Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1883-03-24
Stock Notes,

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Mr.. Joel Ewing Will stand q fine young Nor
man horse and a jack at his farm. Fuller notice
will be given soon.
Horse and Jack bills a specially at this Office.
Fine cuts, good paper. artistic display. two
colors, and low prices.
Read Mr.. Thos. shelby's ad. In another col
umn, OF buggy and horses for sale at the next
stock sale, Monday, April I'd.
The number Of hogs slaughtered by packers
from November l to March l. 1882 3, amounted
to ,so5. 500. against &, IA 100 for u corresponding
period, lsSl-2.
the last monthly stock sale was q failure be-
cause of the inclemency of the weather. This
will add to the next one, which will take place
Monday, April I'd.
Mr.. Robt.D. Bledsoe has recently purchased 6
thoroughbred, pedigreed. short horn heiiers. from
Capt X. Todhunter, at 500 each. Mr.. Bledsoe
intends to go largely into fine short horn stock,
and has made a good beginning in this purchase.
A report just issued from the Agricultural De-
partment shows that In 1882, 10. 7ss sheep were
killed by dogs In Missouri. These sheep at the
apparently low value at which they are ss'imat-
ed were worth $21 $3.50. The actual value, no
doubt, was over $50, 900. In this connection il
may be stated as 8 general rule, this destruc-
ton OF sheep was committed by utterly worth
less dogs.
The Agricultural Gazette says: '.Why should
two-thirds OF our stock breeders 60 in TOR simp-
iy fat stock, leaving the question of milk to Lc
looked after by the dairyman We hold,
rightly or wrongly, that cattle may be bred by
proper selection, which will give u good guam
tity Of milk. and fatten quite as we'll as those
That are bred to give practically no milk at all.
aud we maintain that AN immense loss Is suffered
by this neglect OF milking qualities"
st. LOUIS stock market, Thursday: Cattle-Re-
ceip:s 400 head; shipments 600 head ;buyers Of
fish, demanded concessions; some sales lower
no general declinei exports IS 1907, good to
choice SO $500 IS; light to fair SIS 1905; com.
mon S5G5 %; mixed to choice butchers steers
81 eo@5 IS; good to choice COWS and helfers
81 9 common to fair, SO 5O@4 80, stockera
aud feeders 81 2o@5 rs; corn-fed Texans s. Is
GO. sheep-Recelpts / 200 head; shipments sc
head. steadyi common to medium S. sc@s 50;
fatr TO good, 81 75q5 65; choice to fancy IS Z,
@6 25 Hogs-k.ceIpts 1857 head; shipments
none; market weak and l0Gl5c lower; good &c
choice packers S717 so, medium and mixed,
SO e097 Us; light Sc so0e IS.
The 81. Louis Republican ofTuesday observes
at Is one of the curious features of the livestock
trade that this market has for some time bee,
shipping cattle to Texas butchers, that prolIac
stock growing region being Temporarily
destitute OF fat beef. Thus it happened that a,
the banquet Of the stock convention held at f..
Worth the St. LOUIS delegation were usheret
Into the banquet hall with the Invitation. Come
in and eat some Of your own beet Some DAYS
ago an evening paper Of this city published G
communication in which 1t was charged that The
convention was organized to create a cattle cor.
Ter, whereat the Live Stock journal curly re
marks: Mr.. Porter is not aware h At the con.
convention had TO eat chuck steaks hom st.
Louis, and paid the ruling prices in that market
for the article" No doubt, from the figures
we recently printed regarding Lafayette county.
cattle crop, some of our beef is now taking the
back.track to keep our long-horned friends
from being hungry OK eating thin beet.