Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-06-02

Mrs. s. P. Arnold respectful lily solicits q
call from her friends and customers TO an in
spection of latest styles direct from the east
ern markets. French flowers, notions, &c.
Dressmaking supervised aud executed by
competent assistants. m19tf
Thu closing exercises of Wentworth Male
Academy which have never failed to draw a
full house, will take place on Thurrday even
ing next, at 8 o'clock p. IN. No pains or ex-
pense will be spared in making this the most
| successful entertainment the school has ever
had.
Mr.. Geo. B. Gordon cleaned out bis pond,
Wednesday,, preparatory to enlsrging and
otherwise improving it. Of ten carp planted
as ingerlings, last June. he took out ten, and
they aggregated in weight inst "a pounds. the
longest being sixteen inches in length, and
the heaviest weighing 3 pounds. One of the
finest was presented to CoE Reid, and the
editor has to thank Mr.. Gordon fol. the OPP
p~ortunity to test the edible quality of another.
Ten younger fish, planted last fall, were
found to be thriving. Mr.. Gordon is entha-
siastic as to the possibilities of carp culture,
and will make such preparation as to have an
abundant supply after another year or W
~. re-.
Stock Notes.
Mr.. l.. H. Day shipped car loads Of hogs
to Kansas City, Tuesday,
. Messrs. lack W. Wright and Thomas
Walker returned from st. Louis, yesterday,
where they had been With four cars of cattle
and two of hogs. The cattle brought IS IS
and the hogs, 81.
At the annual sale of Alexander's Woodburn
thoroughbred y~earlinss, at Louisville, 10 colts
brought 1856, and Is fllies S672o. The best
prices paid were: Chestnut by King Alfonso,
$3.50, ]. E. Kelly, New York; bay colt by
King Alfonso, S1,100, Geo. Lorillard; chest
nut colt by Green Athal, S725, Dwyer Bros;
bay colt by Lisbon, S1,Sc0, Dwyer. Bros.;
chestnut colt by King Alfonso, $500; ]. T.
Williams, Kentucky; chestnut colt by King Al
fenso, 1896, same, bay FLY by Pat Aaloy,
$500, D. D. Withers,
The Textile Record thinks 1t Il marvellous
how sheep and wool-growing have increased
in this country within the past fifteen or
twenty years. In 1880 there were only about
100000 sheep in the United States. We
now have nearly $4,000. 900: In 1850 the
weol clip. amounted to only 90 ,O0C 900 pounds,
to-day 1t IL near 800, 1000, 900. pounds-sn t-
crease within this period. of over twofold Of
sheep and fivefofd in the production Of wool,
giving unmistakable evidence ofour advance
in this industry.
St. Louis grain market, Thurday:-Wheat
unsettled and lower, No. 2. red, u fs2@1 20
cash; 81 1919 bid June; 81 1s4@lls 2o7,, clos
ing at 81 2g2 July. 81 .2O4@1 zig, closing at
81 2oa; August 81 2la@1 2sa, closing at
81 23z; September, 81 1901 1a4 closing at
IL 10 the year; No. 3 red, 81 III. Corn q
shade better at 5l@51sc cash; 51@5fsc June;
534@53sc July; 55c August; 56ac September;
47}@47sc the year. Oats frmer at 4O4c cash;
4O494Oac Jsly: Rye higher at Sic. Barley
quiet at 55@75c.
Live stock market, st. Louis, Thursday:-
Cattle-Receipts to-day, 1900 head; shipments
BOO head; irmer on scant supply, but demand
for shipping still light; heavy steers, s. 70@
6 10; light to fair steers firm at IS 20@5 IS;
common, - 75@5 90; native butcher steers,
- 1905 80; cows and heifers, s. '50@5 %;
S3 1904 so. Sheep-Receipts $ 500
head; shipments, 1,9O0 head; market steady;
fair TO good mGttons, 50 1904 90; prime to
choice - 1896 25; spring lambs, 81 50@3
per head. Hogs-Receipts for two days,
II 200 head; shipments, 1920 head; lower
and active ut n decline; light, % 65@6 80;
mixed packing, 10 50@7 20; butchers to ex-
ira. 81 05@7 20. ~