Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-06-16
cow BROUGHT SI,5I0
Auction Of 1877 Head on Fair
Grounds Brought $28,920
First Sale in Brattleboro Under the
Auspices of Purebred Live Stock
Sales Co.-Average Was S212.

Purebred Live Stock Sales Co., Inc,
of Brattleboro to be held in Brattlc-
boro and the second under the man
agement of the company, which be-
gan Tuesday, came to a close late We'd
nesday afternoon on the Valley fair
grounds in whirlwind of bidding.
During the last hour of the sale any
one who really wanted an animal that
| was for sale was forced to speak
quick or lose his chance. The necessity
for hurrying undoubtedly had some
thing to do with keeping down the
prices of the last lot of animals sold.
AS it was, the sales for the day
totaled $17 400 for 70 cattle, an aver.
age of small fraction under $244
each for the days sales. The sales of
the first day amounted to $11,52O for
Ga cattle, bringing the total for the
two days to $2S,920, an average of
S2l2 each for 1871 cattle. While it was
probably little disappointing that
there was not a larger crowd present
there was no question of the interest
of those who were on hand The big
majority were men who were interest
ed in cattle and who knew good cat
tie, and most Of them were there to
buy if they could get what they
wanted for price they considered a
fair one. The weather was ideal for
the sale, but coming as it did imme-
diately after long rainy spell it
forced many farmers who otherwise
would have been on hand to remain
at home to do work that the incle-
ment weather had prevented them
from doing before
+. H. Metcalf OF Holvoke, Mass.
who with his father operates the big
Farr-Alpaca mills there, was the heav-
lest buyer and paid the largest price
for single cow. He bought eight an
imals for $500, paying 1910 for
l Thryca Cornucopia 1864 Wednesday
morning He paid $505 for Maple
mont Vadora I'd, 222793, bred and
consigned by j. w. Prentiss & Son of
Alstead, n. II. L. c. Lowell of Bel
lows Falls ran his total purchases up
paid $3,604 for the lot. II. G. Rey
nolds of Thompson, Conn, and D. w.
!. Wright of Cambridge, n. Y, were tied
l for third highest honors with So, $50
each paid for eight animals each. G.
A. Preston of Contacook, N. H., had
bill of 81 400 for his purchases. Do
rand Bros, of Chester spent $1,365
l for seven animals and ]. L. Kerr of
Warner, n. H., $l,150 for seven
others. F. w. Weeden of Bellows Falls
had bill of 81 ,O4O for the eight ami
mails he bought.
The distinction of paying the sec
ond highest price for single animal
fell to DR.. j. G. Whitney of Mont
polier, who paid 500 to get back his
own animal, Natoye Wayne Dekol
l20353, which he had consigned to the
sale.
Henry R. Brown of Brattleboro was
one of two local buyers, paying $3.50
for three animals. The other local
buyer was A. j. Hildreth who bought
a calf for $l35.
About 100 men and few women
attended Tuesday morning and more
came at noon. Fifteen cattle were dis
posed of that morning, Is COWS and
two calves, the latter only few days
old, and the average price was $3.50.
The COWS averaged $l7l. F. H. Metealf
of Holyoke, Mass, was the heavy buy
err of the morning with three pur-
chases at 1910, $500 and $40. F. w.
Weeden of Bellows Falls bought three
cows and two calves for a total of
$3.50, paying 800 each for the calves.
, Other purchasers were F. E. Gorham
of South Newbury, c. H, Eldridge of
Shelburne Falls, Mass, William Aldon
VI lllc, ~ L E, llCHAl L lOoL VI
= East Putney, L. c. Lowell of Bellows
Falls and A. L. Miller of Vernon.
Several of the cattle disposed of
, were from the herds of the Vermont
academy at Saxtons River j. w. Prem
tiss & Son of Alstead, n. H., and f. +.
l Gorham of South Newbury.
Other consigners to the sale included
Earl A. Howe of Windsor, Harry Mack
n of East Jaffrey, \. H., Mt. HermOn
n Boys School, Mt. Hcrmon, Mass; Fred
h r. Thomas, Claremont, n. H.; P. b.
/ Roberts, Rupert; Robert +. Need, West
+ Rutland; Canterbury Shakers, East
Canterbury, n. H.; Fred LeGosh, Gran
I Vile, n. Y; Ira Jay Dutton, Newfane;
y. Merton f. Woodwork Atkinson Depot,
r n. H.. Dorand Bros, Chester; George
f Whitney, Montpelier; c. H. Thomas,
' Granville, n. Y. Prentiss & Lowell,
Bellows Falls; s. +. Campbell, Wind
ham, n. H.. and j. l.. Kerr of Warner,
n. II.
The Auctioneers were o. II. Forbush
v of Concord Junction, Mass, and Frank
Beecher of Granville, n. Y.
The sale adjourned at 1890 o'clock
1 for dinner. Those who desired were
4 able to obtain dinner in the dining
e room under the grandstand, where M.
h j. Sherry served a substantial meal.
" At clock the sale was in full blast
s. again.
L The animals were led on to raised
e platform at one side of the tent, where
n an attendant exhibited their fine points
e and in numerous instances milks cow
little Camp chairs under the tent
# made it comfortable for buyers and
n the mere curiousity seekers, while at
II one side of the exhibition platform
It were clerks and at the back of the
It clerks n blackboard On which was
written the name of each buyer and
price paid. A printed catalogue with tho
@ number of each animal listed for sale
and pedigree, name of consignor and