Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1881-02-26
Stock Notes.

Stock sale day Monday. March It'll.
Attend the Shockley sale next Tu esday. See
ad. elsewhere.
J. N. VIM. cfDover township. has a COW
with twin calves" .
Mr.. Jno. Willis, OF Dover. killed 8 hogs 3 few
days ago.. which netted 3i3h pounds each, and
4 more which netted 437 pounds each.
The Saline County Progress says that Mr.. M.
Beamer has purcha sed of Mr.. j. s. Bradley, OF
Cooper county. the Kentucky saddle stallion,
Denmark, for $500.
Our lovers Of equine sport will. no doubt, be
amused at the style of clipping horses followed
IN Utica, N. Y: The hair is cut from the whole
body except Q strip about six inches in width
around the neck and breast. In contrast with
other portions Of the body this has the appear
snce Of . collar Of rich sealskin. and many mis-
take the natural hair for an ornamen OF fur.
The Kansas City live stock market was quoted
as follows, yesterday cattle - Extra native
shipping steers, 81 6O@4 SO; good, well fatted
steers, "a 1904 so; Medium steers in fair fesh,
q 0O@4 Is; choice to extra fat butcher's COWS.
% 4093 50; common to fat cows. % 00@3 90;
Good fat stock cattle and feeders, 50 2O@S 80;
light stockers. s3 Is 8 40; bulls. common to
choice, 81 1898 90; Colorado steers. . 6O@s 10;
Texan steers. 81 OO@3 IS. Hogs-Bulk OF sales
at s5 25@5 80. and range from s5@6 42k. Marke,
closed weak and unsettled.
In another column will be found Capt. Ryland
Todhunter's advertisement announcing that he
will, Monday. March 7th, sell, in Lexin gton
to the highest bidder, his splendid stallion
Membrino. The animal needs no commenda.
ton to our readere, who know hun as the sire
Of more fine trotters than any horse that has
ever been in this county. He is sold because oil
his nearness OF kin to so many Of the owners
other animals, and from the fact that he has
several ether hne stations on hand. This Is q
rare opportunity to buy a ~princely bred trotter,
and horse men should turn out in force. p
The st. Louis live stock market, Thursday
ruled as follows:-Cattle-Dull; drsggy ship.
| ping facilities still restricted by scarcity O
cars; exporters, $5 ls@5 50; good to choice
% s5@4 IS; best butchers steers. $4@4 50; fail
to good. 50 1908 90; good COWS and heilers
% 25@4. Feeders scarce and wanted ut S3 SOC
4 40. Receipts, 2,l0O; shipments ], 500. Sheel
Active and strong. medium to fair S4@5 Is
choice to fancy, $5 25a5 30. Receipts l, 500
shipments, $50. Hogs-Slow, shipping facilI
ties being restricted; light. 1895 25; Yorker
and Baltimores. IS 6O@5 rs; mixed packing,
IS 2O@6 70; choice. $5 sO@6 10; no fancy heavy
Receipts. $500; shipments. 1000.
Having sold his farm Mr.. T. ". Shockley
will offer for sale on the premises, 3 mile
southeast OF lexington, Tuesday next. March 1
2 work horses. l four-year-old mnle, l two
year-old flly, l four-year-old Percheron dra(
stallion. ] head of mich cows, two Of then
half Jersey. one OF these fresh, 2 two-year-olt
heiters, 2 spring calves, 81 head of sheep,
Cottswold buck, 2 two-horse wagons. l one
horse buggy, l two-horse wheat drill, / one
horse wheat drill, l combined reaper an
mower, l60 bushels Of oats, hay corn, harness
farm utensils. household and kitchen furniture
and many other articles. Terms, six month
time without interest, purchaser t give bon,
and approved security, on sums Of 10 or more
The sheep will be sold in lots of ten or less
This sale should be largely attended. as Mi
Shockley Is n first class farmer, and has every
thing in the way Of stock and tools of the yer
best. II there Is anything about a farm that
person needs the opportunity is a rare one. Th
msllliuous voice OF Capt. j.. ID. Conner vii
CRY the sale.
A recent telegram from Montana, NJ. T.. {
the N. Y. Herald, says:-''The ranchmen in tn
territory are loud in their complaints. Thei
stock is literally starving to death. a prom
nent ranchman said to the Herald correspon
dent:-'I fear shall lose all my cattle, and
the sheep live through they will cost me IS
head. I paid s45 per ton for the last hay e
for them. This territory will loose at least one
fourth Of all its stock, both cattle and sheer
Cattle with sufficient remaining strength wi
often follow a load of hay comin into mark,
fifteen and twenty miles with the hope OF catct
ing q stray bit. 1t is a pitiable sight to behol
their suffering. The streets are full OF dy In
animals. Fifty died the other day, all In or
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