ASHBURTON RAM AND EWE FAIR.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15243, 3 April 1915, Page 13

ASHBURTON RAM AND EWE FAIR.

The annual ram and ewe fair held in connei-ion with the Ashburton ; County Saleyards Company, took- place j at the Tinwald yards on. Thursday, | when there was only a moderate attend- j ance. The entry of ewes numbered j about 13,807 as against 9261* .last year, but the demand was very limited, and a large proportion of the yarding was passed at auction, but several j lines were sold privately after the sale. For young ewes there was a fair demand, but for aged and travelled ewes there was absolutely no sale. The yarding of rains was in excess of the demand, and a large proportion failed to find j buyers, what sales were made being |

done privately. Tho following is tho range of prices of the one and twoshear rams disposed of; English Lcicesters, Ign to 4_gns; Border Leicesters, Signs to 4sns; Shropshires and Southdowns, 2'gns to 3igns: Romneys. Signs. The sales of ewes wero as follows: — 100 2-tooth threc-auarterbred ewes, 16s; 274 2. 4, ar.d 6-tooth, lis Gd; 200 6 and S-tooth halfbred ewes, lis 0d; 471 4-tooth three-qiiai-terbrcd ewes, 19s 7d ; 219 sound-mouth (Jo, 15s sd; 100 sound-mouth hnlfbrcd ewes, 17s 4d; 207 failing-mouth merino ewes. 3s; 157 sound-mouth halfbred ewes. 14s 3d; 91 4, 6, and S-tooth do. 12s lOd ; 57 2-tooth crossbred owes. 225; 7Q 2tooth halfbred ewes. 18s; 403 4, 6, and S-tcoth do, lis: 120 sound-mouth do. 13s 4d; 102 4 and G-tocth three-quarter-bred ewes. 18s: 153 2-tooth halfbred ewes. 21s 2d: 220 do. 21s Id: S3 soundmouth halibred ewes, 15s 2d; 74 4toodi do, 15s Gd: .342 2 and 4-tooth crossbred ewes. 14s Gd : 203 4, (5. and S-tooth half bred ewes, ISs 2d: 252 do threc-qiiarterbred ewes. 18s 3d; 172 2tooih do. 2Ls Gd: 125 4, 6, and B,tooth halfbred ewes, JLSs.