LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 14, 17 January 1940, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

STUD RAMS SELL WELL ANNUAL SALE AT FEILOING. HIGH PRICES AT ROMXKYS. (from Our Own t'orrosiiomleut.) FMLDISG, TiiwhW. Lj> to :i~i) j-ruiiicqirt »-.ih 7>:ii<l for Mtu<l Rr*\iwy iiiin« itt tlitj unuuai sale, at the M,iil;iUii!tu and West Coast Stud WiwpLTeodem' Asw>cLathm nt tVildinv: to-tlay, otheis lU'iiig over t!ie 'J(M) jfuintMK mark, with nevi-nil and hvlX. A crowded bench or biiycis. i rpi c*ieDtutive (>t all [>aits ol New Zealand, '.\ ,in present, and while the sale, ivsu paUhy the geiwn'al clearance w.ib tjocxl, jKirticulaily for Kouineyti. A ia:tah>giie of ovei' i.iiu.s w.is ottered. 48 ntud Soilthdowiiti, three nt'iul Kyel.indjri and 20tf «tud Iloiuneys making up the penning. For t'lie Sout.'idowiin the deuiiuul wan itivtluT quiet, the ibeet eales Hwhi« made '!>>- .Mr. 11. .f. Andrew, of Mmheno, Otn«o. who obtained <>«>(;« lor a il'Kility ram, the bio w bein-j; Mewnti. VV. H. Oinnblotl' and Sons. Hastnifn. The Sout/adovvns eold at auction averaged a kluulo over LHi'/Sjja eaoh.

A niiltcll ilretUM- doniann c-x'BtX'd for Romneye, but even here the keen (bidding was <-wnKned to iines currying certain bleed strajne, other ranua of uppaminbly eijual quality in appearaacc, but of diffeieut 'blood, not' receiving t'he same iittoittion. The top .price of 370 km -\va» o'btained by Mr. .1. A. Mitchell, of Lonybmn, for ;i Hplendid quality mm, the buyer* being Meswrs. Harvoy Bioh., of Mastcrton. The next l>cist i>rice v<ie w'hi<h Mr. A. L. AVhecler, of Maiton, übtainetl for two of his rams, the buyere beinw rcepoetivrly Mr. A. KiiKland. Hunterville, and Mr. K. Dalzell, Hunterville. Mr. H. B. .Minston. of CMieltVniluiin. paid 2VJOgs iw a typM-al Koniney ram bred and offered by Mr. K. I). Warburton, while Mr. W. M. iSti-wart paid 2.")<>kn ton- anothei- splendid wheep w>ld by Mr. E. E. Short, of Feildin«.

Mr. Wheeler's total sales of rams rnalieed 1107 Vi Kiiineae, while the average price for the Komneye sold at auction was a ohntle ove-r 7<>V4k». Individuul wilen were ae undes , : —

Stml Soubhdowns.—On account Booth Blow.. Feilding, one at 15g«; •account W. J. tUnvblott, Hastings, one tit 20n»: account 0. F. MoLaiiicihl.in, BlerJiein), one at 20ge; account (J. Coleman* and Son. Bulk, one at lOgs; account H. J. Andrew, Ma.heno, Otaij?o, one at 578 m, 41gu. 30»rs. Maheno, Otugo, one «t 57trs, 41igH, 43ge, 6og»; account G. W. Munfovd, Shannon, one at 20gs, oOgs; account Jae. Knijpht, on« at 60gB, 46gs, 400s and 26ge. Stud Ryefctnd Rame.—On accoiiiiit J. Ridel and. Sone, Ashiiunt, one at 20&». Stud Romneye. —On account H. Bowen, Bulk, one eitf «7V4wsi. 42Vw,>», 30gs and 31«h; miccouint E. D. Wanburton, Kiivitea, Feitddnei one -at 22Oj{t», lOOks, "v»gw. two at 4Ojw, one at eise, 35ga; aiceount J. H. K.ubhcrford, Kiwiten, one at 4Qgs and accouat J. E. Hewitt, Manama ire, one at 40ge, 25ga, account O. E. A Hen, Maeterton, Vwo at 20gs; account A. L. Wheeler, Marton, two at 230ge, one jit 200bb. 192V4«b, UOscs, lOOpi, 6ors and 30gs; aveftunt J. Dewnl, FeHdinn, two at 29gv; account J. A. Mitdhell, Long:bin-n, one at 370gs, 60gs; necoimt G. H. McKay, 'Moeterton, one nt 20{58, WAtot; account M. A. Coaway, Feilding, one at 27%ge; account W. H. Gifaeon, Kiwitea, one at 2Di»; Account W. C. Small. FvtkUng, on<» «.t lOOgi*. HOrh; account A. Brown and Sons. Kiwitea, one at 90m, 44p>- 35rh, 33}fagR a,nd 36lee; account T. E. Oraine, Kiwitea. one at 40rb. 25gs: account E. E. Short, Peilding. one at 250jrs, 17.t50» and 75rw; account H. B. Johneton, Oheltenhiam, one nV 20Cfcs, two at 80k8, four at Bigs, one at 75ge, s£r&, 41ge, 55ga and 40g«.