Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-09-06
STOCK AND FARM NOTES.

G. II. Inflow had a shipment OF
hogs on the st. Louis market We'd
nesday.
Lewis, johnson & Co., marketed
hogs at st. Louis Thursday.
s.. Trimble had a consignment OF
sheep on the st. Louis market this
week.
C. M. Schondlemeier was an Aud
rain county stockman who marketed
hogs on the st. Louis market this
week. Powell g. Mundy were also
represented by a consignment of hogs.
R. B. Price, Of near Champ, sold Al
head Of 1900 pound cattle to Il. X.
Buckner OF this city recently.
Robert Hayden is digging a deep
we'll on his place near Rowena.
J. H. Neal, a Rowena farmer and
stockmen, delivered two loads of
hogs in Centralia this week at 6
cents.
Cliff McGinnis Of northern Audrain
purchased five head Of young horses
the latter part Of last week from Harte
McGowen of near Rowena
woMAcH MULE wAsA WINNER.
Fulton Gazette.
The prize winning mule colt exhib-
tied by Womack brothers, at the Mex
leo fair, last week, captured every first
prize In its class, and even won the
$3.50 cash premium offered by the
Audrain county fair association. Ac-
cording to the rules, the colt winning
the association prize became the prop
erty Of the concern, and was put up to
the highest bidder, and a least a dozen
persons made offers On the victor, Joe
Considine, of Thompson, staying with
the bidders until the s205 mark was
reached, when Irwin Maddox, Of Call
away, raised the bid to S2l0, and the
colt was knocked down to him.
Womack brothers are greatly pleas
ed with the treatment they received
at the hands of the management of the
Mexico fair, and of course are iuoilan'
over the clean sweep they made in thu
mule colt exhibit. They will show
the colt at the state fair at Sedalia,ir
October, and will doubtless make thu
same record there that they did at thu
worlds fair, In st. Louis in 1904, whei
they carried off first prize for Thu
best mule colt, competition open t
the world.
The mule is the property of Jacol
Maddox s. Son, Of McCredie, and !
the progeny Of a cross'bred Clydes
dale mare and a mammoth jack ownet
by Womack brothers, at Mapletol
stock farm, east OF Fulton.
George Lee was in Fulton Monda,
attending stock sales and looking TO
good horses.
A year ago Tuesday In st. Loui
best steers sold at 1886 heifers a
s5.15. Texas steers at $3.50 hogs a
IS. 92i stock sheep at s4,25, lambs a
, $40 and sheep at s5.
q Powell s. Mundy marketed ia hea
T Of 63-lb lambs from Audraid count
!, Mo, at $40 in st. Louis Monday.
J. Murphy, of Audrain county, Mo,
, had in IS head Of 1236.lb steers tha
= sold at 1910 in the st. Louis marke
Monday.
Mrs. j. W O'Brien of Audrain cour
ty, Mo-, had a consignment of choiC
steers on Mondays st. Louis markt
le % head averaging 1866 lbs selling
IT $50.
y Last week IN St Louis 2,2SS sal
horses and 1,140 sale mules were r
corded for the local trade, and D
y through horses and 2sS through mul'
. we're received making a total OF AZ
head for the week.
E. p. johnson, Of the firm Of job
son s. Noel, of Audrain county, Nc
B was in st. Louis Monday mornil
. with a load Of choice steers the
head averaging 1920 lbs and toppir
the market at Sc per cwt. They we
., fed by Steve BArtles, president OF Il
" Martinsburg bank.
Powell s. Mundy had sheep on IL
St. Louis market Monday.
L. Smith, Of this county, was
stockman who had two loads OF no
L. c. Tnuie Monday mnrninQ.