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Show STOCK SHOW IN DENVER. Donver, Colo., Jan. 16. The sixth annunl National Western Stock show was opened hero this morning with a parade through tho business portion por-tion of the city. Tho show will continue con-tinue through the week. The show Is the largest in the history his-tory of the event At the stockyards are- 15,000 thoroughbred cattle, 6,000 pedigreed sheep and 10,000 fancy hogs. The Denver Horse show and the 'National Western Poultry show, which are being held in conjunction with the Stock show, add to this aggregation ag-gregation 600 blooded horses and 2,000 fancy chickens. Attendance from southwestern and middle western states Is unusually heavy. Prominent anioiir tho visitors is a party of Illinois, Missouri and Iowa packers,. commission men and stock growors, who arrived in two special Pullrnans with a private dining din-ing car, as guests of one of the -big packing companies. |