text_original: In some cases when cattle were sold by public auction no bidder ventured to come forward but the farmer himself who owned the cattle, and they had to be knocked down to him at a purely nominal price because there was no possible competitor.
text_transcription: IN SOME CASES WHEN CATTLE WERE SOLD BY PUBLIC AUCTION NO BIDDER VENTURED TO COME FORWARD BUT THE FARMER HIMSELF WHO OWNED THE CATTLE AND THEY HAD TO BE KNOCKED DOWN TO HIM AT A PURELY NOMINAL PRICE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE COMPETITOR
phonemes: ɪn sˌʌm kˈeɪsᵻz wɛn kˈæɾəl wɜː sˈoʊld baɪ pˈʌblɪk ˈɔːkʃən nˈoʊ bˈɪdɚ vˈɛntʃɚd tə kˈʌm fˈɔːɹwɚd bˌʌt ðə fˈɑːɹmɚ hɪmsˈɛlf hˌuː ˈoʊnd ðə kˈæɾəl, ænd ðeɪ hædtə biː nˈɑːkt dˌaʊn tə hˌɪm æɾə pjˈʊɹli nˈɑːmɪnəl pɹˈaɪs bɪkˈʌz ðɛɹwˌʌz nˈoʊ pˈɑːsᵻbəl kəmpˈɛɾɪɾɚ.