SALE OF SHEEP

Hokitika Guardian, 4 July 1929, Page 6

SALE OF SHEEP

SYDNEY STUD AUCTIONS. ' •■ • (Australian Press Association) (United Service.) (V, SYDNEY, July 3. Quality .stock, were in firm demand at to-day’s -sales ,of British breeds and Corriedale’s: -Tyyq; of Mr Little’s (N.Z.) Border Eeicesters made 70 and 75 guineas respectively,'. but the top price was secured; byNMr ; Rennie for ■ a ram, 90gnst Three others of the same consignnipiif; averaged 42gns; The following) were file New Zealand lots, all being Boeder . LcicestersAccount of Mr Little "(Otago) , eight rains totalled. £394 16^ -averaging £49 7s while his seven ewes totalled £137 11s averaging £l9 13s ; on account of tli Canterbury Agricultural College, New Zealand, three rams totalled £27 16s: on acounfc of the estate of D. Mac Far lane, Amuri, New Zealand, eleven rams fetched £176 19s 6d, averaging t.i6 Is 7d; on account of Mr W. O'. Rennie (Canterbury, N.Z.), three rams sold at £126, and one stud ewe and five flock ewes £33 15s; on account df Mr John Nixon (Canterbury), 26 rams sold for £l5O 13s 6d, and averaged £4 ,15s 9d, while his 12 ewes sold at £SO 9s, and his 30 selected Leicester ram lambs sold at 41 guineas each ; on account of M.r Donald Grant, of Timarii, 12 rams fetched £244 2s 6d, averaging £2O "6s lOd, while his 10 stud ewes realised £l4l 15s, averaging £l4 3s 6d; on aceountX'pf Mr R. Low. of Rakaia, Canterbury, four ewes made £49 7s; on account of Mr ‘J. Stoop. Canterbury, nine ram hoggets madfe £2l, and twenty-ope ewes £l2B 2s, averaging £6 2s.