New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-04-22
JERSEY CATTLE AT AUCTION.
ABOUT $4,000 FOR EIGHTY HEAD-$70O THE
HIGHEST PRICE.

HIGHEST PRICE.
The loving of cattle echoed yesterday
thu ughout the stables aud the amphitheatre OF the
American Horse Exchange at Broadway and Ffty
sixth-st, where Peter c. Kellogg Co.'S
annual special combination sale of Jersey cattle
begun. These sales looked upon by breeders Of
Jerseys as sort reunion. aud they turn
ant IN force Horny handed farmers shake the kid
gloyed hand OF the millionaire agricultural and eX-
change practical knowledge for theoretical Information
AS to the b, way grow The farmers bid with
equal spirit aud often pay nigh prices Tor choice stock
There were 800 In the catalogue. being consgn
mems from the herds OF fortytwo OF the best known
breeders I'm America Peter C. Kellogg acted as auction
Ger assisted by Mr. Daily. Mr. Kellogg had had his hish
hat newly blocked for the occasion and his chin whskors
trimmed a sharper point than usual To make every
thing look bright and cheerful new rope had been
stretched about the ring and the tan-bak was freshly
raked.
One OF the earliest arrivals was John Patterson, OF
Philadelphia who is OF the oldest breeders of Jer
seys in Pennsy having been IN tbs business over
thirty-sx years He IL OF scotch English descent and
has quaint way OF telling stories he raised BcTIna
Morgan, a that sod at private sale for 1000 The
rotund form Of "Gabe' Case the Jerome-aye.
door; he said he was looking for rich milk
ing COW in order to make milk punches a. ms
rOad-hOuse He Ide many bids aud the bids made him
thirsty Al intervals he slaked his hIst AZ the bar with
Piper Hedseck; Every COW mat . Gabe pa upon
still cOw!es In the attendance there were many women
That raising cattle IL within the province OF women was
shown by the fact that the highest price ~ the day was
paid for one Of the consignment Of Mrs Eliza NJ Jones.
of Brockville, Ont On the auctioneeTs
stand we're two prizcs-a silver tankard
contributed by breeders 10 TO the breeder whose CON
sigIaent Of hve home-bred animals brings the best
average and silver bowl to 20 TO the consignee OF the
i've animals that bring the highest average.
The prices by means considered good put tne
choice animals of the sale not Yesterdays list
The eighty head offered brought about $4,000. The
frat one was BOnsicne. OF q. H. Dyksnans nerd, Cob
web Farm shppensnurg. Penn. she was sold TO Moul,
ton Brothers for SlS3. IL was not nntli
the seventh was offered that $500 was
reached That price WAS brought by Nell
pog aud the twentieth brought out before the $500
point was recorded That was brought by yearling
heller Alreta by Pedro dam Alnedil Rex. IL one
of Moulton Brother Green Mountain herd The prices
for the ms 1t animals ranged between $500
each. Then Alberts Countess. another OF the Monon
Brober herd stirred the blood OF the bidders and 5000
WINS reached. Prices again anguished until Rivals
Eugene Mrs Jones's entered the ring. Her sire IL
Rival aud ner dam genie. She Is handsome three
year-Old, golden-fawn ia color The auctioneer
stated that she would be cheap Jerseys
selling at $3.50 She started at 500. The bidding
slow first but finally w. Morrow, OF Nashville
Tenn. decided that he wanted her. and d. NJ Rollins
made his mind that she would cost the Nashville man
something II he got her. Nashville came out ahead, but
Ii recorded that the COW brought $3.50
he