SHEEP FAIR AT OTAHUHU.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13673, 14 February 1908, Page 3

SHEEP FAIR AT OTAHUHU.

A SUCCESSFUL SALE. LARGE;ATTENDANCE OF BUYERS. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company held their first sheep fair of the season, at Otahuhu yesterday, when there was a large attendance of buyers and sellers. The sheep and lambs yarded totalled 7300. while over 600 rams were penned. Trices ranged from 2s 6d to 3s lower than last year, owing no doubt to the exceptionally dry weather, and the slump in 'the wool market. With few exceptions all the lines submitted changed hands. For ewes the highest price obtained was guineas for a pen of purebred two-tooth Lincolns from Mr. Geo. McElwain, of Waiuku, the purchaser being Mr. J. Lawrie, of Mahurangi Heads. Several other lines ofpurebreds sold from to If guineas. Flock ewes sold at from 10s 6d to 16s 9d for young sheep/ at which latter price Mr. W. Brown, of l)argaville, bought 200. Wethers went from lis 6d to 19s 9d, the limit, being ..■ reached when Mr. W. took 47 from Mr. W. Levett. Lambs realised 5s to 9s 6d.

There was a good demand for rams, Lincolns, as usual, being most in evidence, and on this occasion reaching the highest figure, Mr. J. R. McElwain, of Waiuku, disposing of two to Mr. Geo. E. Bell, of East Tamaki, at 6| guineas each. Five guineas was the highest price reached for Itomneys, Mr. D. BuJck, of Palmerston North, being the seller. At the same figure Mr. Eber Barriball, of Waiuku, disposed of a Shropshire ram to Mr. J. B. Jordan, of Kaukapakapa. Few merinos were offered, and the best price was two guineas each for a pair submitted by Captain Colbeck, of Sandspit. Mr. T. D. Reid, of Waiuku, sold the best priced English Leicesters at four guineas,. while Messrs. R. and G. Smith, of Matakohe, sold Border Leicesters at the same figure. The particulars of sales aid saao&s cf seller's are as follows: —

SHEEP. Barkley and McLachlan: 37 wethers, 133 6d; 38, 13s 6d; 36, 13s 6d. D. Todd: 45 ewes, 15s; 16, 14b 9d; 45, 14s 9d; 45, 148 9d; 259, 14s 9d; 96, 13s 3d. H. Courtney: 45 wethers, 14s 3d; 45, .13s 9d; 51; 13s. Alt Hills: 235 ewes, 12s 3d; 28,,10s 6d; 56, 13s. W. F. Ward: 98 ewes, 11a 6d; 135, 10s. L. Kemp: 55 ewes, 7s; 180, 7b 3d; 45, 7s; 47, 6a 6d. W. T. Ward: 119 ewes, lis. Captain F. Colbeek': 56 ewes, 99 '3<i; 55, 9s; 45 wethers, 12a 6d. Thos. Wyllie: 23 ewes, 9s 3d. Wallace Bros.: 45 ewes, 7s 6d; 33, 6a 9d. A. Hills: 50 ewes. 12s. W. Austin: 47 wethers, 18s. F. It. Claude: 49 ewes, 7s 9d; 16, 19a 6d. J. It. Lang: 41 ewes, 4s 9d. T. R. W. Gill: 90 ewes. 13s; 37, 8s 3d; 43, 14s 3d; 37, lis; 30, 15s 3d; 91* 7s 9d. Geo. Mo Kenzie: 28 ewes, 14s; 13 wethers, 12s 3d. M. Kelly: 50 owes. 7s 3d. WaJjace Bros.; 47 eweß, 10s; 76, 7s. J. E. Wilson: 101 ewes, 14b 3d. Geo. Harvey: 37 ewes, 5s 6d; 56, 16s 9d. H. A. Robertson: 53 ewes, Ms. Geo. McElwain: 5 ewes (Lincoln two-tooth), 3|gs. M. Schedewy: 12, ewes (Lincoln two-tooth), £1 7s. C. T. Barribail: 15 ewes (Lincoln twolootli), 13ns. Eobt. Ross: 03 ewes, 133; 39 ewea, 7s 6d. F. Dye: 15 ewes, 10s 9d. It. Ross: 69, wethers, 163 3d. Jas. Harris: 32 ewes (Lincoln two-tooth), £110s. H. S. Munro: 40 ewes, 10s 6d. £. Hodge: 43 ewes, 16s; 47, 6s 3d. T. R. W. Gill: 51 ewes, lis 3d; 45, 10s 6d; 45, 8s 9d. ■ Evans Germyn: 45 ewes, 8s: 36, 5s 6d; 24, Be. Jos. Given: 52 wethers, 15s; 30 ewee, lis 6d. W. Devitt: 14 ewes, 63 6d. Geo. Coxhead: 7 ewes, 6a. W. Austin: 137 mixed sexes. 123 6d. E. McCorquindale: 9f'ewes, 9s 6d. 11. Morgan: 3 ewes, 8s 6d. Geo. Logan: 79 ewes, lis 6d. J. Cottle: 35 ewea. 10s 9d. K. Kelly: 15 wethers, 7s. F. Marriner: 45 ewes, lis 3d; 43 ewes, 6a 3d; 41 ewes, 5s 9d; 8 wethers. Us. Rev. G. Wilks: 36 ewes, Bs. T. B. W. Gill: 40 ewes. 6s 3d; 20, 18s 3d; 20 wethers. 12s 9d. M. Kelly: 4.3 rams, no bidding. G. Hall: 24 ewes, 14s 6d. H. Morgan: 10 ewes, 3s. W. F. Ward: 240 lambs, 7a 6d; 52, 3s 9d. Captain F. Col beck: 42 lambs, ss. Bree Bros.: 50 lambs, 9s. Robt. Eiss: 50 lambs, 9s 6d; 50, 9s; 45, 7s 9d; 38, 6s. W. Austin: 50 lambs. 9s 3d; 50, 9s. S. H«u?e: 32 lambs. 6s. E. McCorquindale: 100 lamis, 8s 3d; 171, 7s 9d; 151. 7s; 33, 6s. W. Auafru: 33 lambs, 8s 9d;36, 7s. W. Devitt: 20 laii-bs, 8s 6d. Jas. Harris: 14 lambs, 9s 3d. Frank Dye: 40 lambs, 9s 6d. 11. S. Monro: 59 lambs, 5s 3d. T. E. W. Gill: 44 lambs, 7s. H. Moi an: 60 lambs, 6s. F. Marriner: 31 lambs, .i; 41, 6s 9d; 39, 6s 6d; 45, 6s. Rev. G. Wilks: 42 lambs. 5s 9d. T. B. W. Gill: 41 lambs. 8s 3d: 59, 7s. 11. Morgan: 6 lambs, 5s 6d. H. A. Mulling: 27 ewes, 4s. J. Kiely: 24 wethers. 13s. Jas. Butler: 15 ewes, 5s 3d; 26 lambs, 3s 6d. C. Stokes: 62 lambs, 7s. 11. Mulling: 78 lambs, 6s; 24, 4s.

