Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1891-09-18
VERMONT SHEEP IN AUSTRALIA.
Prices Rather disappointing, but tho
Nermonters Hold Their own.
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About year ego wo were able TO give
hlgn'y satisfactory account Of prices rea'
iiz9d iCr imported ermont sheep at the
public sales IN Australia, end it is now our
pleasing tasi. to give some figures relating
TO tho venture of those pioneers OF enter
prise, he-srs. /. y. bisselI y Sons Of East
Shoreham, and Messrs. II. c. BurNeu .
sons OF BrIdport Vt.
The sales took place in Sydney on July Q,
before large and interested auditory Of
Australian sheep breeders and wool growers.
including many Of the leading squatters Of
the colonies, especially the Tssnan.au breed
eTs OF fine mcIIuO stud sheep, who were on
the "qui viv.' to note any points in the
American animals which looked likely for
adoption al some future time. Although
there was very fuir competition for the Yer
mont sheep and they sold with some spirit.
yet the average result. are not 70 good as
asst years figures. except for the few extra
superior sheep which made high prices. The
Nermonts sold relatively quite as we'll as
the Australian pure blood sheep. but all
round the treeltr- La2 10 confys- TO "A creat
teoing Of a'apl qn'ne-, at the averages
o.. ia ,,',,r..t .t..,. ,r,..r. r,s..1
,.o.l, -. ~,.;..i 81 p.-.
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ir..; ,.u II L ~. ~. - ~
mod, iO0 o,,i,.e. ..,j, ,r.o ro,,s tr.I I.g
II y r5t.,Hn 49,, = ", s..,t-t 81
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rn,, ,'sio ~ omi,aa.. ona n.y. ~ - brad Nv
t,n,l,a, ,,,.,, X a,,i,,aos.' o,a ran, r.ai h.,
Ut 5,l,,,,,..t 'ta a. ,.,,t.,a,, - 49,. 49,
I,al Ia, II ! Ia'or, - So ,,,,I. AZ
o,in.s.' tho otb.rs ra,'',i,,, from, A. Inc,
6,v,n 10 var,, moderate t,7,,rs. % ',,in,as
and IS pujusas.
Ne.srs BissaIrs evaraoe rrfco for "a
rims WINS about 70 ouineas very much
lo,v,r+,.1, Inst ssoso,' tho 81 av,. ,,bfh
aro nerLans tho sor,e animals y,bicb din not
find luvers et tba rrsyiois solas raoli,,5
an evereys 81 % eiiiuoss. an. ey,a hraI ~,
H. A Ba.co,n rnaIe 90 guinass. two syye.
bred by Z. \ Bi.seI neBo N and 50
,,treos, oua eve ,r.I III T.u' -.
n guineas. ope ava LraJ i, r q va
,nage 40 puiness. others ron5ing doun -
.O .,uiuas. for s1v,, t,ad ~, E = ,.u,1
Ia. Bell A A Wood ,. Cam,,hsy u <
h,,n1l,sns & p Gram a..
"N>N''7' ~ Il" ELL ) EIGHT RAMS
averged 81! guinea, and 9 ewes Ga guineas
All but two were stated to have been bred
Ivy themselves. The top price for rams was
100 guineas, others went from % suueas
down to II guiness. Some OF the ewes
fetched 100 guneas, others ranged from 50
guiness down to 40 guiueas. One eve in
this lot bred by II. u. Jackson, fetched 81
.,uneas, another eve 40 guinsas.
The Burwel parcel was sad 10 be very
superior in selection and STYLE One hun
drcd and hfty-ouc rams sold for account OK
f.. |. Warby. A poor lot Of animals and
hardly fit for this market made an a-sraee
Of suineas only, the prices paid ranging
from Euiueas for ram, 3 guiueas for ~
,r, W. '''''" '''''' '0'
n,ck r,,p,s and IA .,,I ram. t,t nm. ,,r,co,
viii no doubt prove d,,hearteuiug Many
of the Australian sheep, however, fetched
only about the same figures, aud, as before
said, breeders were quite sick at tho poor