The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-05-11
FLOODED CATTLE
SACRIFICED AT PUBLIC AUCTION.
ur. pAllIp.'. First Sal. of J.r.., Cows, a.l.r.
and Calh-Rathsra DseOurssinE Experience
for the Well KnOWp Brssder-LoU
Prices AID yery Tame Bidding.

Tho auction sale Of Jersey cattle which
took place yesterdayo on the old fair grounds
on the Island was not largely attended, and the
prices paid were uniformly low. The ami
mails were offered by T. P. Phillips, Esq,
owner Of the Waddington stock farm, who Is
we'll known hereabouts as q breeder and
raiser OF fine registered stock. The thirty
head that he advertised 10 sell yesterday,
while they were nearly all said to be thor.
oughbred, had not been registered, aud 1t is
Mr.. Hhihips' desire TO keep on bis place none
but animals entered In the herdboOk.
The prices at which the animals were sold
ierest in bidding outside OF a half dozen or
so, would seem TO indicate that farmers here
abouts are more partial to beef cattle than to
milk and butter animals The sale com.
menced at 10 o'clock aud W. II. Halter was
the auctioneer. Those present ranged them.
selves along the fence in front OF the old
Floral Hall, where they would be In the
shade, and the animals were led up.
Before the sale commenced, an INTELLlGES.
GER representative In company with the
Others present inspected the animals. There
were some really fine cows and beiferS ex.
hibtted. Many were colored that deli.
cate fawn color with the black points indloa.
ting pure blood, while the gentle EYE, rich
skin and udder, small teats aud horns, car.
ried out the indications.
The first animal knocked down was a 0 year
COW, dark fawn, almost solid; bred at Bristol,
r L, and bred to Black Diamond Apt q.
She went to J. II. Denbam, u we'll known e..
CIairsyIlle stock raiser, for SIS. Another
thorough bred bought BY Mr.. DenhAm was q
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make q iue COW. She was bred ut Bristol. r.
l., and dropped her frat calf March 10, 1888,
when II months old. He paid SIS for this.
Mr.. L. j.. Hugus, OF this county, bought
for $85 q solid lawn heifer with full black
points; due to calve in May; bred atNewport,
X. l.. and purchased from Aug. Belmonts
herder and bred TO one OF his bulls. This
was q very fi4e animal. He afterwards sold
her 10 Mr.. 3. George, OF Wellsburs, and then
purchased for ~ Il solid fawn heller almost
the same rs the one he first purchased, aud
also from Belmont's herd.
Mr.. G. NJ. Rhodes, OF Bridgeport secured q
beauty for SIS in u solid iawn heifer OF royal
breeding. sne was born at Swansea, Mass,
sired by an Alphea bull, and her dam was q
noted butter COW. She is due TO calf in May,
being bred to . son OF Gilderoy. Mr.. Rhodes
also purchased for $55a light fawn Il blood
Kentucky bred heller. She vas born In
June 1881, and bred to Black Diamond in
March 1888.
The highest price bid during the
sale was $ss. This was offered by Mr..
Hannibal Forbes after q spirited bidding,
AID he secured q No. l animal In every re.
spect. She was fRwn colored with some
white, q rich mixer and 4 years old. She
was bred at Bristol, r. l.
N VEuAknIu ~ harnhaotar arNH
paid $S5 for q large9 year old fawn and
white cow, bred In Baltimore. She Is a
thorough bred and very superior Gov In
eyery.detail. When fresh she gives 8 aud 9
gallons OF milk daily. She was bred to Duke
in January last. Mr.. Kimberly also pur.
chased three calves, that were about "
months old, for 500.
Mr.. spaulding Wallace paid ST. for a.dark
fawn and white COW, bred near Bristol, out
Of the best stock and a rich mixer. Her age
was given at 1 year,. and she was bred TO
Black Diamond in April last.
Nj. A. T. Stone offered $8l for q foe dark
fawn and white COW, which he secured. She
was the same as the n purchas d by MI.
Wallace. -,
The above embraces the fine animals sold
at auction, Several were sold at private sale
and others were Withdrawn, on account oil
the lowness OF the bids. Mr.. Phillips was
disguised at the prices at which some Of his
stock went. Mr.. Haller furnished considera.
BILE amusement at times; be Is not as well
posted on the points Of fine cattle as he son
stocks and his descriptions were at times
highly original.
Among those noticed on the grounds In
addition to the purchasers we're Gen. !. 81.
Duval and Messrs. s. George, Harden DuSal,
W. L. Miller, J. @. Palmer and VIM. Brady,
OF Brooke county; L. P. Bailey, Of Barnes
vile; Rev. Thos. Bale, OF St. Granville;
VIM. Adams, OF Huntsville, and Capt, Hen.
Conant, OF Tiltonsville. There was but q small
turn out OF Ohio county citizens.