The Ram and Ewe Fair.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1797, 19 February 1886, Page 3

The Ram and Ewe Fair.

This (Sir at Carterton on Wednesday was well patronised. notwithstanding that it wae attended by the oruai Pastoral Society's weather, which means nothing more or less than an out-and-out drencher. The rams were up to the usual standard and wers excellent samples in their several claeses. Borne teres ewe present, though not nnmerons. Thera wae cue pen of 16 Romney Marsh awes belonging to Mr tieorge Knspp, i f Mormon s Bosh, which ware much noticed, sod in then doss would not be easily Uste , being u near perfection se possible lbs pncaa (etched were not so high as last year. MB WOOD 8 BALES. Mr F. H. Woof sold on account of Mr w. Allan two Lincoln rams bred by Mr Bochinas , (onr Bomoey Mstih rams, bred bv various brsedsrt, sod (our Romney Marsh ram iambs, bred by vendor; these several 1.-ts ranged m prices from 5* to 35*. Also on •eeennt of Mr John Candv. nine B >mney Marsh lambs in pries* from 15* to 325. There were fir* pens nntaiDiog M two tooth Cotawold ram* offered on account of Mr P. F- Tancred, end bred bv vendor, wtneo were paeead in at L 3 3* per bead. The smie ■wolfemaa also sold on behalf of Mr E. w. Donat two fall mouth Bomoey Marsh ran ■ bred by Mr Phansyn at 13* each ; alsi mi ueeonnt of Messrs Riddrlord and Bon, DU Lincoln rams, bred by Meears Dudley, of fitohartou. J- Raid, et Eldaralie, and ven i •, respectively. t hew stud ram* were particularly fine, and were brought on the gr.-;i d » splendid coalition, and the competition lor them was keen ; they fetched Ir ui £1 to four guineas per bead. On bebail ol Mr Buchanan, acme good Lincoln ram* were •old at price* noging from 30* to 45a ; these wei* mostly aged sheep but well bred and •howwg good form About forty bead ol Bomney Merab Rami bred by renders, were ***°° ***000! of Messrs Braitbwaile and ~”* *f *BOOI *l. per bead. Some four J*™ ■* tooth Lincoln ram* bred by *••*»* were east is by Mr Duncan McUaster. J” ■ueh admired ; these realised from !*• **• Mr A. Cliftoo's pens of eight UwMu ram*, three Romney Marah rams, Merino ditto, realised prices 17* fid to £l. Mr W. J. Nil's •"*•*"* Manh rams, brad by **? ■ t°°d daman I; than were **** ***4- and thgy wan sold at prim ■ungmgfram WstoMa Mil. Andanon. dispoeto of for Ss*,’aod M, Bmnney Manh Bui weis *° On account of y . ~***Bn, Mr Wood sold one Romney y* ***» •••*. (imported) for 13« fid JJ""* *• Mura wa* pa reins il for £35. wnsuu, ananuwted aame owner, and bred >f wemmU at bom lOaJlo «... ******* ®*nskey, on* Lincoln ** *** ftoud in at twenty guineas, and fitWn WUU Paid Ut fdu iMgiai tost

5a to ten guineas. Mr Stuckey's rams were considered by judges to be '.. i V.?r ;n ■ ie-l-ing, form, and condition of any imu» on l oground. In ewes, Messrs Bradbwaite m-d Acock* sent a quantity of two and eight tooth Romney Marsh, which were sold at Its per bead, and Mr O. Knapp's excellent ewes urougbt 12s per bead. Romney Marsh rams were not fo much in demand this year as in ’previous years, but although prices did not rule high this year, doubtless on account of the low price of wool and mutton now prevailing, still the demand for rams generally was greater than that of previous seasons. MESSRS LOWES Jc lORSS’ SALES. On account of Mr John Reynolds four two tooth Romney Marsh rams were sold for 60s each, and five two tooth Cotswold rams for 20s each. On account of Mr J Reid of Elderslie some Romney Marsh rams were at prices ranging from two guineas upwards. On account of Mr John Burrow nine Romney Marsh ram lambs were disposed of for 8s per head ; and Mr Hugh McMaster's Lincoln rams fetched about 60s per bead. There were also 13 Romney Mars rams, the property of Mr A. 8. Grant, which brought 10s each, rnd some Merino rams on account of Mr Burrow 15s'each. Mr Rarner’a Lincoln rams were •old fur 60s, and his ram lambs for Us, and hia ewes for Bs. Mr Hugh McMaster's ewes brought 6s Sd each. The owners and breeders of sheep throughout the Wairarapa were well repreoented at tbe Fair, not many of those who took a lively interest in tbe matter of breeding and sheep farming being absent.