The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-04
COX SALE, NEAR
L0SANTv|LlE, IS
WELL PATR0N|zED
Two Hundred Hogs, 50 Sheep
and so Cattle, 60 at Good
Prices.
BY WILLIAM r. sANBoRN.

A cool, shady grove and a large sale
tent, were two noticeable and much
appreciated features at the Willard
Cox sale, near Losantville, on We'd
nesday. The pens containing 200 head
of hogs and about so sheep were
densely shaded and the sale was con-
Quoted with comfort to all concerned.
The Willard Cox sale was essen
TALLY a live stock sale, there being
neither implements or furnishings of
any kind on offer, with the single eX-
ception of cream separator.
The hogs were first to go, and Elmer
Hearst. a fancier of red hogs, made
the first purchase, his SOW and eight
little pigs costing him 1872. His neigh
Dor, Rolly Harper, was the next buyer,
securing one pen with mother and
nine little fellows at SS5. and another
family of 10 for $3.50. His third
purchase, SOW with six tiny piglets,
cost him but SOS.
George Mendenhall got a similar
selection for S63.5O. Ed Groom fan
ced the registered stock, and invested
S99 in SOW and one small gilt. Sew
eral full blood but unregistered hogs
were sold, but none at fancy prices,
everything on offer being bought simp-
ly as market or feeding proposition.
The unsettled condition of the hog
and cattle markets affected the sales
prices in a degree, but not greatly,
Farmers are all optimistic and think
that the stock markets have declined
enough for awhile, and that higher
prices are about due.
Bring Fair Prices.
The stock of sufficient age was all
double immuned and the soWs and
gifts were cleaned up before the raft
of feeders were offered George Ev-
erding and Ed Groom each paid $65
for sows and topped the hog sale.
Virgil Lamb secured three head at
$50, $50 and SCI. while George Aber-
nathy went as high as $1,000 for one
Of his gifts.
Rolly Harper was the largest buyer
In the hog competition. According
to the sale bill, there were 125 shoats,
weighing from IS to 125 pounds, dis
posed of. The prices paid for pens,
and in some cases for choice of pen,
ran from s113O for very light weights
up to $25 per head for the heaNies.
Hunt Schrader paid $2O.40 for a
pen of 70: $40 for similar number,
and s1S75 for one pen of 10 head.
$3.50 per head for his selections.
Good Bunch Of Sheep.
Some very good black faces COM
prised the sheep offering. D. c. Metz
ger bid in the first pen of ten head
of 2-year-olds at s15.75, which proved
to be the top of the sale. Darwin
Howell paid s11 for 3-year-old ewes,
and George Williamson, of Farmland
got g. mostly 4-year-olds, at $1,000.
Charles Koran got some fat sheep
and a registered buck at S14-75.
Charles Coggle was lucky enough to
get pen of ten ewes at 50 20, aid a
handful of lambs went at Sc each.
Cows Bring 500 Up.
Among the fifty head of cattle to
show in the sale tent were fifteen
Shorthorn and Jersey mixers, Il fe"
with calves at side. The first to sell
7-ycar-old Shorthorn with calf
brought SILT, and the next pair was
bid in at Sis, by the same buyers
Auburn & Watson, Of Farmland. r. a
Watson also paid $116,50 for a mix
blood Holstein and Jersey COW, with
calf for family use" These were
the topliners in the cattle ring.
Mr. Amborn countered by spendins
an even 500 for roam Shorthor,
heifer, after which Marion Hubbard
was awarded a brindle mixer foI
s107. Glade Waldrath, Andrew Par
ker, Dock Gleason. Wilmer Rodeffer
Claude Huffman, Horace Mendenhall
Charles Helm and H. c. Gameste
were among the buyers of cattle a
various prices. Taken as a whole, ant
in view of market conditions. Mr.. Co.
should find the prices paid for botl
hogs and cattle very satisfactory.
Sale Totals $1,000.
In view of this being an exclusivel
live stock sale, and not a genera
farm cleanup, the intake Of $8,400 reE
resented the distribution of quite
number Of farm animals.
John Christopher, of the Modo
bank, was cashier Of the sale and re