Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-11-17
STOCK AND FARM NOTES.

brothers, on the Cox farm, In Boone
county, agree TO furnish James Bal
lew, up near hurry, 500 barrels Of the
1904 crop at 81 Is per barrel. The corn
~raisers OF that section take a transac.
ton like this as a good guage to go by
on the general local price for new
corn.
Richard L. Keene, a prominent
stockdealer OF Boone county, passed
away "Wednesday morning at 10.
O'Clock With cancer Of the liver. The
deceased was seventy. eight years old
and one Of the county's big mule deal
ers.
j. w. Boles, of AuxyaSse, has sold
and shipped to @. @. Gamble, Big
Springs, Tex. an extra fine Shropshire
yearlinR ram.
PROM FULTON GAZETTE.
Ewell Wilcox, south OF Centralla,
has % mules on feed.
win II. Tyler, 2 miles southwest OF
town, sold 90 bead OF two-year-old
steers to Baxter Guthrie, on the north
Galloway line, Monday, for 3 5aronnd.
They will be taken to Mr.. Guthrie's
farm tomorrow.
Ed Wilson, near New Bloomfield,
sold a horse to Lyle Brown, Of north
Galloway, the other day, for s135 and
Lyle has since sold the animal TO an
Iowa dealer named Hamilton, for $3.50.
The same Hawkeye state buyer offered
Henry Brown, Of Centralia, $500 for 8
horses.
r. E, Biggs, near AuxvasSe, increas-
ed his bunch Of good mule colts while
be was In town stock sales day. He
bought two-one a horse the other a
mare-of T. Il. HALEY, OF near Toledo,
paying s92 so each. They were Of the
Womack brand. Mr.. HALEY sold the
same mares colts last year for s225.
Henry Brown, q Centralia dealer,
offered Brown brothers, close to the
north Galloway line, s637.50 FOR three
mules, a few days ago. As the price
mentioned indicates, they are extra
good ones.
Emmett and Walter Moore, OF near
Hereford, bought a mule OF Charles
Kyger, near Concord, for $3.50, stock
sales day, and one Of W. Fl. Mccall,
southwest OF town, for $3.50.
Harris brothers, McCredie, now have
12T head OF steers on their farm. They
recently bought II two-year-old steers
Of John B. Trimble, east Of Earl, at $50
around.
John P. Harrison, who lives near
Calwood, sold a fine jack to r. G..
Rubey, Of Beatrice, Neb,, o day last
week and delivered him at Mexico
Saturday. The animal brought $3.50
and will eventually be shipped TO
Oregon.
/. w. Holman, OF Hatton, will be
one OF the auctioneers at a big COM
bination cattle and swine sale to be
held at Moberly, Thursday, Nov. IL.
Shorthorns and Berkshires are TO be
sold at auction and the sale promises
TO be n OF the leading events in
stock circles.
Charles Brown, living over the north
Galloway line In Audrain, Soda horse
to Henry Brown, of Centralia, recent
ly for s225. 1t was sired by "Big Ike"
and vas an extra good one.
Wesley Muir, east OF Earl, was in
Montgomery county, last week, in
quest Of feeding mules and came
across IL heavy built 1,20O-pound ami
mails, owned by Hensley& White, that
be bought At s155 around.
J. Shan Brown, OF Audrain county,
was a stock sales day visitor to Fulton
He has 270 sheep on grass be bought at
South Omaha recently that are doing
well. Six weeks ago they averaged 50
pounds and last week the average was
98 pounds.
r. G. Portwood, near Auxvasse, de-
livered 20 fat hogs to Ewell Walker at
Ortiz, Audrain county, Tuesday, he
had sold at 50 60.
Tyke P. Harrison, east OF McCredie,
has agreed to furnish John Under
wood, Of Nine Mile Prairie, a carload
Of fat hogs next September at 81 cents
a pound.
Howard and Jack Muir, who pur-
chased 100 head OF corn-fed steers Of
7. P, Harrison, near McCredie, recent
~, at 5 cents a pound, sold the entire
lot to Samuel Craghead, Of Audrain
county, Tuesday, to go November 20
at $500 per hundred.
The following items were clipped
from Wednesdays Live Stock Re-
porter;
Among the Missouri cattle shippers
to-day was J. W. Lewellen, Of Audrain
county.
e. L. Walker was an Audrain
county, Mo, shipper who had In two
loads Of goats and a car Of hogs to-day,
Powell s. Hall we're Audrain county,
Mo-, shippers who had In 70 hogs.
averaging POI lbs. that sold at $500.
f. D. Vandeyenter had 10 a load OF
sheep from Audrain county Mo.
II. L. EIzea, Of Audrain county, was
a welLknown Missouri patron who
contributed both cattle and hogs to
the days receipts.
The Fulton Telegraph has the fol-
lowing stock items Of local interest:
Ben Middleton. OF Mexico, was here
Monday and bought a horse for 500.
Claud Dunlap paid I. o. Scott, OF
Ashland, $40 for a registered saddle
mare.
Chris Herman sold a span OF 3-year-
old mules to Ben Middleton, OF MexI.
co, for sl00.
Lee Bros, of Mexico, bought Eve
head OF horses from different parties,
at eco, so, $50 and $3.50.
Last week J.P. Arnold sold a 3-year-
old stallion to VIM. Ruby, Of Nebras-
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