SALE OF STUD ROMNEY SHEEP

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1685, 27 February 1913, Page 8

SALE OF STUD ROMNEY SHEEP

■ ——o —- The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report:—We held'a most Macros, ful clearing sale of stud ltoinney sheep at oiir Waikanao! yards on Monday la6t oil behalf'of Mi\-. E. K. lladficld, Limlaie Estate, ParapaniumU.' l'horc was a. togri" attendance of breeders and buyers, who. were present J'rom tho Waikato, Taiho'pt, Felldingi Palmerston North, llawlte's' 3ay, and tho>Wairarapa. dirtrlcte. Tlio lo\.jl breeders were also well T'cyrecoutetl, aiid the sale can be put down as being a, very Bucces6ful ■■ one', in every .way. Tho vflock was founded ill-1694 by the late Mr. 11. S. lladflcld, from ewes purchased from Mr. J. W. Marshall, and from purchases made in England and tho Dominion, the former including rami bred by IW. iJ. 13. Palmer, and Mr. 0. File, Kent, England, It being' well known that, tho (lock lmd secured numerous honours at the agricultural and pastoral shows,- and'that the theep liad been reared undot natural conditions, on healthy, hilly country, iuid being noled for their massivo. bone, strong constitution, and best class of wool, buyers wero not slow to ctcratc, and under keen competition every lot changed hands at highly satisfactory prices.,:. The following are a few, of'tho sal«s:— : Earn, ,Elham No. 81/'o9,' imported, 5001.' bred by Mr. 0. Pile, Keiitj was purchased by Mr. B. H. Slack, Talhoren, for 22 guineas. ■ ■ :: '■' ; ; Ram, Young Elham Ist- (1911), Eire Elham, jred by Mrs.'E. 1!. Hadiicld, Eold to. Sir, llahn Williams', Poraiiftraumu, at.,19 guinea. ■ • ■ . ■ '■■■ 01 her rani! nold at- 12| guineas, 11 guineas,;lo guineas, BJ'RUincaii, 8 guineas, aud ■7} guineas i'!2-y(.'M : old ewcii, sire, lioymond,' ana bred by Mr. 'A. Mtitthews, made 4 .guineas;'lltreC'ycar-old ewes, by the.'samo 'sirei innds, up U0',31 guineas;, four-ycar-'old. 'ewes, 'sires ligopio ahd ; ltaymond, ' made frOim 2 Ha/23/,'guineasr oilc-ytar-old; ewes. .by ■ tho imported rams Elham No. 81 and 'Palmer's' No. '48 made 35 guineas; the aged, 'ewes' inflde from,! guinea to 1? guineas. ; T Ewe lambs, sires Elham No. 81. and Pal-mer's-No. 1, made 2 Kuincan; ewe lambs, by Mentor anrt No. 138, i made, 11' guineas.' 1 Bam lambs by Elliam No;' 81,. imported, aiuUNo. 101. '10. made 2. guineas. . Bam lambs by. Mentor and No. 158, .'O9, made, 13 guineas.' ltsm lambs |>y the imported' sires Palmer's No. 1, and I'almerjs No. Ei-a.de: 13 guineas. >•,. '