ship
ment were selling At the following prices:-Ohio
S~seASp 0ia0h6 s"hiSh ucIC IL COu9lOSE6u. 10 O6
no risk of Texan contamination. = to 6k cents;
Illinois steers, 5k cents; Missouri steers, 5k
cents. That is. the Missouri farmer, beside hav-
ing to pay more freight. loses about sls per head
on his steers, and he has to stand not only the
severe loss, but in addition. during some months
the constant risk of having his herd conlamina-
ted, which invariably results in q heavy death
loss.p .. @
The following is the house bill 10. 2o6, intro
duced by MIR. Carter, OF Lafayette. and passed
by the house;-Sec. r. Whenever any shipper OF
hogs, cattle, sheep. horses or other animals
shall present his stock at any railroad station
and to my railroad agent In the state of Missou-
ri Tor purposes OF tran>pOrlation. 1t shall be the
duty oil said railroad agent to count or cause to
be counted said hogs, cattle, sheep, horses Or
other animals, and the number SO counted shall
be by the agent numci Ia the bill of ladin- OF
receipt Tor said stock; and If said railroad ugent
reiuse or neglect to Count or have counted 9 aid
stock. then the railroad company employing
said agent shall be held responsible for the mum
Der OF animals specified In the bill oil lading &c
cording 10 the shippers oun SEQ. 2. When
ever any shipper shall order one or more curs
from any raiirO ID company for the purpose oil
transportation of stock, grain or any other artl.
Gle of or trade, he shall have the RICH,
and privilege 10 put IN said car or cara two o,
more species OF live stock or different kinds .
grain or different articles of trade or commerce
and no railroad company or railroad agent shall
charge for any car IN which is shipped two o.
more species of live stock any greater price thar
Is charged when only one species of said stool
Is shipped therein; nor shall said railroad
agent or railroad company charge any create,
sum when two or more kinds oil grain are ship.
ped in any car than is charged when only one
kind of grain which is In said car is shipped
provided that said different species OF stock OF
kinds Of grain or other articles of trade ant
commerce which are placed in said car or carl
do not exceed the maximum limit of pounds al.
lowed by law and by the railroad company
when only one species of live stock or one kline
of grain is shipped in said car or cars. Sec. =
ANY loss sustained by any shipper from the re
fusal on the part OF any railroad com pany t.
conform to the requirements of this act shall b,
assessed and collected as any other damage!
and losses are assessed and collected agains
railroad companies.