Stevens and Gorton's Report.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1632, 11 February 1886, Page 2

Stevens and Gorton's Report.

We held oim annual Bam and Sheep Fair it Bulls yesterday," under certainly most disadvantageous circumstances, for it was without doubt the wettest day we everfhe|dK sale qu. Tliis, however.! did not 'effect Hhe prices m sheep, all of which, with the exception of two or three pens were sold under the hammer at considerably v higher, rates than of. late, but ii certainly put a damner in v more sense than one on the sale of the rams. Of- the latter we yarded 430, of the for mer'juat oh 5000 The demand for rams was hot so good this year, but the splendid order m which Mr Cobb brought his excellent Rpmney rams to the sale and; Tracing them before the public with- 1 out' tti ■ slightest reserve, rewarded him by obtaining' the highest average and highest gripe ; his' ayei-age being over £5* "his* Highest 'price ram 8 guineas, the next highest average was obtained by Mrs . Willis, whose rams were much admired. ;In the; Ljtncolns, -Mr J. G. Wilson carried off thepaim,hisayeraa:e being over £3 his ; highest price ram being 5 J guineas. Mr Larkworthy's ; was the, next highest, m price, but Mr'T. Bryce was the next m ;average,'his rams being mudh admired. ! We quote the following rates for sheep : i-rrFprward wethers, 7s 9di; young ewes, >6s Id to 6s lid ; full-moutli ewes, good i frames, 6s Id ; breeding ewes, 4- tooth ;to full-mouth, 7s 64 ; lambs m wool, 3s 9d..t0 5s Id ; shorn lambs, 3s 7d to 4s ,3d ; rfbU-mQ^Krewes, 4s 3d to 5s 6d. :