RAM AND EWE FAIR.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1404, 26 January 1899, Page 14

RAM AND EWE FAIR.

SALE AT PETONE. fair prices for flock rams. 'lll- f-rvertfi animal Wellington Ram and Ewe Fair was k 1 i on t.lm Saow Ground, ['elo; e, t n Tuesday by Mr Geo If. Scales and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited. This was tno first nun lair or the season. Tbe catalogue ,li oven aiH Romney Mimfi rams and three ewes. !'8 Lincoln rams, 43 Border Leicester?, 15 Leice-rtei’s and five Fnglisfi Leic--slurs, there were only one or two empty pens Tbe sheep were nearly all in excellent condition. A. goodly number of local buyers attended, but lid ling vas not brisk .stud rams wore in veiy poor demand. Flock rams, however, brouep't fair prices, and mod of those passed in changed bands before they leit the ground. Mr T. H. Hanna was the auctioneer for lire company, and Mr A. Walker (of Mowlem and Co . Masterton), conducted the auction for Mr Scales.

Mr Scales effected tho fol owing Hides : On account of Mr U. r.glintou, Butt—One Romney Marsii ram at 3ga, one at 2fvs, four at 2.)gs, one at four at 2ga, one ewe at 2gs and two ewes at l£gs. On account o* Mr John Reid, Elderslie, Oamaru—Five two - tooth Romney Marsh rams at 2j-gs and two at 2ga, On account of Mr John Reid—One stud Romney Marsh ram, No. 80, at No. 81. at 3)ga ; one, r o. 87, at 3*B ; and me, No, 88, at 3g». On account of Mr F. Sutton, Thornbury— One stud Lincoln ram at BfgH, one at B£gs and om; at 3£gs. On account of Mr P. Mungavin, Porirua— ILree stud two-tooth Romney Marsh rams at 2gs. On account of Mr E. J. Riddiford, Hutt— Igyventy-one two-tooth Lincoln rams at 2gs. On account of Mr O. R. Bidwill, Feathers-ton-Five two-tooth Romney Marsh rams at 2*gs On account of Mr E. J. Riddiford—Three two-tooth Lincoln rams at 2sers and tcu at 2gs. On account of Mr John Reid—Five twotooth Itemney Marsh rams at 2gs On account of Mr W. Nixon, Killinehy— Five lour-tooth Er glish Leicester rams at 2k«-

On account of Messrs A. and C. Crawford, Miramar—One Border Leicester ram at Ig, and 2 at fg. On account of Messrs J. and A. Wall, Porirua - Six Leicester rams, at 2gs, and three a *

Toe New Zoaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Company effected the following sales :

On account of Mr John Roid —One two* tooth Border Leicester ram at 3gs, fifteen at 2£gfl, one at 2£gs nnd tnree at 2gs. On account of Mr John Reid —j wenly twotooth Romney Marsh rams at 2gs and Mine at ‘l*B.