The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1917-12-20
Northwest Livestock Associa-
tion's Sale of Livestock
Brings $8,000.00.
TOBE RECULAREVENT
Auctioneer Cranke of Nezperce
Announces Second Sale to
Be Held in February.

The first general auction sale for
the Lewiston region was conducted
yesterday at the show grounds of the
Northwest Livestock association by
Auctioneer Harry G. Cranke, of Nez-
perce. The sale was largely attend
ed and good prices were secured for
all offerings. The total returns were
about $4,000 and these were divided
between s0ken consignors.
Quite Il Der cent of the cattle offered
yesterday were of the milk breed and
while the prices secured were very
satisfactory to the consignors, they
were not quite as high as would have
been expected for the beef breeds
The sale was so generally satisfactory
to consignors and buyers that an
nouncement was made by Mr.. Cranke
that the auction sales will be made q
regular institution for Lewiston and
IL is probable the second sale will
be conducted the first Saturday in
February
The buyers came from all sections
of the tributary regions, there. being
number In attendance from Clear
water points while Moscow, Genesee,
Grangeville, NeZperce, Asotin, and
Garfield counties had buyers In the
The consignors Of the sale Yesterday
were: L. L. Haynes. j. l.. Coontz, o.
i. Pring James Barkey, III. Barnes,
II. ii. Mcmillan and Robert Anderson.
Included IN the list Of buyers were
William Jones, Henry Thiessen, J.
Martin, w. High, r. Taylor, G.
Skeels. James Barkley, u. S. Wallace,
l.. Martin, c. Davis, |. Wallace, Q.
Powers, j. zimmerman. J. Norby, III.
Brooks, G. Bruce. J. Chapman, IT.
Caldwell.
feature Of the sale during the
afternoon was the Red Cross Ram
bouillet ram donated by o. p. Pring
and the Red Gross Bantam rooster
donated by Mrs. J. l.. Coontz. of
Charleston. The ram and the rooster
were donated for the Red Cross chap
ters of Lewiston and Charleston. the
proceeds Of the sales to be divided
equally between the two organiza-
tions. Both We're sold a number of
times and the total returns from the
ram amounted to 500 while the
rooster brought $25.
Mich cows were sold yesterday as
high as 500 and range cows were
sold mp to SIT. The top prices Sc
cured for other classes were: 2-year-
old steers, $G3; 2-year-old heifers, $65:
yearling steers. $41 ; yearling heifers
SIG: calves, $3.50 to $3.50; week
old calves. S14 horses. $40 per span:
months-old hogs. $40
Mr. Cranke announced last evening
that farmers and stockmen were much
pleased with the sale conducted yester-
day and he has already received con-
sigmentS of 100 head of cattle for
the sale In February II is his nlan
10 hold this sale on the first Saturday
III February but the date has not
yet been definitely determined An
announcement of the sale date will be
made in the near future. The larger
percent of the cattle consigned for
the February sale are of the beef breed
The attendance. the bidding and
the general interest shown in the sale
today has convinced me that such an
institution will be Of value to the
farmers and stockmen Of the Lewis
ton region said Mr. Cranke. THE
first sale was very much of an ex-
pertinent but there is now no doubt
but such sale is wanted by the
farmers and Stockmen Of this region
and Lewiston IN the logical center for
holding the sales
Before the date of the second sale.
extensive improvements will be made
at the corrals so that there will be no
delays and the animals will he sorted
and classified before the opening OF
the sale. believe these sales can
he developed until buyers from far
removed points can he brought here
to secure their stock and II will be-
rome the livestock clearing house for
n VAST rppiou "