BURNSIDE RAM FAIR

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 77, Issue 81, 6 April 1934, Page 9

BURNSIDE RAM FAIR

FINE-WOOLLED SHEEP SOUGHT Si CORRIEDALES IN DEMAND. I Per Press Association. ] DUNEDIN, April 5. The annual ram fair at Burnside today, under the auspices of the Otago A. und P. Society, brought forward good entries in all sections. There were fewer entries in the stud section, but the quality generally was attractive. Amongst the Romney studs only extra good rams elicited keen competition, prices ranging from 4:|gns. to 22gns., the latter figure being obtained for a bold well-clad two-shear sheep on account of Mr. Adam King, Stonny Creek. Mr. 8. W. Moffatt, of Te Houka, had an attractive consignment, which sold to 18gllR. There was a small entry of Border Leicester studs, but competition for these was somewhat disappointing. Few Corriedaie stud rams were offered, practically all on account of the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, ‘‘Moeraki Estate,” Hampden. This attractive and well-brought-out consignment sold at prices ranging from 23gns. to 53gns. There was a fair entry of Corriedales of average to good quality, but these proved insufficient to meet the demand under keen competition. The yarding was cleared at prices ranging from 4fgns. to 13gn3. The latter price was obtained by the ”Moeraki Estate.” Border Leicesters sold well from start to finish, prices ranging from 2gns. to 6igns. Vendors of Southdowns were disappointed and passings were fairly frequent. Ttte top .price was 6gns., but purchasers generally were prepared to operate only at limits lower than vendors’ reserves. The entry of Romney flock rams was again in excess of buyers’ requirements, and the sale of this class was disappointing. Choice lots sold to 7 gns., but owing to the big entry sales at the close were difficult to make, and passings were frequent. Buyers had a marked preference for fine-woolled sheep of this class, and the general level of prices was from 2gns. to 4gns. A consignment of the first-cross Romney Merino and first-cross English Leicester rams from Canterbury sold, under good competition, at from 3|gns. to s|gns.