MR W. J. HUNTER'S SECOND SHEEP FAIR.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 263, 24 March 1898, Page 3

MR W. J. HUNTER'S SECOND SHEEP FAIR.

Mr \V. J. Hunter held his second sheep fair of the season at his yards at Ohaupo, yesterday, and notwithstanding the fine day and the increased feed prospects from the lute rains, the attendance was not large and the sde lagged somewhat throughout. The sheep entered were mostly of a good class ; few, if any, culls being noticeable in the yards. Wethers pirticulatly were dull of sale, the top figure for this class was 7s sd, for a line of two and four-tooth*, and for fat

wethers 7a 9d was the highest price, at which business was done. Limbs ranged from 2s 7d to 7s 2d ; fat ewes, from 5* 9d to Bs, and store lines from Is 8d to 7s 2d. Sams had little or no demand, the top figure being 2f guineas, secured by Mr if. R. Seddon, Other rams sold down to 68. The following is a detailed list of prices : H. and J. Goodfellow—Pure Lincoln

ewe lamlis, by Hon. Matthew Homes' rams : Jno. Alleu, 30 at Gs 6d. Pure Lincoln wether lambs : Wood, 20 at 4s. Pure Lincoln six and eight-tooth ewes : Jno. Allen, 50 at 9s Gi. Pure Lincoln two-tooth wethers : Sclby, 220 at 7s. Client—Crossbred Jambs : McCabe, 21 at 39 6d. Crossbred ewes : Marshall, 10 at 4s Id. Sheep : Wrod, 2at 6s. C. Matthew Six and eight-tooUi ewes: H. Webb, 50 at 3s 9 J ; H. T. Bell, 60 at 3a 9J ; Hurdwood, 50 at 3» 9d ; Richdale, 20 at 3s lOd. H. Matthew—Crossbred lambs : McCabe, 50 at 2s 7d. Mrs Godael!—Lincoln lambs : J. Higginson, 50 at 4s 4d ; Picken, 50 at 4s 4d ; Holli«sr, 50 at 4s 6d ; Webb, 50 at 4s 4 J : A. B. Wheeler, 50 at 2a 9d. Crossbred ewes : Browning, 53 at 3s 2d ; S. Reid, 45 at 2s Hd. G. Eyre—Crossbred ewes: W. If. Grant, 50 at 4s. F. Story—Lincoln lambs: Wood, 50 at 3a lid ;F. Bruce, 80 at 3d 1 Id. Lin coin ewes : R. Gibson, 50 at 4s 2d. H. Rhodes—Crossbred lambs : Wood, 40 at 3s 7d. Crossbred full mouth ewes : B. Hewett, 50 at 6s. Wm. Brunskill Fat two - tooth wethers : Windsor, 60 at 7s 9d ; Wood, 66 at 7a Bd. Coates—Two,four and six-tooth three-quarter-bred wethers : R. Hall, 70 at Gi. G. Eyre—Two and four-tooth wethers : J. Anderson, 100 ac 7s sd. Two and fonr-tooth Lincoln ewes: Norris, 50 at 5s lid. Johnstone Bros. Crossbred ewes: J. Anderson, 20 at 4s 3d ; Wm. Searancke, 100 at Is sd. Crossbred lambs : Turney, 6 at 3s 3d. G. Eyre—Lincoln lambs : Williamson, 50 at 4s ; Wood, 50 at 4s. H. Windsor Two-tooth crossbred ewes tD. Anderson, 50 at 6s 10.1. Fat ewea : Starr and Green, 10 at 7s. Napier—Four and six-to >th three-quarter-bred Lincoln ewes : Hill, 500 at 7s 2d ; Walter Searancke, 500 at 6s 6d. Wallace Jones—Pure Lincoln 6 and 8-tooth ewes : Melville, 20 at 6s. Lincoln lambs, mixed sexes : Eyre, 60 at 4s lid. C. Lake—Fat ewes : Starr aud Green, 40 at 7s sd. Crossbred ewes : Furze, 40 at ss. John Roche—Crossbred lambs : H. H. Hall, 30 at 3s lid. Meadway—Fat ewes : Wood, 30 at 6s 6d. W. M. Douglas Lincoln lambs: Windsor, 40 at 7s 2d. John Fry—Fat Bheep : Wood, 17 at sa. J. D. P. Morgan—Crossbred fullmouth ewes: Walter Searancke, 250 at 4s. G. B. Vickers Longwool lambs : J. K. McDonald, 50 at 5a 6d. Thorncombe—Roniney-Lincoln lambs : Wood, 80 at 5s 7(1 ; Alley, 40 at 5s 5d G. Eyre—Crossbred full-mouth ewes : R. V. Smith, 70 at 4s Id ; crossbred twotooth wethers : Selby,4o at Gt 3d ; crossbred two-tooth ewes : Litchfield, 35 at 6s 2d. R F. Hargraves—Lambs by Lincoln and Leicester rams : E. Allen, 45 at 5s Id ; Offersen, 140 at 5s ; half-bred ewes : Walter Searancke, 135 at 4s 6<l ; (fat) : Wood, 45 at 5a 9d. J. H. Scott—Fat ewes : Wood, 60 at Gsld. Picken—Crossbred ewes : Jas. Davies, 86 at 2s 3d. Assets Company Crossbred fu'lmouth ewes : F. Gibson, 200 at 4s 2d ; G. Way, 200 at 4s 2d ; Meadway, 50 at 4s 2d ; Moncrieff, 80 at 4s 2d ; W. Vickers, 50 at 4s 2d ;J. I) Meh ille, 20 at 4s 2d ; A. Ganc, 150 at 3s 9d ; Cowling, 150 at 3s 9d ; Barugh, 200 at 3s 6d ; Wm. Searancke, 100 at 3s 6d ; Meadway, 50 at 3* 6d. A client—Lambs : J. Ryburn, 38 at lOd.

