WAIRARAPA RAM AND EWE FAIR

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 104, 27 January 1919, Page 8

WAIRARAPA RAM AND EWE FAIR

:j• . i !■;,■ SOME BIG PRICES. ■ 'j-i The Wairarapa ram and ewe fair, in- ' laugurated-by; Mr..William Perry, "Pen- , last'yeari and-joined in this year ; fby other/bveeders./.was.held on the Sol- !- way Showgrounds on Thursday and Fri-«-day hut,, and the. auctioneers, Messrs. : A. J. Cooper and "Co., ltd;, Dalgety and '■C 0.,; Ltd., levin and Co., Ltd.. N.Z.Loan ; and Mercantile Agency Co., Mi., -Wright, Stephonson rind. Co., Ltd., and t W.E.C.AI Stock Department," report; that ■': tbe7entry consisted, of 222 Romney rams, '• 270 Romney ewes, 87 Lincoln rams, nnd ; 25 Lincoln ewes. ■ "■■ ; Competition-was exceedingly teen for i-ligE-grade Eomney,, ranis; but for any- ; thing- falling "short of this standard prices were on a lower scale. For xanis , offered by" Mr. ■-.William Perry, "Pen- '• .-lose?'..the_ bidding,.was extremely ani : ' mated. Figures'reached by this breed- , er for ranis sold at 100 guineas and over ; were as f0110w:—365 J; Carne Bidwill,' ■ I'eatherston;-350i.T. C. Field, Gisborne; j'B3o A. .Tocker, Featherston; 300 F. R. • Soddon,' Waikato;- 270 3. E. Hewitt, ■ • Stangamaire; 225 Eric Riddiford, Lower ;Hutt: 220 James Knisht. Feilding; 100 j D. Murray. Otago; 190 E, G. Stevens, : GisDornej 170 Henson Estate, Feilding; I 160 W. F. Gibson, Kiwitea; 160 D. Mur- | ray, OtaKO; 160 Holnuis Warren, Pirinoa; ■ 155 S. M'Laren, Hinakura; HO linbert j M'Leod, Martinborou!rh;,l3s E. G. Stevj.ens, Gisborne; 130 W. D. Hunt, Wel- ! lington; 125 A. Hunter, Wanganui; 120 i>. A. Tock«r, Feathereton; 110 W. H. '"Bnidc, Masterton; 100 It. Smith, MartinJborough; 100 A.' J. Rutherford, AlfredI ton; 100, J. E. Hewitt, Mangamaire. I i Forty-six rams realised from-28 ,to 90 K guineas. The vendor's whole offering of ' 69 'rama averaged tho record price of 91 j- guineas. His first eight eheep brought 1 2120 guineas—an average of 265' guineas. ' These figures, are, we Iβ confident inj■: stating, a '-record-for • the' Australasian , colonies. *>:.•./■ . v. . . , '•■".'■ Prices Of'over 100 guineas were also i made by Mr. .0. E. Allen, 150 (William • Eayncr, The Cliffs, Masterton), and J. ■E.; Hewitt 160 guineas (H. Hewitt, La- ■ goon Hill). .' . '■ . . ; Below are given- the averages obtained by the various breeders:—William Perry, ! 69 rams, Mgns.; ,T. E. Hewitt, 8 rams, i's7gns.; G. E. Allen, 15 rams, SOgns.; | Charles'Wagland, 7 rams, 411gns.; Eric . Riddiford, 5 lams, 40gns.; W.H. Buick,. : 3 rams; 38gns.; A. 2 rains,'37igns.; i .William Rayner, 18 lams, 37gns.; A. and ; J. Gray, i rams, 353gn5.; H.""A. Mnt- • thewa, 9 rams, 27gns: \ The competition for Roniney stud ewes ; was animated throughout, prices ranging i from -4.■ t0.,27i• guineas, this price' being.' ■ obtained : lor a ..very fine pen pf;Penrose r shearling: ewas. Another -pen from the [same stud realised' 21 guineas. Prices ; made by.;the : various -vendors-were- as ' followx-rWilliam Perry,■ 5 to 27!gns.; H. j A.' Mnttheivs, to 9gns.; G.-E. Allen, I■ 4 i to_ 9gris.; -William Rayner, -i to BJriis. ; ■ David: Smith; Signs.; A..and .J. Gray;- ; 'sgns'.;,W.'H. Biiick, 4 to'-Hgns. : Eighty-seven Lincoln ranis -were cata- [ logued/but competition/except for the : -very best, , ,was dull, several lots lailing . 1 to elicit a-bid. Apparently"|buyers-were. • looking, for, nnd were '.iterested in,only i the best. Mr. Bland Rayner's 10 tnin's •; averaged the high price of 92J guinens. ■ Included/in his sales were the follow- ! ing high-priced'ranis:—2W guineas, Peicy : Brothers, Te Ore Ore; .181. Percy BroI there; 160, H. Middleton, Wnverley; 120, j H. Middleton, Wnverley. " ; Price3;-realised. for the yendoi'3 of Lini coins --were as ■-'■ folio if:—Bland Rayner, 130 .to'iiiOgna.;' William Perry, 30 to i ISflgns:'; M'Gregor Estate, H) to 45g'ne.: ■ : William 'Rayner,, SOgns.; W. .Howard ! Booth, 25' to 35gns.; J.. W. Complun,. ; ;- 25gns. ■."-..' • <■■■■-'. '".'- .' '". ■