Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-01-19
Goes to Them for Finest Heifer Of
Any Age or Breed
OTHER PRIZE WINNERS.
". :. Hansen's Prize Ram sampson
sold forsj5O The show avery Fine
one, closes This Evening

Yesterday afternoon al the exposition
grounds the live stock exhibits received
greater attention than on any other
day this week. The crowds in attend
auce were much larger and there We're
many present anxious 10 make pur-
chases OF cattle and sheep.
The prizes for the best exhibits Of
cattle and sheep were awarded and the
sales for the day amounted to S3,62j
Tor cattle ana Sl.3sO for shee, Every
one seemed pleased with the judges
decisions on the merits OF the exhibits,
and the exhibitors were highly
compllmented on their displays Of fine
stock.
The cattle were first brought out TO
be judged, NJ II. Clay Duncan Of Os-
born, Mo-, acting as Judge,
The Loving Cup pat up by Colonel
John Sharp Of Reno Nevada for the
finest heller OF any breed or age was
awarded 10 j. r. Allen and Brothers
Of Draper for a 4-year-old valued at
$1,000.
The cup offered by Mr.. NJ. *. Parsons
OF Salt Lake was won by a Shorthorn
bun. Baron Scott. years old. weighing
1850 punds and valued 40 $1,000. owned
by John Seely of Mount Pleasant The
second prize was won by a bull owned
by John White. ana the third prize by
one owned by Ellison and Brothers,
both OF Utah,
The first prize for COWS was awarded
Allen Brothers Of Draper Utah, on the
4-year-old British Lady Brow The
second prize was awarded John White
and beautiful heifer owned by John
H. Seely OF Mount Pleasant took the
third.
The third cup offered by Mr. NJ r.
Parsons for the finest COtsWoIl or Lin
coin ram. was awarded 20 T. W, and
j. n. Patrick OF Toerton. Canada. the
owners of a Lincoln ram that sold for
$500. j. u. Halliday OF Maycreek ore
gOn, representative Of the Bald
Sheep ana Land company acted as
Judge
The silver cup offered by George +,
Beckstead was awarded TO the Bald
win sheep and Land company for the
best Ramhouillet ram on exhibition.
THE SALES.
The sales Of cattle and sheep COM
mmcel soon after the awarding of
prizes had been hnis6ai The largest
price paid for a single animal was
given for the Ramhoulllet ram "Samp-
SON." owned by W. H. Hanson OF Col
linston. Utah. and sold 90 j. O., Massey
of Fort Logan, Colo. Tor $3.50 This
price is the largest paid IN the Unit
ed states for a sheep during the past
two wears.
Ralph G. Barclay Of West Liberty
Iowa, an experienced cattle and sheep
man, acted in the capacity Of auction.
Ger.
Preceding the sale, Col L. d. Birch,
editor of the American Sheep Breeder
published In Chicago. spoke several
minutes on the bloOded kambOuillet
stock The sale was opened with
Sampson Mr. Massey started the b1l
with 500, which was increased 10 $500
n the next four bids. Peter Peterson
of Brigham city making the round
number bid. Massey raised the figures
90 $3.50 which stood Massey secured
q ramb lamb for $50, making a total
of 5000 Tor Ramb0uillet sheep bought
OF Hansen. j. !. Jensen of Nj. Pleas
ant bought the following sheep from
Hansen 40 the sale. one lamb ram al
$50. one lamb eve az $50. one lamb eve
dl 500 'lI' lhlllN eve "' COVE 'it, i't''i'
eve. which took the prize at the fair
last flll for Sii, "a three-year-uld eve
which has taken two blue ribbons ana
one silver medal 4t the fair for }Sj,
one year'Ing eve for SO. @ two-year-
old eve Tor $40 a yearling eve for $50
and a wo-year-old eve for $780, which
was also the last sheep sold Of the
Hansen flock j. j. Holiday of Hay
granl or bluuht a fOuT-VplT-Oll inn
ported ram from New York for $3.50,
Peter j Peterson OF Brigham City.
Utah made the following purchases
from Hansen. one u-year-old ram,
500: one lamb sired by Sampson for