The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-18
MONTH MAKES
$1,000 DROP
IN HOG PRICE
Gid S. Bowen Sells Durocs for
$2,l53-Brown and Ad-
dleman Dissolution Sale.
By WILLIAM r. sANeoRN.

At the conclusion of the Gid S. Bow
en- sale of DurOc hogs on Wednesday,
W, E. North, of Greenville, the auc-
tloneer, stated that BOwens bunch of
Duroc gifts and shoats would have
brought 1000 more, had the sale been
held four or five weeks earlier.
This indicates how the farmer fig
ures his losses on hogs, owing to the
break, and why buyers of live stock
are cautious, in view of market con-
ditions and, locally. because of the re-
cent lack of rain on the pastures.
The Bowen Duroc sale differed from
the ordinary sale of feeders, in that
all the stock, though unregistered, was
pure blood, and from the Orion Cherry
family. The gifts were bought for
breeding use and were a thrifty
bunch. we'll worth every dollar paid
for them.
There were 152 head in the offering
running from Is pound piglets up to
gifts weighing close to $50 pounds.
The prices paid ran from Sc for the
little fellows up to $50 per head for
the heaviest gifts, this being the top
of the sale. No breeding sows were
sold, nor any sires, being an exclus-
i've sale Of young stock.
Hogs Sold for $2,153.
The 1852 head of hogs brought 50 1853,
which may be considered fairly salts
factory, considering market condi-
lions and the weight of the animals.
In the hands of a recognized DurOc
breeder, at regular breeders sale,
these same hogs probably would have
been considered cheap at $4,000, when
hogs were booming, and corn bringing
over So per bushel.
Among the buyers were: Harry j.
Wise, who paid $50 for seven of the
heaviest gifts; Howard Morgan. who
gave $3.50 for nine smaller ones, and
Griffith Thorn, who paid $22 per head
for three. Dwight Osborn selected rs
shoats at an average Of $50 per head
l.. O. Wright picked up thirty shoats
at an average of $l4, while S. o.
Adams and George Bowen got sixty
head between them at a cost OF $500
Fred Elliott got six little chaps at
$3.50 and A. Flesher. a neighbor, clos
the hog sale by buying the last pen
at Sc per head.
The total OF the sale was S2,396, tbs
balance of the money being contrib
uted by two COWS and a pair of calves
A handsome roam COW, with twir
calves, brought $50 from Dwight Os
born's bank account. Clinton CLARK
invested $3.50 in a Jersey that locked
good to him.
Charles Stevens Is the new owner O
the Bowen farm, the sixty acres cost
ing him $1,000. Mr.. Bowen Is mem
Der of the hardware and implement
firm of Bowen and Halliday, at Spar
tan burg. He is not retiring from the
hig business, however, but retained
all his brood sows, some twenty II
number
BROWN AND ADDLEMAN SALE
Ozro Bose recently purchased tn
A. r. Brown farm, just west OF White
water. and is said to have paid $500
for the 40 acres A dissolution sale t.
settle up the partnership Of A. r
Brown and c. c. Addleman resulted
and this was held on Wednesday.
The fact that this is corn cuttin
and silo filing time affected the siz
of the crowd, but there were enoug
buyers present to make CLEANUP
though a little more competition woul
have probably resulted in bette
prices.
Buyers at the Sale
The very first thing put up was
grandStOne. a modern affair with sea
and pedals for the performer. OR
Blose can now enjoy running 1t, &c
S2.75. Oscar White now has a vince
barrow at a cost of s325.
There were many implements di
played, also a lot of harness, and odd
and ends sold from the Wagon
Charles Long got set of harness {
$3.50. Fred White was awarded a For
trailer, in good condition, at s31, Will
Ozro Blose, bid in a mower. somewhs
out of the running at SIS.
Blose also got a Superior grain drill