SLOW SALE OF STUD RAMS

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31881, 8 January 1969, Page 10

SLOW SALE OF STUD RAMS

“The Press’' Special Service MASTERTON, Jan. 7.

The South Island were among the most active of a large bench of reluctant buyers when only 50 lots from an offering of more than 100 stud rams were sold at the Wairarapa stud sheep breeders fifty-first annual stud ram sale in Masterton yesterday.

Breeders from all parts of New Zealand were represented, but after a spirited start bidding fell away sharply and the total sale of Romney rams was at a disappointing average of only $441.50. The response was also disappointing to an offering of nine Southdown rams, only two of which were sold, at an average of $lB5. The complete offering featured a well balanced and •ven line of rams, with the best being only a little more outstanding than some of the much cheaper lines. The top price of $3lOO was paid by the Invercargill syndicate of Messrs Gault and

Humphries for a nicely proportioned and well conditioned ram offered on account I

of the prominent Masterton ’ breeder, Mr N T. Wyeth. The local breeders, Messrs! A. and J. Grey, of East Taratahi, went to $l5OO for a ram offered on account of R. W. Oakley, and the same breeder was paid $lOOO for a second jlot by F. and H. C. Percy, of Alfredton. The top prices and other South Island sales were:— ROMNEYS On account Alfred Southey: 1 at $425 to Wright Stephenson, and Co., Dunedin: 1 at 180 to J. Campbell, Martinborough; 1 at $6OO to A. J. Grey, East Taraf tahi. On account N. T. Wyeth: 1 at ■ $3lOO to Gault and Humphries. ♦ Invercargill; 1 at $lOOO to H. A. Strawbridge, Otorohanga. 1 On account Campbell Downs s Stud; 1 at $B5O to A. Barwell, , a/c N.M.A. Ashburton; 1 at $750 to R. H. Robertson, Gore; 1 at $2OO to D. McPhedran, Invercarr gillf On account R. W. Oakley: lat * $lOOO to F.C.D.C., Pahiatua, acr count F. and H. C. Percy; 1 at 1 $1550 to A, and J. Grey, East Taratahi; 1 at $425 to N.M.A., account J. Brown, Ashburton. □ On account L. A. Southey: 1 i at $BOO to F.C.D.C., account NelB son and Maxwell, Feilding, B On account K, N. Allen: 1 at $BB to J. G. Donald and Sons, “ Featherston. On account E. B. Booth: 1 at s $llO to N.M.A., Invercargill. On account est. G. E. Allen: 1 '* at $225 to Dalgety N.Z.L., Inver--1 cargill.