Mexico weekly ledger., 1912-12-26

KBr FOR POULTRY. BUTTER
AND EGGS. CALL US BE
FORE YOU SELL. WITT
MUTUAL Phone s-CrTY Phone s25
r, A. Hlghtshoe q Co
For Poultry and Egg Prices.
The weTsvilie optic-News says;
'Blattner Bros. shipped out two
carloads. $4,000 pounds, dressed tur
keys by express to the New York
Market this week. Last Saturday
their poultry house was taxed far be-
yond its capacity with Chickens, and
two live poultry cars we're secured
from the Wabash in which to take
care OF the overflow. Fully 25.o00
head Of chickens were being handled
by this firm on that day. Monday for
ty-five coops we're received by ex.
press from various points In this
trade territory and Wednesday rs ad-
ditional cocps of turkeys and geese
were received from CentralIa-"
L. B. C"Splint'') Barnett. Of Hoi-
liday, is over for the holidays. Mr..
Barnett is connected with the firm
Of Blades G Barnett at Holiday He
says they are training 20 mighty
fine horses and expect to have a
number Of ribbon winners next sea-
son. They had much success the past
show season.
J. O.. Crawford of Moline. recently
Bought 90 good calves.
J. T. Johnson is building a large
barn on his farm just south Of Lad
donia and expects TO have 1t ready
for use this week. He has moved
the house on the Lucke farm. south
of this city, closer to the road and
willrebuIld il. He will also have a
barn erected on that farm. Some
time after the first OF the year. Mr.
johnson will construct a silo on his
farm near Fish Branch. All Of these
buildings will have concrete founda'
tion. Kelly Quisenberry has the con-
tracts for all OF this work.
Joe MongIer has been buying CORE
and paying from 80 to 40 cents a blu.
He recently bought 2s4 bushels from
Mr.. Kerns.
Fulton, Mo-. Dec. %.
A train Of more than twenty stock
cars left McCredis, North 90 Fnlton,
recently with the first big shipment
Of fat mules from Galloway county.
There we're 543 cotton mules that
gave been sold te e. st. Louis firms
BY Kingdom feeders at an average
price Of more than 5000. The activ-
lily in buying began December 10,
when representatives of Sparks
Bros, Maxwell Crouch & Guyton and
Harrington of East st. Louis ap.
peared in North Galloway, the home
Of the big feeders.
The rapidity with which the first
load was gathered showed that the
buyers and sellers had little trouble
over prices. 1t also d~issipates the
many rumors before election OF drops
In prices in the event of a Demo
cratic victory.
About 1000 mere mules are on
feed In Galloway County and it is
believed the activities in trading viii
continue for some time. 1t is proba-
BILE that some OF those who sold this
week win buy more mules for the
fattening process.
The recent demand OF South Caro-
lima buyers on the st. Louis market
Is believed to have stimulated the &c.
tivities in Missouri mule counties.
Joe Mongler is completing his fine
new 81 by SIS foot barn, which. he
says, Is one OF the best in the
County. It will cost $1,000.
Joe Mongler is feeding 70 head Of
cattle and a carload OF hogs.
J. T. Durkee. OF this city, one OF
the representatives OF the
Rumely Products Co. whose rec
ord for 1912 was among the leaders
in the list OF men travelling for the
company. has been invited with the
rix other leaders, to accompany the
members OF the firm on a tour Of
their six factories starting In st,
faul Jan. 5. on a special train Of
pullmans. Mr.. Durkee has made a
most excellent record since he join
ed this company and his many friend
in Mexico Join the Ledger in extend
ing congratulations. The factories tc
be visited are in Saltwater, Mita.;
Dixon, ILL.,; Battle Greek, Mich;
Lansing, Mich; Richmond. Ind,
and La Porte, Ind.
Lee Brothers, of Mexico, who han
die all the horses and mules in
Boone and Audrain Co. were here re-
Gently at Davis & Sons livery barn
buying all kinds of mules and hors-
es. They succeeded In buying from
the following parties: L. Hendrix,
enc bay gelding by Rex; J. p. Anth-
ony, one bay gelding; \. J. sapp.
three mules; w. r. White, one
roam gelding; d. l. Denham, one
gelding; Felix Ruether, one gray
saddle mare; General Keene. one
gelding; Wilson Hall, one combined
saddle and buggy horse. The prices
ranged from s75 to $3.50 per head
Columbia Times.
+. NJ. Brewer has shipped two
Jacks to Sioux City, Ia.
Value OF Missouri farm products
and live stock for the present year
Is estimated at more than "a bill
lion dollars OF that sum almost 200
million dollars 70 represented in the
ordinary osa. drain
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