The Oakes times. [volume] (Oakes, N.D.) 1906-current, 1920-11-18
BREEDERS SALE
DISAPPOINTING

DISAPPOINTING
Stock Raisers Cannot Afford to Make
Consignments Unless Buyers
Show More Interest
CATTLE SELL AT LOW PRICES
Hogs and Sheep in Demand and Bid
ding is Brisk
The results Of the sale held at Cakes
last Thursday was very disappointing.
The cattle brought only about SO per
cent Of their actual value. Hogs and
sheep sold fairly we'll. It is our opin-
ion that it is better proposition to
sell only male hogs and sheep in the
fall and defer the sale of bred sows
till winter and the sale of cattle till
spring. When money is scarce and
credit poor, people will not buy until
the actual time that they need the
stock. In fact this practice is follow
ed by nearly everyone in the purchase
of any commodity.
We know that the low prices re-
ceived by consignors Of cattle were
not due entirely to the season of the
year nor to the quality Of the stock,
nor the lack Of advertising or Of q
sales pavilion, nor the efforts Of the
auctioneer. Farmers simply would
not bid, or if they did bid the offer was
usually but little above what a local
commercial dealer could afford to pay.
Considering the heavy expense Of
holding sale Of this kind and the
time and trouble involved in getting
the stock to the place of sale, breed
ers certainly cannot and will not con-
tinue to consign cattle or other stock
to these auctions unless they are bet
ter rewarded for their efforts. Either
some will have to go out Of the busi-
ness Of producing sires or the markets
will have to become greatly enlarged.
Here lies the best remedy. When.
prices for pure breds are very little
above prices Of mongrels, farmers
certainly should take advantage of
such opportunities to grade up their
herds and hocks. If they can increase
the size and quality Of all the offspring
in their herds or focks by an invest
ment of an additional ten, fifty or one
hundred dollars, it certainly pays to
get the pure bred. - o..
In order to get an idea of the re-
suits Of the breeders sale held at
Oakes last Thursday, it might be
worth while to make a review of the
two sales held previously at this place.
Our report for the sale Oct. 30, 1918,
is as follows: Forty-eight head of
cattle, mostly Shorthorns, were sold.
There were few outstanding males
in this consignment. The highest price
paid was for Shorthorn bull belong
ing to the Baldwin corporation, which
sold for $3.50. The average received
for the cattle was about $3.50. Sew
enty-three head Of hogs were sold at
an average Of $35 per head. ut should
be noted that this sale was held at a
time of bad roads and during the flu
epidemic.) Total proceeds from this
sale were $8,770. Sale expense was
$68O.28-about 8%.
Report of sale held Oct. %, 1919. at
H. ]. Johnson's barn at Oakes, N. D.:
Thirty-one head Of cattle (mostly
young) and some quite inferior, were
sold, averaging $s5.17; eleven sheep
averaging $27; and forty-seven hogs
averaging '$46.22. Proceeds from sale
were about $4,000. Expenses $419.70,
or about 7%.
Report of sale held Nov. IL, 1920.
at Hample garage, Oakes, N. D.: The
consigners Of stock at this sale were,
Baldwin Corporation, Glendale; A.
Christianson, Cakes; j. A. Donnepy.
Oakes; Tom Fleming, Glendale; Hen
~ Gemar, Oakes; Elliott Knutson,
Fullerton; C. B. Maddox, Guelph;
Malmberg Bros, Oakes; Lars Martin
son, Cakes; F. w. Moore, Forbes;
John G. Nelson, Fullerton; N. j. Mel
son, Oakes; Fred Paulson, Ludden:
Pfeifer Bros, Cakes; Clark Pierce, Ell
lendale; ]. d. Root, Guelph; o. H. Ro.
senquist, Oakes; John Shook, Ellen
dale; B. A. Stevens, Clement; C. C..
Talbot, Forbes; F. E. Van, Monango;
victor Youngdahl, Cakes; r. N.
Youngquist, Monango; d. H. Sand
berg, Fullerton.
The number of cattle sold was nine
teen. The general average of quality.
size and condition of the Offering was
better than that of last year. The av-
erage price received for the cattle was
$73.42. The highest price paid for one
animal was SIG for bull belonging
to C. C. Talbot of Forbes.
Twenty eight hogs were sold at an
average Of $34.64 and seven sheep at
an average Of $24.50. Total proceeds
from sale were $2,536.5O. Expenses
were $318.78-13R.
Mrs. Marquette Huffman, who spent
Sunday in Glendale at the home of
Sheriff and Mrs. w. d. Huffman, re-
turned to Oakes with them when they
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