FEILDING RAM FAIR.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9364, 5 February 1909, Page 8

FEILDING RAM FAIR.

The third annual Ram Fair of the Manawatu Auctioneers’ Association was held at the Feihliug sale yards yesterday. There were 1665 rams catalogued. Bayers were present from practically tile whole of the North Island, with a number from the Waikato. Following are the details of the sales : SHROPSHIRES. Mr J. R Corrigan.—lo £2 tooth a/gn to 2ldgna, to O. Browning, Jas. Wilson, O. Carr, G. bnisted, J. Ber-. tram. W B. Pearce, Oroua Bridge. —10 3 tooth, to to J. Bertram, O. Browning and G. Suisted. LINCOLNS. Smith Bros., Oolyton.—ls 3 tooth to to Heappey and McNie Bros. Messrs Jas. Wilson, Marton (80), and J|- Tnrakina (40), all pas&cjf,-"- . W. Gadshy, 80 2 tooth, majority passed. For those sold 2gns to2%gns. Mr W. G. Shannon. McNie Bros., and J. Heappey, Oolyton, 35 offered, majority passed, sold at l%gns to 2gns, to McNie Bros., J, Heappey and J. Wilson. W. J/ Shannon, Feilding.—3o 3 tooth rams, majority passed, sold at l%gns to 2 gus, to J. Wilson, McNae Bros., and J. Heappy. W. G. Shannon, Palmerston. —75 rams, majority passed, sold at to 2gns, to P. and P. Hansen. J. Balsillie’s rams were all passed. L. G. Bremer, Waveriey.—4B, all passed. y R. Bremer, Waveriey.—4o 2 root!?, to 3 1 4g n9 > t 0 w - Williams, J. Williams, F. Shapleski, and J. Wilson. Alex. Crawford, Silverhope.—s stud 3 tooths, all passed. 26 3 tooth flocks, majority passed, sold at 3gns, to J. Wilson, A. V. Collins, Kaikoura N,~40 2 tooth, all passed. Rhyani Estate, Kiwitea.—3B 2 tooth, all passed. W. Perry," Mascerton.—s 3 tooth stud, "fens, for the only one sold, to W. B. Pearce. D. G. Forlong, Wanganui.—2o Q tooths one sold, to A. M. Hockley for sgns. S. Sheppaid afterwards purchased three at 2gns. • Ellis Bros., Bulls.—lo 2 tooths, all passed. E. J. Riddiford’s 25 2 tooths, all passed. _ The rams ofiered "for Messrs W. Morrison, J. W. Bradley, and J. R. Corrigan, were all passed in. BORDER LEIOESTERS. J, E. Gear, Te Horo.—-30 3 tooths, to J. R. Corrigan, G. Lowe. W. Bell, J. Bertram, and W. E. Baker. SOUTHDOWNS. W. E. Baker, 20 3 tooth stnd ewes were offered. Five were sold at sgus, to W. R. Pratt, and C. Hare, of Waitnha, bought the remainder afterwards at 4gns. Jas. Knight, Feilding.—l4 stud ewes, 2gus to to J. R. Corrigan and S. Gray. * BORDER LEIOESTERS. W. B. Pearce. —30 rams offered, majority passed, sold from 2gns, to McNie Bros.. Hansen Bros, and R. Stewart. ENGLISH LEIOESTERS. O. A, Leicester, Waituna.—K> 2 tooths, sold at Ign to sgns, to S. R. Lancaster, Weallan Bros., F. O. Sexton, and J. Bertram. M. J. R. Corrigan, Hawera.—ls 3 tooths, Ign to to G. Billett, J. Bertram, Weallan Bros., G. Suisted, F. O. Sexton, and W. Rutherford. Slack Bros., Awapuni.—2o rams, were passed. ROMNEYS. R. O. French, Cunningham’s—B 3 tooths, all passed. D. P. Buchanan, Kiwitea.—3s 3 tooths, 2 sold to C. Carr at 10gns.| Messrs Keiller Bros., Bulls.—4o 2 tooths, to J. R. Corrigan at Igu. E. Short, Waituna.—s 2 tooth studs, one sold at to W. Q. P68T06 W. F. Jacob. Kiwitea.—4o 2 tooth ' rams offered, 3gns to to W. Morton, P. E. Newman. W. J. McCoard, P. Q. Cooper, L. Campion, R. G. Davies and Mrs M. B. Perry. W. E, Baker, Makino. —2O 2 tooths. 4 gns to s%gns, to G. Cooper, F, Routley and Mrs M. E. Perry, Two stud rams, to G. Cooper at 10 gns. J. Matthews, Awahuri. -30 3 tooths. l%gns, for two purchased by Shannon Bros. F. Whitehead, Cunningham's.—l 43 tooths, Igu to to W. J. Freckliugton, Lucas and Thomas, Eglingtou Bros., Akerman, J. Lowrie and R. Taylor. Fifteen rams offered on behalf of ,D. Kilgour, Kiwitea, were all passed.