SALE OF PURE BRED SHEEP AND CATTLE.

Globe, Volume II, Issue 142, 16 November 1874, Page 2

SALE OF PURE BRED SHEEP AND CATTLE.

A sale of pure bred sheep and cattle, took place on Saturday last on the grounds of the Agricultural and Pastoral Association. It was intended that the sale should commence at eleven o’clock, but it was long after that hour before a beginning was made, and the result was that night was closing in and the majority of buyers had left the grounds before he cattle were submitted. There was not a very large attendance throughout the day, and the biddings could only be called animated at intervals. Mr Matthew Miller of Hawke’s Bay was the largest purchaser, and though it may be said that the cream of the sheep sold will go to the North, still some very excellent lots were purchased by Canterbury flockowners. In the cattle class, the lately imported pure bred short-horn bull, Charming Prince, was knocked down to Mr David Gebbie for 260 gs, amid the cheers of those present. For Royal Prince, a pure bred short-horn roan bull, (whose sire was sold in England for 1650g5), the highest bid offered was that of the Rev W. J, G. Bluett (460 gs), but he was passed in at 600 gs, the hid of the importer, Mr J. N. Gower. First Lord, a roan bull by Bth Duke of Geneva, fell to Mr J. Heslop’s bid of 400 gs, and goes to Napier. It is contemplated to submit many of the lots of sheep and cattle passed in on Wednesday next, at the new cattle yards, which are to be opened on that day. The following are the lots disposed of —Sold by MrJ.T. Ford, on account of MrH. J. Hall, Leeston —Lincoln ewe hoggets in pens of three, 16gs each, N. Thompson ; 7gs each, M. Millar (Hawke’s Bay), 13gs each do ; 12gs each, do ; lOgs each, do, Hon J. T. Peacock ; 14gs each, M. Millar; llgs each, M. Millar ; 14gs each, M. Millar ; llgs each, B. C. Minchin ; 13gs each, M. Millar; 14gs each,, do ; 14gs each, do ; 15gs each, do; 21ga each, do. Sold by Mr C. Newton on account of same owner—Lincoln ram hoggets singly, 7gs, E. Reece ; 12gs, Mr Osborne, Leeston ; 9gs, E. Reece; 15gs, M. Millar; 22gs, E. C. Minchin ; lOgs, E. Reece ; 12gs, E. Reece ; 13gs, E. 0. Minchin; 13gs, Thos Wilson; sgs, J. Heslop (Napier); 6gs, G. R. Joblin. Sold by Mr J. T. Ford on account of Messrs Sutton Bros, Southland. Lincoln ram hoggets in lots of one each, 80gs (first prize ram at late show), M. Millar; 45gs, M. Millar; 45ga do ; lOOgs do, 50gs do, 70gs do, 40gs do, 40gs, Rev W. J. G. Bluett: 55gs, M. Millar ; 35gs. Rev W. J. G. Bluett; 40gs do, 50gs, M. Millar ; 40gs, Rev W. J. G. Bluett; 33gs, Hon. J. T. Peacock; 20gs, RevW. J.G. Bluett; 20gs, Hon J. T. Peacock: 15gs, D. Patchett; 17ga B. Mitchell; 26gs. E. Reece; 18gs, E. Mitchell ; 40gs, Hon J, T. Peacock; 21gs,'Mr Weldwood (North Island) 21gs, J.N. Gower; 35gs, B. Reece ; 18gs, Mr Weldwood ; 19gs, H. F. Grey; 27gs, Hon J. T. Peacock ; 21gs, F, 0. Murray ; 22gs, do, 24ga, E. Reece; 17gs, J. N. Gower; 16gs, Hon J. T. Peacock; 18gs, J. Heslop. On account of Mr W. Tolmie, Otago—Pure Leicester ewe hoggets, two pens of five each. First pen, lOgs each, G. R. Joblin ; second pen, —gs each, G. R. Joblin. Lincoln Leicester, ewe hoggets, by same breeder, four pens of five ewes each, lOgs each, Hon J. T. Peacock. Sold by Mr C. 0. Aikman, on account of Mr J. R. Kirkhara, Caistor, Lincolnshire. Shearling rams, imported to Dunedin in October last, put up in lots of one each, 107 gs, T. Rowe, subsequently purchased by Mr M. Millar at an advance of 20gs; 61gs, M. Millar. 71gs, do; lOOgs, T. Rowe; Tigs, M. Millar. Romney Marsh, shearling ram, “Dr Mohr,’’ bred by Dr Webster, Oamaru, 41gs, Rev A. P. 0. Callaghan ; shearling Romney Marsh ram, bred by Mr J. C. Boys, 6gs, B. T. Dudley; Romney Marsh two-shear ram Balruddery, bred by Dr Webster, 15gs, M, Millar ; ram hogget, same class, 16gs, Mr Cameron. Sold by Mr Matson —Lincoln ram, imported by MrJ. R. Lysaght, and bred by Mr J. Needham, 75gs, J. Heslop, Napier ; 4 Lincoln-Leicester ewe hoggets, bred by MrD. Maples, Bgs each, E. C. Minchin ; on account of Mr J. Grigg, Lincoln-Leicester prize ram of last year, 40gs, J. T. Ford ; on account of same breeder, Lincoln-Leicester ram, first prize-taker in bis class at this year’s exhibition, Isgs, Rev W. J. G. Bluett. Sold by Mr E. Mitchell—Four Leicester ewes with lambs at foot, bred by Messrs Maclean, Auckland, 17gs each, M. Millar ; ten Lincoln-Leicester ewes, bred by the late Mr Wincop, sgs each, M. Millar; fifty ewes, same class, with lambs at foot, sgs each, M. Millar ; seven ewes with lambs, same class, 4gs, M. Millar. Cattle—Sold by Mr C. Newton —Shorthorn bull First Lord, imported by Mr J. N. Gower, 400 gs, J. Heslop ; Charming Prince, by same importer, 260 gs, David Gebbie. Several other bulls were submitted and passed in.