CANTERBURY SHEEP FAIR.

North Otago Times, Volume CVII, Issue 17167, 25 March 1927, Page 5

CANTERBURY SHEEP FAIR.

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CHRISTCHURCH, March 24. The annual ram and ewe fair under the auspices of the Canterbury A. and P. Association opened to-day at the Showgrounds, Addington, before a very large attendance of buyers. Tlie entry comprised 3S20 floc. and 215 stud rams, together wit" 428 stud and flock ewes, as compa' ed with 5210 flock and 216 sti rams at last years fair. The diffe' ent breeds were represented in ti flock rams section as follows: Lincolns 5, English Leicesters 11! Border Leicesters 130, Roir.r Marsh 208, Corriedale 1527, halfh' 242, 5ferino 14, Studholme 211, K folk 3, Ryeland 34, Southdowns 3 Border Leicesters showed the greest falling off in numbers, being j hind last year's total by 661. T sale of flock ranxs took place ' day. There was a very fair sale • English Leicesters, wcll-grown well-conditioned sheep commandi: most attention and prices rane from 2igns to 9fgns, 5rr E. S. Tsr lor (Waipara) topping the saies, n1' 51r F. M. Young (Winchester) be'next with 9gns. Border Leicesle were dull of sale, only a few peof really good sheep exeiting mi" competition. Mr J. A. Wells (C ford) topped the saies at llgns. t! range of prices beine 2ans to llg*There was also a limited dema' for Romneys, most of the saies lv> ing made at under 4gns, but Mr T Grant's (Timaru) lot made 64gns 1 8lgns. Gorriedales met with an r regular sale, and brought all nriec from 2gns to 14|gns, the Lvndo" Estate securing the latter ligur Halfbreds sold fairly well through out at 2gns to lHgns. the highec' figure being reached by a pen to Mr L. White's eonsignment. Stud holmes were dull of sale at 21gr to 6Jgns. Ryelands did not sell r' all freely at 3gns to 5-lgns. South downs met wit^ the best sale of thday, competition being keethroushout. The range of prier was 5gns to 13gns, most of the sato being made at 6gns to 8gns. Th highest price was obtained hy MW. J. .Tenkins (Waddington). Nv Lincolns nor-,Merinos were sold. f pen of Suffolks made 4gnf