SHEEP FAIRS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIX, Issue 30, 6 February 1928, Page 4

SHEEP FAIRS.

PAPAROA

Measrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held the annual sale or Messrs. G. and R. Coatee' well-known Southdown breed at the Paparoa yards. The advertised yarding came forward and met with keen competition from a large attendance of buyers who came from Hokianga, Kaikohe, Wliangarei, Papakura, Te Aroha and Te Awamutu. The result wa6 a most satisfactory sale at the following prices: — Stud one-shear rams, logs to lTVsgs to 20gs. The 60-odd flock one-shear rams sold from Bgs to lU'igs, and averaged 9%gs.

The ewes were a good even line and were subject to spirited bidding at the following prices:— Two pent* at sgs, two at 534g5. one at G%gs,,one at TVigs and one at S'/igs. These sheep have improved considerably during recent years., now being of a good even type, low and thick-set and showing great constitution, besides being well woolled.

We also sold a line of one-shear flock Southdown rams, bred by Messrs. J- M. Metcalfe and Sons, Matakohe, at 7%gs to 9gs, and averaging S'igs. Account other breeders unregistered ewes 2 to 4*4gs; ewe lambs, £1 10/ to £1 17/; ram lambs, 2gs. Dalgetj". Ltd. also report having held their first annual sheep fair at Paparoa sale yards on January 27, 1928. A small yarding came forward and considering the dry weather a most satisfactory clearance took place. Four-tooth wethers, good, 22/; others, 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 19/ to 21/; small wethers. 16/ to 17/6; 2-tooth ewes (small), 21/ to 24,'; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 22, 6; fair five-year ewes, 17/ to IS, 6; six-year-old and frailing-mouthed eyes, 10 6 to 13/; fair-shorn m.s. lambs, 12 6: shorn wether lambs, 11/ to 12 ; woolly, blackface lambs, good condition. 13 6 to 15/; small woolly lambs. 10/ to 12': Southdown rams, three-shear. to SVigs; Romney rams, aged, £1 1/ to £2 S/. TUAKAU. Dalgety, Ltd. report practically a total clearance at this fixture, and in view of the recent dry spell, prices were most satisfactory. Barely the advertised number (11,000) came forward, several backcountry lines being missing on account of cost of water for dipping. An exceptionally large number of buyers attended, representing all parts of the Waikat-o, Papakura and Auckland districts. while people were present from Paparoa and also the King Country. Bidding, though not keen, was steady throughout and most lines were sold under the hammer, with the exception of wethers, which were dull of 6ale. We quote: Fresh. 4-tooth wethers, 22/; 2-tooth wethers, 20/; 2-tooth ewes, good, 30/ to 32/, for a line of 200 a/c P. J. Parker; fair, 2-tooth ewes. 27 6, 28', 2S/9 to 29/; small, 21/ to 25/; 250 4-tooth ewes, a/c H. Eyre, realised 32/6; others, 27/ to 29/; 191 4 and 5-year ewes, a/c L. M. Dixon, Onewhero, realised £1 5/3; 200 4 and 5-year ewes, a/c W. J. Brien, Wairamarama, realised £1 4/1: 220 4 and 5year ewes, a/c W. J. Brien. Wairamarama, realised £1 3/9: other 4 and 5-year ewes, £1 2/6 to £1 3/3; good lines of 5year ewes. £1 0/3, £1 1/9, £1 2/3 to £1 3/: other 5-vear ewes, in low condition. 15/6, 16/1, 16/7, 17/ to 19/1; failingmouth ewes, good frame. 12/6 to 15/; small and cull old ewes, 6/3. 7/9 to 10 f . A good yarding of lambs met with ready competition. Fat lambs. £1 0/3 to 23/3; 120 good siiorn Romney wether lambs, a/c L. M. Dixon, realised 17/; 240 good shorn Romney Leicester lambs, a/c G. O. Bayly, realised 16/3; 520 fair shorn Romney Leicester lambs, a-'c G. O. Bayly, realised 13/6; other fair shorn wether lambs. 12 6. 12/9 to 13/4; small shorn lambs, 10/3. 10/6 to 11/0. One-shear Romney rams. 2%es, 3gs, 3'/igs, 394g5. sgs. SVigs to 3 and 4ehear Southdown rams, 4gs to sgs; aged rams, 12/6 to 19/.