HAWKE'S BAY RAM FAIR

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17174, 3 February 1930, Page 12

HAWKE'S BAY RAM FAIR

CONCLUDING PURCHASES STUD ROMNEYS FOE WAIROA The Ilawke's Bay ram fair concluded on Saturday with an offering of stud animals, four of which wore purchased by a Wairoa breeder, Mr. E. Jefferson, who paid '43gns. for a Romney. The last of the flock rams were offered on Friday, most of the purchases from the Poverty Bay and Wairoa end being made by Wairoa men. 'For the sale of studs the attendance of buyers, was somewhat small and the bklding was very slow. As a result many offerings were passed in at prices under the owners' estimates of values, whilst others even failed to draw tho minimum bid of 10 guineas. Even for the better quality stock there was not a great amount of competition, although the top price for the day went up to 80 guineas, this being a Southdown shearling offered by Mr. W 7. J. • Gimblett, of Ngatarawa and purchased by Thompson Bros., of Hastings. The Romnev prices were topped by Mr. Fred Douglas, of Elsthorpe, who paid 55 guineas for a shearling offered by William Perry and Sons, Masterton. | Tho market for flock Southdowns was fairly good, and buying was keen for: classy lines. Many were sold ,at very j satisfactory prices,' the highest price, 13gns., being paid for 12 shearlings bred b v Mr G. E. Allen, Masterton, and sold on his account to Mr 1 . W. iA. D. Sulli-' van Mangatahi. The next best price was 12|gns. paid by Mr. A. Struthers, of Hastings, for five shearlings bred by Mr. R. M. Perry, of Masterton. The following is a list of Poverty Bay and Wairoa district buyers during tho last two days of the fair: — STUD ROMNEYS. A. P. Southey, Masterton: 1 shearling, E. Jefferson, Wairoa, 16gns.; 1 shearling, E. Jefferson, Wairoa, 21gns.: 1 shearling, E. Jefferson, Wairoa, 20 gas. Wm. Perry and Son, Masterton: 1 shearling, Ewan Jefferson, Wairoa, 43 gns. FLOCK SOUTHDOWNS. Bred by Samuel Smith (Canterbury) and sold on account of H. deLatour (Wairoa): 6 shs. W. ». Hartree (Waihau) 7gns.; 6 shs. J. Duncan (Bay View) 6igns.; 12 shs. S. Harrison (Wairoa) 6£gns. Bred by and on account of Little Bros. (Waipawa): 6 shs. A. 11. Ebbett (Wairoa) s|gns. ( Bred by W. Lockhead (Canterbury) and sold on account of D. Munro (Palmerston North): 6 shs. 7gns. and 7 shs. . 7-igns., F. Harrison (Wairoa). Bred by and on account of W 7. F. M. Burns (Hastings): 7 shs., R. W r . Preston (Ardkeen) sgns. Bred by and on account of P. D. McLachlan (Masterton) : 6 shs. J. Murphy (Mohaka) 7^gns. Bred by and on account of A. Tocker (Tauiierenikau): 5 shs. J. McLaurin (Gisborno), Bgns. Bred by and on" account of F. Price [ (Masterton): 6 shs. 11. W. Preston (Ardkeen), s|gns.; 6 shs. R. W. Preston (Ardkeen), sgns. Bred by and on account of C. T. Keeble (Palmerston North); 6 2-shears F. J. Hodson (Wairoa), 6gns. Bred by and on account of Trustees lato S. Johnston (Takapau): 18 shs. R Talbot (Ardkeen), 6£gns.

Bred by and on account of W. H. Buicld and Son (Masterton): 5 shs. J, 11. Ebbett (Wairoa), 6gns.

Bred by and on account of C. T. Keeble (Palmerston North): 7 2-sheara, 11. Bayliss, jun. (Wairoa), sgns.