STUDHOLME JUNCTION EWE FAIR.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 18 March 1932, Page 12

STUDHOLME JUNCTION EWE FAIR.

YOUNG SHEEP SELL WELL. The yarding at the Studholme "Junction Ewe Fair on Wednesday numbered about 7000, compared . with 10,000 last' year * au 14,000 to 15,000 in prejiouß years. '!hero was a fair proportion of two-tooth ewea, the quality of which was gencrallyg V ack . the bulk of the yarding consisted of country annual drafts. ■ ' _ , . The sale opened fairly well, but owing to the extra .number of ■5» & SS youn'g'sheep''o^an^c^ases^and^valu^^osp®. l^! Fox Studholme, to sold on behalf JM- i rtT . for Bee Bros., Kingsdown. The toP P'« ot sound-mouth. was for » lme of 153 three ''"Th'e 1 attendance *of buyers at the sale was halfbred at „ I .^ s > wes _ Fi ftyfive halfbted at Sound-mouth i-wes ... g2 7s , ISO 'hree-quarterbred at Bs, three-quarterbred at lis, i o o atezpnuc* at 6s 10d, 70 at 9s 6d.

GERALDINE STOCK SALE

Owing to the annual drafting from backcountry stations there was a heavy yarding Ttth7 Geraldine stock sale, when approxiofitiied ' Prices were good for fat sheep, out the demand for store sheep was not so keen. A. feature of the sale was the fact ha very lew sheep were passed in. Ono lot ot 43 fat lambs changed hands at? Los, and a further lot numbering 62 was also disposed of at t/he same, figure. A third pen of 46 brt utrht 14s lid. in tho fat ewe section 70 were disposed of at 10s 4d, B#d another pen of five changed hands at 10s Id. Fat wethers sold from 3s 9d to 13s Bd, and a mce ime of two-tooth ewes was disposed of at 13s 6d. A pen of 192 Bomney two-tooth ewes found a buyer at £Lr 0s 9d. Fat^Lanabs— Thirty-two or 12s sd, 23 at 12e 3 at 12s 9d, 18 at 'l2s, 43 at los, 45 at 74 at 12s Id, 30 at lis 7d, 10 at 12a 4d 3 at lis 9d, 9 at lis sd, 10 at 12fl Id, 3 at 14s 3d, 2 at 13s 6d, 116 at 12s 6d, 52 at 12s Bd, 40 at 14s Id, 51 at 13s, 63 at 14s 3d, 74 at 14s 6d, 40 at 14s sd, 48 at 14s lid, 58 at 14s 6d, 93 at 14s, 21 at 13a lOd, 73 at 13s Sd 116 at 14s 4d, 63 at 12s 6d, 62 at 15s, 7-/ at 12s, 215 at 9s 10d, 80 at 10s 6d, 46 at 148, 27 at 14s ld, 88 at Ua.6d, 11 at lis 3d, 150 at lis 4d, 27 at-, lis Id, 11 at 13s. Fat Ewes—Nine at 9s 3d, at 6s, 33 at Cs 6d, 15 at 7s 6d, 14 at 9s 7d, 7 at 7s 3d, 6 at 6s 7d, 24 at 8s 9d, 11 fet 7s 7d, 12 at 9s 6d, 16 at 7a 7d, 6s at 7s lid, 28 ,at 8s 3d, 180 at Bs, 100 at Bs," 22 at 7s Bd, 9 at 7s Bd, 5 at 10s ld, 14 at 7s 9d. Fat! Wethers—Seventy at 13s Bd, 8 at 13s, 11 at 12s 6d, 4 at 9s 9d, 16 at 13s. Stores —One hundred and