GREAT STOCK SALE.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 50, 2 October 1875, Page 2

GREAT STOCK SALE.

Wc extract the following account of an extraordinary sale of stock fr-mt the Toronto Globe, an 1 the prices realised will startle many ;

Tin; iwere first led nnl and olT< red, The competition fur them was nut brisk, and in some instances the animals must have sold at. a loss to the owner?. Tin; same was the fate of the six Co;swohl rams, but one of which brought what may be caU' d- a good pric:*. T!ie pig’s sold boner, but still at prices wbicli may bo (bought low, consid.-!mg that the stock is of 1 lie best that England can furnish, But when the Short-horns cam-- our, the faces of li’.e owners, which had been perceptibly | lengthening with each come-down of hammer, began to brighten. The firsts

animal offered, a Frantic calf, went for 550duls. After her came two Surmise Duciioses, which realised 2,41'0d015. and 2,700d01., itm one to remain in Canada, tho other to cro to New York. The success of

iho sale was now assured, and some little excitement began to be shown. Gen. Meredith, of Indiaima, bought the _ next two lots, Chaplet cud Statin;. i'or 875c1015. and 7Oodn|. The Michigan men now seemed to think that they owed it to their State to put themselves forward, so young Braceletwas secured by Mr Stebbins for OOOdols., arid, after a smart ctiupeiition, Messrs Avery & Murphy became of Princess Maud

Mage, lion. Mr Cochrane's cattle "were offered. Previous to the first lot being put up Mr Cochrane mounted the rostrum and stated that he had received many offers Fur sale hy private contract since he had advertised Ids cattle, hut that as he had advertised them he was going to sell them, and he wished it to be distinct iy understood that there was no reserve whatever, and that it was a hiom J'dr. sale, whatever the things brought. (Applause.)

The great gam of the day was then brought out, in the person of a bcanlifn! ho so ven -in o> 1 11 is- old Airiine i >nchcfiStb. Ifej- appearance was the signal display of interest suited to the on of the off cling for public sale of one of the < raar dr, hi rrnnr of bovine aristocracy. Messrs A very & Murphy sent, in a shell in (he shape of a io,UoUdo!s bid to start with. Their neighbour, M r Hiebbms,. added bOOdols.. win runpon Mr Major pul ina word for Canada at 12,UU0dol.s. Mr f I roome, Kentucky, eliimed mat 155.2UUd015. and Mr Major ami Messrs Avery & Murphy burled defiance at each oilier (ill the sum reached lo.bOudi Js,, at which figure the former reliinpiishod the field. CoLGroome came to tin; front again, and Kentucky ..nJ Michigan exchangi d AiUJol. sliols until, amidst loud cheers, Messrs Aveiy >'i Murphy were declared the winners ol the b.attlo at a, cost, of LTUOUJoL. Shouts of *■ Hurrah for Michigan,” and u Bully for Michigan,’’ were given, and the purchasers received the congratulations of their brother-breeders in having secured what: is really, as things now go, a, firstclass bargain.

bth Lo.iiiin of Slansondalc was withdrawn, and the 4th Lounn, her half-sister, substituted fur her. Col. (ioKime, of Kentucky, got her, after a smart contest, at2,-S6odnls. Matlio Leo 4th, went: for an old song, bbiidols. to Mr Mrivo-in. of Pennsylvania.

Then was introduced to the -special ors his youthful Grace the bill Duke of Hillhurst, aged two months, chaperoned by his foster-dam, an imported Ayrshire, which was 1 brown in along with the Duke. Mr llagerty, of Ohio, signPh-.d his desire to possess ’this Duke by putting him in at 4,LO'idols. From this figure lie ran up rapidly till he reached B,GOO, at which sum ho was knocked down to a combination of Tennesseans, Messrs Noel, Cockerell, & Gibson. Banger Prince was well competed for, and brought WiOdois. from Mr Peterson, of Illinois. Thu remaining one of Mr Cochrane’s stock, Louis le Grand, notwithstanding his grand name and appearance, could get no one to look at, him, but was ultimately bought by Mr Jacob Lamer, of Vaughan, for 200dols. The sale of Messrs Beattie & Miller’s stock was resumed. The Princess of Baby was bought hy Mr Page at 2,2(J0d015. The same gentleman purchased Princess of Oxford 4lh, at ‘I,OUO. The Duchess of Baby was the cause of of another hattlc-royal between the American and Canadian buyer . Mr Page ami Col. Holloway represemiug the former and Mr Craig the latter. The Duchess will stay in Canada, Dir Craig wearing out his opponents at i'.lOOdol. The same gentleman prevented Carless Bth from crossing the line, but it cost him 2,.‘5U0d01. to do it. The appearance of two Kirkievinglons again wrought up enthusiasm. A long

and obstinate contest ensued over Kirkicvington Princess 2nd., and tin’s time the Americans were too strung for (lie native clement. Michigan will in fnlnr" be 1 lie residence of 1 lie princess, and in her stead 4.Got idols, of Messrs Avery A Murphys money will mine lu Canada, but the oilier. Kirk-vington Duchess Bth, will remain with ns, and .Mr Craig can contemplate with complacency the 4.02. r ;do!s. represenled by her, and which it cost him to prevent her from becoming an alien. General Meredith purchased several splendid animals, giving for Baroness Conyers i,Got idols. ; Princess of Denmark 2nd, 1,00')dols. ; and Mountain Hose Jrd,

52ndols. Several good animals will go to lowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Coimeciient, and Tennessee.