SYDNEY SHEEP SALES.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 40, 8 July 1914, Page 5

SYDNEY SHEEP SALES.

RECORD PRICES FOR STUB ANIMALS fly Cable—Press Associatii"—Voi>. right Sydney, July 7. At the stud sheep sales a record price for Lincoln ewes was made, 210 guineas. Others sold to 33 guineas, and batches averaged from 2y s to 5 guineas; stud rams brought to 58 guineas; batches averaged £2 16s to £l7 '2s'. In merinos, a Havila'h ram fetched 520 guineas, another 350 guineas, and others 10 guineas to 280 guineas. Four Nardry special stud rams averaged guineas, the top price being 400 guineas, and +.ne others ranging from 40 to 150 guineas. One Deniliquin ram fetched 300 guineas, and other merinos 3 guineas to 31 guineas. A draft of Romney Marsh sheep on account of Mr. J. A. Murdock (New Zealand) were offered, and 10 ram hoggets fetched 35 guinsas to 70 guineas. Douthwaite's ninety-one Border Leicester ram lambs averaged £3 lis 2d, John Nixon's thirty-one hoggets brought £3 lfe lOd. and Murd<r;k's fourteen hoggets £2B 4s.

SALES OF NEW ZEALAND SHEEP. Received 7, 7.35 p.m. Sydney, July 7. At tho sheep sales a Boonoke merino ram fetched 777 guineas, and another 375 guinea*. Five averaged £3flti 18s* On account of Herbert Smith (Palmeratom North), one Romney 1 > Marsh stud ram was sold for £">. and four ewes averaged £5 ss. On account of H. Saunders (Waimate) four Romney Marsh special stud rams averaged £7

Is 9d. On account of Smith Brothers (Palmerston North), six Romney Marsh styl ewes averaged £5 Is 6(1. On account of the estate of .Tolin Uenson (Feilding) a hundred Romney Marsh lambs averaged £3 la lid; and 28 rams averaged £2 !>s !)(1. On account. of Herbert Smith (Palmerston North). 55 Romney Marsh flock rams were sold at £2 12s lid; oil account of H. Saunders (Waimate), nine Romney Marsh flock rams sold at £3 3s; on account of John Wingate (Longbunt),

fifteen Romney Marsh rams sold at £4 •Is;] on account of R. 0. Glasson (Lucknow), seventy-five Romney Marsh lamba averaged £2 35s 7d; on account of Smith Bros. (Palmerston North), fiftythree. Romney Marsh flock rams averaged £2 'l4s ild; on account of W. G. Pearcc ('Colyton), nineteen Romney Marsh shearling rams averaged £2 7s 3d; on account of T!uick and Son (Cloverlea), fifty-nine Romney Marsh shear-

ing rams averaged £2 10s lid. On account of P. W. Jenkins (Picton),

hirty-two Ronwey Marsh ram lambs .veraged C2 7s 3d.

Received 8, 12.15 a.m, Sales of Lincolns included:—

On account of S. libber (Waniku). 50 flock rams averaged £3 !>s 3d; on account of !.-. F. Shawcspear (Waniku), twenty-four flock ram lambs averaged £3 Ss 3d: on account of Alfred Kidd

(Waniku). eight flock rams averaged £3 13s; on account of E. liber (Waniku), .10 stud ewe lambs averaged £2 17s fld; on account of C. T. Barriball (Waniku), 20 stud ewes averaged £7 Is 2d: on account of Alfred Ki(ld. U ewe tombs aver-

aged £3 3s. Border Leieestcrs—On account ot John Nixon (Canterbury). 40 rams averaged £5 8s fid and 30 ewes averaged £5 12s: on account of Joseph Dowthwaite (WaiteMiatel, IRS rani lambs averaged

'*3 12s 3d. ami five flock rams lite fid; on account oF Donald Cray (limarul. 7t ewes averaged •£•> 7s. Rnjli'sli I.eieest«Ts —On account, of Orant. ewes and lamb rams averaged £3 l!)s ad; li'i ewes averaged £3 4s sd; on account, of William ixon. .!■") ranis a\

tged £4 ■is. ' Southdowns.—On account ot Robert IVrewer (ttrackwell). six ram lambs

sold at ;C2 2s. . Private sale. —On account ot W. 11. Yellans (Mew Zealand), two Homiicy Marsh stud ewes were sold at 15 and 10 guineas. One Boonoke rain was sold for I'lOO guineas.