Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-12-08
CATTLE BRING $28,OO5
Average Of $228 Highest Of Any
Sale by Local Company
Cow in 30-Pound Glass Brings S1,140-
Bought by Metcalf of Holyoke and
Hosmer of Chester Depot

The fifth sale of the Purebred Live
Stock Sales Co. of Brattleboro, which
closed its two days session late We'd
nesday, represented an exchange
of $2S,005 for 1913 head of purebred
Holstein cattle. The average of about
1928 head was the highest average OF
any of the sales, although in the other
sales there have been individual ami.
mails that brought higher prices than
the highest priced animal sold yester-
day.
f. II. Metcalf of Holyoke, Mass who
was heavy buyer of valuable animals
at some of the other sales, bought
jointly with George Hosmer of Chester
Depot 30-pound COW, for which they
paid ST. 40. This was the high mark
of the sale. The animal was consigned
to the sale by John Arfmann of Mid
dletown, n. Y, well-known breeder.
Albert b. Croft of East Petersburg,
Pa, spent the most money of any in
dividual buyer at the sale, his checks
totaling over 81 900 in payment of his
purchases. George c. Cary of st. Johns.
bury, one of the maple sugar kings Of
the state, ran close second, for it
cost him over 81 400 to pay for the an
imals he bought. c. S. Weeks of Lancas-
ter, n. H., wrote a check for over
$l,l00. w. w. Sherman of Hartford.
Conn, reduced his bank account owe,
s 1000 to increase his herd of Holsteins
by several fine animals. Ariel Mitchell
son of Taritfville, Conn, was a careful
buyer both days of the sale and was
set back as a result considerably over
the 900 mark, while II. +. Gray o,
Westfield (Nt.) paid over 1900 for the
animals he bought.
John Tuck of Auburn, Mass, paid
$500 for fine COW and II. l.. Pratt and
L. G. Russell of Cuttingsville paid $s4U
for bull. Ben Lang of South Lee, n.
H., bought another bull for which he
paid $3.50 and DR.. G. p. Towle OF
Carlisle, Mass, spent $675 for one COW.
When the company closed the first of
the two days of the sale in the
new sales pavilion on Vernon street SIS
head of cattle had been disposed of for
$l2.3SO. This was an average of about
$2l2.50 each.
The big buyer that day was Albert
| ID. Croft of East Petersburg, Pa, who
bought five head and paid for them
81 ,445. c. ii. Thomas of West Rindge
n. H., also looked over the likely ones
and paid $1,000 for five head. G.. NJ.
| Tuttle g. Sons of South Londonderry
saw a young bull that looked good to
them and paid $405 for the privilege
of owning the animal. w. II. Stone of
Wilmington came within So of meeting
that price in paying for another young
bull.
G. w. Billings of Holiston. Mass,
| paid the high price of the day, $485,
for COW, and second one cost him
$400, which indicated the quality he
was seeking.
George S. Cary of st. Johnsbury was
another heavy buyer Tuesday paying
1925 for five head, one of them a calf
Judge Frank f. Barber of the Brattle-
boro municipal court added two more
to his growing herd of Holsteins, pay
ing $40 each for the animals. w. w.
Sherman of Hartford, Conn, could not
resist one of the animals and wrote
check for 1880, and T.. F. Stevens of
Westminster paid 1905 for another
handsome COW. A local buyer who was
in the market for some good ones was
| IL. L. Newell, who bought four ami
mails ranging in price from $l05 to $165,
| paying a total of $3.50.
| Twenty-onc more cattle were sold We'd
nesday morning up to 1870 clock and
prices compared tavOrably with those
of Tuesday. The high price paid that
morning was $500.
Among those who were present both
days were General c. w. Wood of
Worcester, Mass, a former president
of the Holstein-Friesian association; F.
E. Knowles, of Auburn, Mass, a promi-
nent breeder; John Arfmann of Middle
town, n. Y, another big breeder of
Holsteins; Albert d. Croft of East
Petersburg, Pa, who was the heaviest
buyer yesterday, and Bin w. Page of
Skowhegan, Me, cashier of the First
National bank of that city and n
breeder of EIolstein cattle.
The sale was decided success and
the fact that the sales pavilion was
complete III every respect, heated,
lighted and equipped with every con,
tenieAce for both human and animal
life mad much to do with the success.