Best sheep sell to $1650

Press, Volume CXVI, Issue 34046, 9 January 1976, Page 7

Best sheep sell to $1650

The Press" Special ServicePALMERSTON NORTH. ’an . Southdowns had then-best sale for fixe years, when the Mana watu-Waivarapa stud 'am fair was continued todax. Fifty-three raxna sold . ■ ai tio« wen fed $543. compared with $325 lor 43 sold last xear Top quality sheep met a <. on sistenth stead \ demand; others were harden selling The Burnfoo’ -now of Ashburton obtained the top price of $1650. the pun baser being K. T. McKenzie. of Mattei ton. For a sheep from the same 1 [vendor. D. R Crooks Was ipukurau*. paid the second top price of $9OO. The Rumfoot stud also obtained the best average of $9OO It offered file ram*. Other leading averages were 1> R. Crooks Waipukui «u . 6 rains $866, Medlicott and Son ■ Waimalu . 3 rams $8 ”>5; D H (Robertson and Son iGurt 8 tains $534. A .1. Slack tFeilding*. 5. ■ rams 5505: .1 T. and V» T. Robertson -Gorei. 4 rains, $419. J A. Brown Oamaru) 5 rams $4lO. Principal individual sales Included one iam from D H i Robertson and Sons to R Taylor I'Hamiltonh at $1500; one ram from A. .1 Slack to Mrs Hutchison <Gisborne». at *l2OO. one ram from D. R Crooks to .1. \V. I Sklenners Hamilton) at $1550. i and one to Balfour Stud tPahlat.ua>. at $l5OO. one ram from Medlicot and Son to ’ Self iPapatoet f>e •. j.» SHOO; and one to R. A. Humphrex iFeildingh al $1125. TOP PRICED ROMNEY Yesterday's report from Pal merston North incorrect I v credited the top-priced ram to M. J. McEaren Ashburton). The sheep was offered on account ot A. J. and D. K. Mckenzie, of Ealing.