HIGHEST PRICE FOR YEARS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 56, Issue 20, 5 November 1935, Page 6

HIGHEST PRICE FOR YEARS.

CORRI£DALE HOGGETS UP TO 475. SHEEP OF EXCELLENT QUALITY. The most important and most successful. clearing sale held in the Ashburton County in the last six years or so took place at Lauriston yesterday, Avhen Messrs Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., and the National Mortgage and Agency Company of NeAV Zealand, Ltd., in conjuncton, auctioned on behalf of Mr E. F. Niooll a large number of sheep of exceptionally fine quality. There Avas a particularly large attendance, and buyers Avere present from North and South Canterbury. Great interest was taken in the offering, and bidding throughout Avas spirited, with the result that very satisfactory prices AA r ere realised. The sheep Avere a particularly good line, produced in excellent order, and Avere favourably commented upon by farmers from all over Canterbury. The highest price realised for flock eAves in the County for many years Avas obtained when £2 7s each was paid for 202 Corriedale hoggets. The purchaser Avas Mr J. H. Muirhead (Lagmher). The sheep Avere of exceptional quality, being evenly Avoolled and Avell groAvn. Other prices Avere £2 4s 3d and £2 4s, these lots being purchased for North Canterbury. The flock, Avliieh comprised about 4000 eAves and lambs, all counted, Avas one of the best quality offered for a long time at a clearing sale at Ashburton. The range of prices, all counted, Avas up to £1 7s 3d for one-shear eAA-es Avith lambs, £1 17s for one-shear eAves in lamb, 18s 9d for three-shear eAA r es and lambs, 17s 4d for five-shear gavgs and lambs, and 15s 6d for aged eAves and lambs.

Details of the sheep sales Avere as follow: Tavo hundred and tAvo Corriedale ewe hoggets at 475, 93 at 44s 3d, 63 at 445, 95 one-shear Corriedale eAves Avith 90 lambs (all counted) at 27s 2d, 98 eAves and 100 lambs (same description, all counted) at 25s 3d, 90 eAves and 90 lambs (all counted) at 24s 9d, 52 dry one-shear ewes at 375, 98 tAvoshear Corriedale eAves and 104 lambs (all counted) at 24s 9d, 100 oavcs and 111 lambs (same, all counted) at 24s 6d, 99 eAves and 108 lambs (all counted) at 245, .62 .eAves and 68 lambs (all counted) at 245, 99 three-shear eAves with 132 lambs (all counted) at 18s 9d, 100 eAves and 129 lambs (same, all counted) at 18s 4d, 110 caa’cs and 125 lambs (all counted) at 18s 2d, 100 fourshear eAves and *26 lambs (all counted) at IGs lid, 87 eAves and 119 lambs (same, all counted) at 16s lOd, 98 fiA reshear eAves and 127 lambs (all counted) at 17s 4d, 100 eAves and 137 lambs (same, all counted) at 17s 3d, 100 eAves and 129 lambs (all counted) at 17s 3d, 38 eAves and 47 lambs (all counted) at 16s 3d.

A good market Avas mot for the implements, the principal items being rivo' MeCbrmick-Deering tractors at £137 and £IOO, a four-furroAV plough at