SALE OF JERSEYS.

Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9723, 5 June 1924, Page 5

SALE OF JERSEYS.

RECORD PRICE AND RECORD

ATTENDANCE

YOUNG BULL REALISES 500 GUINEAS.

NEW PLYMOUTH, June 4. A record attendance of a thousand people attended Holly Oak to-day on the occasion of Air John Hales’ annual Jersey sale, which was held in a special permanent sale ■ pavilion, the first of its kind erected in New Zealand. Owing to the phenomenal attendance, the pavilion was kept locked until the last minute, when, the visiting breeders were first admitted by ticket. At the start of the sale the famous cow Lady Superior was led in, when it was announced that this cow had just established a world’s record for cows milked twice per clay only, and would finish up in a week’s time with a record of nearly 10001 b of butter fat, almost as much as Pretty’s Flirt, bred also by Air John Hale, which produced lOlOlb of butter-fat when milked three times daily. Owing to adverse circumstances the sale opened very quietly, hut prices improved later, when a young bull was sold for the New Zealand record price of 500 guineas, to AJr AY. J. Chynoweth, Cambridge. This was a son of Lady Superior. Messrs Alurrav and Martin, of South Canterbury, purchasers last week of Pretty's Flirt at 800 guineas, paid 300 guineas for a vearlmg daughter of the same cow, and a full sister to Mr W. T. Williams’ noted, heifer, Solly Oaks, .Annie made 400 guineas, to the bid of a local buver. A 'half-brother to Lady Superior made 310 guineas, the hid 'of Mr L. McDonald, of Levin. Twenty-one heifers were sold for an average price of £154, and twenty hulls for an average of £IOO ss, which exceeded last year’s result. It was announced'at the sale by Mr David Allan, director of Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., that Ins firm had resolved in the interests of N.Z. breeders of all classes of stud stock, to send Air. C. E. Robertson to the Argentine with a view to extending the Dominion’s markets overseas. Air Robertson would take with him to the Palermo International Show yi September next., a representative collection of N.Z.-bred stock, Corriedales Romneys, Lincolns. Marmos, and Eriesians, Jerseys and, Ayrshire?;. The announcement was received with great applause. P.A. Later.

To-day, Hi. Solway and F. Cornwall held their first annual sale at New Plymouth. There was a very large attendance of New Zealand breeders and competition wa s keen . Ihe previous New Zealand record for a heifer of -501 guineas was broken when T H Western paid 510 guineas for the heifer Hua Brook Welcome by His Majesty’s Squire from Hawkesbury Peeress, and bred by Air Solwav The dam was bred by Charles Goulter. Blenheim and is the heaviest butter-fat-produemg daughter ot John Hales’ sire Grannie’s Knight,, formerly used by Goulter. Top puces in Air. Cornwall’s consignment were paid for two daughters of the imuorted bull Brampton Merry Boy. Oakland’s Princess Alary was puicliased by L. Sampson for 385 guineas and Oakland’s Jersey for 222gns bv T King. AH three purchasers are local' breeders but the runner-lip for the record priced heMer was Mi. W. H Aliers, who sold Pretty s Flirt for the New Zealand record price It has - been noteworthy throughout the sales that the progeny of great producers have made top prices each of the three record-priced animals ot the past week being sold from. such. Mr Cornwall’s females averaged 132 guineas and Mr. Solway’s 118 guineas and the former’s bulls 44 guineas and Air Sal way’s 74gns. Thirty-five head realised £4093. PA. _____