LONDON REPORT ON FAT LAMBS.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1079, 18 March 1911, Page 8

LONDON REPORT ON FAT LAMBS.

SHOWN AT PALJIERSTON. • (By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Palvncrston, March 17. Tho Mauawatu A. and P. Association has received the London report ill conr necrtion with the fat lambs shown iii the freezing classes at tho spring show which were judged alive, . tlien killed, \and. sent home. Tho following is the report:— Class Ona.—Palmerston Awards, Five fat lambs, wethers or owes, or ' . wethers and ewes, long-woollcd, to bo : ■ "bred from one flock most suitablo for freezing and the London market.— ; Awards at. Palmerston North: G. Elliott, Hastings, 1; G. Elliott, Hastings, ;2; F. S. M'Rae, Palmerston, 3; C. - " Houghton, Mart-on, unplaced. ; •7London Awards. * F. S. M'Rae, 1. (Remarks —Useful i quality; nice size, but not quite finish- 1 : ed; weight, 20st-.- 51b., at 4s. 2d. per stone, £4 ss. lid-.) ! C!. Elliott, 2. (Remarks —Fairly good f ■ quality; useful size; but not quite fin- 1 .ished; weight, 21st. olb., at 4s. 2d. per 1 ■ stone, £4 10s.). >./ . t 3. (Remarks—Fair meaty; some rather plain,; '-..weight, 21st. 31b.; four weighed 17st. ■'' ,-21b., and brought-4s. per stone, £3 9s. One weighed 4st. lib., and, at 3s. 6d. • .per stone, brought 14s. sd. Total price, ~:£4 3s. 5d.) G- Elliott, -unplaced. (Remarks —Fair 1 'quality; rather largo; not quite finishi ed; i weight 26st. 21b., at 4s. per stone, '■ '£5 55.)

. Class 2.—Palmerston Awards, I Five fat lambs, wethers or ewes, 01 \ wethers and ewes, Down' or Down crosses; to bo bred from one flock; most for freezing, and "the London • market. Awards at Palmerston North {Basil Thomson, Awihuri, 1; G. Elliott, j.Bastings, 2; Basil Thomson,. Awahnri, ;; !3; 6. Elliott, Hastings,'' unplaced; F. ' }S. M'Rae, Palmerston, unplaced; G l . j Swainson, Silvcrhope, unplaced ; C. Col--j lis and Skin, Kairanga,, unplaced; C. .' Houghton, Mart-on, unplaced. j . 1 London Awards. G. Elliott, 1. Remarks —First, very ;choice quality; well finished; very!use- ! fill size; weight 22sfc. 51b., at 4s. 6d. per | lb., £5 Is. 9d.). . - ; G. Elliott, 2. . Remarks—Very fine i.quality; short legs; well finished; just ; a little large; weight, 245t.-4|b.,-at' 4s. ■ 4d. per stone, £5 6s. 2d.). . '! G. Swainson, 3. (Remarks —Very fine j,quality.;, nicely .covered; very saleable; ;i weight 20st. 6lb„ at 4s. 4d. per stone, ,£1 9s. lid.). , .•• Other comments and prices:— . I li. Thomson, unplaced. Very good quality; very meaty; two not very well finished; weight 2ost. 61b., at.4s. 2d. per stone, £5 7s. 3d.. B. Thomson, unplaced. Very fine ...quality; well covered; short legs, but -.. .somewhat on the large size; weighs ■ ,265t.-21b.j at 4s. 4d. per stone, £5 13s. • 9d. F. S. M'Rae, unplaced. Fair quality; • iiot .well finished; one very plain; ' weight, four weighed 16st., at 4s. per 45., and one (very'plain) 4st. ' .iit. 3s.' .4d. pe'rVytone, 13s. Id.; total, ' '£3 17s. 4d. G. J..Swainson, unplaced. Very good quality; short and very meaty; weight., three weighed 13st. 21b., at 4s. ~4d.. per. stone, £2 17s. od., and, two 9st., qt,„4s,,.per stone, £1;165.i;, total, £4_ 13s. od. C.Collis and Sons, unplaced. Good quality; short legs, and fairly well cov- . ered; 'weight, two weighed 9st. 61b'., at 4s. 4d. per stone, £2 2s. 3d., and three weighed 13st. 61b., at 4s. per stone, £2 , ( ;;15s.total, £4 17s. 3d. ' 9;. -Collis and Son.' unplaced. ' Fair quality; not finished; ono very plain; I weight,''four weighed 17st. 71b., at 4s . per'stone, £3 lis. 6d., and one (very plain) weighed 4st. lib., at 3s. 4d. per , stone, 13s. 9d.; total, £4 ss. 3d. ." C. Houghton, unplaced. Useful quality;'meaty, but not quite finished; ~ ...weight, threo weighed 14st., at 4s 4d . per stone,--£3 Os. Bd., and two weighed ■ Bst. 71b., at 4s. per stone, £1 15s'. Gd. • total, £5 3s. 6d. '