RAM AND EWE FAIR

Kaikoura Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 22, 17 March 1938, Page 2

RAM AND EWE FAIR

The annual ram and ewe fair was held at Messrs Pyne, Gould, Guinness’s saleyards on Alon day when there was an entry of upwards of 10,000 sheep forward, including a number of lambs. There were a few outstanding pons, but the majority of the yarding was of a nondescript order. For good sheep prices were about 1/ per head above Addington prices and old sheep and backward sorts slumped. The lambs offered were mostlv backward sorts. The sale did not commence until after 10 o’clock, and was not finished until 7 o’clock, by which time many farmers had left the yards. Mr G. Hamilton of Hapuiku secured highest price for SO two-tooth ewes making 27/. Details are as follows: — Salos were made on account of:

Ewes: F. J. Monk, 40 two-tooth at 18/-; 11. Hamilton 6 six and eighttooth at 21/6; client, 26 fat at 12/6; Evans Estate, 25 two-tooth at 20/-; Barratt Estate, 46 four- find six-tooth at 15/4; D. A. Barker, 6 at 12/9; A. W. Wilson 76 fin at 15/3; client 14 at 7/9; A. Howard 53 sni at T9/2; client 43 two-tooth at 10/-; F. Emms Estate 12 sm at 9/-; A. AV. Boyd. 20 at 10/-; client 36 at 6/9: 27 at 2/6; 17 at 3/6;

L. Peter, 25 at 9/-, 3 fat ewes and 1 wether at 15/6; Terrence Smith, 87 sm at 10/; client 10 at 5/3; 30 at 6/-, 46 at 5/-; Doe Bros., 36 fat at 12/6; J. Aliddloton, 29 at 20/-; G. Hamilton, SO two-tooth at 27/-; 120 gsm at 19/6; G. E. T. Shand, 120 two-tooth at 19/3. 450 four-year at 18/6; client, 159 fm at 7/9; IT. Crampton, 150 gsm at 16/9; P. Brunel, 19 at 23/6; client 38 four- six- and eight-tooth at 4/-; 15 two-tooth at 15/-; G. E. T. Shand, 120 four- six- and eighttooth at 15/-; R. Parsons, 91 four-year at 9/-; Pat Smith. IS two-tooth at 25/3. 24 at 18/1, 3 at 15/3; AV. Lee, S 3 twotooth at 25/-; D. Ross, 11 two-tooth at 17/-; J. AV. Trolove, 100 two-tooth at

23/-: Kahautara Hills. 138 four-year at 8/4; J. E. Barker. 84 fm at 8/9; Barratt Estale, 161 four six- and eighttooth at 11/9: Native [.and Development, 86 at 7/3; L. Peter, 71 four- sixand eight-tooth at 11/-: D. R. Boyd. 8 at 10/3; Blenheim client. 70 halfbrod at 10/9, 49 at 10/-; client 38 at 4/9: 181 farmers’ ewes at 7/-; R. Smythe 191 four-vear at 11/10. 102 at 11/3; client. 30 nt 2/110; S. C. Heard. 65 fourand five-year at 7/7: client. 28 at 3/6; 37 sm at 7/-, 15 at 6/-; Northern client. 234 sm at 7/3; 80 at 3/1 to 4/-; client 130 two-tooth at 11/-. AVethers: Barratt Estate. 32 at 20/9; P. Smith. 22 two-tooth a 20/9. 24 at 18/1; Northern client, 83 two-tooth at 18/4. Lambs: 1.. Horner. 48 mixed sex at 9/6; Barratt Estate, 80 ewe at 10/7. 38 at 7/-; 62 wether at 6/6; Emms Estate. 11 ms at 5/6; S. C. Heard. 14 at 12/-; A. AV. Boyd, 17 owe at 8/9; J ; Davidson 45 ms at 9/6; P. Brunel. 15 ewe at 13/3, 3 wether at 13/3; client 15 owe and 3 wether fit 6/-, 44 ms at 10/6: D. R. Bovd, 80 ewe at 11/8; A. Alorton, 34 wether at 10/-; 32 ewe at 13/4; G. E. T. Shand, 77 ewe at 17/9; Barratt Estate 61 ewe at 10/6. 52 ms at 10/-, 25 at 11/6; client 48 at >/9. 40 :it 7/6. 150 wether at 8/2; 12 ms at 12/6: E. Wallace, 117 ewe at 19/3. A line of 52 exceptionally fine twotooths from a Northern client was passoil in tit 31/9, Rams: Two-shear Southdowns made I’, to 3?. guineas; one-shear 3 to ;){ guineas;’ halfbrcd, 10/- to 1 A guineas; one shear. 1 to 2 guineas; Romney. 1] to 2’ guineas.