Mexico weekly ledger., 1897-02-11
STOCK NOTES.
From the Paris Appeal

rrOu tue FarlS appeal.
Browning brothers have 200 head of
stock cattle.
Sid Heathman's twenty-one 100 lb.
cattle brought S5.15 at Chicago last
week.
Tom Ford, near Shelbina, is feeding
1000 thoroughbred Arkansas razor
back hogs.
VIM. Hattersly, of Victor, delivered
As light hogs to Wetmore & Cissel
Tuesday at &c.
Seth Baker sold 20 head of good
heavy native steers to Wetmore &
Cissel at Si.35, to 60 next week.
j. r. Collies this week sold to E. p.
Smell a span of z year old mare mules
for $3.50. They were extra good.
@. A. Thompson, of Tulip, this week
brought in 216 feeders from Iowa. He
is now feeding $40 head of cattle.
John Betha, near Strother, this week
put a load of black cattle on feed.
They will average about 1000 pounds.
Geo. Gex on Tuesday bought IS
26O pound hogs from @. @. Smithey at
&c and turned them over to Wetmore
& Cissel at S3.05.
John Mckinney, of Monroe county,
bought of Messrs. Murray 26 two year
old cattle which he paid $50 per head.
Fulton Sun.
Mason & Gex, of Strother, shipped
a load of western cattle from Paris
Tuesday. The cattle were contracted
from George Akers some time ago at
1928.
Shelbina is the largest mule market
in Missouri outside of st. Louis and
Kansas City. The Torchlight says 16
loads were shipped from there last
week.
Barker & Beaver on Saturday ship
ped from Holiday 8 loads of toppy ma
tive cattle, bought from Marvin Pat
terson at S4.75. They also shipped 8
loads Of hogs.
John Broderson last week marketed
q load of Arkansas steers that aver
aged 1000 pounds at Chicago. Four
months ago they averaged 700 pounds
and cost him $40. They brought &c
at Chicago.
Les. MCGEE is feeding a load of
native steers and Geo. Niece a load
of tip top western steers. They are
about ready to go. Les. refused an
offer of S4.25 and George an offer of
$4.12k for February delivery.
j. A. Howell this week sold to VIM.
Arnold a span of 2 year old mare
mules, his WI raising, for 5000. They
we're 1871 hands high. This is another
proof of the fact that good stock will
bring good prices any time.
A. @. SpaIding, of Hunnewen, last
Saturday bought a sorrel saddle horse
from DR.. Moss at $40; a bay mare from
G:n-ge Coppedge at $50; a bay driver
t2om D. w. Helm at $1,000, and a gray |
mare from Mr.. Magruder at $42.50.
Gilpin Bros. sold 40 head of yearling
csttie to N. F. Kemper, at s2s per
head, last Saturday. Thomas Hyten
sold q calves to Thomas Herring at
$3.50. They are a fine lot of calves
ard the price is the highest yet known
for calves in this country.-Fulton
G1sette.
The IS head of mules recently sold
by Capt. Fields, north of Paris, was
about as toppy a bunch of 3 year ODDS
as could be found. He let them go at
s65 per head. Fenrose Keith got the
same price for % head he had been
feeding.
Ridley, the Tennessee mule buyer,
this week bought % head of 2 year
olds from s. s. Bassett at prices rang
ing from $50 to $3.50. He also paid
Jim Henry Shortridge 5000 for a year
ling, a 2 year old and a 3 year Old that
were extra good.
Hugh Ford, of Granville, this week
sold to Robert Smiley, of Santa Fe, 40
extra good 1925 pound native steers,
coming twos, at $42 per head. In the
last 10 months Ford has sold 100 steers
to Smiley, so of which topped the
market. Hugh is a fine Judge of cat
tie and deals in none but the best.
Same way with Mr.. Smiley.
Judge John A. Stewart bought this
week from j. T. Gibbs 100 head of
mules for $4,000; z from John Ballen-
ger for $3.50; IS from David Hubbard
for 5000; 1 from Robin Madison for
$50; 2 from Charles Madison for S140;
from Bud Nevenes for $75; 10 from
Tilford hurry for $685.; 3 from James
Batterton at $105; besides several in
Cooper county from various PARTIES
Columbia Herald.
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