Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1920-06-24
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Chicago July Sept.
Corn $1.81 $171
Oats $104 65B
St. Louis Cash.
No. l White Corn ............ $1.98
No. 3 Mixed oCrn ........... S1.84
No. White Oats .... $1.19h $1.20
st. Louis Stock Yards:-
Hogs 1000 ............ Steady
Top ...,............. Slo.Oo
Cattle $500 prospects slow and lower
Sheep $500 ................ Steady
High price paid for cattle in st.
Louis Monday went to W. D. Mason
of Audrain county, Mo-, for a good
load of 1237-lb. steers. Thirty-eight |
head in the consignment sold to Ar
mour at $15.85 per cwt. These cattle
were fed by Bruce Davis of Monroe
county on a ration consisting prin-
cipally of straight corn. They origin
ated in Monroe county as feeders and
were a thrifty bunch of cattle.-Live
Stock Reporter.
Audrain County farmers will prob
ably begin to harvest their wheat the
later part of this week or the first of
next week, according to reports from
various parts of the county.
The showers of Monday and Tues
day may postpone the harvest a few
days, but unless it rains more later
in the week the weather will be ideal
for wheat cutting. Reports from the
south part of the county indicate that
the presence of the fly in several
wheat fields may hurry the binders
into the community.
J. H. Lane and S. J, Buckner had
/ 45 acres Of good wheat destroyed
near Benton City by hail Monday.
The loss was partially covered by in
surance.
st. Claire Emmons went to Gales
burg ILL.,, Tuesday to attend a large
cattle sale.
Thomas Armstrong, who resides
near this city, had a fine young horse
bllad by lightning Monday.
CHICAGO, June 22.-The Inter
state Commerce Commission has or.
dcrea 14,4o1 grain cars forwarded tc
sis Of the railroads from Khnsas City
, 10 the wheat fields of Kansas and Ok
lahonl.
: A good rainfall Monday Afternoon
) came at the strategical time to save
Audrain County's crops. In the cen
trail and northern parts of the coun
: ty. the showers were heaviest. Eas
r of Mexico the rain was accompanies
| by a hail storm. which did great dam
Y age. The shower thinned out soutl
e Of here according to reports from tn
a extreme south part of the county. Il
t that section the rain was not heav
e enough to settle the dust.
r As far north as the Fish Branc
s ncighborhood, the rain was heavy
According to farmers in that vicinit
h it did material good to the crops b
Il softening the hard~clods which ha
# formed on the surface of the groun'
1. 1t is predicted that the rain will brin
s up the young corn in that section.
" The rain in Mexico was one-thi1
of an inch in depth. At Benton Cit
lie the hail stones did much damag
IS Starting at 1870 o'clock and conti1
Iy uing for thirty minutes, the hail fe
s. covering the ground with sever
vs. inches of ice. The wheat and oats
I'd that part of the county were bad
ed damaged, and many small gardel
were seriously affected. A twent
at five acre field of wheat belonging
r. Will Wenger, who lives north of Be
rd ton City, was practically destroye
H. and many other fields were partial
all devastated.
Is, James NJ. Patterson, Of the HIATT
A. bailiwick, is following mis- usual CT
es tom of farming on large scale tt
season. When farming weather "
ds late in arriving this spring, n
ly. Patterson saw that he was going
ry plant corn faster than he ever did
,eo fore. Accordingly he secured all
Id, tractors that were to be had in
ell neighborhood and while he was g
ting his 400 acres of corn plant
ran four tractors, and several pla
;er, ers, harrows, drags, etc. The rec'
on, run during this operation was pl'
I'M ing, ordering and planting field
ter rs acres in day and a half.
asst Patterson reported Saturday t
army worms had entirely destro'
100 acres of fine pasture for
we'd and at that time were beginning
to make inroads on some Of his c
that was up.-Auxvasse Review.