Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-12

| IOWA PROSPERITY
rs SHOWN BY SALES
or LAND AND STOCK
The Hodge Brothers farm owned by
H. c. and c. A. Hodge of Abilene, Kan,
between Bondurant and Altoona, has
been sold to George Bonewell Of Pow
eshiek county. The farm comprises
43s acres and the consideration was
| $4,000 The deal was made through
Jelsmat & HoIlebrand Of Pella.
George w. Barnes held closing out
sale at the McCarty farm north Of Let's.
The sale amounted to $4,000. Five
thousand bushels of corn were sold in
the cribs for SO cents a bushel. 0. s.
Johnson OF Upton was auctioneer and
r. r. Mccormick, clerk Mr.. Barnes
has purchased farm of Graf Dalton.
known as the Grosgean farm. under the
bluff. and Will move soon TO that place.
The public sale in Tama county Of N.
]. Smiths. Shorthorn and Duroo Jersey
hogs last Thursday was we'll attended
and satisfactory prices we're realized.
Thirty-nine head OF Shorthorns brought
S4,32450 and twenty one Duroc Jersey
hogs brought aggregate receipts Of
1884. A COW and calf topped the sale
at s229 and buH went at $l37.50. The
top price on the hogs were $4,000 and
$3.50. -
Dairy cowsi sold at the sale Of Hans
Larson, Of West Union. Tuesday at the
highest price on record in this locality.
eleven cows being sold with top price
sss. and others bringing $50, $50, 81.
81. $40. $1,000. $50, $3.50. and $40. A
COW with calf by side brought $s7. an
other $77.50. Other live stock prices
were as follows: Six yearlirig steers
at $50 each. two at ts5 each. two year
ling heifers at $50 each; four calves at
s20.56 each. four at 500. four at S11;
horses at $175. $40. $3.50. 81. SIS;
spring colts at 34s and $40: 2-year- old
coiyAaZ aHSS e1tb.s ~ Isl; yasfIihg.
muie.at IS; Blk xhoats at $7.25. xix at
So each. f grain and hay. fiftpshe tons
of hay sold ATS so. 300 bushels corn at
81 Cents. 200 bushels at, 81 cents; oats
at tssosels ceatAss
.s,nse |s,s.of tss.s<,ce. er.v....ns
arsRublic saiess may Sbe- ohaalned frpm
tho .fsosHes which Frank Camp. cash.
ief afAthe Fayette County National
Bank. quoted from the record .ol Atic-s
tionfsales held last week ,one ON Tues
day At,Wyman Trudo's in Hlyria town
ship sand one at Evans q Schatz's
Knick erbpcker farm southeast OF this
cityson Wednesday
AT the Trudo sale oats sold at 80
cents a bushel. corn at So cents, hay
in barn ats an average OF about IS a
ton. Eighteen dairy cows averaged
$3.50 ranging in price from 33S to $S7,
Two 2-year- old heifers brought $45
each and five brought S4o.50 each. Two
yearling heifers sold at sec each. -Four
2-year- old steers sold at $50 each.
teen spring calves sold at $2s each!
At3the sale given by Evans & schatz
and Arthur Stehr twenty-one dairy
COWS ranging from $2s TO ss4, brought
an q average OF $3.50. Two year old
heifefs ranged from 343 to $50 each,
while nine yearlings brought $3o.25
each, two others S2S each, and eight
calves $11 each. Twelve yearling
steers sold FOR S35 each. Sheep brought
an average Of ST. A horse sold for
S1S1.52-year- old colts at SOL and S111,
yeariing colt S71. spring colt s2s. Three
sows sold at SIS apiece, twenty -four
shoats in three equal lots at $7.25,
S7.5. and $3.50 apiece. and fourteen
fall pigs at $3.50 each. Corn brought
"a to n cents. oats an average OF ~
cents. and hay $40 per ton
Ray kaiston. living north Of Conrad,
had very successful farm sale last
Tuesday. Everything sold well and
some exceptional prices were reached
A mower that cost 3145. and was run
two years sold for 3135. A wagon that
had seen considerable service sold for
what 1t cost new. The sale amounted
to ss.1oO and excess Of the owners ex-
pectations.
Real estate ID still on the boom near
Oakland. Frank Lewis. hass
farm. to WA. Bolton Of Clson for
one, OF he best improved 7kfms "a this
part Oh Inc sGOUBbhye anu mt. 0OltOn IL
fortunate IN getting the farm at that
figure. .rhe farm containing 1so acres
lying four miles east Of this city, own
ed by J. N. Bay. has been sold to q. r.
Nash for q consideration OF STA an
acre or $27,zo0sf for the entire tract. Ell
mer Bird has sold his place Just east
of the city limits to HIS brother. Jacob
Bird, for $500. The place. consists OF
ten acres and sold for $500 over the
purchase price three years ago.
q. II. george. Of Monticello. has made
sale OF his pedigreed Shorthorn cat
tie. He Is not at home, and the par
/ ficuiars could not be secured. but 1t 10
declared By those who should know
| that the 20 head sold, averaged q figure
| in excess Of $500 A $4,000 sale OF
stock from single Jones county farm
lis an event IN agricultural circles. This
+ is no surprise. for atsthe head OF the
herd is the international champion bull