928 A HISTORY OF HEREFORD CATTLE 



averaging $303.90 and no exceptional prices being 

 included. A top of $710 was paid by J. M. Curtice 

 for Prince Eupert 39th, consigned by. Luce & Mox- 

 ley. Dr. Logan bought Beau Caldo, bred by Rob- 

 ert H. Hazlett, at $680. On Oct. 22 O. Harris & 

 Sons made a good sale of 64 head which averaged 

 $314. The two bulls Donald Lad 7th and Prize- 

 winner made $1,000 each. Gay Lad 8th brought 

 $1,025 and Gay Lad 2d $1,500, the latter price being 

 paid by W. M. Braddock of Nebraska. The bull 

 average here was $464. Five Gay Lad 6th bulls 

 averaged $772. On Oct. 24 Gudgell & Simpson sold 

 50 head at Kansas City for an average of $177.60, 

 the bulls averaging $254.30 and the top being $460 

 for Bright Lord. On the following day C. B. Smith 

 sold 50 head at Fayette, Mo., for an average of 

 $127.50. Neariy half of these went to Montana, 

 Giltner Bros, sold 50 head at Shelbyville, Ky., on 

 Oct. 30 at an average of $176.70, the bulls making 

 $224. The yearling bull Beau Boston went to Texas 

 at $500. At Chicago on Dec. 4 36 head averaged 

 $325, the $1,000 notch being reached by the cow 

 Prime Lady 2d, sold by J. H. & J. W. VanNatta 

 to R. A. Thompson of Alberiia, Canada. The highest 

 price for a bull was $975 for Donald Rex by Mr. 

 Zwick of Colorado. On Dee. 17 at Harlan, la., 

 Hann & Mayne sold 59 heeid for an average of 

 $152. The chief attraction at this sale was Beau 

 Perfection 9th, taken by Mr. Cudahy at $1,000. 



Fairfax 16th and Scottish Lassie.— Again passing 

 by the ebb and flow of awards at the state fairs, 



