Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-25

Cochrane's at Chicago, and the combi-
nation sale last week, making an aver
age Of 1886 on Aberdeens and $40 ON
Galloways, while the average Of this
last sale was only $301 on Angus and
$2S5.50 on Galloways. Subtracting from
the prices of last year, the figures show
q decline on the Aberdeens Of Al per
cent. over last April, and 81 per cent.
over last November, while on Galloways
the decline il 80 and q per cent, res
pectlvely.
The causes operating to produce such
q decline are various. In the first place
the recent scare over the cattle disease
has not entirely died out, and in the alb
sence of any Official report of the inves-
tigation which has been ordered, there
is still q feeling of doubt in some local
tiles as to the nature Of that disease.
Secondly, there was an extraordinarily
large number of these cattle on the mar
ket in the vicinity of the Stock Yards
during the progress Of the sale, which,
added to the fact that large numbers OF
both thor0ughbreds and grades have
been extensively advertised for sale,
gave buyeYtheimpression that the sup
ply was largely in excess OF the demand
and as natural consequence, . break
in prices had to follow. The facts are
that nearly all the thoroughbred Gallo
ways for sale in this country were con-
gregated in the vicinity Of Riverview
PARK last week, and whatever may be
said of the sales this year it is certain
that no further importations will be
made, as these cattle cannot be import
ed and laid down here for any such av-
erage prices as were realized at the
Leonard & COchrane sale. Some Of the
gentlemen making the sale were dispos-
ed to be indignant because men engaged
in breeding the same kind of stock took
advantage Of the gathering to quietly
advertise and dispose of their animals
at private sale, and such practices, as
has been heretofore expressed in the In
dicator, are deserving Of censure. The
Indicator, however, has no knowledge
of any private sale of either Galloway
or Angus cattle, and as to the distribu-
ton of handbills or other advertising,
that has become a practice at nearly
every public gathering, and it would be
exceedingly difficult to stop it.
The attendance throughout the four
days was smaller than ever before known
at a Kansas City public sale, the buy
ers numbering just S5, including the In
dicator man, who bought Jersey bull
just because he went for so little money.
Hon. III. III. Cochrane opened the sale
on Tuesday and disposed of seven head
and on Wednesday the Leonards alter
mated with him. On Thursday the
Leonards only sold a few animals, al
lowing Mr.. Cochrane to close out his en-
tire lot. which brought, him 9,24O, or
an average, including everything-72
head-of $267.22. While the prices
for his cattle were less than the ami
mails cost him, Mr.. Cochrane went away
satisfied. He had the cattle here for
sale and, as he always does. he deter
mined to sell them, and at the close he
announced that he would be here again
next November with a choice assort-
ment Of Aberdeens, Herefords and
Shorthorns. The Leonards wound up
the sale on Friday by withdrawing all
the balance and announcing that the
cattle would remain at the Park for
private sale as they could not afford to
sacrifice them. The total number dis
posed of by them was l3 head, for which
they received $3,8a5, or an average of
S296.5A.-Kansas City Live Stock Indi-