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West, so when Mr. J. G. Cowan of Missouri, 

 the owner of the $3,000 show and breeding 

 bull London Duke 6th 10399, arranged for a 

 public sale, to include that distinguished ani- 

 mal, it was decided to offer the stock at Ot- 

 tumwa, la. The event occurred Aug. 18, and 

 with the exception of the fine Young Mary 

 cow Grace Young 3d everything was taken by 

 Iowa and Missouri breeders, the thirty-six head 

 commanding $19,340, an average of $537. Lou- 

 don Duke 6th was bid off by E. Gilliston of 

 Mound City, Mo., at $1,950; S. W. Jacobs gave 

 $1,000 for London's Minna; D. A. Rouner of 

 Newark, Mo., $1,000 for Red Daisy of Fairview 

 5th, and J. G. Strawn of Illinois a like sum for 

 the Mary cow above mentioned. 



In September, 1875, D. M. Flynn of Des 

 Moines made an average of $699 on eighteen 

 head. D. L. Hughes of Vinton had opposition 

 on Roan Princess up to $3,500 and S. W- 

 Jacobs had to carry the Scotch-bred Minnie's 

 Annandale 2d to $2,000. For Lady King the 

 same buyer paid $1,500. Dr. George Sprague 

 of Des Moines sold nineteen head in connec- 

 tion with Mr. Flynn that made an average of 

 $592. Red Daisy of Fairview 4 J Ji, that the 

 Doctor had bought at the Cowan sale for $710, 

 fell here to D. L. Hughes' bidding at $1,550. 

 For Oakwood Miss Wiley John Collard paid 



