MASTERTON RAM FAIR.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4335, 3 February 1893, Page 3

MASTERTON RAM FAIR.

The second day's solo of the Masterton A. and P. Association's Fair wns held ia Messrs Lowes unci lorns' yards yesterday, Mr Lowes again acting as auctioneer. There were about 100 extra rams yarded, making a little over 500 in all, a large majority being Eomneys, the balance English and Border Leicester, with a few Downs and C'otswolds. For all good Stock the bidding was brisk with an nverago advance of 2ga over last year, prioes ranging from 4f to 9|gs, others running from 2| to 4jgs; Leicester 6 to Gigs; |||J;WhDownß2to'lgb. Some aged I'MHEomneys brought from 4 to Ggs. 'jrhestife at certain stages dragged somewhat,which caused the auctioneer to pass a good number of pons, but a very largo business was done privately at prices as quoted above On account of MrE. W, Dorset: Six 2-tooth purebred Bourney rams, Dr Hosking at sgs each; one at Sj-gs, A. McKenzie; onaat s|gs, B. Welch; one at Sgs; Kebbell Bros,; one atl 6gs, J, W. Meredith; one atsigs, Kebbell Bros.; ono at 5f gs, and one at 6Jgs, W. Jackson; one at sgs, C. Wilton; oneatßfgs, H, Campbell; On account of Mr W, McKcuzio: One 2-tooth Romnoy at sgs, Kebbell Bros, On account of Mr W. B. Allen: One 2-tooth Btud Homney s}ga, G. McKay. On account of Walker & Sutherland : One Kouiney ram lamb ligs, 0, Edmonds; two at ljgs, two at l|g.s, and one at ono guinea, J. Cross; On account of MrE. W.Dorset:Ono 2-tooth Eoranoy sgs, 0, Forsberg; fivo at'6|gfck McKenzie; ono at4fgs, G. Viintjr On account of Mr Alex. McKenzio :-One 2-tooth Eomuoy, Kebbell Bros 4ga; do 0. Welch, On account of Mr F, Gray, one 2-tooth Stud Eomney %«, F. Monokton ; one at Ggs, F.Monokton; two at Bgs and one at Bigs, A. McKenzie ; one at 6jgs, G, Welch. On account of Walker and Sutherland: —Romneyß, 2, 4, and 6 tooth—four at 2fgs, MrLowo ; one at 2Jgs, J, Anderson; oiisat 2fgs, G. Welch. On account of Mr W, McKenzio :- One two-tooth English Leicester Ogs, J, Morrison. On account of Mr P. • 6 tß y ;_Four 2-tooth Eomneys at sgs and one ditto at 6jgs, Dr Hosking ; ono at s|gs, Kebbell Bros; one at sgs, W, Wardell; one at sgs, J. Meredith; oneats{gs, W. Wardell. On account of Messrs Walker and Sutherland :-One Cotswold ram 2i ■■•fcjs, and ono at2Jgs, C, E, CockburnJfclood. On account of Mr E. W. Dorset: Ono 4-tooth stud Eomney sfgs, A, McKenzie, ono at 9|gs, 0. Kebboll. On account of Mr R, John.' stone: One 4-tooth Romney, Bfgs, and one at Bigs, 6. Welch, On account of Mr James Stuckey: One 4-tooth South Down 3gs, W. Perry; two at Bgs, Cameron, On account of MrE.W.Dorset: One2-toothßom* ney stud ram, 7gs, E. E, Chamberlain, On account of Mr W.MoKenzio: Ono 2-tootli Border Leicester, 6|gs, Hood and Walker. On account of Messrs Walker and Sutherland: Five Eomney ram lambs, 2Jgs each, Cotter; threo at 2|gs, McLacblan; two at 2|gs, Dunn, On account of Mr W.

J3. Allen: One stud Romnoy, Welch. On account of Ja3. Stuckey: One Southdown Gtooth, 3gs, Perry Bros.