Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-08-27
Stock Notes.

The mysterious cattle disease has made its sp-
pearance near Bloomington, Ill.
Green s. Gordon's bay team took the I'd prem
ium us buggy horses at the fair, Camillus Bar
nett's pair of Membrinos taking the first. "
Mr.. L. 3. Price, Of Pettis county, took the
first premium for saddle stations 4 years old
aud over, on his magnificent stallion AvOndale.
He is q beautiful animal, finely gated, and very
fast.
Mr.. c.. W. Long, of Odessa. distinguished him
self on his Norman stock, his Tacheau taking
the first premium as draft stallion, and tome
the first premium in the 3-year-old ring, both in
full and very fine rings.
Mr.. Robt. Proctor, of Caldwell county, passed
through town, Thursday, with III head OF ma
tive steers. 2 and 8 year-olds. all in pretty good
fix. He was taking them home from Cedar
county, where he bought them.
'Messrs. Green & Gordon took the second
premium on carriage horses. Csmillus Barnett
taking the first. While Mr.. Barnett deserved
the first premium in the buggy ring 1t was the
universal decision of the amphitheater that Mr..
Gordon should have received the first premium
for carriage horses. his team having the advan-
tage Of s,ze.- But unfortunately for Mr.. Gordon,
the judges were not in the amphitheater.
A Lexington specialize the Courier-Journal
says the opening day of Kidd's combination sale
concluded quite satisfactorily with a good and
| growing attendance. The sale was opened
about midday, and before the day closed Is
head Of cattle had changed hands at an average
of fully $l96 per head, the total for IS head being
SO, 1855. the lowest price reached is $45, and
1 this only in q single instance. Only q few sold
under 500, and 30 head below $500
lave stock market, Kansas City. yesterday
C~attle-Extra native shipping steers, IS 2605 60
good, well lated steers, 81 6O@5 10; medium
steers IN fair flesh. 81 75@4 SO; choice to exus
fat butchers cows, 50 0O93 80; common to fst
COWS, 81 OO@2 20; good fat stock cattle ant
feeders. $3 OO@3 60; light stool ers. % 0O@2 80
bulls, common to choice, 81 5O@2 90; Colorado
ste ers, So SOFA 25; Texan steers. % 25@S 60
Hogs-Bulk of sales at s6 2Oa6 90; and rang,
from So iO@e SO; closed steady.
st. Louis Republican 1.-THE treasury catti,
commission have just issued a circular ad
dressed 10 governors of states and .territorie
west Of the Alleghanies, calling attention
to the danger TO the cattle interest arisinl
from the purchase of calves from the east
ern dairy districts, infected with pleuro
pneumonia, and shipping them west where tn
scourge Is not known. The circular urges til
complete isolation of infected herds, and tina
every means be resorted 10 to discourage a trar
iic fraught with 30 much danger to so large al
INTEREST,"
st. Louis live stock market Tnursday:-Hog
Finn and better; Workers, ST 1905 80; Balti
mores. S6..5O@6 G5; mixed packing. '$6 lOa6 SO
choice to fancy heavy, So 65@6 90; pigs, o. 900
1 40. Receipts, I, 500; shipments, 2. 200. Cattl
b Receipts. 1850; shipments 700; desirable ship
ping grades scarce but firm; export steers.woul
quickly bring SG@6 10; q lot Of nice steers {
1872 pounds average sold at So; heavy shippin
50 aO@G; light do, 1905 80; native butcher steers
SD 50@4 90; COWS and heifers. 80 5093 IS; graf
Texans, demand exceeds supply; good to choic
S3a3 IS; ommon 81 $500 Is; u lot OF nike
butcher stuff was taken by spectators ut s.
S 3 30. Sheep-Receipts, 1900; shipments, IS
5 Steady and in good demandi fair to good mu
tons. So 5@4 choice to fancy. ~ 25@4 IS.