Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-12-08
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LOCAL MARKET.

L. ~ a. PCA 10s@
Hides, per lb.--Sc. q
Butter, per ib.-1Sc. u
n The United States Packing
n Company are in the market for&
all the eggs and poultry they y
a get. u
d n n n
N. C. Davis, of this county, had a
load Of 1425-pound steers in st.
Louis last week that sold at $500.
7. ]. Gatewood, of this county
was on the market last week with a
load Of 1476-pound steers of his
own feeding that sold at $3.50, with
in a nickel Of the top for heavy
steers.
Adam Weimer, OF Benton City, re-
Gently sold 500 worth Of poultry
in WeIlsviIle.
:. F. vigal, north of this city, re-
Gently refused 5000 for a 8 years old
saddle horse he paid John Barnaby
$3.50 for.
Powell & Mundy had hogs on the
81. Louis market Friday.
]. J. Freels and wife who live
southeast Of Laddonia are gathering
his crop Of corn and putting 1t
away. He 8s ~ years Of age and
his good wife is 50. They could
not get any one to help gather 1t
and they did the work themselves.
Bella Hughes, o { near Santa Fe, re-
Gently bought a fine Chester White
male hogs from Ed Penn. of New
London.
J. II. Smiley shipped 5 cars - "a
head-of fancy steers and 1 can Of
extra good hogs to Chicago last
week. MFR. Smiley, VIM. Duh and
Thos. WiIkerson went along with
the shipment. The steers weighed
1900 pounds and brought $500.
Joe Pratt recently sold 900 bu-
of new corn to Billy Blythe for
40c. Mr.. McKeehan assisted him in
hauling 1t.
Lee Bros. bought horses and
mules in Paris Saturday as follows:
Sam Major one SITS and one $3.50;
Ashby Wills, pair mules, 1925; C.
Armstrong, one mule, $125; ia.
Alverson mulee s125: Bert Ash, 2
horses, $249; owsley Mason, one
$40; Diana Willis, one, SIPS; Robt.
McCann. one, $3.50; john Houston,
one, $145; Win Blades, one $135;
Roy Allison, one, $125; May Donald
son, one, $50; pair gray horses
$3.50; Perry Reed, one, $40; Davis
White, one, $40; pair o horses,
5000; black horse, SIPS.
John Burgess has four teams
busy gathering corn on his place
| He has already taken In $500 bu.
part of which has been delivered ITO
Judge Alex Carter. If the weather
continues good, Mr.. Burgess says he
will complete gathering in about
two weeks.
Late Lhpp Is building a fine barn
on his good farm north of this city.
Powell & Mundy marketed a load
of butcher stuff in st. Louis Thurs
day.
Shelby Berry has n of the larg-
est contracts for breaking colts in
this section for some time. He will
start in the first of the year to
break 35 colts.
]. G. Jesse, of near Rush Hill,
had IS acres OF fair r. this year.
He says his 100 A. Of oats made
81 bu.
w. O. H~ostetter, n of AudIainie
prominent farmers, was in this
city this week.
Henry Depping, a popular FarbeH
merchant, reports wheat in st.
Charles and Warren counties In poor
condition.
Mrs. H. H. Oaks, Of near Farber,
has sold over $500 worth Of Poultry
and eggs this year.
An automobile owneT says there
is nothing that seems to improve
live stock like crossing 1t with am
automobile. II an automobile runs
over a pig it is sure to be a blooded
Berkshire. Every chicken that is
slaughtered Is a pedigreed bird
worth from $40 to $50. A yellow barn.
yard cur becomes a wire haired fox
terrier the moment an auto puts
him out Of the harding lass, while
a calf is always of Attorney or
Guernsey blood.
Geo. Dean has a load IT heifers
and mules ON feed.
J. B. Woolery recently paid VIII
Pryor 40 cents for new corn.
John Holman Is preparing TO
market % head OF good cattle that
average 1900 lbs.
]. p. Booth, who Is feeding some
good heafera, paid MIR. McCainhock
40 cents for q corn this week.
Jack Stuart and G. II. Ghoup sold
J, Hord Davis 1.700 bu. Of corn for
40 cents. Mr.. Davis Is feeding
some cattle.
Bob Ferris, one Of the PROMINENT
young farmers and stockmen On Lad
donda neigbborhood, Is feeding Is
head OF good cotton mare mules.
Several thousand head of cattle
have been sacrificed an Western
Texas fer want Of water and thous-
ands Of others n being shipped TO
market before the drought claims
them. In Midland, Iron Sterling, Pc.
cos Crockett, Ward and Crane
counties less than an inch Of rain
has fallen In three months, and
In all Western Texas The drought as
running vegetables and other crops
The Southern Pacific, Texas Pa
ctfic and other railroads are oper-