NEW ZEALAND SHEEP IN AUSTRALIA.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10499, 6 July 1910, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND SHEEP IN AUSTRALIA.

[By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.,! (Per Press Association.) Received" July 5, at 9 p.m. Sydney, July 5, The following New. Zealand sheep of .British breeds'were sold: " '■■;'.. Lineoliis—On account of Messrs Selby Bros., Waiuku, three ram lanibs averaged £4 12s 5d and 32 flock rams ranged from 3Jgns to 4gns. On account of Mr Shakespeare, Glendora, 20 flock rams ranged from 2;,'gns to 4gns. On account" of Mr Hocken, Waiuku, 10 ram lambs sold at 2jgns to'3-lgns. On account of Mr Barriball, Waiuku, a stud ram sold at flifgns, and 20 flock rams lat 4Jgns. On account of Mr Dowtliyi'aite, Waihao Downs, five ram hoggets sold at 4gns; " '". English Leicesters—On account of Messrs R. and J. Reid, Darficld, 10 flock rams sold at Signs. On account of Mr Donald'' Grant, Winchester, 20 hoggets sold at 3jjgns. On account- of Mr Nixon, Killinchy, 35 ram lambs sold at 4Jgns. On account of Mr Snowden, Dunsandel, 20 flock ram lambs fetched Signs to 4Jgus.; On account of ,Mr Grant, Elloughton Grange, two rams fetched 9gns and llgns, and two special hoggets 9gns and lOgns, and 30 hoggets 4Jgns.. • 'Border' Leicesters—On account of Mr Grant, Elloughton Grange, 50 hoggets fetched 4Jgns to sgns. On account of Mr Donald Grant, 21 hoggets sold at 4Jgns. On account of Mr Dowthwaite, Waihao Downs, 28 hoggets sold at 4£gns. On account of Mr Nixon, Killinchy, 15 ram hoggets at 4Jgns, and 4o ewe hoggets at 2-J-gns to 3gns. " j On account of Mr Ensor, of Ashby, a Corriedale ram sold at 6gus.

The merino ram Patron 11., from Gibson's Bellevue flock, Tasmania, sold for 800gns. It took second prize to Sylvander at the late show.