The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1904-02-16
LIVE STOCK, CROP, ETC.

- sur III NAOlNOA NOuHly NOlL
brought So 26 per barrel.
Hawthorne 2:O64 will be raced again
this year, by Scott Hudson.
C. E. Brown, Miamisville, o., has
booked good more to Bourbon Jay.
Wheat is selling at 81 per bushel in
Nicholasville and will yet go higher.
Mr.. Josiah Coons, of Bath county, has
moved to the Simms farm, near North
Middletown
w. T. Redmon sold 3-year-old geld
ing, by Scarlet Wilkes, to John Frisbee,
Councils, Pa, for $780,
Fletcher Mann, of this city, bought of
E. J. Dorsey, of Fleming, Thursday, a
pair of mare mules for $3.50.
Nat Collier, of MilIersburg, bought of
Will Lucky, of Colville, eight yearling
steers, at $3.7 per hundred.
J. T. Stewart, the dairyman, sold his
crop of 1888 pounds to J. w. French, of
Carlisle, Continental agent, at 10 cents
straight
R. P. Barnett sold 800 shocks of fod-
der to John T. Hughes, of Lexington, at
% cents per shock, and is feeding about
100 head of,horses for him.
Reuben Clinkenbeard, of Jackstown
neighborhood, bought of the Bedford
heirs their interest of twelve acres in their
grandfather Hosteter's estate, at $40 per
acre.
In Woodford county, Wharton Bros,
at Keene, bought 1000 bushels of wheat
from ]. w. Shields at 81 per bushel.
Riley & Collins, of Pinckard, bought TO-
600 bushels from Chris and Donnie Black
also at dollar.
The wheat crop in Bourbon county
will be shortest in years. The price of
tobacco has been so good that it is feared
| that the farmers will overstock the market
this year and reduce the price Many will
plant double the amount they did last
year.
The Tranter-Kenney Company, of
Lexington, has recently issued booklet
entitled 1.-TWO Minutes or Better which
contains, along with other interesting
matter, table showing all the miles ever
trotted or trotted or paced in two minutes
or less where, when, by what horse and
! by whom driven
John E. Madden's great three-vear-
old colt, Aristocracy, died at Churchill
Downs, Satur ay, of pneumonia. Pusus
is suffering from the same disease, and it
is feared that he will also be lost. he
death of Aristocracy means a loss of
nearly 100000 to Madden in year
through fire and disease.
The following high-class mares have
been booke' to Jay Bird: Lady Ham, dam
of Hawthorne 2:O6H, the dam of Toney
Britton S:O64 Martha Wilkes 2:OS Jennie
Hulse, dam Of Gail Hamilton g. 211s(;
Alma Wilkes, dam of Oakland Belle rial
2:12A, Baron Oakland trial 2:113l: East
Morn, by Baron Wilkes 2:OS, dam the
dam of Constantine 2:124, and Thorn
2:12H, winner o; Kentucky Futur.ry ~;
Lavender, lam of Tutor Chin g13;
Lady Clay, dam of Patchen Boy Il 4104
Celerrimass.2 IA, by Happy Medium Mag
LAcke, dam OF Sister Ethel 2:19 ard Frank
Kenney go has been booked to Bourbon
Jay.
The war has already had the effect Of
an advance in the price of hoggs. In the
| last few days there has been a Jump of
from 20 to % cents. Mr.. Jonas We'll,
who, with his brother, is large dealer in
cattle and hogs, reports a more active
market, with prices ranging from A to 3
cents. Mr. Wiel does not expect that the
war will have any effect on cattle prices
unless it should be protracted. Pork may
be exported 10 better advantage than beef.
1t can be better preserved and variations
in weather conditions do not affect it to
the degree that beef is affected There
has been little change in the cattle market
in the last month or longer 1t remains
dull, shipments from the West continu-
ing heavy. Mr.. Wiel expects improve
ment to set in by June. He reports that
there are practically no fat cattle left in
this section, all having been shipped ear