nine lambs at 6a, 860. at 7a 6d, 160 at 5s 3d, 22 at 8a 3d, 100 at Bs, 24 at 9a Cd, 95 at 7s 9d, 100 m.s. lambs at 7s lOd, 105 at 7s, 100 at 7fl 10d, 88' at 6s. 160 at 5s 3d, 27 at 10s, 84 at 9s 4d, 100 at Go, 45 at G», 7 at 6b 9d, 94 at 4s 7d, 22 at 8s 3d, 66 at 8s ld, 112 at 7a, 92 at 5 9d, 174 at 4s Id, 130 at Bs, 140 at 7s 4d, 11 twotooth ewes at 13s, 140" a.m. ewes at 5a lOd, 79 at 5a 3d, 113 culled ewes at 4a ld, 23 two- ' tooth ewes at 9s 4d, 140 ewes at 6s lOd, 81 iat 3s sd, 79 at fis.Sd, 28 at 8s 3d, 127 ewe lambs at 7s 2d, 100 at lis Id,. 75 four-year owes, at 9a lOd, 100 at 9s 3d, ,100 at 9s 6d, 100 at 9s ld, 119 at 9s 7d, 100 at 9s 6d, 51 dup.a at. 4s 4d, 82 at Is lOd, 27 at Is ld, 102 t'vo-tooth ewes at 10a 9d, 105 at 13s 6d,'40 at 12& 7d, 46 at 9s 6d, 41 four-tooth at 8s 3d, 40 culled at 2s 3d, 16 at 2s Bd, 53 at 3s, 96 f.iu. ewes at 6s 6d, 268, at 7a ld, 11 ewes, at 6s 3d, 10 at 5s 4d, 8 at se, 32 two-tooth wethers at 8s Ski, 43 two, four, six, and eighttooth wethers at lis Id, 69 two-tooth culled ewes at 6s 9d, 192 Eomney two-fcooth ewes at £1 0s 9d,': 167 lambs at6»,174 ewa at 7s lOd, 25 ewes at la. , f FAIRLIE STOCK SALE. The fortnightly atbek sale, which was held in the aaleyardfl; Fairlie, on Tuesday; attracted an entry of about 9000, G6OO being store lambs. Fat lambs 'brought up to_ 13a Mi a pen of 66 being Bold at that price; 1650 store' lambs from the Grampians Station brought an average of. lister head. The following is a Hat of prices:—- i i r Fat Xamhs —Sixty-six at 13s Id, 88 at 12s 7d. 16 at 12s 7d, C at 12s, 110 at lis 9d, 4 at lis 6d, 20 at His 6d,'20 at lis 10d, 32 at 11$ 9d. ' . . ; , Fat Ewes—One at 13s 6d. 5 at lis, 90 at., ICe 6d, 4at 10a.. . • . Fat Wethers—Twenty-two at 16e 6d, 2 at _ 14s Cd. ■ .. - ' ' . > Store Lambs—Twq hundred m.s. lambs at 11b Bd, 650 at -lis l<t,"S4o at 10s 4d, 277 at Us, 163 at lis Ed, 26 at 10a Id. 40 at 9s 3d, • 224 at Os 7a, 497 at 9s, 230 alt 9a 1d,'148 at Cs 2d, 48 at 5s Sd. ' ■Wether : Lambs—Two-hundred and aixty-oiie at ,7s, 7d, ?17 at 9a 2d, 110 at 9a, 113 at 6s 7d, 143' at 6a, 52 at 6s lOd, 71 at i7s Id, 56 at 5s ' ICa. 83 at 4s. ' : Ewe Lambs—Two hundred and twenty at Ma 4d, 12 at 10b 2d; ; 50 at 10s 6d, 86 at 7s 2d, 100 at 5a 7d, 50 at ss. - ■» Two-tooth. Ewes—Seventy-nine at 16s Cd. 161 at 14a 7d, 49 .at 18s.' 180 at ,12a 6d, 26 at lis 9d, 16 at lis, 102 at 109,163 at 9a 4d, 216 four, eix, and eight-tooth ewes- at 7a 6d, 208, at 6s 9d, 14 at 1 la, 235 at 5s lOd, 184 at 6s lid, 151 at 6s. ' - Two-tooth Wethers—Sixty-four at 6s, 27 at 6s 9d. : T ,