Palmerston Sheep Fair.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LVI, Issue 8683, 16 February 1907, Page 3

Palmerston Sheep Fair.

At the Pahnerston North Annual Sheep Fair, on Thursday, there was a fairly good yarding, the total amounting to about 2'.i,U00 sheep, eonsi sting chiefly of breeding ewes. The New Zealand Loan and Mereautile Agency Co. had about 5000 entries, Dalgety ami Co. 7000. and Messrs Abraham and Williams about 17,000. The auctioneers conducted operations at their respective yards.

Abraham and Williams" (Ltd. ) yarding of between K>,ooo and 17.000 sheep included several uici l lines (if i-footh ewes, and one particularly fine line of 4-tooth ewes. The balance of the entry was made up of wethers, lambs, I and aged ewes. Two special lines which this firm had advertised did not come forward in time to be offered, and will lie yarded next week. These consisted of 1800 wellbred Lincoln ewes bred by Mr G. N. Pharazyn. and 800 Border Leicester cross bred by Mr ,T. L". Gear. Te Horo. The sheep, generally, were in good order, but with few exceptions do not compare favourably with previous years. Abraham and Williams report:—At our annual sheep fair, yesterday, we yarded IT.oOO of all classes. One line of 1800 good Lincoln ewes, bred by Mr Pharazyn. did not come forward in time, and will lie offered next week. Another line of 800, bred by Mr J. E. Gear, of Te Horo. also failed to come forward. These we have for private sale. There was a large attendance, iiml competition in most cases was good, especially for any straight lines kof young ewes. The highest price for 4-tooth ewes was J Bs fid, and for ;2tooth ewes 17s (id. Aged ewes did not reach the prices in some cast's expected by vendors. On the whole, we had a successful sale, and sold over Jo, ")()0 sheep. 10.000 of which were quitted under the hammer. ■ Quotations: —"2-tooth ewes Ms Id to 17s Oil, small 2-tooth ewes Ms (id to 13s (id. 4-tooth ewes 18s lid, 4, (i and f. f.in. ewes J ss lid to His '.Id, good sound-mouth ewes lls to 13s. aged ewes t* 4d to 10s (id. cull ewes 4s lid to 7s, good lambs Us to Us lid, medium lambs (is (id to 8s 7d, cull lambs 3s 3d to ">s lid. --3-tooth wethers 14s to 14s (id. Dalgety and Co. report:—We had an entry of IiOOO sheep. The demand for lambs was good, but ewes of all sorts were hard to quit. We, however, disposed of 4000 head. Quota-tions:—2-tooth wethers 1-ls, "2-tooth ewes l";s (id to Ids (id. 4-tooth ewes 14s (id. (i-tooth ewes I.ls :'>d, 4 and ."i-vear ewes lis to I:2s. aged ewes (is, Ss and A| 10s, rape lambs !>s to JOs 3d, station Spline of ■wether lambs Ss.