Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-03-26
Stock Notes.

Mr.. w. C. Barnes, of Washington township.
left, last Monday, for kentucky to purchase an
"a No. 1' jack.
Mrs. Benz. Marshall Will sell, next stock sale
day, a nu mber OF high grade Jerseys COWS and
calves, and 5 common COWS and calves.
The thoroughbred trotting stallion, Membriao,
was sold last stock sale day, in this city, to
Capt. 10. r. Barnett, who advertises him else
where.
A special to the Courier-Journa nj from PariA,
n.y., says the training stables Of Jas. S. Onutt,
with its CONTENTS. was destroyed BY fire last
Sunday morning. Seven valuable horses were
burned, tive of which belonged to Henry Tur-
ner. value 500; one to O.. d. Upton, Of New
York, valne s1O0; three to William b. Smith,
value 81, 600. and one to Ed. Ford, value not
known. The residence Of Jas. and Ed. Kelly,
adjoining the stable. was also consumed; loss
%, 500. The stable was the property of Mrs. N.
M. Fisher, of Cincinnati. The loss on the stable
is %, 900.
Richmond Conservator 1--WE learn that the
medical spring that has lately burst forth on
Thomas McGinnls' farm has been found 10 be q
sovereign cure for hog cholera. Peter Wilson
took y valuable SOW there, that could not walk,
and after drinking the water. in a couple Of
hours she got up and walked Of. Others have
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Glnnis' spring is in the lead. There is no fiction
in this, and Toms water Is open to everybody
free Of charge" As there are several of these
medicinal springs in Lafayette county how
would it do to try their waters on the hogsa
Mr.. A. Keene Richards died at his home, near
Georgetown. KY, Of pneumonia. Saturday
night, in the 6fty-fourth year of his age. The
New York World says of him:-s'He has been
q prominent turfman and breeder Of race horses
for a quarter oil century. He is one of the few
men OF Kentucky who before the war exercised
both intelligence and enterprise in the breeding
of horses; A young mar he travelled all over
Europe and took extensive Journeys through
Arabia, his principal object all the while being
the study OF the different breeds Of horses. He
imported many Arab horses and also many
English ones, the descendants of both of which
are now. running at nearly every race meeting
in the country. He was a fair and honorable
man in sll of his dealings. and while his ven
lures did not profit him personally his expert
ments az q breeder have done much I'M showing
other breeders what can and what cannot be
done successfully"
The Kansas City live stock market yesterday
was quoted as Observation-Disclosures, 10;
shipments, $50; market steady. but the quality
of the supply was generally medium; native
stesTS AVeEhXlnx 4,1OO 10 l,ofV pOunub 5Olu u
- sOgt 10; stockers and feeders, % 1904 90;
COWS, - 1894 so; cows, 81 75@4 50. Hogs
Receipts. 2.6sl; shipments. l.64o; market dali
and dragging at Yesterdays closing prices
sales ranged at - se@5 l2x ;bulk at ss Oo@5 o6.
Sheep-Receipts, =; shipments. =; market
nrm, native. averaging los pounds. sold ats4 80.
The st. Louis live stock market, Thursday.
ruled as below:-Hogs-Slow and 5@l0c lower
Workers. and BaltImores, IS COOS 80; mixed
packing. as 25@5 GO; light butchers s5 so@si
choice to fancy heavy. ss@6 Is. Receipts. 6,oooi
shipments. $500. Cattle-Recsipts, :, 100; ship
ments. l,4oo; market opened fairly active or
liberal supply. with steady prices. but subse'
quently became slow and weak, and some SALE
were made at a slight decline; exporters, o. q
@5 IS; good to choice, 81 55@5 10, medium Il
fair, $4@4 so; best butchers steers, - 1904 60
fair to good, IS 5o@4; COWS and heifs RS. % 250
4 %; feeders. s4@4 60; stockers. 1898 IS; fair t
good corn fed Texan steers, $s 1898 IS; d,
Colorado steers. 90 1904 IS. sheep-Receipts
$500; shipments, ], 800; market steady, medium
to good, S4@5; choice to fancy. S5 2S@5 80.