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Charolais steers carried off both the grand and reserve championships for the second year in a row at the FPA stock Show. Friday ‘Wim Slunk's (,018-pounder was tamed grand champion and brought him better than a thaisand-dollar bill at auction, $192 @ pound from lorado County Federa Savings Loan Association Melvin Shumbera’: Charolais Was reserve champ Weighing B37 pounds. I brought 82¢ 3 pound fro Schulenburg Livestock Commission Co Moneywise, the 65 sales of lal stock and poultry—fewer than in Some past years—set a record that may be hard to match for awhile They totaled $21,611.40, topping the previous record (last year) by more than $4,000. The 1973 total of sales Was S1750) But the buyers paid an average of ac a pound for beef this year secluding the champ and reserve champ against last year’s average of 6ic, H9e.for hogs compared to last year /$t ol for sheep compared to last year’s Ble. Last year's grand champion calf brought 860 4 pound. the reserve champ 30 Bennie Scott showed the champion fat barrow this year. The 239-pound Duroc brought $1.26 « pound from Continued on Back Page) a TIM STRUNK AND GRAND CHAMPION STEER With Buyers for Colorado County Savings, Sam K. Seymour left, and Henry Brasher
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Weimar Mercury
Weimar, Texas, US
Thu, Apr 05, 1973
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