Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-01-11
POULTRY AND EGGS

GOMfANl fOR ffL1CHo ON AOok
TRY AND EGGS. BOTH PHONES
The TOP Of The steer trade in
81, Louis Wednesday was $40. for
a drove Of floO-lb beeyes. These cat.
tie were bought IN the country and
shipped By the welfknown firm Of
Wilcox & Literal. Of Randolph
county, who 1--we on the edge Of
Audmln. This firm deals extens-
lively in all kinds Of live stock. and.
one Of their notices is shipping
to the ST. Louis market. They were
very successful during the past year
and planning a big shipping year
for 1912. The cattle were bought
BY the United Dressed Beef Co. OF
New York.
r. E. Scroggin, an extensive cattN
dealer and feeder of Audrain sold
a load OF steers on Wednesdays
late market at $3.50, which was
equal to the top for that day. Mr..
Scroggin feeds extensively and
contributes lots of cattle to this
market. His shipment Wednesday
consisted Of two loads Of his own
feeding. that averaged 1926 pounds
and sold at the top Of the market
The cattle had been on feed for
about three months, and ere in
good killing condition.
'eThe cattle feeding is not quite up
to last years average said ]. D.
Lewellen Of Audrain county, to the
st. Louis Live Stock Reporter. The
feeders this winter are complaining
OF a shortage of stock cattle. The
high.priced stock cattle and high
priced feed have caused a good
many OF the small feeders to
stay out Of the game this year. The
yield Of corn was light last SUMMER
and che quality was far below the
average Corn at the present time
is selling at coo per bu, with the
good corn enjoying a strong de-
mand. Hogs are very short this
winter, The shortage is caused by
the farmers getting the cholera scare
and shipping their hogs TO the mar
ket. / look for the spring hog mar
ket to be very good al the re-
ceipts will tighten up a good deal.
which Of course. wall cause higher
prices"
c. P. Arnold marketed Of his own
feeding from Audrain, 245 head
Of western yearling sheep that
weighed SO lbs. and brought S5,45
in ST. Louis this week.
Godfrey Preece and wife Of New
York City are in Mexico buying
horses. Mr.. Preece Is n Of the
most noted horsemen Of the East
and he makes frequent visit TO Mex
leo. He Is one OF Lee Bros best
buyers and he purchases only high
class horses.
He also handles a large number Of
Polo ponies.
Mrs. Preece accompanies Mr..
Preece to Mexico on many coca
sions. She is as much Of a horse
enthusiast as her husband and takes
great interest in the purchasing Of
pure bred animals.
James McAk4ster, OF Columbia, is
en- his way to New York to bring
back to DR.. A. W. McAlester's farm
the imported thoroughbred stallion,
sandringham one Of the most fam
Gus animals in the stud Of Harry
Payne whitney. the millionaire.
This splendid animal was donated
to Joseph A. Murphy, through the
New York Jockey Club. and Mr.,
Murphy wired to Algernon Daunger
field, secretary of the Club to ship
the horse to DR.. McAlester at Co
lumbia.
This rs the first step in a move
ment which the Government is tax.
ing to conserve the supply Of mounts
for the cavalry service Of the Unit
ed States army Cen. Leonard wood
In a recent letter to congress, sound
d a note of warning calling atten-
ton to the fact thsk unless some
thing Is done to stop the depletion
Of thoroughbred stations. the army
viii be unable iE a few years TO
obtain suItabde mounts.