The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-03-12

casion a financial success for the
Sisters" treasury; as It doubtless
was.
In the Hog Ring.
From the enjoyment of good
lunch to a discussion of swine ring
is precipitous descent-but II you
will excuse us we will at once make
it. It's time we told you about the
sale, anyway, so here we go. The
hog ring" in this instance was
square; it was in face series Of
pens under the tent around which
enraptured hog fanciers could gather
and throw their money, which they
did. Imagine such a scene and we
will again proceed, gentlemen:
The first pen put up-the hogs, not
the pen, consisted of 20 head of feed
ers," likely looking Durocs, which led
to some excited competition for q
few minutes. John O'Day finally land
ed them at $3.50. The second pen Of
"a also went to Mr.. ODay at $3.50
per head; the two pens taxing him
SLIP.
After that the warfare became gen.
eral. Frank Raper took in six shoats
at SIS; Fred Bullerdick got at
$19.40; Harley Hapner went up to $24
for pen of eight; then Edward Cause
pohl climbed up to $2470 for "a head;
next John Bachelor got away with II
head at $19.15 each. Mr.. Bachelor
also INDUCED his taste in red hogs to
the extent of another pen. James
Kuth, of New Paris, bought pen of
little fellows at 81, and being offered "a
dollar per head for his bargain had no
hogs to ship home.
After the clearance of the shoats
upwards of so head of sows and gifts
were driven into the tent, in lots OF
two or three, in most instances. This
broadened competition considerably, it
seemed. The first lot of sows, 5 head
of choice, all went to w. Fl. Martin
at $780, Silas Everding paid $55 per
head for two sows; Joe White got the
next lot of three at an even $50, and
was followed by Steve Parrish who
selected one SOW at $51 and a gilt at
s44 later on. Burnley Jordan got a
Chester White SOW at $50. the only
White" we saw offered, and two red
gifts at $3.50. An eligible to register
Big Type Poland SOW, the only one
offered in it's class, sold at $71.50 to
c. II. Mckinney.
Among those who bought sows and
gifts at various prices were Mrs. EN-
ma Penland, Rome Shurley, I. L.
Watts. M. Gale. NJ. o. Kendall, and
G.. .Iradell. The hog clearance was a
good one, taken from any angle; we
judge so at least.
Cattle Offerings and Prices.
Although but forty head of cattle
were announced in The Palladium ad
it looked as if that bunch had grown
in numbers, judging from the room
they occupied in the lot after the
sale At all events there was a lot
of them and in the main brought good
average prices, as to weight and quail
ity. Cows ranged at from $40 up to
$95. The cattle were driven into the
tent and put up, one or more at a
time, the feeders in suitable punches.
Rome Shurley and John Maher were
liberal purchasers of feeders and fat
steers.
Eighty head of sheep, the entire lot
listed, all went to one man, John w.
Diggs being the purchaser at an aver
age of $40 per head.
Notes of Interest.
Charles Rogers, who recently
bought the 166-acre Dan Miller farm
near New Madison, Ohio, was among
the buyers at the sale. Mr.. Miller
sold his farm near Peru, Ind, for 5000
per acre and paid $165 per acre for
his Ohio land.
There was large display of nipple
ments and possibly the best sale in
this line was that of a cultipacker at
$74, Ollie Newbern being the buyer
Charles Freed and John Bachelor di-
vided the seed corn at 1920 and $2.25
per bushel. Almost 1000 bushels of
corn went under the hammer and was
divided among numerous buyers. The
corn was located in various cribs, but
500 bushels being on the home place
This all sold at Sissy, which, in the
main, was the price lots in outside To-
cations were sold at. Among the corn
buyers were: John w. Diggs, Charles
Dagler. James Moore, Jeff Jones, Leo
nard Moore and MP. Pike. But 200
bushels of oats were put on sale;