Mexico weekly ledger., 1922-08-31
THE MARKETS.


St Louis Cash.;
No. ? Red Wheat ......$1.09 to$1.10
No. 8 Red Wheat ...... S103 to $1.09
No. 2 Mixed Corn ............5Sh
No. 2 White Oats ............35
No. 3 White Oats BAN
ST. Louis Stock Yards
Hogs, $500 ..............i0c lower
Top 500
Cattle $500 ...,.......... Steady
Sheep, 1900 Steady
Wednesdays Local Poultry Market:
Hens, per b. ............16 and IL
Eggs, per doz. .....,....... 2lc
Butter Fat, per ID. ..........-. &c
SALE DATES
September ST.. T, Van Note, Ten
miles southwest OF Mexico. Aueti-
oueer, Joe Gregory.
W. Jeff Woods of the National
Stock Yards, was in Auxvasse Wis
itor one day last week, meeting and
shaking hands with many of his
friends here. Jeff has recently &C.
cepted a position as a%uctioneer with
the Harper Bros. Mule Co., of the
National Yards and held his first
sale for that firm Tuesday Of last
week. Jeff has had more than 20
years experience handling horses and
mules, both in and out Of the st.
Louis market, and reports from the
ringside tell that his first auction
sale with the Harper Bros. firm was
very pleasing both to the buyers and
sellers. Good luck - you, Jeff
Auxyasse Review.
Let the Ledger print your sale bills.
We are equipped to do this work te
vour satisfaction. WITT
Warm water, green feed and hot
mashes without pepper) boost the
egg production
FeweIl Bros. and Charles R. Crag-
head & Son, east and northeast of
Aaxvasse farmers, and J. Willard
Price. north Of Auxyasse, together
shipped s car load of fat hogs from
TINS place TO the East St. Louis mark
ct Tuesday. All Of the consignment
we're of the shippers wi feeding
Aaxvasse Review.
John W. Greed, the most extern
Sve cattle feeder in. this section, un-
loaded a string of 80 steers in Mex
ico Thursday evening and drove the
beeves to mis- pastures south of Aux
xssse that night. The cattle came
from the ST. Louis market and weigh
ed aO7 pounds average-Auxvasst
Review.
Seventy-eight acres Of land neai
the Macedonia Church, belonging Il
Lizzie and Lonney Jennings was solt
under deed of trust of $4,000 here
Saturday afternoon to William Pow
ell for S1S5.
The Dicus and Price sale OF live
stock which was held at the Alber
Price farm Saturday totaled owe,
$4,000. One hundred and seventy
seven animals were listed for sale
Among the heaviest buyers were W
Mason, B. A. Brown, VIM. Vivion AM
Jones Brothers.
The sale of mules was one of tn
largest held neal Mexico for som
time, rs head being up for sale. Tn
top paid for mules was $465 paid b,
Jones Brothers, for a span of brow,
mare mules, four and five years ole
Among the other purchases Of mule
were, r. R. Buckner, one pair o
horse mules six years old, 1910; on
span black mare mules, 6 years ole
S235, o. B. Johnson; Fletcher sins
one black mare mule, s years ok
S175; one span black mare mules
G. II. Dunn 1926; one span gray MAJ
n1uies, 8 years old 1905; on spa
gray mare mules, Jones Brother
$3.50; one span 4 year old muless23F
one span iron gray mare mules $32l
Jones Brothers.
Sixty sheep were bought by w. ]
Mason for $3.50 to $3.50. Ed Hi
debrard purchased ten black steel
for s55 each.
Joe Considine took the first pr;
for the best mule, three years o
and over, a second on pair of mule
three years old and over, fifth az
sixth prizes for two years old heif'
and sixth on aged Poland China 50
al the State Fair at Sedalia Ia
week
Austin Brown was awarded t
fourth prize for senior yearling p
roc Jersey SOW, tenth for DUR
Boar in class Of seventy-five entri
and eleventh place for best DUR
Jersey litter in class Of thirty entris
The shipments made by the Pr
dncers Grain Company during Aui
usE have been as follows:
August LIST, hogs, ga had, G.