Maclean—Merino ewes : Rigg, 330 at Is 9d. Chamberlain—Crossbred lambs : J. K McDonald, 30 at 3s 7d. Hubbard—Wether lambs : Litchfield, 120 at 4s 6d. Crossbred ewes : D. Tnrnwald, 65 at 3s lOd. Lausdowne Estate—Two tootli crossbred ewes : T. Wilson, 50 at 5s Id. Two-tooth crossbred wethers : R. Kay, 50 at ss. Fat ewes : Wood, 50 at 6s 3d. RAMS. Taupiri —-Six-tooth Lincoln rams : "Walter Searancke, 4at lg. Eight-tooth Lincoln rams : Walter Searancke, 2 at . lg-Pickering—Two-tooth Linco'n rams : Godsell, 8 at l-Jgs ; Gardner, 1 at lg ; T. Wilson, 1 at 10s. Seddon -Two-tooth Lincoln rams : J. Hinton, 1 at 2fgs. J. Barugh—Romney Marsh rams : W. A. Murray, 5 at ljgs. R. BosaDko—Two-tootb Lincoln rams : Litchfield. 1 at 1 Jgs>. Jno. Allen—Six-tooth Lincoln rams : T.Wilson, 1 at lis. Matamata Estate—Six and eight-tooth Lincoln rams : T. Wilson, 10 at 10s u'd. Six-tooth Lincoln rums : C. Sutton, 2 at 108 6d. Lincoln and Leicester six and eight-tooth rams : F. Bruce, 9 at 7s GJ ; F. Bruce, 11 at 6< 6d ; D Turnwald, 9 at 6t ; Litchfield, 8 at 7s 6d. McGuirk—Lincoln rams : Doudican, 1 at 15s W. M. Douglas—Four-tooth Lincoln rams : Gardner, I at 2«s ; Beere Bros., 40 at 1 jgs ; Gardner, 4 at lg ; C. Matthew, 2 at 15j.