OHAUPO SHEEP FAIR.

Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 7005, 9 May 1906, Page 2

OHAUPO SHEEP FAIR.

At the annual sale of turnip sheep, held by the New Zealand L >an anl Mercantile Agenoy Company at Ohaupo yesterday, upwards of 1000 sheep were yarded and met with keen competition. The heavy rains of the previous night had spoilt their appearance, but pnc99 were fully up to rates realised at late sales. All the lots were sold and the following is the list of the buyers and sellers, the names of the sel'er being given first in each case:—

W. Chitty: 169 wethers £1 2s 6d, Shakespear; 119 wethers £1 2s 6d, T. R. Woolfield; 79 wethers £{ 2s, D. McCracken ; 40 wether 3 £1 2s, C. Roberts; 32 wethers, 19s 6d, D. McCracken; 217 Limbs 15s, F. C. Litchfield; 45 ewes .£1 Os 7d, Shakespear ; 45 ewes £1 Os 7d, W. Garinana: 67 ewes, 13s 61, R. Carrath.

F. C. Litchfield: 100 wethers 19s, C, Roberts.

A. Gower: 149 lambs 14s 3d, R. Carruth ; 88 lambs 14s, R. Carruth ; 23 ewes 18s Id, G. Brooke; 11 ewes 10s, T. M. Hall. Daath Bros; 107 ewes 13s lOd, A. Gower, VV. Ranstead : 100 ewes 20s, A. Gower. R. Carruth: 22 ewes 18s, C. Roberts; 8 wethers 20s, C. Roberts; 32 ewes 12 3d, J. S. Clark. J. W. Anderson: 42 lambs 12s 7d, H. Richdale; 28 lambs 9s 9d, T. M. Hall; 15 ewes 12s, A, R. Davies. A. R. Davies: 40 lambs 13s 9d, State Farm. F. Hammond: 40 wethers 20s 2d, Woolfield ; 5 ewes 14s 6d, C. Roberts. R. Chapman: 118 2-tooth wethers 18s 7d, Jas. Gray; 100 ewes 19s, W. Heavey; 72 19s, Jas. Shaw; lots of 100 at 19s to W. A, Wilson, T. White, Gore Bros., H. Walker, A. Gower, L. J. Simpson, F. W. Mills, A. Morris and W. Germann; 50 ewes 19s, B. Cameron j 143 2-tooth J ewea 19s 6d, J. Riddell; 18 ewes 12s 7d, J. S. Clarke 6 lamb 3 15s, Woolfield. G. W. Willis: 7 lambs 7s sd, T. M. Hall; 20 ewes 14s, J. S. Clarke. P. Coyle : 6 hoggets Us 6d, J. Teddy, junr. Particulars of the cattle fair, which was held after the sheep sale, will not be availuntil to-morrow, owing to the large number yarded.