The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1919-08-29
BUYERS J | OBTAIN. J.
GREAT BARGAINS
AT FARMER SALE
PRICES NOT QUITE UP TO HIGH
QUALITY OF THE OFFER.
ING MADE.
MANY BEAUTIES UNDER HAMMER
No Finer Lot Ever Put In the Sales
Ring and Crowd Was Unusually
large But the Bidding Was Not
Spirited.

Considering the high price of pork
and its products, the large corwd that
attended and the magnificent quality
Of the offering, prices received at the
midsummer offering of Duroc Jersey
hogs at Wilkes Place by J. B. Farm
Ell on Tuesday were disappointing.
No finer lot of hogs has ever been
offered than the consignment in this
sale, but the bidders were scarce and
in many instances the price at which
the animal went out of the ring hardly
more than Appropriated the price at
which it would have gone over the
scales.
The crowd was one of the largest
that ever attended a hog sale, the
sales ring being taxed to capacity and
many being forced to stand during the
sale. The weather was ideal and con.
iitions seemed to be perfect for re-
cord sale, but it soon developed that
the bidders were not there and compe-
tition was not fierce. The top price of
the sale was $500 that being bid for a
top sow by E. L. Doak, of Davidson
county, who set the record at the Far
mer winter sale.
There were forty-five head sold for
approximately $500 which was an av-
erage of more than 1920 head. Un-
less there should be an immediate and
unexpected decline in the price of
pork and its products not buyer at
this sale failed to get fine bargain.
At the close of the sale Col. Iglehardt,
the veteran auctioneer declared that
prices had been remarkably cheap. 1t
developed that there were no buyers
for bears in the audience and only one
was sold. That was top yearling,
as pretty type of the breed as ever
grew. He went for 500.
While the prices were not up to ex-
pectations, Mr. Farmer was not at all
dissatisfied with the sale because he
said that 1t was quite gratifying to be
able to distribute such representatives
Of the breed. No breeder was ever
more highly complimented upon the
success ofshis efforts,te breed theAbest
of the type than was Mr. Farmer I
After luncheon served on the beau
tiful lawn of Wilkes Place by the
young ladies' of the community, the
proceeds being for the benefit of the
new school, the sale opened promptly
at / o'clock Col. 1glehardt, the auc-
tioneer introduced ]. l.. .Finney, edi-
tor of The Herald, who delivered a
brief address. The sale then COM
menced with the sale of five litter
mates, just year old. No prettier
bunch ever won ribbon at fair than
these misses. They sold for around
$500.
Mr.. Farmer has already commenced
his preparations for his winter sale.
He is now developing and getting
ready an even better bunch Of hogs
than those offered on Tuesday.
A word should be said with refer
ence to the perfect arrangements
made for the sale. Nothing had been
left undone by Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer
to contribute to the comfort and con-
venience of the bidders. The hogs |
were exhibited on an elevated plat
form in the center of the sales barn,
enabling every one to get perfect
view of the offering. The sale was
conducted without any delay of any
sort There was not hitch in any
OF the arrangements. !.