RAM SALE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1407, 18 March 1905, Page 2

RAM SALE.

(Per Press Association.)

Christchurch, last night. The ram sale was continued to day, the attendance being good. The Bale began with the fljck ewes. None of the Linooln ewes were sold, though there was a very small difference between seller and buyer. Part of a large draft of Southdowns sold at 4gs to 6gs, aud a line of Shropshire ewe lambs at liga. In ttao 6tud ewe section a line of very prelty shearling ewes, imported by Messrs Shouls and • Sons from the Duke of .Richmond's famous Goodwood flock, sold at 20ga each. There was fair competition for the best Btud rams, but for those of little . better than flock quality there was uot muoh demand, aud towards the olose of the sale it was difficult to obtain bids for anything. In Shropshires the highest prices were 40gs for a shoarling first prize in the show, 26gs for a first prize two toolh, and sgs for three shearlings. Some decided bargains were given away towards the end of the catalogue, including five picked shearlings by Coronation Champion at 3sgns, the 1 ‘ flock ” quality of which line sold up to 7gos the previous day. Competition for first-class English Leicestors was well maintained through a loog catalogue, of which a fair proportion found buyers at 40gns. Thirty-five guiuoas and lower prices down to 18gns were obtained for shearlings, and 35gus for o three-shear sheep. There were very few sheep of high quality among the Border Lsicesters, hut these were keenly competed for. The top price was 31gns for a shearling which was placed second in his class at tbo show. A few really good Lincolns from Southland sold at what must be considered fairpriceß in these times, making up to 20gus. The only Southdown which was sold was a very nice two-shear by a Colman ram from a Goodwood ewe. Messrs Hoult and Sons offered the rams recently bought in England by Mr Thomas Hoult, but the unfortunate animals had been nearly killed by the dipping in quarantine, and were not in a condition to be offered for sale. Some of them had evidently been very nice sheep, but they will have to pass another shearing at aDy rate before they are again presentable. Mo3t of the breeders of Corriedales are in the position of having sold all their rams for the season, and the entry of these popular sheep was consequently small. Ten guineas each waß ob- i tained for a shearling and a two shear. i