Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-09-16
Stock Notes.

Mr.. r.. NJ. Sparks sold, recently. to J.. ].
Erwin, Austin. Tex. Is Merino bucks, l-yesr.
old. at S20 each. $50
Mr.. K. W. keene sold u few days ago, to N.
H.. Bradley 4 Son, of Bro wnsville, Mississippi.
his horse EdgewOod. by membrin0, dam Dixie.
Tor $500. EdgewoOd was toaled In the spring OF
1878. Is a dark. blood bay. l6 hands and l inch
high. and IS a besuty. His colts are very cred
liable to him. and We are sure his new owners
Will be highly pleased with their purchase.
There will be u fine show OF colts ut Yelling
ton on Saturday, the 7th day of October, at 9
O'Clock J.. III. MIR. Il. s. Lomax has offered a
premium of $40. to be given to the best colt
sired by his splendid horse, Bismarck. This
horse is very popular one, and no doubt hui
some excellent colts will be on exhibition. lie,
every farmer who is interested take note Of the
time. and be in Wellington at that date.
There can be hardly u doubt that hogs are 10
rule high another year. Farmers all through
the country have been selling close and short
since early last fall, when it became certain that
the corn crop would be short. The number nj
hogs wintered was less than usual, owing to the
high price 'ot corn. The supply of hogs is un-
usually small and high prices must prevail. The
best hogs brought 8 cents per pound in the ST.
Louis market last week
Messrs. Thomas Shelby 4 Son., will sell. at
public sale. at the residence Of Thomas Shelby
Esq. 1--WE miles east of town, on the Dover road
on Wednesday, September 20. 1882, the follow.
ing described property, to-wit: So head of
high-grade cows; 20 head of two and three
year old steers; p head of yearling steers:
10 head Of suck ling CALVES; 2 thoroughbred
Dnils; 5000 barrels OF corn in the field. loO
heau oil thoroughbred Cotswold and high grade
sheep; 10 head OF hogs weighing from 10 to 200
pounds; Z head of wolk mules; 3 fine brood
mares and colts; l fine saddle horse; good
saddle mare: | fine draft stallion. pedigree
furnished ON applications; | span of matched
buggy mares. Membrino stock: A large lat of
farming implements, &C.. &c. Terms OF sale
a credit OF six months. with 8 per cent. interest
will be given on sums of $40 and over, purcba-
ser giving bankable note before removal of the
property. Cnder $40. cash. setd
81. Louis stock market Thursday :-Csttle-
"ood butcher sIeets and fair to good native sb,p-
ping steers were steady. and in many cases
"'gner. as the OH rings OF this part .cular kind
Oh cat'ir only moderate. Total offerings very
large. Native COWS. heiiers and yearliny, were
IN oVer-abundance. TIL. re werr also a goodlv
number OF light Southwest stock offered. Prices
on all grades were steady, sellers being very
wv all nOOu RFABS InYlna
were scarce and good ones sold PROMPTLY in
round lots at stiff prices. Native cows av.raye
'OUl. 81; native mixed av. sl2. So 10; Southwest
mixed av. 66l. So ~. Hoss-The supply. AL
though light. still WIS larger than in weeks and
the quality only fair. Local butchers and nsck.
ers We're the leading buyers and took wbal thew
couiu use. Tor which they paid strong prices.
namely. from $Sg9 10 Tor light butcher p,ps IN
good smooth hogs. There We're no prime bops
oHtffd nor Were wanted. Local packers could
MOI get many miEcd paGking hogs and had m
curtall their operations considerably. shipns,s
were on hand but did not exhibit much ANNA
t'on ana TOOK the light weights which butcbers
como not use. For these very low price, COM
lafatiVeiy wnre paid-namely. from 81 a5d7 -
per loo D., culls ST aoa7 ~. II averaged aa5.
"; ,. av. 23. S. 50; 50 av. l7a.s 81 ~; 3; NV. Ia
S.;:1 ay. $50. 81 20.