The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-03-08
THE RUBY HOG SALE
THE UNUSUAL AVERAGE OF
$91.ss WAS SECURED.

$9f.83 WAS SECURED.
George Ruby's annual catalog sale
OF cholera immuned Big Type Poland
China bred sows and gifts, held at
the Beaman sale barn last Saturday
afternoon, was one OF the most sue
cessful sales of the season. The
offering include thirty-fve head of
pure bred stock, seven tried sows,
one fall yearling, and twenty-seyen
spring gifts. Auctioneers of the sale
were Colonel w. b. Duncan. Colonel
Cleo Ferguson and Colonel ]. NJ.
Convey. The following field men
were present at the sale: Dudley
Damp, American Swineherd; Charles
Marker, Swineworld; and J. NJ. Mes
bit, Chicago Live Stock World.
Wonder Giantess," No. /, brought
the top price, heading the list at a
sale price of $177.50
An unusually satisfactory average
was secured, $91.SS, and not an ami
NAL went for less than S66.0O. This
was low price on only two animals.
Attendance at the sale was far
above expectations and accommoda-
tions were taxed. Foreign men,
people from outside the state,-were
in evidence as buyers, both Illinois
and Kansas being represented in the
list. More than half of the animals,
lis, to be exact-remaili in Mahas-
ka county, for use right here at
home, and this is a splendid com
mentary on the sale. The home
people know a good thing and want
ed it but the outside buyers were
willing to pay good stiff figure and
in competition with the home crowd
carried off some of the best prizes
Mahaska breeders thought, We'll, let
him have that one, there are more
in the sale yet" but pretty quick,
there were no more. Mr.. Ruby
could have disposed of twice the
number of animals at equally advan-
tageous rates. Many disappoint-
ments we're recorded, that is, some
people did not get what they came
after. No fewer than four Illinois
towns were represented in the list of
sales and twice that number of Hill
nois men were in attendance. The
Missouri and Nebraska men on the
ground went home without piece of
the pie. The other boys took their
share.
The list of purchasers is as fol-
lows, the number of the sale being
the catalog designation of the ami
NAL:
No. HI. ]. schwab, of vinton,
$177.5O.
No. 2-F. NJ. Dunn, Piper City, ILL.,,
$152.50.
No. 40. w. Phillips, of New
Sharon, s142.5O.
No. 3D.. E. Morgan, of Beacon,
$4,000.
No. III. D. Harsin. of Harvey
$4,000.
No. S-B. G. Williams, of oska-
loosa, 1880. -n
No. 9--Anderson Brothers, West
Liberty, $4,000. -~.
No. 10--Henry Massey, of Oxford,
Kansas, $1,000.
No. 11-John Grant, of Preston,
Iowa, ,$137.50.
No. 12-E. B. Hoover & Son, Os-
kaloosa, $4,000.
No. 13-Wilcox & Lyle, of Oska-
loosa, $1,000. "-.-5.
No. 14-B. G. Williams, of Oska-
loosa, $500.
Nos. 10 and 16-J, ]. Caldwell, of
Morning Sun, Iowa, S117.50.
No. sH-W. C. Boatman, of Barnes
City, $500. i.-~
Mo. 1S-Ernest Beaver, OF Cedar,
$3.50.
No. .19-Earnest Beaver, of Cedar,
$115.O0.
No. 2O-J. D. Harsin, of Knoxville,
$500. -@
No. 21-J. o. Kemp, of Columbus
Junction, Iowa, $1,000.
No. 22-August Miller, Ilinckley,
III, $3.50.
No. 23-J. o. Kemp, of Columbus
Junction, $4,000. "rs
No. 24-Henry Roorda, of Harvey,
$1,000.
No. 25-Lacey & Hickey, Oska-
loosa, $500.
No. &c. L. Rice. of oskaloosa,
$62.50.
mo. 27-H. S. Andrews, of Cedar,
$1,000.
No. 2S-Pearl EHin, New Sharon,
$500.
No. 2s-J. S. Garrett. of Cedar,
$62.5O.
No. S2-Pearl Ehin, New Sharon.
$500.
No. SS-J. E. Johnson, oskaloosa,
$3.50.
No. Cultured Poppen, German
Valley, H., s105.0O.
J. Smith, New Sharon, $65.OO.
Nos. SO and Ssh. A. Andrews. OF
New Sharon, $4,000 each.
Average per head-s9TS3.
AuToEs "Loc KHoRNs."