Show S 81 L i L. L RAM M SALES HIT YEAR 3 HIGH HIOB Prize e Suffolk lk Yearling arl ng Sells for 1250 Pric Prices s f for r Suffolk Suffolk rams r reached a hed heda a year three-year high Wednesday at atthe atthe atthe the closing day of the twenty twenty- s sixth th national t jam sale a as one S Suffolk year yearling i g gI I stud d ram rain was sold for 1250 Selling the priced high-priced ram was Floyd T. T Fox of the Waldo Hills stock farm Silverton Ore and the ram was purchased by LaidlaW Laidlaw Laidlaw Laid- Laid law and Brockie Muldoon Idaho Suffolk sales occupied the morning and part of the afternoon sessions with lots of the animals animals animals ani ani- mals going on the block Bidding opened on two yearling rams offered by Tom L. L Patrick of Meadows IldertOn Ilderton Ilderton Ilder- Ilder tOn Ontario Canada The first ram brought Mr Patrick and andine the ine next sold for Expects Higher Prices F. F R. R Marshall secretary of the National Wool Growers' Growers association association association tion said the 1250 represented the highest price in a Suffolk sale for the last three years although he be predicted prices might go higher high high- er before the sale was over A. A W. W Thompson Lincoln Neb chief auctioneer told buyers and sellers there is a shortage of Suf- Suf folks and desiring to improve their herds should buy immediately Higher prices for the Su was brought about in part by difficulties difficulties dif dif- dif dif- experienced in importing blooded animals from England Other Types Sold Th Wednesday afternoon auction auction auction tion featured sales of Panamas Lincoln i I 1 11 1 let e t tc c cross r o 0 s s Suffolk-Hampshire Suffolk and other and were sold Tuesday with nearly head of both breeds going up before bidders The average for forthe forthe forthe the sheep was about 60 compared with the 40 per head average received in the 1940 sale T Total tal v value lue of animals sold at Tuesdays Tuesday's auction was Continued on P Pare ce Five Column Five S SI S. L LI RAM SALES 1 HIT YEAR 3 HIGH Continued from Page One OM and Mr Marshall predicted predicted more more than would be paid for sheep in the two-day two sale Receipts Receipts Receipts Re Re- for the 1940 sale amounted to about Top Rambouillet Top price in Rambouillet sale was paid by George L. L Beal of Ephraim for a pound ram entered by the John K Madsen Rambouillet farm of Mt Pleasant Five yearling rams were sold by Nielson Brothers Sheep company company com corn pany of Ephraim to M. M A. A Gonzales Gonzales Gonzales Gon- Gon zales of Albuquerque N. N M. M for each |