Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-05-23
STOCK NOTES.

C. C. Heller, near Santa Fe, paid
Charley Cook $40 per head for 10 2-year-
old steers.
George Lee and Robert E. Hisey
bought SO horses in Fulton and Mar
shall last week.
James Quinland recently lost by
death a fine mare, breaking up a $500
team Of drivers.
Hisey & Lee, of Mexico, had two
car loads Of horses in the receipts
Lire Stock Reporter.
Another buyer on the Mexico mar
ket last week was R. G. Bryan. He
paid good prices for a dozen good ones.
Clark Vaughn sold 325 pounds Of
wool at Paris at lie. His fleece averag-
ed II pounds. Jim Warren sold 500
pounds at same price, the feeces
averaging 81 pounds.
Sydney Lloyd bought a iennet and an
s-months-old jack colt from Robert
Davis, Of Audraln county, last week.
The colt is said to be one of the most
promising in the county. = Fulton
Telegraph.
From the st. Louis Lire Stock Re
porter: ]. E. Dishman, a regular
shipper and one Of the most promi-
nent stockmen Of Audrain county,
was here and marketed 800 head Of
clipped Western yearlings of his own
feeding that averaged SO pounds and
sold at s5.15.
Another buyer was W. H. Adams, OF
Marlin, Tex, who was purchasing
livery stock. Among his purchases
were: A sorrel gelding from Mr..
Hoffsess, Benton City, black gelding
from ". G.. Burks, brown gelding
from otto Schopp, brown gelding
from Homer Pickett, black gelding
from Homer Creasey, bay gelding
from Tom Pearson, black gelding
from Geo. Massey, and several others
Hisey s. Lee last week sold the fol
lowing stock:
To G. S. Maddox, of st. Louis, &C
head of horses for British cavalry use,
To Mrs. W. II. Rixey, a black family
driving horse.
To George Morris, Jr.,a gray, Swear
old trotting horse, ''Surplus, {" for s225,
To L. B. Barnett for st. Louis
parties, a bay combined saddle and
harness mare.
Several out-of-towni buyers made
purchases from local horse raisers In
this city and county last week, among
them being J.C. Ray, Of Lawson, who
bought two jacks and four iennetS
from Smith s. Middleton; n jack
and four jennets from Turner & Rice.
one jennet Of Mr.. Hinton, OF Bach
elor, a ~3-year-old gelding by Rex Den
mark from Frank Buckner, Of Aux
vase, and a 1-year-old stallion by
Ruby Montrose from Doc Carson, Of
Sturgeon.
The Kansas City Star says: 1t ha:
been nearly eleven years since a new
record was made at the stock yards In
the matter OF hog receipts. To-day:
Official receipts were e.365, and the
best previous record vas made In
July, 1890, when 26, 40s we're received
To-day's receipts were $500 greater
than at Chicago, which was never
equaled before In the history Of the
Kansas City market. The heavy move
ment to the local market Is largely
attributed to attractive prices. Manl
st. Louis and Chicago patrons ART
coming to Kansas City regularly, thu
first time in many years.
From the Kansas City Star: "Jer
~" the tallest steer on record, died
yesterday at the veterinary establish
ment Of DIR. W. A. Nixon, on Grand
avenue. The big steer was 8 IT. u in
tall at the shoulders and weighed 2,
no pounds. He was broad and biz
bOned and was acroSs between a Short
horn and a Holstein. Jerry va
four years old and was the property o.
a stock food company, Of which J.. J
Lane is manager. The steer va