New Zealand Sheep.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 233, 24 July 1902, Page 3

New Zealand Sheep.

RESULT OF WAIMATE A. AND P. ASSOCIATION'S COMPETITION.

At the meeting of the Wclimate A. and P. Association on Saturday tho Christchurch Meat Company forwarded result of the competition for their special prize for best pen of ten wethers suitable for freezing, any cross, freezing weight not to exceed 6libs, sheep to be sent Home frozen and sold on their merits on -miithfield market, the second half of the prize being awarded to the pen which nets the highest price after adding the skins and fat. The sheep were shown at the last show, the first half of the prize being awarded to the pen exhibited by Messrs McGoverin and Hai'dic. It will bo seen from the results which we print bolow that entry No. 58, exhibited by executors of the late A. Hayes wins the second half of the prize. The saleman's report and detailed results will no doubt prove of interest to our readers. Class 00. entry No. 57 : exhibitor, W. Il'iynjiin —10 wethers ; average free/in" weight, 561 b ; sold in London at 4d per lb ; average weight of fat. 6 7011)s per head ; value of skins (woolly), 4s Od ; net proceeds of curcases after deducting charges, .£6 8-; 4d; value of skins and fat, .-C2 19s -Id; tutr.l, .£;] 7s Bd. Net value per lb, 4.0'2U ; average value per carcase, 1-N n,l l-fjtli. ' I

Class 50. entry No. 58 ; exhibitor, Executors late A. Hayes—lo wethers ; average freezing weight-, 59.501bs ; sold

iii London at 4d per lb; average weight of fat, 5.101bs per head ; value of skins (woolly), 4s 9d ; net proceeds of carcases after deducting charges, .to 16s 4d ; value of skins and fat, £2 183 sd; total, ,£0 14s 9d. Net value per lb, 3 92d ; average value per carcase, 19s 5(1 7-l Odis.

Class 50. entry No. 09 ; exhibitor, Executors lute A. Haves—lo wethers ; average freezing weight, 4G.Bolbs ; sold in London at 4d per lb ; average weight of fat, 3.301bs p-.-r h.;ad ; value of skins (woolly), 4s ; net proceeds of carcases after deducting charges, £a 7s ;jd ; value of skins and fat, £2 7s Id ; total, .£7 14s 4d. Net value per lb, 0.95 d; average value per carcase, log 5d 1 sth.

Class 50, entry No. 60 ; exhibitor, Hardie and McGoverin —10 wethers ; average freezing weight, 571 b 3 ; told

in London at 4d per lb; average weight of fat, 61bs per head ; value of skins (woolly), 4s 9d ; net proceeds of carcases after deducting charges, £6 10s 7d ; value of skins and fat, £3 0s 4d ; total, .£9 10s lid. Net value per lb, 4.019 d ; average value per carcase. 19s Id 1-iOth.