The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-31


II you are interested in Big Type
Poland China hogs. and live within
a hundred miles of Richmond, you
were att the F. A. Williams sale on
Thursday, unless sick in bed. II you
were there this story is not written
for Won. but for the edification of the
other fellow. Mr.. Williams held his
tenth sale on Thursday and whole
lot of hog men must have read his
announcement, for several states were
represented in the bidding.
The catalog announced this as
real sacrifice sale, to close out
partnership herd" In some instances
''sacrifice" was correct, but in the
main the prices paid were probably
satisfactory-both to buyer and seller.
When you can get 81 to 50 per pound
for pork on foot you can anora 70
buy pork chops cut from less arlsto-
cratic stock; the kind Mr.. hoover
says are still worth $3.50 per looips'
for instance.
lunker Lady Brings $500.
The first attraction in the sale ring
Lunker Lady, is some hog She is
in the SOO-lb. class, will be Ave years
old in March, and sold for $500 to
J. A. Shelton & Sons. Manila, Ind
Lunker Lady gets a full page biog'
raphy in the sales catalog, which you
are welcome to read at your leisure
Mr.. Williams announced that ne re.
fused $1,000 for her last winter and
would again but for this dissolution
of partnership.
Clara Expansion, 59045s. was nex'
presented. Clara is a four-year-old
and said to be gentle and KIND ane
without a fault, also better thar
bonds of any description" A. II
Lance Of Newburg, Ind, got Clara 1ol
$500.
Long Price 4th, was in first prize
exhibitors herd at Columbus, O., las
year and was a third prize SOW at tha'
show. Long Price is now owned b!
Jones & Pike, OF Centerv!lle. Ind.
they having paid $425 for her OF
Thursday.
After Long Price came Victori.
Modest 572574, who is "going on fve,
and described as gentle and kim
mother In the catalog. Victoria Is
whale Of a SOW and, but for SUFFERING
in the awful cold weather of last yea
would probably have brought a pric'
in accordance with her record an
size. She was sold to Stafford AM
Murphy for $295.
Walter b. Fulghum, Of Richmond
paid 1925 for Mouw's Miss Queen II
end c. L. Haughtman, of Oaktowr
Ind, bought Smooth Lady Orphan, i
the five year old class, at $3.50.
Herd Boar Brings sos.
Caleb Starbuck, of Winchester, Ind
bid the high dollar on herd boars an
secured Fashion Master. two yea
old, for $605. Hopewell Brothers,
Farmersburg, Ind, paid $40 for 81
Jumbo, a three year old boar or tn
big frame type. These were the onl
two herd boars offered.
Five Giant Busters Spring gifts,
all out Of one litter, sold at prices e.
employing how great minds will oil
fer. For example: No. IA was bougf
by Ira Noble, Of Alexandria, for S175
No. 10 was taken by Silverbrook Far
Of Muncie at $145; No. 16 sold at $155
No. II brought but $115; while No j
the fifth Of these full sisters, was sol
to Robbins Brothers, of Gwynnvlli
Ind, for 1915. These gifts were ia
rowed March Sth, 1918, there bein
fifteen Of them in the litter.
Among the buyers were Carl Huffe
man, of Muncie, Ind, N. B. Shafer
Brookville, Ind, E. Fl. Smith of Jane
town, O., j. C. Daugherty OF Car
bridge City, Ind, A. d. King. OF Mu