The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-10-25
MEDIUM PRICES PAID
At PURE BRED SALE
OF WALTER FUlCHUM|
By WILLIAM r. sANeoRN

Two Giant Buster yearling gifts
opened the Walter Fulghum sale OF
Big Type Polands on Saturday. Prior
to this, however, King Prospect, one
of the noted herd sires, had invaded
the downtown district in red truck to
be viewed by the passing throng.
King Prospect is about as black as tar.
and weighs as much as box car. A
bell and bellman called attention to
his majesty, and he was much ad-
mired; in fact, drew a great crowd at
Fifth and Main, where he halted for
time.
The Fulghum sale was held under
a tent at the farm adjoining Earlham
cemetry on the west, and formerly the
old country club location. A lot of
people were attracted to the sale,
many of whom were curious to see
fine collection of hogs but had no per-
sonal use for them as an investment.
The ladies of the Christian church at
Centerville were early on the grounds
with a real sale day lunch. after the
service of which the sale began.
Number / in the catalog was the
first to sen, and Number IS, last to be
listed was the last put up. In brief.
the sale proceeded Just as ca talogued
in due sequence, this being the first
time that this has been known to &C.
cur in all our sales experience.
First Pair Brings 5000.
The first pair to show were litter
mates, two open gifts of most re-
spectacle clan and belonging to the
Giant Buster family. Frank Williams
got both of them at 500 each, after
some spirited bidding. Lindley Nor
gan secured a young boar from the
same brood, at $50. Miss LaHarpe.
the fourth to show, cost Cal Davis S54
and the Black Beauty tempted James
Hughes to invest $50. John Dynes
seemed to think it was about time he
was picking up a pig or two, and when
Pawnee Lady ambled in he bid her
up to $50 and got away with 1t. Later
in the sale John saved a dollar by get
ting his next choice, spring gilt, al
$51. Jones and Pike paid SIS for No
! 40 and $50 for No. Al, two gifts, OF
the Big Model family. Frank Will
Jams got one of the same flock at $50.
and William Lintner got a gilt of the
same family for s57. The last two
Kitchell $40 each, and these closed the
sale.
Various Poland Buyers.
Depressing market COQQltlOnS dueCI-
| ed the spirits of the crowd. hogs hav-
| ing been on a continuous decline for
days. but there were number present
| who knew that there will come day
| of reckoning and reaction; that this
shortage of sows and feeders must
tell later on, and with plenty Of cheap
corn the hog grower must again have
| his day. There was a raft OF young
stuff in the offering, most Of which
| sold worth twice the money, owing to
| conditions, and all buyers felt that
they had made good investments, judg-
| ing from remarks made at the ring
| side. Among the buyers not so far
mentioned were: Carl Fort, Charles
Linden, Fred Bullerdick, ]. D. Grove.
Charles Stone, who paid $62 for an
open gilt; Carl Blose, who got another
at $50, and Charles Pawpaw, who paid
! S62 for the last gilt in that family
Elmer Jackson got a young boar, as
did Will Brooks, Howard Harter and
| Herbert King. John Smelser bought
four gifts at from $40 to $46, all sis
| tiers, and Ed Harris got one of the
! boars at $50.
In view of all facts and conditions,
and this being Mr.. Fulghum's initial
pure-bred sale, it was very fair sale
COMMIT and WedGle were the auction
GERS and Harry Thornburg, of the
Union National bank made the set
| Elements.