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born of Port Huron, Mich., received $2,600 for 

 the Craggs co.w Duchess of Huron, by 22d Duke 

 of Airdrie, from John R. Craig of Edmonton, 

 Can., and $1,500 from same buyer for her dam, 

 2d Duchess of Springwood, then ten years old. 

 T. Hickman of Ashland, Mo., gave $1,025 for 

 the Ohio Rose of Sharon. Crystal Queen 5th. A 

 few Scotch-bred cattle were included in this 

 sale and met with fair appreciation, the im- 

 ported cow WastelFs Jenny Lind 7th, by Lord 

 of the Isles, falling to Mr. Heckman's bidding 

 at $800. 



The Avery & Murphy sale. On May 21 

 Avery & Murphy of Port Huron followed with 

 a sale of seventy-five head averaging $670. 

 The yearling Bates-topped Peri heifer Peri 2d 

 of Lyndale, of Col. King's breeding and sired 

 by the $14,000 bull 2d Duke of Hillhurst, was 

 taken by S. W. Jacobs of Iowa at $4,000. The 

 18th Duke of Airdrie cow Miss Wiley 4th was 

 bought by Col. Simmes of Kentucky for $2,675, 

 and the roan Miss Wiley 25th, by 10th Duke of 

 Thorndale/by same buyer at $1,825. The 2d 

 Louan of Glen Flora at $2,350; the Ohio Rose 

 of Sharon cow Rose of Fairholme 4th (of Judge 

 Jones' breeding) at $1,275, and the imported 

 Kinellar-bred Scotch cow Wastell's Golden 

 Drop 4th at $1,100, all fell to the persistent 

 bidding of Col. Robert Holloway. The 'Aber- 

 deenshire cattle were not well known in the 



