EWE FAIR

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 128, 13 March 1939, Page 6

EWE FAIR

ASHBURTON COUNTY BREEDERS. PRICES AT TINWALD fO-DAY, ON PAR WITH NORTH CANTERBURY. With a total entry of about 20,000, the Ashburton County breeders’ ewo fair was held at the Tinwald stock yards to-day. For some time there has been an agitation for an annual ewe fair solely for Ashburton County clients, but it was not until this year that such a sale was conducted. Confined to County breeders, it was natural that the entries would drop considerably on those of last year, when over 00,000 were forwarded. Following the rain of last week, some entries were withdrawn because, of the brighter prospect for feed., u The weather was perfect for the sale, and there was a large attendance of farmers and others interested. Owing principally to climatic conditions, the hard winter, followed by the long, dry spell in the latter ijaart of the summer, the average quality of the sheep was not up to that of last year’s sale. There were exceptions, however, for a few' first-class lines of two-tooths were penned. Hill stations were well represented with annual drafts. A good proportion of these were younger lines. Very few sheep were driven this year, nearly every draft being brought to the yards by trucks. There were therefore not many lines showing the effects of travelling. Up to I p.m., when only two-tooths had been sold, values were about an a par with those realised at the recent North Canterbury fairs. No lines made up to the prices obtained at the open sale last year, when- a pen of 60 twotooths were sold at 43s 6d. The highest price this morning was 32s 6d, for a draft of 134 sold on account of J. N. Buick (Valetta), the same vendor, with another excellent lino of 186 Romney-Merinos, 3d. A very good draft of 65 Romney-Mer-inos, forwarded by Jock Davidson (Mar ronan) made up to 30s, the same client obtaining 29s 3d for another pen of 64 of the same line. A splendid entry of 400 Coldstream two-tooths of Corriedale breed, which were sold on account of D. S'. Studholme, fetched 28s 6d, while a further first-class line of 314 Romney-Corriedales vended by W. R. Hammond (Winehmore) sold at 27s 6d. All these sheep were in the pink of condition and had not been pampered in any way.

Values for two-tooths on the average were above those realised at the Methven sale on Friday. Prices up to 1 p.m. were as follow, the ewes being two-tooth unless- otherwise stated:— Pyne Gould Guinness and Co, sold on account of: J. W. Witliell (Ealing), 10D halfbreds at 20s 6d, 50 at 20s 9d; R. AV. Wightman (Mt. Hutt),' 162 halfbreds at 13s 6d; D. S. Studholme (Coldstream), 28 at 21s 6d; W. R. Hammond (WUnchmore), 147 Rdmney-Corriedales at 255; W. R. Ford (Longbeach), 43 three-quar* ter-breds at 21s 6d, 118 Romneys at 19s 6d; Est. V. W. Wright (Lagmlior), 90 three-quarterbred at 225; W. G. Marshall (Ashburton), 73 three-quarter-6reds at 20s 9d, 54 at 13s 6d; R. AY. Wightman (Mt. Hutt), 100 threequarterbreds at I.Bs, 55 at 18s; AV. G. Marshall (Ashburton), 97 halfbreds at 18s 6d; AV. R. Hammond, 53 Romneys at 235, 98 at 2Ss 6d, 310 Romney-Corrie-dales at 27s Od; AV. G. Marshall, 111 threequavter-breds at 22s 6d; R. AV. AVightman (Mt. Hutt), 152 halfbreds at l?s 3d; G. S. Blaekmoro (AVestorfield), 209 halfbreds at 14s; D. S. Studholme (Coldstream), 400 Corriedales at 28s 6d ; Stoneylea Estate, 103 Corriedales at 19s; T. O’Connell (Methven), 104 halfbred at 24s 9d; C. R. Cresswell (Lismore), 182 halfbreds at 15s 6d, 124 threequarter-breds at 15s; T. O’Connell (Methven), 120 halfbreds at 265, 50 at 25s 6d, 94 at 265; D. S. Studholme, 67 half'brcd Corriedales at 245; clients, 81 halfbreds at 21s. Four-tooths—On account of P. H. Read (Eiffelton), 70 three-quarter-breds at 21s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: On account of Robert Jamison' (Dromore), 182 at 18s; Col. R. B. Neill (Barrosa), 109 at 13s; R. J. Love (Carew), 52 three-quarter-bred at 15s; AV. G. Marshall (Ashburton), 123 halfbred at 17s ; J. Cocks (Eiffelton), 41 three-quarter-bred at 16s 6d; R. B. Neill (Barrosa), 116 halfbred at 255; Lovvo Bros. (Hinds). .19 cross-bred at 15s 3d; F. Tasker (Ruapuna), 60 halfbred at 16s 3d; Jock Davidson (Maronan), 64 Romney-Merinos at 29s 3d; 65 Romney-Merinos at 30s; R. J. Love, 52 halflbred at 13s 3d, 64 at 18s; C. S. Bennett (Anama), 71 half-bred at 15s; J. Cocks (Eiffelton), 116 half-bred at 21s 7d; Robert Jamison (Dromore), 145 half-bred: at 19s; AV. G. Marshall (Ashburton), 182 at 20s 9d; H. L. Chisnall (Hinds), 114 halfbred at 12s 9d; Col. Neill, 78 three-quarter-bred at 19s 3d, 298 half-bred at 20s; clients, 166 at 8s 6d. Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., sold: — On account of H. J. McOosker (Riverside), 30 Corriedales at 20s; T. Taylor (Valletta), 70 halfbred at 235; C. H. Jones (AVi'nehmore), 119 Corriedales at 11s. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. sold: — v On account of AV. U. Simmons (Lowcliffe), 71 at 255; A. Lister (Maronan), 90 at 20s; J. AV. Buick ('Valetta), 72 Romney-Merinos at 245; C. G. C. Harper (Haekthorne), 140 Corneda lo* at 15s; H. S. Richards (Valetta), 102 Corriedales at'los; J. N. Buick (Valetta), 186 Romney-Merinos at 28s 3d; E. AA 7 . Roberts (Mount Somers), 160 at 9s 3d'; Jas. Jniile (Longbeach), 101 three-quarterbred at 23s Gd; J. N. Buick 134 Romney-Merinos at 32s Cd. J. T. Thomas and Co., sold: — A. N. Grigg (Surrey Hills), 126 half-

breds at 15s; Jas. Holland (Hinds), 200 1 halfbreds at 14s 9d; A. N. Grigg, 121 halfbreds at 8s 9d, 102 at 14s 3d, C. W. Keely (Hinds), 97 half breds at 17s 9d; D. J. Morrow i(Mavfield) 157 three-quarterbreds at 11s 6.