-UR. BUCKLAND'S SHFJSP FUR.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXX, Issue 5135, 5 February 1874, Page 2

-UR. BUCKLAND'S SHFJSP FUR.

Yesterday waa the second day of tlni annual air, and as mi^ht be expected from the nurnb'T an<l quality of the animals submitted for Hale, there wai a large gathering of buy eii as well as sellers, and a great nunibui < f people attended for motives of inter* at in ih- fl ecy herd. Before the business of the clay commenced luncheon was partaken of,

and this r.Iu .. t'.i' < ■ i < \ > >> so late an hour a^ two o'cloik. Imw iNo. I. Rams belonging to Mr. Thomas Ilus' ell, of tie Pa Farm, one of these w.is puiili^ed l>y Mr. Hammond, foi the puce of C2-> and iifty othcis a\«iag<Hl £3 10 5 each. Mi. Pihvoi tli's longwoolle I rairi in tho sanio row realised L'2 los. each, ami t'icpo ot Mr Atkm averaged £2 UK The .Leicester rams of 'ho Messrs. R. and E. Maclean averaged £2 15a., and their Southdowns £2 5s. In Row No. 2, eight pens of Lincoln rams, containing three in each, wero disposed of The puces obtained being from £2 to £2 'As. for each she?p. An aged L'njoln ram in the same row, was sold for £5. Two sheading Lincoln tarns, belonging to Mr. W. Kcrr, realised £3 5s. Three longwoolled rams of Mr. Fleming's, brought £2 15s. Gd. Two of C. Murphv's, £2 ; and two of L. Roy, £2. A shearling Lincoln ram of Mr. Basse tt's, brought £3, and a two-shear one of Dr. Hale, £5 10a^ Some others were produced in this row, which were either not bid for or not up to tbo value affixed by the owners. In Row No\ 3 shearling longwoolled rams belonging to Messrs. Scott Bros, were sold for £2 each ; longwoolled rams of Mr. R. Taylor's for i'3 5s. each ; and others of Mr. W. Hay for £2 10s. In Row No. 4 somo ram lambs of Mr. Dilworth's fetched £1 23. 6d. each. Row No. ."> was occupied by ram lambs, which were sol.J for prices varying from £l to £2 2s. each ; aud in Row No. G the shearling lams of Mr. (J. Shepherd sold for £1 17s. Gd. '1 hroughout tho sale thero Vt as a spirited competition for good ram 1 *, but inferior ones were not sought after, aud not purchased at any priue. Asa rule the figures obtained were considered high.