Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1918 — HAMPSHIRE SOWS BRING BIG MONEY [ARTICLE]

HAMPSHIRE SOWS BRING BIG MONEY

SIXTY EIGHT PURE-BRED HAMPSHIRE SOWS BRING TOTZft. OF $7,550.00. John R Lewis and Son, and James N. big sale of pure-bred Hampshire sows, which was held in the Gaiety theatre in this city Wednesday was a great success. Sixtyeight bred sows and gilts were sold and netted the magnificient sum of $7,550.00 or brought an average of about $112.00. The highest price received for any one animal was $300.00. The next five highest prices received were:—s262.so, $230.00, $207.50, SIBO.OO and SIBO.OO. Those who are capable of judging say that this was one of the very best lot of hogs ever sold in this county. One of the best things about this sale is that half of these hogs were sold to local buyers and will remain in this community. The following are the names of local purchasers and the number of hogs each bought: O. A. Baker, one; W. P. Pullins, one; Russell Van Hook, five; E. P. Lane, four; E. L. Hollingsworth, two; James Lane, four; Fred Battleday, 2; John R. Lewis, one; Lyn Daugherty, one; Simon Thompson, four;. Fred Phillips, three; Charles Battleday, two; S. Potts, one; H. Eilts, one; John Foresman, one.