Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-12-15
STOCK ANN FARM NOTES

JANUS 0lku, Stfdftu Ut y. n a. :
stock pens. Reward for information :
TO the recovery. :
d&wtf j.. w. BREWER :
o Barnes, OF Centralia, one Of the :
most prominent horse and mule buy :
ers In Central Missouri, purchased :
eight mules in this city last week. In :
the number we're FIVE from bis BROTH .
er, ALI NJ. Barnes, and one from Chas. :
Dean :
1t is said Of a bashful Galloway coun- !
ty stockman, that be inquired Of al.
Jefferson guard at the wcSld's Fair, .
where he could find the Hog" war I.
exhibit.
W. S. Harris, shipping from Audraln
county, Mo, was represented on FRI
days market with a load Of sheep. /
Among the well known cattle ship
pers who had In a consignment Friday
was John Murphy, Of Audrain county,
Mo. /
Judge Baker Barnes had In hogs
Friday from Audrain county, Mo.
Lakenan s. Barnes, we'll known Au-
drain county, Mo, shippers, had cat
tie on Thursdays market In their
consignment being Al head Of yearling
steers weighing l0l5 lbs that brought
s5 90 per cwt., and as head weighing
104e lbs at s4.s5.
w. NJ. Afich, Of Boone county, Mo-,
marketed OF his own feeding $40 bead
OF the "Starr" Mexican yearlings that
averaged SOLIDS and sold at s5.To.
FROM PARIS APPEAL.
Jeff Bridgfofd sold a 5-year-old sor-
rel gelding to Geo. L. Ffelds.of Ripon,
Wis Friday, for $500 Mr.. and Mrs.
Fields came all the way TO Paris to see
the animal and were delighted with
his good qualities. Uncle Jeff, who is
one OF the best judges OF horsefiesh in
North Missouri, asserts that this geld
ing is one OF the best and most desir-
able combination horses be has ever
seen.
FROM LIVE sTocK REPoRTER.
w. Nj. Afick had in another $40 lot
Iof the starr" Mexican yearlings that
averaged 81 lbs and sold at 1855.
r. II. Dudley, d well known stock
man Of Audrain county, Mo-, bad p
steers on to-day's market that aver
aged 1900 lbs, and sold to Armour s.
Co., at s4.35.
Powell s. Nundy, the Audrain coun-
ty, Mo, shippers had 2 heifers, $40 lbs
leverage, and II heifers weighing e01
ibis, on to-dayis market that sold at
1886 per cwt.
FL S. NJ. Rice, who ships from Audrain
!, county, Mo-, was On to-day's market
7 with cattle, bis shipment including is
lcows, weighing 1923 lbs, that sold to
Nelson Morris & Co. at 1910 per
cwt.
Powell and Hook was among the
Audrain county, Mo patrons who
N had cattle on to-day's market, his
shipment including &c head Of pretty
good steers, averaging 1865 lbs, that
sold to the st. Louis Dressed Beef
leo. at s5. 20, and one steer weighing
1,400 lbs, at $40.
FROM FULTON GAZETTE.
George Black, n Of the big family
LOT that name residing In Hatton BALI
wick, has disposed of his team Of biz
mules to Holman brothers, Of thai
a section, for 1855. The mules ar,
among the best teams in the King
8. dom. They weigh 2,660 pounds, meas
ure 16i hands high, and are fancy II
appearance, the one being a rich sor
rel in color and the other a dappls
gray.
Lee brothers, Of Mexico, regular
patrons of Fulton stock sales, wert
MS represented by William Lee Monday
Is who bought s head Of mares and geld
ings. He paid @. W. Gleave. on tht
I'D Brightbill farm south Of town, sl4l
We for a roam harness mare; John W
Ill Houf, McCred;e, $40 for / bay saddl
'e, geIding; Doug Turner, s165 for a geld
OF ing purchased Of Herbert Thomas, o
.ir Darlington; Gooch BARLEY, Of Ham
Prairie, $40 for a gelding; &c. Trigg
w southwest Of town, $50 for a bay horse
ms Hiram Tarr, on Cedar Greek, sS5 for
roam geldlng; e. K. Willlett, north
ne west OF town, $50 for a chestnut mare
Of w. N. Burkhead, Of Boydsville neigh
of borhood, $3.50 for a saddle and harnes
to horse. Lee brothers figure among tn
ho most liberal buyers that visit Gala
ed ways capitol on the first Monday 0
lit each month, and their dealings lem
Ial considerable life to the horse trad
H. feature of the monthly stock sales.
Reed Burke, q bfother-in-law O
Auctioneer Holman, living in Audrail
county, paid Charles II. Brown, s2.2
per barrel for about 100 barrels of 100
corn.
is,
~ L. Y. Pettey. a clean shaved, spec
ps, tacled granger, from Audrain county
m cut a figure at Fulton's Decembe
he stock sales, buying q pair of two-year
I'd old mules Of Frank Everett, OF Earl
es. at s275.
ng ". IL. Leonard, of Columbia, soil
last week to Archibald Douglass, O
!. Los Angeles, California, his fine horse
is, Highland King, for $1,000. The horsI
was a prize winner at the big shows ii
Chicago and Kansas City.
Henry Brown, south Of Centralia
mr. who was here buying mules Monday
mr. has 200 mules on hand.
j. W. Brewer, Of Audrain county
en- hought II head of muies at Eultnt