SHEEP FAIR.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2122, 13 February 1886, Page 2

SHEEP FAIR.

Messrs Hunter and Nolan held their annual nhecp fair at Gieen Line on Thursday. There was a considerable numher yarded, and ordinary sheep, l.itnbs ewet>, and wethf rs fetched very good prices. The demand for rams was limited, but a fair number were disposed of. The following is the result of the sale :— 35 longwool ewes and wethers, R. C. Greenwood, 7s, Austin; 35 do., 6s (id, Strong ; 50 do., 7a, Captain Kuth ; 30 do., L. O. Roy, 8s 9d, W. Findlay; 30 do., Massey. jun., 7s Gd, do. ; 25 do., Percy and Wills, 7s 3d, Hoskin ; 25 do., 7s, 3d, Findlay ; 40 do., A. Horrlft, *b fid, «X ; 40 da., t* W,

d.>. : 40 do., 8s 3d, do. ; 40 do., Bs, do. ; 34 wether lamb*, J. Campbell, fn 9d Colbeck Bros.; 18 d-.., Parry, os, do.; 14 ewes, do.. ss, B.\rf<>rd ;48 lurmV, mixed Hoxes, A. Trotter, 5* 9d, Colbeck Brother ; 40 two-tooth weathers, do., 9* J. Kelly ; 3d d».,Bt , do. ;40 bo., 7* 9d, Colbeck Bros.; 40 ewe-», do., 7a 9d, do. ; 40 do., 7» 9d. do. ; 40 wethers and ewe*, AndrewH. 9*, Percy and Wills ;40 wether*, do., 9*, Pierm.in ; 40 (]■>., o*. do.; 3f> two-tooth ewe» and halfbied Downs Hale Brother*. 9rt 3d, Colbpck, Brothers; l."» all a#e.-<, do., 7s J. Embling ; 31 lambs Parry, «■«, Colbeck Bros. ;40 mixed sheep. 7s l>d, R. Martin ; 2G mixed lambs, Jas. Butler, 8s 3d, Arkle ; 27 wether Limbs, A. .Tack, Gs, do.; 18 two-tooth wethers A. Jack, 7s, do. ; 30 wether lamb.s, B. Harris, (ia 9d, J. Conder ; 30 do., do., 4< Bd, do. ; 20 ewe Limbs, do., 6s 3H, do. ; 40 do., do., 6s 9d, Gregory ; 40 wether lambs, «h 9d, Gregory ; 40 ewes 8s 9d, Percy and Wills; 30 do., A. S.»ndford, 6s 9d, Archibald ; 12 lambs do., 4s 3d, Colbeck; 21 do., Raupn, 9s 6d, L. Austin ; 30 do., 9s fid, do. ; 150 mprino wethers, Andrews, ss, Archibald ;62 do., r>s 6d, Kaye ; 62 do., 5s 9d, Arkle ; 3 pure-bred imported Shropshire Down r.uiiß, R. C. Greenwood ; 2 Hampshire Down rams Hale Bros., 30s Findlay ; 3 Hampshire do., fonr-tooth, £2 ss, G. Gunson ; 2 two- tooth, 30s Findlay ; 1 Southdown, do., 22* fid, Findlay; 1 sixtooth, 22s fid, Captain Ruth ; 2 pnre-brod Hampshire rams R. Hall, £22«, withdrawn at £3 : 1 half-bred do., £2 2s. Piermont ; 1 pure Lincoln, two-tooth, £2 2s ; Bent ; 1, £1 7» 6d, Austin ; 2 do., withdrawn at reserve, £2 2s ; 2 Leicester*, Mr Bont, £1 15s ; J. Embling; 1 do., 255, J. Condon, 1, £2 2s fid, Davis; 3 pure Romneys, A. Reid, 30s, withdrawn at £2 2s, reserve; 2 pure Leicester*, do., £2 ss, D. McPherson; 2, do., 27s Gd, A. Harris; 2, do., 255, D. McPherson, 1 do., £2, E. Coatos ; 1 da, 32s 6d ; Dodd ; 2 do., 35s Morgan ; 3 Shropshire Down ram lamba, J. Grant. 12s J. Conder ; 3 do., 11s fid, do. ; 3 do., 11m 6d, do. ; one longwool ram, A. Trotter, 7s, Gregory ; 1 two-tooth ram, longwool, B. Harris, 5s VV. H. Martin ; 2 rams, do., Bs, Percy and Wills ; 2 grey-f«ced ram lambs Derecourt, £1, B. Harm ; 3 Southdown ram lambs, W. A. Taylor, £1, Captain Ruth; 3 do., 18s, Arkle; 2 d0., 15s George Hill ; 1 Southdown ram, Major Harris, 15s, Finlay ; 2 do., twotooth. W. M. Martin, 2^ guineas, Dodd ; 1 ram, Embling, 13s Jones ; 2 pure bred Southdown rain lambs, McLean, £3 7s fid, J. S. Graham ; 2 do., £1 10*, W. Fitzpaterick; 2 do., Shropshires, do., withdrawn at 5 guineas. Several similar pens were also withdrawn. 2 two-tooth Lincoln rams McLean, 255, R. Bent.