OPEN EWE FAIR

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 139, 25 March 1941, Page 6

OPEN EWE FAIR

TWO-TOOTHS REMAIN FIRM.

PRICE OF 36S 6d AT TINWALD.

EXCEPTIONALLY SMALL YARDING

Prices for two-tooth ewes at the Open Ewe Fair held at the Txnwald saleyards' to-day were firm on values at the Ashburton County Breeders Fair last Monday. There was a tanattendance of farmers and the bidding was generally keen, only a few pens being passed in. The entry was an extremely small one compared with that of last year, when about 14,000 sheep were yarded at Tinwald. It was estimated that there were between 3000 and 5000 sheep at the yards to-day. W ith the small entry there was not tho wide selection of ewes to be seen as at the Breeders Fair and in the wet drizzling conditions tluijt prevailed this morning the sheep looked far from their best. Tho fair did not commence until about 11.45 p.m., the fat stock market being held before it. Up till about 1 o’clock the top price of the sale was 36s 6d, in excess of the 34s 3d obtained at the fair last week. This high price to-day was obtained by Mr J. Cocks (Eiffelton) with two pens of tivo-tooths, one containing 67 sheep and the other 62.

The principal sales up to one o’clock were as follows (the sheep being twotooths unless otherwise stated): — National Mortgage and Agency Coy. of N.Z., Ltd., sold on account of N. S. Murdoch (Mayfield), 185 at 25s 3d; C. C. Chisnall (Hinds), 80 ewe lambs at 16s 3d ; D. H. Clement (Mayfield), 74 at 23s 9d; N. S ! . Murdoch 87 at 27s 6d.

The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Assn., sold on account of G. H. Nicoll (Ashburton), 28 four-tooths at 17s, J. Young (Wheatstone), 09 four-tooths at 19s 6d; A. Amos (Wakanui), .33 at 28s 3d. Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold on account of N. S. Murdoch (Mayfield), 60 three-quarterbreds at 25s*, Tyne Gould Guinness, Ltd., sold on account of J. Cocks 30 at 26s 3d; A. Pitliie (Carew), 100 at 25s 3d; clients, 151 at 18s, 65 at 18s 9d, 30 at 17s 6d, 77 at 235; J. Cocks, 67 •Romneys at 36s 6d, 62 at . 36s 6d; clients, 67 at 23s 9d, 24 at 20s 9d.

THE FAT STOCK MARKET. A VERY SMALL YARDING TO-DAY. There was a rise in values for fat sheep offered at the Tinwald saleyards this morning prior to the open ewe fair. The entry was, however, very small so that the rise cannot be taken* as a true indication of values.

The main sales were: — Fat ewes—On account of G. H. B. Dill (Willowby), 6 at 13s Id, 7 at 8s 4d, 6 at 10s 4d, 7 at 12s 4d, 6 at 10s Id; Currie Bros. (Anama), 7 at 8s lOd, 6at 11s 7d, 1 at 13s; ,T. F.'and E. Langley (Ashburton), 50 at 14s 4d to 15s ’lOd; L. R. Pawsey, 8 at 12s Id; clients, 7 at 14s 7d, 11 at 13s 7d, 9 at 13s lOd.

Fat wethers—On account of clients, 4 at 24s 4d; Mrs C. Page, 2 at 22s lOd.

Fat lambs—On account of T. C. O’Grady, 6 at 275, 2 at 22s 7d, 4 at 22s 7d, 1 at 25s 9d, 4 at 25s 4d; clients, 1 at 22s 6d.

Fat Cattle—On account of clients, Jersey cows at £5 5s and £4 10s; black and white cow at £5 15s; blue cow at £2 12s 6d ; black and white cow, £3 2s 6d ; calf at 17s 6d; fat cows at £B, £B, £5 17s 6d; steer at £10; runners at 1 at 22s 6d ; P. H. Read (Eiffelton), 252 at 20s 6d.