P.B. RAM FAIR

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10315, 26 January 1927, Page 2

P.B. RAM FAIR

LINCOLNS NOT WANTED. GOOD DEMAND FOll SOUTHDOWNS. Before a small attendance of buy--1 ers yesterday the Poverty Bay Stockbrokers’ Association held the final day of their annual ram fair. Approximately -550 Lincolas, 180 Southdown and 42 Border Leicester rams were submitted for auction. . LINCOLNS. As far as Lincolns were concerned the sale was practically a uasco. was quite yuuenc. that lew wanted tucm ana for the most part auc’ .oncers spoxe to empty aueyn ay* whim buyers sat in tiie snade oi uie w how trees waiting lor a start to he made on the Loumuow’ns. it’was n-.t U;o the fault of the sheep either, for, while there certainly were some rather poor quality rams penned, the average standard was well up to that of previous years, and some particularly fine JLancolns were included in the yarding. Tor tins season, at thy rate, they- nave evidently gone cut oi lavor among Poverty Buy farmers, and only a limited numuu' are required lor special purposes, ren alter pen did not attract even a bid, while lnany again found new owners at 2gns. Most of the well-known Noiih island breeders were represented ana Williams’ Bros., Wannos., t.nd G. V Smith were included in • the local breeders who submitted big yardings.

Top value was secured by iuiyner (.Masterton,), a pen ol 5 2-shear Lincolns front tins breeder passing to E. Williams at Signs.

Detailed Lincoln pi ices are as follow : - On account of die Estate of It. D. Hamilton (Manutahi), 12 1-shear 2gns, AY. E. Harris; do 18 1-shear no bid; It. Bremer (Waverley), LU 2sliear, no bid; P. Bremer \Uka:aWa), 5 1-shear 3gns, A. E. Reeves; 10 tshear, no hid; Hughes Bros (Mauve* i» town), 10 2-shear 2gns., P. AV. McLoughliu; 5 2-shear, no bid; W. uayner (Masterton), 0 1-shear.; fgU’-i W. McLoughlin; Shield ’ and Sons (Whenuakura), / 1-shear, no hid; It. Bremer (Waverley), S 2-shear 4gns., G. Torrie; A. V. Collins'- (Otaue), 12 2-shear, no hid; P. Bremer (Okaiawa), 10 2-shear, 2Jgns., Williams; (3 2-slieai', lj-gns., J. McLoughU i: 2-shear, ljgus., G. B. Witters; J. H. Laker (Haweva) 15 2-shear, n.o led; P. Bremer (Okaiawa), 5 2-shear ligns (p); Fisher CMotu), 10 1-shear, no bid; J. J. Johnstone tWairere), 1C 1- no bid; G. V. Smith (Gisborne), 5 2-shear 4gns., IT. G. Smith; do., 5 2-shear, 3gns., Wade Bros; R. Bremer (Waverley) 5 1-shear, 3gns., It. Parata ; do. 5 2-shear, 3gns., 1L Parata; G. V. Smith (Gisborne), 1 10 1-shear, 2gns (p); Estate J - . D. Hughes (Waverley), 18 2-shear, no «bid 7 G. V. Smith (Gisborne), TO 1shear, Ofgns (p); 11. G. Smith (slakauri), 20 1-sliear, no bid; Shield and Sons (Whenuakura), 30 1-shear 2gns., It. Parata; AY. Perry (Masterton), 10 2-shear ligns., H. Svmes; do. id 2- 4gns., H. Symes; AA . Ravner (Masterton), 5 2-shear Signs., E. AVilliams; Hughes Bros. (Maxwelltown), 10 1-shear 2gns., W. E. Berries; on account of client, bred by Percy Bros. (Masterton), 10 2-shear 2gns., W. E. Harris; William Bros. (AVaimoko) 30 1-shear, no bid; R. Bremer (Waverley), 10 1-shear, 4gns., AV. E. Harris; Hughes Bros. (Maxwelltown), 5 1-shear, ligns., T. J. Tester; R.-Bremer (Waverley), 20 2- ! shear, no hid; G. A r . Smith (Gisborne), 10 2-shear, no bid; J. H. Laker (Haweri), 5 2-shear, 2Jgns., Gisborne Sheepfarmers; do. 20 2-shmy-, 2gns, IT. Parata: G. V. Smith (Gisborne), o 1-shear, Signs (p); do 5 ishear, 2(gns (p); R. Bremer (W averley), 5 2-shear. 3gfns, W. E. Shaw; do. 5 2-shear. Estate O. J. Shaw; G. V. Smith (Gisborne.', 10 2-s!iear. 20-ns (p): It. Bremer (Waverley), o Lshear, Signs., AV. E. Harris. SOUTH DOWNS.

