TE KUITI RAM FAIR

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXXI, Issue 4954, 11 February 1937, Page 5

TE KUITI RAM FAIR

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their Annual Ram Fair at Te Kuiti on Monday, Bth inst. A full entry of Southdowns, English Leicesters, and Romneys were offered to a large attendance of local buyers. The Southdowns were all locally bred and showed a vast improvement in quality on recent sales. Romneys came forward from Southern breeders whilst entries, were also received from the following local breeders:—Wilfred Johnstone, Puketutu; Alderson Bros., Aria; Cecil S. Johnston, Waitomo. The demand for Southdowns was inclined to be a trifle slack and prices for these were not quite up to expectations. . Romneys, however, were in exceptionally keen demand and values were exceedingly good. Quotations: — On account Mr. 11. Rhodes, Paterangi, 1-shear Southdowns, 41 gns; ac. Mr. A. Robson, Te Kumi, Southdowns, 4k to 6 gns; ac. Mr. O. W. Self, Te Kuiti, Southdowns, 5 to 65 gns; ac. Mr. W. A. Lee, Hangatiki, Southdowns, 53 to 6$ gns; ac. Mr. B. Symes Pirongia, Southdown, 5-1 gns; ac. Mr. F. A. I. Hunt, Te Kuiti, Southdowns, 71 to 73 gns; ac. Mr. W. H. Topp, Pio Pio, Southdowns, 43 to 51 gns; ac. Mr. H. Rothery; Hangatiki, Southdowns, 7 gns; ac. Mr. W. N. Sobye, Oparau, Southdowns, 3 to 31 gns; ac. Mr. Wilfred Johnstone, Puketutu, Southdowns, 3 to 5 gns. English Leicester Rams.—Ac. Mr. R. G. Findlay, Miranda, 63 to 7 gns. Romney Rams.—Ac. Mr. W. J. Smith, Colyton, 2-shear, 6| to 13 gns; ac. C. T. Keeble, Palmerston North, 1-shear, 7 to 141 gns; ac. Mr. R. Boddy, Pio Pio, 111 to 17 gns; ac. Mr. N. W. Pearce, Colyton, 11 to 16 gns; ac. Mi\ Wilfred Johnstone, Puketutu, 7 to 161 gns; ac. Messrs. Alderson Bros., Aria, 8 to 14 gns; ac. Mr. J. A. Mitchell, Longburn, 2-shear, 10-)' to 121 gns; ac. Mr. C. Openshaw, Marton, 121 to 16 gns; ac. Messrs. A Brown and Sons, Kiwitea, 101 to 15 gns; ac. Mr. A. R. Buchanan, Palmerston North, 113 to 111 gns; ac. Mr. Cecil S. Johnston, 93 to 12 gns.