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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16946, 30 January 1926, Page 8

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HAWKE’S BAY RAM FAIR.ROMNEY .MAKES TOP PRICE. (Per Press Association.) HASTINGS, .Tan. 20. Tljo ram fair was continued to-day. The demand for flock Romneys was even poorer than yesterday, prices ranging from 11 to llgns, Hie latter being paid by \V. C. A. McKenzie, Havelock North, for six shearlings fold on account, of ,\ilam McKay, ,Masloiloii. Tit:* market for Lincolns was slack to the last degree, I here being no sales over sgns and only two at that figure. The bulk of the offering wax passed in. With the South down:? til in gr- took a. decided turn for the belter, Ihere being a comparatively brisk demand, with good average prices-, among the studs the Southdowns met with a fair response from the buyers, prices ranging from lOgns to fiOgns. the latter price being paid for a shearling sold on -account of C. E. Vile, Bulls, to A. Symes, Hastings. Fair stud Romneys ranged from 11 to GOgns paid by .1. Holden, Hastings, for n shearling sold on account of (.’. Wagland, Masterton. It was the, top price of the market. Lincolns were practically neglected, the highest, figure being lilgns. but, Southdowns were in popular demand from Hi to 3(5. M and •"iiigns. In flocks, Border ami English Leicester and Ryelands were in small entries and were ignored. Oorricdales were in very poor demand, but in a small offering two lots reached fi-Jgns trail 7gns.

PURCHASES FOR GISBORNE AND WAIHOA. At the Hawke’s Bay ram fair at Hastings the following Gisborne and Wairoa purchases were effected ' Sold on account of Win. Raynor, Masterton : 6 shop clings, Howell Bros., Wairoa, 111, gns. ; 19 shearlings, A. 11. Wallis, Gisborne, Bgns. On account of Arthur Tucker. Feathers!on: 12 shearlings. 1.. Newman. Gisbornei, BJ,gns. On account of Voss Bros., Kni-ere, 20 shearlings, Opuho station, Wairoa, 7gns. On account of Bremer, Wavorlcy: 20 shearlings, 0. C. Ormond, Maliia, sglis. On account’A. 1). and H. B. Kglinton, Pabiatiia, 14 shearlings, A. IT. Wallis, Gisborne, Bgns.: 18 shearlings, T. Bailey, Gisborne, 9gns. On account J. E. Hewitt, .Manga make; 6 shearlings, Gray’s Estate, Gisborne, Signs. On account Alan Donald, Feat It erst on : 15 shearlings, A. 11. Wallis, Gisborne, Qtgns. 1 On account C. T. Feeble. Palmerston North. 19 2-shear, G, G. Ormond, Alahia, sgns. On account Jonathan Bolden. Mnrnnkakaho: 12 shearlings, T. F. Bird, Wai roa, 6igns. On account R. Bremer, Waverley: 14 shearlings, A. IT. Bellamy, Gisborne, Signs. On account, W. Raynor Masterton: 6 shearlings, A. H. Wallis, Gisborne, 10gns. On account P, AF Compton. Masterton: 6 shearlings, A. H. Wallis, Gisborne, Bgns. On accbunt IF Callison, Bongbuni: 7 shearlings', G. C. Ormond, Alahia, 6gns. Bred by estate J. Matthews, Awaluiri (on account of a client): 6 shearlings; 11. A. Martin, Wairoa, 7-£gtis. On account IF Stewart, Feilding: 7 shearlings, D. H. Stewart, Wairoa, 4igns. Ou account of IF Oolleston, Loughweir: 5 shearlings, J. Smyth, Wairoa, ojgns. On account K. Hewitt, Mangamairc : 5 shearlings, Gray’s estats, Gisborne, 8) gns. CM account T. Alfred Smith. Colvton : 5 shearlings, Gray's estate, Gisborne, 8J •gns; 5 ditto fitgn.s. GOOD DEMAND.”" FKTDDrNG STOCK HXi.ll. FEILDING, last night. At the Feilding stock sale to-day a full yarding of all classes of sheep was offered to a large attendance and met with a. ready sale. Buyers were keen after any good lambs suitable for rape, and a good sale resulted. Pat lambs 2ns; 2-tooih 20s fid to 29s 4d; wethers 245, 20s fid, 80s; ewes 17s, 20s, 225. Stores, woolly rape lambs 17s 2d, 18s .Id, 18s (id, 19s; blackfaced lambs bis 4d, 1-ls Mid, 11s Sd; w.f. wether lambs 14s 871, Ids 4<l to 17s Id; 4 and 5-yenr owes 18s 4d to 20s Gd; rape lambs, shorn, 15s (id, .Ids 8d to 19s 2d; woolly wether lambs Fls (id, 15s to 18s 7d. Store owes, 10s lid, 14s (id; 2-tooth wethers 21s sd, 24s Id, 24s 9d, 255; ra.s. lambs 12s, ,Ins (id; small lambs 8s Sd, 9s 7d, to 12s (id; 4 t'.nd (5-tooth and 4-year ewes passed nt 20s (id; ewe lambs 14s Id, Pis Gd; woolly ewes 22s Gd. There was a good yarding of cattle of all classes. Fat cattlo showed an improvement on the last sale. Store bullocks wore not wanted and there was hardly any bidding for the pens yarded. Fat forward cows £3 5s to £2 15s; young f. and i\ cows £4 3s, £4 7s to £4 17s (id; fat heifers £5 15s lo £G; good fat cows £5 (is to £G ss; medium faf cows £2 19s, £4 10s, £-1 l(is; potter bulls £2 15s to £5 10s. The prices offered for steers were not worth mentioning. LONDON BUTTER MARKET. iElec. Tel. Copy right--United Press Assn.' Australian omi N Z. Cable Association.LONDON, Jan. 28. Butter is steady at an advance. A fair trade is passing. New Zealand choicest salted, 170 s to 178 s, unsalted JSOs; Australian T6Bs, exceptionally ,170 s, misalted 170 s 1o 1725; Danish about 190 s. Cheese is steady. New Zealand white 100 s to 102 s; colored ,104 s to ,105 s; Australian white OKs, colored li'Os. AUCKLAND MAIZE MARKET. South African maize is being imported from Australia, and selling at Bs. ex wharf and 8s 2d ex store, but local maize is arriving in negligible quantities. It is understood that the crop in the Bay of Plenty is starting well, but no reports have arrived as to how it weathered the storm on Saturday. In the vicinity of Auckland a few forward crops suffered very much, maize. 10ft. or 12ft. high being exposed lo the full 1 Hast, and being flattened, right down to the ground.—Auckland Herald.