Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-01-22
Stock Notes

No 2 corn u IL
No 2 Y 6e q Ia i
No 2 W 60 Ia
No 2 Oats 50 a 20
No 2 W 81 a IL
Chicago Close
wheat May % A July 81 IS a 80 A
Corn May IS is B July "a Is q IA
b
Oats May % IS July IS T. sa 80
Fork Jan also May ala A
ST. Louis Close
Cattle 270e including 500 South
ems. Steady.
Hogs 1900. 8 to ioc lower
sheep ssoJ. SLOW.
Henry T. Cant a Of the leading
farmerstockmen OF Audraln county,
has moved his family from Thompson
to Omoha. Neb. to live. He has been
sheep salesman and cattle buyer for
the Omaha Live Stock Commission
Co. for the last three years and is
a member of the firm. The live
stock business which he established
at Thompson will be conducted by hi
son, wheeler, one OF the best
young stockmen in the State. The
Ledger regrets very much TO have
Mr.. Cant and his splendid family
leave Audraln county but wish them
much In their new home.
Clark G Bledsoe have shipped in
a car of corn from Charlton, which
they will probably sell for seed corn
II has been stored in the Old Bap-
list Church building on East Monroe
ST
The ten farm advisers Of Missouri
counties VIII remain in Colum-
tia until January 30 to attend a
two weeks farm advisers school. The
purpose OF the school Is for the
advisers to confer together CONCERN
ing their problems and to receive ad-
vice from members OF the faculty of
the College of Agriculture here and
from the United States Department
of Agriculture.
D. H.. Doane, professor Of farm
management and state leader Of
farm advisers, and r. S. Besse, as
sistant in farm management and az
sistant state leader have charge of
the school. The county farm advisers
who are here are: C. NJ. McWiniams
Cape Girardeau; H. B. Derr, Scott; Z
A. Ikenberry, Jackson; S. NJ. Jordan,
Pettis; f. W. Faurot. Buchanan; c.
NJ. Long, johnson; II. H. Laude, Ma
ron; r w Rusk, Audrain; +. j..
Rodekohr, Dade. and j. D. Wilson.
Cooper.
e. NJ. Crooks is. feeding II head
Of fine mule colts.
Basil Price and J. r. Gel spent Far
mors' Week IN Columbia.
J. ]. Wakefield is home lrnm. Go.
lnmbia. where he attended a meet,
ing of the State Board of Agrlcul.
ture.s
Price johnson has had some more
sheep killed by dogs. People having
sheep-kilhng dogs should look after
them.
John Brewer has bought four dan
dy mares from Paul Hudson. One a
four year old, weighed 1870 lbs; a
three year old weighed 1880 lbs; a
coming two year old weighed 1885; a
one year cd weighed 1890 lbs. I
Pettis county has sis miles Of i'm.
proved roads out OF the $40 miles of
dirt roads in the county.
7. M. Hamilton has bought a fine
farm of 100 acres near Prairie View
Church, 6 miles southwest of this
The price was close TO 500 an
7, NJ. Hamilton had a good mule
die mysteriously this week.
c. NJ. Shutts sale OF five stock,
Implements and household goods. az
his farm south of Mexico Tuesday.
lotaled s2O41. 80. Mr.. Shut said Wed
nesday he was very well satisfied
with the prices his stuff brought.
Fritz Kemper and o. H. Brown
Fought a number of sows and pies far
and a mare for S167.5o. Buss
3uckner bought a mare for s155 and
AXE Buckner n for s110. ". w.
'ollock bought a % for $50 and r.
I. Reed bought two for liz. A team
u mares was sold toJ. R. Muir for
.lS3 and j.. q. Azdell bought a mule
olt for 500. Mr.. Shut with his fam.
y will move to Columbia to reside
cunningham & Ferris paid $500
0 Bart Martena of Rush nm for
hree mules.
Bart Martena Of Rush Hill. ia
eeding 80 head steers on ais farm
car Rush Hill.
J. W. Stephens, east of this civ :
sold Sherman Lewis, of Gala. {
'ay County, four two year old muIes 4
n 1920. {
Ray Beagles. who farms noar l
ush HILL is feeding 40 head Of !
Ign grade steers and recently Maid
cents a bushel for a carload NJ :
relied Illinois corn. =
fennewald Bros. well-knowu ~sb,n.
'rs from Audrain county, Mo. mar.
tied two loads of heifers here re.l
'ntiy at a price which was close toI
9 top OF the market on straight
ads of heifers. There were ~tvol
inches Of them and they sold 10
? > t. Louis Dressed Beef Co. for
III urn needs no introduction tol
auers OF the Reporter as tbov
We been shipping here for somsl
and turn out some mighty good
John Burgess viii go to f~arm,no
am a,a' taking the E. M. Crooks place
p S". . first Of March. He recent.
bought Is head Of good calves at
T. Bybee's sale for a fract,o,