Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1910-01-06
AUDaAnE sHIrpERs
The Live Stock Reporter Givss
Sketches Of Their Lives.


"I was born in Audrain county,
Mo-, on July 26th, 1S67,p said
Henry T. Cant, a poineer farmer,
stockman and shipper to this mar
ket. "I have been a shipper Of live
stock for the past thirty-two years,
beginning to trade in all kinds of
cattle at the age Of eleven years
and have been actively engaged in
the same business ever since. The
first load of stock that ever.
bought was for my father and
consisted Of three cars of hogs.
which I shipped to this market IN
the month of September, 1878. !
bought and shipped stock for my.
father until / became nineteen
years Of age and then continued
the business in my own name and
have been at it since. / think the
National Stock Yards the best
market on all kinds Of live stock
in the United States and have not
used any other market since I
began the business. Mr.. Cant is
one of Audrain county's largest
buyers and not only buys live
stock Of all kinds in his Immediate
section Of the country, but is
known all over the state as a good
liberal buyer and his word is as
good as his check, which the
writer of this can verify is always
good for face value.
''I was born in Audrain county,
Missouri, Feb. IL, 1871" said Joe
Considine, one Of the most prom
inent farmers, stocknlo1 and ship
pers in the state. .~1 have been d
shipper and constant patron of the
st. Louis market for the last
eighteen years. You ask my opin-
ion Of this market in comparison
to other centersf l have never
fused any other market in my ex-
Iperience as a shipper and that
Ishows what think Of the National
IStock Yards. I began trading in
horses, mules, cattle and hogs al
the age Of seventeen years and
have been in the business since
The first load of stock that I evel
Ishipped consisted Of hogs, which
I sold at a good price and that en-
couraged me to go out and try
another round and from hogs
began to deal in cattle and late
lin life /. have been a heavy buye
of mules and horses" Mr.. Consi
dine has topped the cattle marke
four times consecutively since tn
first of August, 1908, and tn
sheep market twice from his owl
feed lots located on his fine farH
in Audrain county. He is an exteu
sive farmer and land owner has
! ling had in 500 acres of corn thi
= Hast season and at the presen
towns 1850 acres of the best groun
in Missouri.
:, VIM. H. Wallace, of Audrai
! county, Mo-, is an old-time patro
of this market, but has had to r,
tire from the business lately on 4,
count of i'll health. Mr.. Wallace
Kentuckian by birth, havin
been born in Carlisle county I
that state, May End, 1s40, bl
when quite young moved to Mi
souri, and since then has been
! resident Of that state. Said M
Wallace: 81 have been shippl
!, for the last thirty years until r
Gently when my health becan
/; bad and since that time ! have n
!, been engaged in any active bui
Il ness. began shipping live sto,
to the market at the age Of TWEEN
and shipped a load Of hogs al
cattle to the National Stock Var
= in the early days when they d
not have near the market or "a
ilities for handling stock as tn
e do now. ] consider your mark
Z the best IN the world for all kin
Of live stock and wish It all !
ne orovvfh and nroaneritv in I