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Show Ill Hi SALES Session Nets $99,314.50; Much Fine Stock Changes Hands. Although spirited bidding did not characterize yesterday's session of the fourth annual ram sale of the National Woolgrowers' association, the sum of $99,314.50 was paid out for single and groups of sheep sold at auction. The highest price paid for a single sheep was $800, purchased by the Selway & Gardner company of Anaconda, Mont., from R. Blastock. A sale was almost closed which promised prom-ised oblivion for the sale just quoted. A. G. Butterfield of the Butterfield Livestock Live-stock company of Weiser, Idaho, brought a big, shaggy Rambwuillet ram into the ring that caused everyone to look on with renewed interest. Mr. Butterfield stated that he reluctantly permitted this ram to be brought out because of the scarcity of such sheep and that he would not consider a price under $3000. Immediately Imme-diately Auctioneer Lincoln had the buyers buy-ers with big rolls knitting their brows. The bids climbed to the sum of $2500, but Mr. Butterfield refused to permit him to go for less than his stated price, so the woolly beauty was led out unsold. The sheep weighed 300 pounds. F. J. Hagenbarth, president of the sheepmen's organization, made a short talk during a lull in the bidding, in whclh he cautioned the buyers not to underestimate underes-timate the scarcity and value of these fine-wool sheep. The world is almost barren of fine wool, he said, because there are so many coarse wool lambs raised principally for mutton, with wool receiving a minor consideration. The largest one-year-old ram offered in the day's sales tipped the scales at 147 pounds. ( During the early afternoon the buyers sat listless white Auctioneer Lincoln bellowed bel-lowed forth tho bids. Secretary S. W. McClure ordered the sheep led straight through until he found out just what kind ! the buyers wanted. Things began to liven up as more buyers arrived and from 1 2 o'clock on to the finish caution pre- I vailed, but large sums of money changed i hands. Many sheep were not sold publicly due j to the fact that reserves were placed on them higher than anyone present cared to go. Many of these, however, were sold privately. Dr. McClure cautioned the buyers not fo "hang back" because there is a strike and be afraid they can't ship the sheep. As most of the sheep were scheduled to go south or east, the strike situation would not interfere with their shipment, he said. The following single sales were made yesterday: Hampshires One animal each sale. J. Xebeker & Son to C. C. Irvine. New Meadows, Idaho, S95; same to Butterfield Butter-field Livestock oompany, Weiser. Idaho, $ 1 -in ; same to Charles Howland. Cambridge. Cam-bridge. Idaho, $ 1 60 ; Selwav & Gardiner to Robprt Bla stock, Dnr.nrail, Ky., $75; D. F. Detweiior to Gull 'ford & Hampton. Hamp-ton. Echo. Ore.. ?310; Selway & Gardiner Gar-diner to But t erf i eld Livestock company, $S5 : same to James Laidlaw, Muldoon, $140; Butterfield Livestock company to James Laid'aw. $275 ; D. F. Detweiler to ( C. Irvine. S120; H. L. Finch to Charles Howl a nd, Si:"1: Buttoniold Livestock company to Anmfe Prior. North Yakima. J'Uii; same to II. B'astoek, $ldft; National Wnolgn-wprs association to James Laidlaw. Laid-law. Muldoon. Idaho, for $500. |