BAMS. lihicolns.-T. E. W. Gill: 5, IJgs. M. Kelly: 5, 2gs. Mrs. Murphy: 5, 4Jgr-?f; 3, 4gs.; 2, 53g5.; 3, 3£gs. 0. T. Barriball: 1, sgs.; 1, 2igs.; 2, 2ig£.; 4, 2gs. B, G. Smith: 1, 4ga.; 2. 3ig9- C. T. Barriball: 1. 2.1ga.; 6, l£gs. Eber Barriball: 1. sg«. J. K. McElwain: 2, 63g8.; 4, Sig.-s. Webster and Son: 2, ligs.; 3, lg.; 5, ligg. R. A. Bent: 5, 3gs.; 6, 2gs"; 4, lijgs.; 3, lif.'a.; 1, lg. Geo. Harvey: 9. lg.; 1, 3g. Jas. Harris: 1, 4gs.; 1, s?gs.; 1, 3gs; Bomneys.— Harvey: 3. sgs. G. Johnston: 1. 3gs. G. Harvey: 8, 4gs.: 2, ligs. T. Gill: 1, 3gs.; 2, 2£gs.; 1, l|gs. Wallace Bros.: 1, 4gs. J. Fraser: 4, 4gs. D. Buick: .1. sgß. English Leicesters.—T. D. Reid: 1, 4gs.; 1, 3gs.; 8, Z£gs.; 1, 23g-s.; 3, 2g£ ' Border Leieesters.—R. and G. Smith: i, 3gs.; 2, 4gg.

Merinos.— P. Oolbeck: 2, 2gs. ! Shroj/shires.—G. D. Smith: 1, 2igs. G. and B. Coates: 10, lg.j 2, ljgs. G. 13. Smith: 1, i l|g3. G. Rhodes: 7, lg. fiber Barriball: .1, I sgs. Wright: 1. 2*gs. Eber Barriball: 1, . ljgs.: 1, 2gs. A. Hill: 2, lg. J. Harrison: j 6, 23/rs. . .E. Barriball: 2. 2gs.;l. lg, j Miscellaneous.—G. Courtney: 4, 4s. W. F. Ward: 8, 7s. F. Clark: 1. 10* 6d. W. Ward: ' 2, 3?. A. Hill: 1. 3g.; 1. 12b; 2, ss. John Muir: 10, 7e. L. Kemp: 8. 7s. E. Boose: 4, ss. G.Logan: 1.95. M. Devitt: 1, 10s. Bree Bros.: 2, 7s. H. Boll: 1. 4s.

■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., held their Ohanpo sheep fair on Wednesday, and report a successful sale, although at times bidding lagged somewhat on account of the continuous dry weather. Altogether over 20,000 eheep were offered, of which nearly everything was ' sold, except • a< lew lines of tallmonth ewes and two-tooth wethers.