COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Waikato Times Office, Wednesday.

Waikato Times, Volume XIV, Issue 1190, 12 February 1880, Page 2

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Waikato Times Office, Wednesday.

bockland's sheep fair. The following: are the full particulars of Mr Buckland's annual sheep fair held on Monday, a telegraphic resume of which appeared in the Waikato Times of Tuesday :— This was the smallest show known for some years. Several reasons are urged in explanation. In the first place there has for some time past been a manifest desire to get out of sheep and take to stock-raising. Then the scab scare prevails to an unreasonable extent, perhaps on account of the rigid manner in which the provisions of the Scab Act are enforced. The low price of wool ruling for some time has also had its effect, creating on the one side a want of desire on the part of the buyer, while the seller is unwilling to sacrifice at low prices. There was a fair attendance at Monday's sale, but prices ruled low. The following is the result of the sale : — Ewes and Lamijs. — 30 two-tooth wethers, J. Johns, 9s, Baddelcy ; 30 two-tooth wethers, J . Johns, qs, Baddeley ; 20 ewe lambs, J. Johns, 9s, Baddeley ; 20 wether lambs, J. Johns, 7s, Baddeley ; s longwoollcd ewes, gs, not sold ; 18 longwooiled ewes, J.Johns, ss, Cashmore; 30 four and six-tooth Lincoln ewes, J. Barr Brown, 13s 6d, Murdoch ; 30 ditto ditto, 12s, Pellew ; 10 Lincoln rams, John May, 355, James Wallace ; 40 longwoollcd ewe hsggcts, James Crawford, 7s <jd, Clarke ; 40 longwoolled ewes, Thomson Bros., us, Hunter; 35 ditto ditto, us, Pellew; 40 Leicester ewes, James Hayr, ss, Captain Gordon ; 20 wether lambs, ditto, ss, McGarry ; 40 six-tooth ewes, R. Martin, 6s 6d, Bond; 50 two-tooth ewes, E. Roosc, ios, Baddeley ; 50 ewe lambs, ditto, 7s 3d, Bluchcr ; <;o ewe lambs, R. Proude, 6s 3d, Davis ; 50 ditto ditto, 7s t)d, W. A. Clarke ; 50 ditto ditto, 7s 9d, W. A. Clarke ; 12 wethers, 13s 3d, Paul. Rams. — An imported Lincoln ram, bred by Marshall, of England, L 6, Middleton ; Lincoln ram hogget, J. S. Graham, L8 ios, Carter ; ditto, L 4, Pellew; ditto, L 4, Blucher; ditto, L 2 ss, Lloyd ; ditto, R. Bent, 38s, Davis ; ditto, 37s 6d, Cashmore; ditto, 30s, Hunter; ditto, 27s 6d, Williams ; ditto, 17s 6d, Goodfellow ; ditto, 15s ; ditto, J. Barr Brown, L 4 ss, Goodfellow ; ditto, L 2 7s 6u, Goodfellow ; ditto, 2, Joseph May, L 3 ios, Proude ; ditto, L 4, Crago ; ditto, Lyons, 2, L 3 3s 6d, Goodfellow ; ditto, 255 ; ditto, L 4 2s 6d, Paul ; ditto, L 3 ios, Laing, 2 ; 3 four-tooth Lincoln rams, Joseph May, L 3 3s, McDonnell ; ditto, 1, William Kerr, L 3, Goodfellow; duto, L 2 ss, Boycr ; Lincoln ram hoggets, W. Kerr, L 4, Goodfellow; ditto, 50s, Vining; ditto, 40s, Dr. Poland ; ditto, L 3, Johnson ; ditto, L 2 12s 6d, Dr. Poland ; ditto, L 2 ss, Callaghan ; Romney Marsh rams, P. Gallagher, L 2, Johnson ; ditto, 27s 6d, A. Dihvortb ; ditto, 32s 6d, Kelly; ditto, 30s, Smith Bros., 2 ; ditto, 20s, A. Dihvorth. Lincoln ram hoggets, Caleb Hoskings, L 2 ss, McLeod ; ditto, R. Baddeley, 255, 2 ; ditto, 30s, Pugh ; ditto, 35, Dodd ; ditto, 32s 6d, Williams ; ditto, 20s, Murdoch ; ditto, 17s 6d, Rouse, 3 ; ditto, 27s 6d, Goodfellow ; ditto, 15s, Gallagher, 2. Imported Lincoln ram, bred by Marshall, of England, David Nathan, Lio, Anderson Bros.; ditto, 355, Anderson Bros. ; Lincoln ram, Da\ id Nathan, 20s, Waters, 3 ; ditto, 15s, J. Pell ; Lincoln ram hoggets, Howard, 12s 6a, Lees Bros., 2 ; ditto, 9s, 2 ; ditto, S. Scddon, 17s 6d, G. Harris ; ditto, 17s 6d, Goodtcllow; ditto, 15s, Goodfellow. Sixtooth Lincoln rams : Duncan McNiccol, 255, Paul, 2 ; ditto, four-tooth, McNiccol, 20s, Martin, 2. Lincoln ram hoggets, McNiccol, L 2 2s 6d, Thorp ; 15s, Baddeley, 2 ; ditto, 50s, Viney, 3 ; ditto, 20s, McLeod ; ditto, 30s, Thorp ; ditto, Middleton, L] ios, J. Dihvorth ; ditto, L 2, Goodfellow ; ditto, L 2, A. Dihvorth ; ditto, 22s 6d, Dodd ; ditto, 30s, W. Taylor, 3 ; ditto, 32s 6d, Smith ; ditto, 255, W. Taylor, 2 ; ditto, 32s 6d, McKay, 2 ; ditto, 255, Roberts. A number of other lots not catalogued were offered, including some Leicesters and Southdowns from Maclean and Co.'s flocks. The Leicesters found no demand, and the upset price, L 5 ss, was not reached. Two out of six of the Southdowns found purchasers at the upset price, L 3 3s — one being bought by Mr Dodd, and another by Mr Morgan. A number of ewes belonging to Mr Tyldcn were then offered. Two pens of 76 sheep realised Bs, and were bought by Mr Gunscn. The remainder, about go, realised from 7s to 6s 3d. The sale on the whole was not entirely satisfactory to cither buyers or sellers.