CANTERBURY RAM AND EWE FAIR.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1888, 12 March 1880, Page 3

CANTERBURY RAM AND EWE FAIR.

The annual Earn and Ewe Fair, under the auspices of the Canterbury Agricultural and Pastoral Association, commenced and finished yesterday. It was intended originally to have extended the fair over two days, devoting the first to the rams, and the second to the ewes, but owing to the limited number of the latter they were inoluded in yesterday's sale. With regard to the quality of the animals submitted, while undoubtedly there were some very superior sheep penned, especially the Lincoln rams of Messrs Menlove and Qrigg, the Hon. Matthew Holmes, and the New Zealand and Australian Land Company, yet it cannot be denied that there were a very large number of animals that had small claims to be regarded as high class sheep. The attendance was not large, and buyers were scarce. The rather limited attendance yesterday would go far to show that the association would act wisely in fixing the date of the fair a few weeks later in the season. The arrangements made by the indefatigable secretary, Mr Murphy, were as usual excellent. The auctioneers were Messrs H. Matson and Co., represented by Mr John Matson, Messrs J. T. Ford and Co., Mr Newton representing the firm, and Messrs B. Wilkin and Co., for whom Mr Tabarb wielded the hammer. Mr W. J. &. Bluett had one lot from the well-known flock of Messrs McLean and Co., of Auckland, whioh, Bowever, failed to find a purchaser. The auction sales, as given below, by no means represented the amount of business done, as many lots were privately disposed of. The total number of ewes entered was 108, on account of Mr John Ferguson and Mr A. Mclntyro, but they were all passed in. A by no means unpleasant, feature of the day's proceedings was the excellent lunoheon provided by Mr Oookson, of the Commercial Hotel, whose only lameiita-" tion was that there were not a greater number of visitors to do justice to the good things he had prepared for them. The following is the list of sales : Sold ur Messrs Slatbon and Co.

Owner. Breed. 1 No. Sold. Prioe per Buyer. Head. 1 £ s. a.l John Grignr jin f 4 4 0 James Shaw John Grigs Jin 3! 4 4 0 McLaren John Grigg Jin < 3 13 6 Goodwin John Grigg Jin J 2 17 9 McBeath John Grigg Lin f 2 12 6 Goodwin John Grigg An it 2 17 6 Bristowe C. T. Dudley Jin 7 2 2 0 Lelievre John Grigg Lin U 1 11 6 J. S. White John Grigg Lin 1C 1 11 6 P. Grant John Grigg Lin U 1 11 6 Cox John Grigg Jin 1 11 C Adams John Grigg Lin 1 2 7 3 Lelievre John Grieg Lin 1 2 7 3 C. T. Dudley Lei 2, Lei 2( 2 2 ) 2 2 0 John Qebbie 0 Greenwood W. B oa ™ W. Boag Lei ( 2 2 0 J. S. Bruce • John Grigg B. S. 1 6 16 6 Marsden John Grigg 1 S. S. ' 1 3 18 9 Lewis James Greg \ Lei Lei 1 11 > 1 1 6 J. Haydon 0 J. Haydon James Greir Hon, M. Holm SI Lei Lei 2 3 13 2 3 3 6tE. Mitchell 0E. Mitchell Hon M. Holm Hon. M. Holmes Lei 4 2 2 0 E. Mitchell Hon. M. Holmes Lei 2 2 7 3 E. Mitchell Hon. M. Holmes Lei 2 3 3 0 Marsden Hon. M. Holmes Lei 1 3 2 2 0 Mathias Hon. M. Holmes Lei 5 2 2 0 Do.oherty Hon M. Holmes Lei Lei 5 1 11 5 1 15 6 Grant 9 Mathias Hon M. HolmsB Hon. M. Holmes Lei 5 1 11 6 Grant Hon. M. Holmes Kmny 5 3 3 0 Hey wood Hon. M. H»lmes Emu; 5 3 3 0 Brydone Hon. M. Holmes Lin 2 4 4 0 Grant Hon. M. Holmes Lin 2 4 4 0E. Mitchell Hon. M. Holmes Lin Lin 2 Lin Lin 2 4 14 0 3 3 5 2 17 5 3 0 6E. Mitchell 0 Holmes 9 Grant 0 Broadfoot Hon M. Holmes 53 S3 Hon. M. Holm ss Lin 5 3 5 3 BHChanan Hon. M. Holm as Lin 2 5 2 12 6 J. S. White H. J. Hall Lin 1 5 2 17 9 L. White Thos. Gibbin Lei 112 1 6 H. J. Hull Thos. Gibbin Lei 1 8 18 6 H. J. Hall Thos. Gibbin Lei 19 9 0 H. P. Andrews Thos. Gibbin Lei 1 8 8 0 W. Brown Thos. Gibbin Lei 1 9 19 6 Broadfoot Thos. Gibbin Lei 111 11 0 White N. Z. & A. L. Co. Lin 1 9 & 0 W. Grant N. Z. & A. L. Co. Lin 16 6 0 W. Grant N. Z. & A. L. Co. Liu 1 6 16 6 W. Broadfoot N. Z. & A. L. Co. Lin 18 8 0 Dowding N. Z. & A. L. Co. Lei 6 4 4 OLee i'k. Sutton Lin 18 8 0 Gresson Fk. Sutton Lin 16 6 OBoid Fk. Sutton Lin 6 1 16 9 Long E. IV Citchell litchell Lei Lei 3 5 11 0 16 0 Long 3 Loug E. T.Titeliell Lei 6 16 3 Chapman E. Mitchell Lei 1 0 16 4 11 3 Ylitchell E. Mitchell Lin| I 0 SV. Grant Sold bt Messe S FOBD AND CO. W. Marcroft Emny 30 1 11 6 Bnssell and C ochrane W. Marcroft Lin 20 1 11 6 Russell and Cochrane W. Marcroft Lin 5 3 3 0 Threlkeld Lin 5 4 9 3 Cameron E. Menlove Lin 120 0 0 Threlkeld E. Menlove Lin 115 15 ( Threlkeld E. Menlove 3011 Lin Lei 1 115 15 0 00 2 2 0 H. Overton Greeves Chat Came P. C E52 kcl a Lei Lei Lei Lei 5 S 8 3 5 1 16 9 10 2 7 3 5 2 7 3 Mathias Campbell Piper Templar PtSi kel 1 P. c . Threlkel d P. C. Threlkcld Lei 15 2 S o Thacker P. C. Threlkeld Lei 13 3 0 Grigg P. C. Threlkeld Lei 2 1 11 8 Lelievre O. P. McCallum Cotd 15 5 O'Marsden