The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1908-03-27
LIVE STOCK AND CROP NOTES

a--The estimated value of dairy prod.
ucts for 1907 was $500, 900, 900, and that
of poultry $500, 100000.
Eggs are coming to market very
freely, dealers shipping literally to
eastern markets. Prices range from
III to 124 cents per dozen.
&C. P. Cook, the grocer, made a
shipment of 5000 dozen of eggs Mon
day to the Pittsburg market. Eggs
are coming in freely and the cash price
per dozen has declined TO IL cents.
Red clover seed is selling at $3.50
per bushel, while Alsike clover seed is
bringing $l3. One bushel of the fer
mer will sow from to 8 acres, wnile
of the latter will cover from IL TO Is
acres, the seed being smaller in size.
y-Baled hay is selling at from 81 to
SIP per ton. The crop of last year was
a large one and much hay is being ex-
ported. Since January 1, Stuart &
O'Brien, of Paris, have shipped out c5
car loads, mostly to Southeastern
Kentucky and Virginia.
Western buyers are IN the market
in Bourbon for jack stock for breeding
purposessahd are making liberal offers.
Thomas INC Hatton, of Baldwin, ILL.,.
bought of J. w. Young his premium
two year-old jack for 81 900 and offer
ed Thomas McClintock & Sons 81, 200
for a three-year-old jack, which was
declined.
Very few cattle on the market at
Winchester Court Monday, and most
of them of very common quality. Buy
ers and sellers were apart and very
few sales were made and most of them
were by the head. Among these were
the following: r. b. Hutchcraft, of
this city, bought yoke of oxen, 1900
pounds, at S3.35, and another yoke of
1000 pounds, at cents.
-Messrs. McClintock & Sons have
purchased of Mason county farmers
twelve horses, for which they paid
from 100 TO rs per head; four horses
and five mules OF Bath county farmers
costing from $3.50 to 5000, and sold to
Charles Thompson, of Lexington, four
teen mules at from Sl70 to 5000 per
head. The same firm sold to W. I.
OVERLY pair of five-year-Old mules
for 375 and a pair of three-year-old
mules to George Wagner for $500.
The Mt. Sterling Advocate gives
the following report of court day sales
in that city Monday:
Atolt 1000 cattle on the market.
The quality was common. Trade was
good and prices high. The best steers
sold at AZ cents, and some sold by the
head, which brought cents. Year
lings Al to cents. Heifers at 81 to q
cents. Cows at to 81 cents, with f: t
ones at cents, Bulls at cents, ola
cows and rough oxen at Ii to cents.
Big crowd in town and plenty of buy
ers at the pens. Most of the stock so d
by night. Between $50 and 800 mules
IN town. Trade was good and great
many sold during the day. Sixteen
hand mules sold at$185 to $500: Is hand
mules of good weight, $1C0 to S175; 5
hand mules at Sis; small mules a
500 to S125. Horses about as usual.
Among the prices were the following
A yoke of $500 pounds oxen at 81
cents; ten yearlings, 500 pounds, at d
cents; IA 700 pound steers at a cert i
a yoke Zoo pounds oxen at Al cen S :;
three sreers, 800 pounds, at $40; 81
COWS, 900 pounds, at 80 to cents; t. n
steers, 775 pounds, at 4a cents; CO
load of old cows at Ii cents; ten steers
900 pounds, at cents ten cows, go
pounds, at 3 cents; six rough oxen.
900 pounds, at % cents; three steers,
$40 pounds. at Al cents; lot of fat
COWS, 1000 pounds. at 4 cents; four
teen cows. 500 pounds, at SO. 30; eight
heifers, $50 pounds, at cents; eight
oxen, LOCO pounds. at AZ cents.