A WORLD RECORD PRICE OF 5600 GUINEAS was paid for this Romney Marsh ram at the annual Wairarapa stud ram fair at Masterton. The vendor was Mr O. A. Wyeth, of Masterton. The ram was bought by a Gore syndicate comprising Messrs C R. Humphries, J. A. Humphries, and A. R. Murray. The previous record price at a ram fair was 3800 guineas paid at Gore 10 years ago. The former record price for a Romney sold by private sale was 5000 guineas.
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Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30337, 13 January 1964, Page 9
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83A WORLD RECORD PRICE OF 5600 GUINEAS was paid for this Romney Marsh ram at the annual Wairarapa stud ram fair at Masterton. The vendor was Mr O. A. Wyeth, of Masterton. The ram was bought by a Gore syndicate comprising Messrs C R. Humphries, J. A. Humphries, and A. R. Murray. The previous record price at a ram fair was 3800 guineas paid at Gore 10 years ago. The former record price for a Romney sold by private sale was 5000 guineas. Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30337, 13 January 1964, Page 9
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