SALE OF SHEEP.

New Zealander, Volume XXIV, Issue 2604, 17 February 1866, Page 3

SALE OF SHEEP.

Mr. Alfred Buckland has arranged to hold at Newmarket periodical sales of purebred sheep, to take place on the first Wednesday in February and the first Wednesday in October in each year. The first of these sales was held at Newmarket on Wednesday, and was successful in every respeCt; the show of sheep having been good, die attendance of sheep-breeders very large, and the prices obtained highly satisfactory, ft may, we think, be confidently anticipated that these sales will benefit the province. The breeders of first-class sheep, of which this province has a number, will have an opportunity of showing anil disposing of their sheep, and it may be expected that if the character of the sales be kept up, floekmasters from other provinces will attend. We may mention that a considerable number of the sheep on the ground yesterday were not for sale, but were sent by Mr. R. Robertson. Mr. Newman, and from the Wesleyan Mission, n» samples of their flocks. The sale began with some long-woolled ram lambs, Leicesters with n dash of Lincoln, and well suited for this province. Ten of them were, sold singly. No. ] was bought by Mr. George Howard, for f1 1 10s. ; Mr. Howard also .secured No. 2 for £7 /is.. No 3 was bought by Mr.W.Hay, for £3 155.; and No. 4 by Mr. R. Robertson, for £■'>; No. 5, Mr. McLean, of Waipu, £3 1.15.; No. 6, Mr. A. Taylor, £5 10s. ; No. 7, a very prelty animal, excited considerable cam petition, and was at last knocked down lo W. Dyer, of Mahurangi, for £-15 ss. Mr. Dyer is, we understand, about to introduce sheep into the Mahurangi district, and very propeily, is determined to have his flock of the best blood. The following were the buyers of the other single rams with the prices paid : Mr. Howard, £10; W. R. Robertson, £5 10s. ; Mr. 1!. Wynyard, i's ss. The remainder of the ram lambs were put up in pens of four. Mr. James Runciman bought one pen at £4 ss. each sheep ; Mr. R. Robertson, £4; Mr. Bassett, £3 155.; Mr. Baird, £7 15.; Mr. A. Taylor, £4 10s.; "Messrs. Imrie and Thompson, three pens, at £O, .£(> 55., and £•'! 15s. ; Mr. R. Robertson, £3 15s. ; Mr. Darees, £5 15s. All the preceding lots were from the flock of Mr. R. Graham. For lot 21, there was a great ileal of competition. It consisted of a Leicester ram, imported by Mr. Joseph May, for hire until the Ist April, then to be returned to Mr. Joseph May's residence, Epsom. Probably the bidding was keener from the fact that importation trom England is now forbidden, and that we can hardly tell when we shall again be able to import fresh blood. Mr. George Howard was the siicci ssful bidder for the hire, at a price of £33. A four-tooth rani, bred by Mr.'Grig.', brought £ll Ids., from Mr. Imrie. There were ten lots of two Leicester rams, bred by Mi. R. McLean, which sold at from £lO to £]( i 155., the highest price being paid by Mr. W. T. Buckland ; the other lots were bought by Messrs. R. Graham, James Williamson, and ('•. Howard. Next in the catalogue were fifteen head ot Southdown rams, bred by Mr. E. "McLean, but this breed did not seem to be in favour, so that only one pen was disposed of. Several lots of long-woolled ram lambs, bred by Mr. John Wallace, of Mangarei, were sold at £2 155.; and lonjjwoolled ram lambs, bred by Mr. Archibald Wallace, Mangarei, sold at from Si 17s. (id. to £2. Some Leicester ram lambs, bred by Mr. John Grigg, were purchased by Mr. Shipherd, ht £9 15s. Mr. Benjamin McLean had some pens of Leicester ram lambs, but those though of good breeding, seemed tn have been for some time in a bad run. They brought from £1 10s. to £3 7s. 6d,, the highest price being given by Mr. Joseph May, and Mr. Shipherd beine; the largest buyer. The sale of ewes began with pens from Mr. R. Graham's flock, which went at from £2 13s. to £3 55., Mr. W. T. Buckland and Mr. Wilson being the largest purchasers. Three pens of sixty half-bred ewes brought £1 16s, Mr. Graham's long-woolled ewe lambs brought from £2 10s. to £3.

THE MURDER OF MR. FULLOON. Yesterday the trial of the .Maoris for being accessory to the murder of .Mr. Fulloon was proceeded with belbrcTbomaa Beckham, Esq., R.M., at the Stockade. The evidence for the Crown was brought to a conclusion and the prisoners will enter on their defence on Tuesday next, when the case will' be again resumed. The whole of the natives will be re-tried after that for piracy and arson.