Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 December 1908 — Purdue Steer Sells for M421.35. [ARTICLE]

Purdue Steer Sells for M421.35.

Purdue University had the grand sweepstakes prize winning Steer” at the Chicago stock show and it was auctioned off Thursday and brought the good price of (421.35, which is 26*6 cents a pound. The judge was William Sinclair, of Scotland, and in awarding the prize to Fyvle KnlghL the Purdue steer, he said: "I* consider the black bullock an Ideal one for butchering purposes. It seams there could be none better. However, Roan Jim, the Canadian bullock, which received the ie. e ve championship ribbon, is a great one, too.” Funk Bros., of Bloomington, 111., had the champion car load of steers. They were 15 In number and were sold at auction, bringing sll a hundred or $2,319.90 for the load.