HIGH-CLASS STOCK FOR SOUTH AMERICA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2363, 8 June 1899, Page 30

HIGH-CLASS STOCK FOR SOUTH AMERICA.

That New Zealand-bred pedigree cattle and sheep are in favour with the estancieros of Argentina, may be inferred from the fact that the two shipments made last year by Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co., of Dunedin, are being followed by another of a rather more extensive and varied character, by the same inni. On this occasion the S.S. and A. Company's fine cargo steamer Matatua (Captain Holmes, R.N.R.) has been chosen to carry the stock; and as very complete preparations have been made to make the stock comfoi table, and to ensure its safe carriage to Monte Video, it is confidently expected that every animal will be landed in good condition, and ,do credit to the breeders from whose herds and flocks' the stock has been selected. The former shipments included Shorthorn cattle and Ronmey Mars"h sheep ; m the present one the Shorthorn is replaced by the Polled Angus breed of cattle, and the Komney Marsh sheep by the merino. The second of these changes is, of couise, due to the great advance in the value of merino wool, which has taken place during the current year, and it also points to the fact that our South American rivals are finding it more profitable to work with the finer woolled sheep, in some localities at all events. Taking the cattle first, these — nine in all — consist of six magnificent Hereford bulls, four of them bred by Mr James Stuckey, owner of the Te Rangituinau herd (Wairarapa), and two by Messrs Buchanan and Levett, of Mayficld, Feilding. The Polled Angus bulls are also magnificent specimens of this justly famous breed, one of them being from the New Zealand and Australian Land Company's herd at Totara, and two from the herd of the Hon. Mathew Holmes, M.L.C., Castlerock Estate. The following are the full particulars of the cattle — viz.: — -'

HEREFORD. f No. I.— Amethyst's Duke (2), calvfld August 24, 1897; sire^JDuke of York (17239, W7 N.Z.), dam Amethyst' 80 (129 N.Z.), sire Sir William (13460), gd Amethyst 22 (106 N.Z.), sire Chinpendale (6865), ggd Amethyst 3, sire Lord Normanby (544:0), etc. , No. 2.— Quickset (58), calved October 3, 1897 ; sire The Last Chip (16798), dam Amethyst 66 (128 N.Z.), sire Sir William (13460), gd Amethyst 22 (106 N.Z.). by Chippendale (6565), ggd Amethyst 3rd, by Lord Normanby (5440), etc. No. 3.— Sir Almond (64), calved September 20, 1897; sire Sir John (17004), dam Almond 3rd (102 N.Z.), sire Sir William (13460), g d Almond, sire Battenberg (10971), ggd Aconite (100 N.Z.), by Sir Edward (10631),-etc. No. 4.— Sir Frank (66), calved September 20, 1837 ; sire Sir John (17004), dam Amethyst llth (104), by, Chippendale (6865), gd Amethyst, sire Provost (4007), ggd Pearl, sire MacGregor (3235), etc.

No. s.— Leonora's Gift (36), calved August 12, 1896; sire Dick Seddon (22 N.Z.), dam Leonora llth (17), sire Lord Oxford (SUI), g d Leonora 6th, by Horace 3rd (5386), «gd Leonora 2nd, sire Royalist (4921), etc. ° No. G.— Anstociat, calved October 12, 1896ri r^-S\ ck Seddon (- 2 N -Z.), dam Carraway Cth (7 sue Sir William (13460), gd Carraway 3rd, by Chippendale (6863), g g d Carraway, by Horace 3rd (5;JbCi, etc.

POLLED ANGUS. Iso I—Firefly (256 N.Z.), bred at Totara Estate, calvea 28th October, 1896; sire feud Witan (9554), dam Frolic E. i'^, s ! re Jamie of Killara (147 i\f d Flash (97 N.Z.), by Solomon (2349), Sgd Modcsta (83 N.Z.I, sire Robin Hood (946 etc. " AtT°" 2^ U ? lb °' T Calved Oci ° h^ 27, 1597 ; sire Iselson (99), dam Juniper (250), sire Black Duke of Killara (101), gd Josephine (220), sire Oreti •pi P->' g / d , Clleorful ' 21 8), sire Knight of the Chistle (97), etc. JuniWo is from Hon. M •riolmea s Castlerock herd. ?? r °'-, (from the Castlerock herd 1 , calved October 19, 1897 ; sire, Nelson (99), dam Grace (252), sire Black Duke of Killara. (101), m ?• «er««"« er ««"i ie (217>> Sire YoUi! & Knwhl °f the B.nie8 .ni c - ( A 00 ); "S d Pamiy (216), by Knight of the 'Ihistle (97); etc. Of stud sheep there are 50 in the shipment., and these are an exceptionally choice 'iot of nrst-class flock lams, 20 of them bein^ LincohiE—Specially selected for fineness and evenness of wool— horn the New Zealand and Australian Land Company's Moeraki flock bred from imported stock; 15 high class merino rams from the almost unrivalled flock of Messrs R. Campbell and Sons (Limited), Otekuke Estate, whose sheep are dhectly descended from sheep bred by that noted flock-master, Mr James Gibson, of Tasmania, from whom the late Mr Campbell purchased the champion ram Golden Tom for 500 guineas, and at t later date was acquiied a son of the 1000-guiiipa ram President, and also a lam by Grand Hero. Besirles these there are 15 magnificent flock merino rams selected fiorn Mr Watson Shennan's celebrated Puketoi flock, than which there is no better ;n; n Otago. Mr Shennan's sheep trace back also to Mr Gibson's, of Tasmania. The following are sires of speciil excellen.ee used, in, this flock:— Sliejjheidj Toto,

Cuke, Royal Dvike, all Gibson's rams ; Shepheid 11, Shepherd 111, Noble, Grandfather, Nugget, Prince, etc. The whole of the stock, both cattle and sheep, are registered in the New Zealand Herd Book and New Zealand Flock Book respectively, and we have no doubt will give a good account of themselves in South America. We wish the s.s. Matatua a speedy and slafe passage, and the importers success in their onterpri'se. The Matatua leaves Lyttelton for Monte Video direct on the Bth inst.