The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-01-08
MORE THAN 1000 HEAD CHANGE HANDSgAN
TOTAL BUSINESS FOR THE DAY REACHES
THE ENORMOUS TOTAL OF slo5.OoO
MEssHs HOWARD AND MOORE THE BUSINESS FOR THIRTY
YEARS, DECLARE THAT SUCH RECORD WAS
EVER BEFORE MADE THE HISTORY
COUNTY

Records of a life time, in fact ever
record since Columbia became q wild
place in the road, were broken Monda,
when s165.OO0 worth of mules change,
hands. Old residents, men who hav,
engaged in the mule business for thu
past forty years and have watche,
the market closely, say that the bust
ness was in excess of anything the!
ever saw, not only in the number O.
mules that changed hands, but in tbs
amount of money paid out.
The business was simply immense
and total of 1000 head changed
hands w. ]. Howard and w. j
Moore entered the mule business in
Columbia Immediately after the wal
as partners. Mr.. Howard states that
the days business exceIled anything
he ever saw. That prices were higher
and the volume of business was great.
er than for any one day in his expert.
ence. Mr.. Moore stated that he may
have seen as many mules here in one
day in former years, but he is salts
fed that the sales brought in at least
|25% more money than any other pre-
yious day since he entered the BUSH
ness forty years ago.
1t is estimated that local traders,
that is the farmers and traders over
the county who buy few mules and
sell them out one and two at a time
to farmers and troopers of the county
picked up at least $50 during the day.
Among these traders McMeen & Yok-
ley bought twenty-five head, Buckner
& Short of Spring Hill bought twenty
head F. P. Brumbach bought five
head, R. L. Hayes bought dozen
head and sold one load, and there
were number of other purchasers
Of the same class.
At the stock Yards the scene was
never so busy. A score of southern
buyers were on hand looking after
The local employees of
the establishment were aiding in these
shipments or looking after the inter-
ssts Of J. w. Howard & Go. Cars
we're being switched into place, ship
nents were being rounded out where
me or two mules were needed to fill
,ut a, car. Thirty-two cars had either
,een sent out or went out during the
lay. At an average of 28 mules to
he car this would make total of 896
lead, which added to the mules pick
d up by the local traders would bring
he total sales Of the day up to about
$50 head. Most of the dealers place
he average price paid per head for +
he day at $165, though some say this
J bit high and that $3.50 would
bout catch the average. However
lis may be, it is safe to place the to-
Il of the day at $165,O00.
Southern shipments were J. w.
oward & Co. two loads to New Or
ans, one load to Birmingham, one
ad to Atlanta and one load to Eutaw,
la.
Abraham Bros, three loads to Mont
,mery.
England & Co., one load to Annis- :
n, Ala.
G. B. Allen, one load to Talledega,
a.
Sessions 6 Co. two loads :
Ozark, Ala.
]. D. Holman, two loads to Ozark, q
shryer 6 Mcconnell. one load to .
"
3. McCampbeli. one load to Frank 2
sies & Son, one load to Birmins-
Ellington, two loads to g
snklin.
(. w. Scoggins, one load to Atlanta.
ones g. ogilvie, one load to Atlanta. II
pulaski Mule Co., two loads to At
ia.
.ondon q Hightower. one load to
J. c. Lawrence, one load to Troy,
ha
henderson 6 Adams. one load to on
rk, Ala. ma
W. Stokes, one load. twenty-one a
es and Ave horses to hamburg, s. Co
hin
w Howard g. Co. bought Ave TIVE
Is during the day. The highest Fro
e reported was $500 for one pair. the