Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-10-28

carthy for Armour & Co., for their
select 81. Louis trade.
According 20 Mr.. cUighead the
helfers were purchased from John +.
Baker, q Audrain county, Mo-, al
feeder who has a reputation Of al
ways making them good and his
consignments represent rs good al
class Of animals that are put on the
open market
Mr.. craghead is a fintshor OF
good cattle, likewise. and not only
does no believe in putting the last
touches to bis beeves but inyaribly
his buying around the country repre-
sent the best the feeders put up.
The wheat sown IN Audrain coun-
ty is coming up ~splendidly and
looks fine.
Aadrain farms are In great demand
and at advanced prices.
The farmers Of Audraln win NOT
feed as much stock as usual this
winter.
Pike county had some apples this
year. George Parker marketed 249
Dbl. and II. d. Carroll had 562 Dbl,
mostly Ben Davis and York Imperial
A. Davidson, neal Buell.. has boil
ed up or boiled down 1900 gallons OF
sorghum molasses this year.
In contrasting produce prices back
in the EOS with those of to-day,
Uncle Levi Smith says when he
bought frying chickens at $1.OO a
dozen. eggs at five and six cents,
and people thought they were doing
well if they got 10c a pound for
their butter. I'm 1S4S. while farm
ing sold 5000 pounds Of dressed
PORK to John L. Luke at $3.50 per
crt" c:ia Mr.. Smith. "We often
bought a COW and calf those days
for from five to seven dollars" =
GAINESVILLE Piker.
James Patterson, two miles north
OF Hatton, bought four short two
year-oold steers from ]. w. Black
east of Hereford. 4 few days ago
paying him $50 a head for them.
Sam Gray was over in Galloway
last week buying fat cattle to 90
from Nov. LIST to 18th. He got one
, load of Arthur Neil at $7.15. one
load of Hollace Nein al 1915, q
, of Matt Dunn at $40. and % Of
G. L. Black at $7..-Centmlia Cour
! Ter.
; d. C. Rhoads, OF HumnleIstown
Pa, was in Galloway last week ant
l bought a car load Of extra good Q
: year-old mules which were shipped
, to the keystone state Monday. /.
Head were obtained from IIarrii
brothers. west Of McCredio. at s17l
, EACH eleven were gotten from J.. L
Tyler, west Of Fulton, at $175 each
two from John Ebersole, a Fulton
rural carrier who lives three miles
southwest OF Fulton. at $40 each
ard one from Jacob Gingrlch, fiv,
miles south of Fulton, al Sl7O.
/ Some items from South Fork
g. Creigh Bros, delivered II head o
: 265-lb. hogs to Mr.. Casper, con
: traeted at s.07 1-2. w. L. Bybe'
sold a mare to Walter Beam at $14I
e and bought a saddle horse from Pc
! Tide Hendrix at $3.50. At Charlie.
r sharp's sale, small yearling mule
t brought $3.50; COWS, $50 to $500
e steer calves, SITS; heifer calves
e $l1 to SIS; sows and pigs, $25 AM
Y sheep, 1907. North Humphrey sol
e a pair of yearling mules to W. L
Bybee for $3.50 and a steer cal
for $40.
q. F. Vaughn of near Perry recent
l. iy received Ga mule colts in on
e day all mares but 81 Sc of thon
! were extra good. Mr.. Vaughn has 6
extra good yearling mules, very ia
and ready for a buyer. 35 goo
e cotton mules fat and ready for
e. buyer. Also IL big mules weig
from 100 to 1900 lbs, fat and wait
e. ing for a buyer.
e We had an excellent rain thi
y week and everything is looking e,
e ceedingly we'll" remarked Chas
% e. Casper, a prominent stockman {
u Andrain county, Mo-, while OLE III
/ st, Louis market Saturday. "Tb
@ rains have brought the wheat on
N and never saw it look better tina
9 1t does right 10 and then, we soy
r ed a big acreage. The corn Gro
was very spotted IN my part Of tn
county but taking It as a Who'll,
there Is a good bit more corn
D. there than there was last year. w
nave not begun gathering It yet a
'e We have not had any good frost I
u cry 1t and we are afraid that