Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-03-09

year old mare mule, 1920, and grey
mare mule, s1S7.50.
Fulton is to have a new stock and
grain exchange. Paul Hudson Of
Mexico is to be in charge. With the
travelling representative of the com
pany he was here this week and ar
ranged to open an Office in the rooms
formerly occupied by the Buffum tele-
phone exchange-Fulton Telegraph.
FEWER FARMERS IN KANSAS.
Abiline, Kansas, March 9.-Fewer
people are engaged in agricultural
pursuits in Kansas today than 10 years
ago, according to j. C. Mohler, secre-
tary Of the State Board Of Agricu-
ture, who spoke here Thursday night
at a gathering of business men. How
ever, the States agriculture has
shown a gradual development. Mohler
got his statistics from the State decen-
NAL census, now being made. In 1895,
the figures show 55 per cent of those
engaged in all occupations were in ag-
ricultdre and in 1915 only 46 per cent.
HOGS SELL AT $500 A HUNDRED
A jump of s to 10 cents a hundred
pounds in the price Of hogs at the
National Stockyards Tuesday sent
the market at $500 a hundred pounds
the highest in 16 months.
The market has been advancing
steadily since the, first of the year.
In the past even months the advance
has been 81 a hundred pounds. The
reason given is receipts falling off in
all the markets and increased de-
mand. The falling off Of receipts is
due to the fact that the corn crop last
year was of poor quality and the hogs
were sent early to market so the
supply is accordingly scant now. 1t
is predicted that the price viii go to
SO a hundred during the summer,
The high record is $11.15, which was
reached FIVE years ago.
A report from Chicago is that from
the first of the year until Monday
2,155, 900 hogs were received at the
Chicago yards, an increase of more
than half a million head over the sim,
liar period of 1915. For the IL prin,
cipal markets Of the country the tota
hog shipments from Jan. 1, 1916, tt
date is more than 100000 for tbs
same period in 1915. This, it il
pointed out, is in spite Of the fact tina
the German lard market is also clos
ed-St. Louis Post Dispatch
A farm trade was consumated her
this week in which over $4,000 wortl
. of fine Audrain county land and splen
did farm improvements wer consider
ed. Albert Price traded his 200 acr'
farm to Charles Dean for his 172 acrI
place. If there was any other consid
GRAFTON besides the land it was no
stated.
Mr.. Prices farm is located sevel
and a half miles southwest Of thi
city and not long ago he refused $11i
an acre for it. The place is well i'm
: proved ,on the Columbia road and tn
proposed extension of the electric
line is already graded past his iron
: gate.
, The Charles Dean farm is a mil
southwest Of Mexico with modern con
veniences and splendid located. 1t i
not far from the Pease farm 80 acre
: Of which recently brought S21, O0C
. They win move to their new farm
within a short time.
'' Lutte Smith, Of Sailing TOWNSHIP
has just shipped 100 head of good cat
; tie to st. Louis from the Clay farm.
Col. ). r. johnson, Of Mexico, Mo-,
st. Louis booster, who ships many
, car Of fat stock to this market eac
year has about 5000 head of wester
sheep on feed that he will shear an
: market here during the months q
April and May. Col. johnson wi
> hold his 9Th annual mule and cattl
: sale at his Colonial Hill Farm o
Thursday, March 9th. He viii offer