Immediately the auctioneers turned their attention to Southddwns the tone of the sale changed. Tat laino breeders were in evidence and competition was keen. The standard of the sheep submit ted was high and pens from H. E. Fincliam (Canterbury) and It. Bremer (AVaVerlev) left little to be desired from a quality point of view. Chas. Matthews, a local breeder, also submitted several high quality sheep, one pen of 2-shear realising < Jgns. B) Bremer (Waverley) topped the market with a pen ol 1-shear Southdowns which passed to Chas. Matthews at ligns.-The biggest, buyer was S. Reeves, who was responsible for 27 rams, averaging over 9gns., being trucked to his Tolaga Bay station. Few lines were passed in and even in those instances the margin to the reserve was not great. Detailed Southdown values were: R. Bremer (AVaverley) 5 1-shear ligns Chas. Matthews; 5 1-shear lGjgns. Moscrip; 10 i-shcar, lOgns., S. Reeves; G. Benny (Canterbury), i- -- Sgns., S. Reeves; 0 1-shear, 7igns., H. Adair; (3 1-shear, i igns.. rV*. Fraser; 6 1-shear, 7.\gns., R. w. Coop; A\ r . H. Buiclt and Sons (Masterton), 10 1-shear, 7gns., Robson: Gates (Canterbury), 10 2-shear, 6)gas 10. C. Commission; account client, bred bv Gates (Canterbury), 5 2-shear. GUms' M. B. Mander; 5 2-shear, TJglis., Alenzics; Chas. Matthews (Gisborne), 5 2-shear, 75gns., Terry . 0 2-shear, 7gns., Robson; account client, bred by AV. D. Lysnar, 2- ligns., F. Hobbs; G. Memkin (Hatuma), 10' 1-shear, 7gns (p); Hughes Bros. (Maxwelltown), 5 1tlicar, 7fgns., Estate of AV. O. McLean;' C. Matthews (Gisborne). 10 [-shear, 7gns., Robson; Henson Bros (Feilding), 6 1-shear, 9gns., AV. Pieken; E'. Gates (Canterbury), 5 1shear, Gigns., N. Orr; C. Matthews (Gisborne), G 2-sliear. Gigns (.p) ; G 2shoar, Gigns. (p); H. E. .Fincliam (Canterbury), 5 1-sliear, lOlgns., T. Foley; 5 1-shear, 10’gns.. E. R. Murphy; 5 1-shear, lOgns., S; Reeves; •- 1-sliear, Signs., R. Scott; W. Lockhead'(Canterbury), 5 1 -shear, 7jgns., Brosnahan; 5 1-shear, 7gns., AV. J. Berry; 5 1-,shear, Gigns., Mossman; 5 1-shear, 62115., (p); C. Matthews, o 1-shear, Ggns. (p) ; 12 3-sheftr,-Signs., L Fitzgerald; J. E. Benson (Ormond), 4 1-shear, vigns., H. Adair: 5 1-shear, 7gns., R. Tl. Shanks; 8 tshear, Gigns (p); J • S. Benson , 3 1slicar, ogns., A. E. Stevens. BORDER LEICESTERB. Little comnetition was registered for Border Leicester rams and .only one line changed hands under the hammer. Values were: W T . Clark (Opou), q 1-shear Border Leicesters, 4gns (p); 14 1-sliear, TJgns. (p); 10 1-shear, no bid; 2 2-shear, 2gns., C. Brown. SOUTHDOWN EAVES. Buyers were not wanting Southdown ewes and values were : —G. F. Merriken (Hatuma),' 5 4 and 6-tli., 3gns. (p) ; 5 2-th, no bid.