Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 261, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1919 — SHORTHORN SALE AVERAGES $1,344.00. [ARTICLE]

SHORTHORN SALE AVERAGES $1,344.00.

Forty-one head of pure bred Shorthorn cattle sold for $55,000 yesterday at the Jess Andrew sale, held at The Pines stock farm, near West Point. The top of the sale was Pines Renown, sold to Jackson & White, of Hurley, S. D„ for .$5,000. More than one thousand people attended the sale r .~with buyers from all over the country. The' top' sale of the female list was Lespedoza Augusta, sold to the Noblesville Milling company for $3,000. Two bulls were sold for the South American market, with most of the cattle going to buyers from a ’ distance. Foresman Bros., of Lafayette, purchased two head. The average price i per head was $1,344. —Lafayette] Journal.