STUD SHEEP SALES

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22145, 26 June 1935, Page 11

STUD SHEEP SALES

BRISK BIDDING IN SYDNEY PRICES BELOW LAST YEAR'S (Received June 25. 8.55 p.m.) SYDNEY. June 25 The annual stud sheep sales in Sydney to-day were marked by brisk bidding, but prices were not quite so satisfactory as la.st year. The best price in the Merino class was 600 guineas paid for a ram from the well-known Haddon Rig stud. For 495 Merino stud rams and a "selected flock of rams the sum of £14,787 was realised, the average pr.ee being £29 17s 6d. British breeds and Corriedales were in fairly good demand and 495 guineas were paid for a Corriedale from Mr. T. B. MacFarlane's Merriwa stud, which is believed to be a record price for an' Australian-bred Corriedale. Fifteen Border Leicester stud rams , sold on behalf of Mr. Donald Grant, of j Tiinaru, sold for £250 19s, an average ; of £l6 14s 6d. Five Southdown stud I ewes realised £39 7s 6d. Mr. W. 0. Rennie, of Canterbury, i New Zealand, sold one Southdown stud \ ram for £6 6s, and 30 Southdown flock j rams for £llß 2s 6d. He also sold five Southdown stud ewes for £l9 13s 9d, one Ryeland stud ram for £ls 15s, six Border Leicester stud rams for £37 16s, and 10 Border Leicester ewes for £56 14s. Mr. W. J. Jenkins, of Canterbury,'j sold 11 Southdown stud ewes for 4£ guineas each.