The climax. [volume] (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1887-1897, 1890-11-19
CONCERNING FARMERS.

From Montgomery county last week,
six men shipped fat cattle to New York.
The Kentucky State Union, official or
gan put the membership Of the Farmers
Alliance in Kentucky at 100000.
J. A. Judy shipped this week to Boston
for export, $50 cattle, weight 1867 lbs,
which were bought at an average price of
S4I9.- Winchester Democrat.
DR.. J. W. Harris, of Union City, at
tended the sale of Jersey cattle at Lex
ington on last Thursday. He has a de-
cided preference for jerseys.
P. Dolan tells the Lexington Gazette
that he has raised, sold and delivered A
crops of hemp and has his 45th now in
the stack and that it has averaged him
over Sc per hundred.
We have Tor sale or good pairs of
work cattle, smooth and nice, and suita-
bic to feed cattle with and then be sold
with the lot.
22-23 G. j. WHITE & Sox.
The meat packers of Kansas City have
followed the example of the Chicago pro-
ducers, and raised the price of meats and
timed lard on account of the increased
price of the tin plate under the new tariff.
Major B. G. Thomas has sold to J. S.
Coxey, Masillon, O., Dixiana Farm, seven
miles from Lexington, on the Russell
Cave pike. The farm contains $50 acres
and was sold for $50, 800, or $50 per acre.
Chas. R. Turner sold by telegraph,
Tuesday, two fine young jacks to J. B.
Eliston, of ElistOn Station, Garrard coun-
ty, for 81 200, and still has % fine jacks
and jennets catalOgued for sale.-Paris
Neirs.
Mr. Howard Mccain, of this county,
weighed on Thursday % head of cattle
that averaged 1850 pounds. He sold
them to Goldsmith & Co., at S4.15 per
hundred. They were to 90 abroad.-Ler-
ingtOn Gazette.
Mr.. J. B. Embry, of WilmOre, was in
this city last week and made contracts for
hay and straw for cattle to be fed at the
distiIlery near this city. He has bought
700 head of cattle to be fed there.-M.
Sterling AdUOeate.
In addition to the purchases of fine
jack stock by Mr.. Van Cleaf, of Mo-, noted
in last issue Of The Record, we learn he
bought one from Humphrey Hudson, of
this county, at 800, and one from W. G.
Hubble, of Lincoln at S75O.-Lancaster
Record.
The finest lot OF sugar mules that has
left this county for years was that Mr.. g.
c. Lyon sold to Martin, Thompson & Co.,
of New Orleans, at SI65......R. McAnnich,
of Casey, sold to a Marion county party
y mare mule colts at S67.5O.-InteriOr
Journal.
Mr.. W.Smith, near BOonesborough,
went to Scott county on last Thursday,
to purchase a lot of cattle for Squire B.
C. Hackett, the latter feeling too unwell to
go. Mr.. Smith has already bought for
himself in that county this fall $50 cattle
at 81 to 81 cents.
The lot of cattle recently purchased by
George Kratz Of Peter Gentry, of this
county, fer $3.50, were weighed up
Thursday and the entire number, one
hundred and fifty, averaged 1855, just &c
pounds less than so head sold by A. Z. &
r. D. Logan.-DonriHe A,troeate.
Hudson & Walker sold to J. P. Embry
9S head OF stock cattle they have beed ad.
vertising in the Record, the greater part
going at Sic, and a few at Sc. Mr. Embry
has bought a large number of this class Of
stock in Garrard, from David Thompson
Colby Jenkins, Z. F. Robinson, and 9th.
ers, at current figures. Lancaster Record
J. C. Turley has bought for II. F. & J.
B. Embry 200 head of cattle at S2.25 tC
S2.75 per hundred; average 1000 lbs
These cattle will be stopped at the New
market distillery, near this city, obt
Fletcher and Z. E. West have finished
putting in between 500 and 600 acres o.
wheat in this county.-lR. Sterling Adro
cate
Farm products OF all sorts Will undoubt
edly be high this winter. In fact, they
are already high, and climbing higher
With corn at 8. 25, balel hay at 81 pei
hundred, oats in the bird selling at g t
S2.25, shelled oats retailingat seventy-fv,
cents, the farmer should not complain O.
the market-if he has anything to SELL
GeorgaOlca Times.
The Paris News says: .."Wm. Tarr SOLD
80 mules to Jesse Martin, of Midway, al
SlS2.5O each..... George w. Allison ma.
returned from New York, where he sole
his consignment Of cattle at So. 70 to S4.65
! He encountered some rough weather 90