Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1896 — A High-Priced Hog. [ARTICLE]

A High-Priced Hog.

Springfield, Hl., Feb. 28.—At an auction sale of hogs at the fair grounds one sow was sold for $651. The seller was G. G. Council, of Williamsville, and rthe purchaser was M. C. Ellis, of Terry, Miss. This is said to be the highest price ever paid for a single hog at an auction sale.