Mexico weekly ledger., 1898-11-10
BIG SALE OF HEREroRDs.
Texas, ArlIoS (ontana,. Wyoming
and cclO eAmen Come
to AudresnS lnty For
Fine Breeding Stock.
Prom the Sturgeon L.ssdsr.

Prom the Sturgeon Lsadsr.
J. II. Canada has closed deals
whereby two hundred and eighty
head of Hereford cows, heifers and
bulls will soon be shippsd from this
locality to Western and Southwestern
ranchers for breeding purposes.
w. 81. Pearce, Of Red Lodge, Mont,
buys 7T cows and IL bulls; J. d. Allen,
Of Hyattville, Wyoming, gets 20 heifers
and II bulls; II. @. Hooker, OF Wilcox,
Arixona, gets 40 bullS, and W. W.
Brandon, OF Fort Worth, Texas, takes
120 bulls.
The 80 head sold to Mr.. Allen were
shipped the 18th of October to Billing,
Montana, from where they were
driven one hundred and sixty miles to
his ranch In Wyoming. The ss head
sold to Mr.. Pearce were shipped to
Red Lodge, Montana. The 100 mead
sold Brandon will be shipped the last
week in November, so head or two
car loads OF them going to Midland,
Texas, and 40 head going to Trinidad,
Colorado.
The 10 head that 60 to Wilcox,
Arizona, will be shipped some time in
December.
OF the $50 head sold 2s2 are calves
dropped last March, April and May
and are oil high grade Herefords, %
are yearling heifers and 26 head are
COWS from 8 to years old.
OF the $50 head sold 81 head were
the property of Col. Green CLAY and
were bred and raised out on his farm,
northeast of town. 1t is well known
that Chas, Anderson manages Col.
Clay's seventeen hundred acre farm
and our traders who have been in the
habit Of rubbing up against him have
learned long ago that Charlie is q
pretty good salesman. Some time ago
Col. Clay came up to his farm from
Mexico. There was 3s bull calves and
% nice yearling heifers to dispose OF
and Mr.. Anderson, knowing that Mr..
Canada was In communication with a
number of ranchmen who wanted bulls
and heifers, suggested to his principal
that the stock be placed In Canada's
hands to sell. The suggestion was at
once approved by Col. CLAY and the
stock was turned over to Canada to
sell. No price was agreed on, but left
entirely with Canada, and every one Of
the 81 cattle was sold last Friday at
prices highly satisfactory to MIR. CLAY
and Mr.. Anderson.
OF Mr.. Canada's 218 head sold 25
are COVE, 40 beifer calves, 40 yearling
bulls and 1o5 are bull calves. All the
heifers sold, both calves and yearlings,
were bred and raised by Mr.. Canada.
OF the 145 bulls sold 100 are the get of
his stock bulls and 90 Of the 100 ~s,s
bred and calved on his farm, and IS
head have been bought.
OF the 100 head OF bulls sold to W.
W. Brandon q selection OF 10 head has
been resold to o. B. Holt, of Midland,
Texas. These 10 head were bought
and selected personally py MIR. Holt
especially for his own use and will be
on exhibition at the Great Cow Boys
Carnival and Fat Stock Show to be
held at Midland from Dec. 9 to 10.
These 40, with one or two exceptions,
are Mr.. Canads's own raising. Mr..
Holt, before leaving, negotiated with
Frank Canada to accompany the load
of bulls, care for them on the journey
and to superintend their fitting and
exhibition at Midland.
The editor Of the Leader, on hearing
Of this big sale, supposed Mr.. Canada
was going out Of the cattle raising bus
iness, but when asked about his inten-
tions Mr.. Canada replied promptly
that he had no idea Of quitting the
business. He thought the future was
bright for the cattle industry and that
he still had ais head Of cattle left, 176
head of which are bred COWS ana
heifers and are select ones ct that.
"On Col. Olay's farm Chas. Ander-
son runs about the came number Of
COWS which are as good as can be
found anywhere" said Mr.. Canada,
"and next year We expect to be on
hand with something over 800 of the
best calves to be found In Missouri. I"
At first Mr.. Canada declined to give
prices, but at the earnest solicitation
of the Leader agreed to do 90.
J. D. Allen paid e75 each for two
bull calves, e66 exch for 10 and $50
each for 90 heifer calves.
W. n. Pearce paid $50 per head for
IS cows, $50 per head for IL bull
calves, $36 per head for 23 yesriing
heifers and $50 per head for 20 heifer
calves.
W. w. Brandon paid e55 per head
for l20 head of bull calves.
Il. O. Hooker bought 40 bulls for s75
each.
The forty head resold by Mr.. Bran
don to Mr.. Holt brought s75 each.
The aggregate amount of the trans
action 10 I'll, ,146, or an average for the
entire $50 head of e54.25.