AMBERLEY EWE FAIR

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24502, 27 February 1945, Page 6

AMBERLEY EWE FAIR

DISAPPOINTING TWOTOOTH SALE

OLD EWES IN STRONG DEMAND

The series Of NortfCantetomy ewe fairs commenced at Amberley yestor dav&when there was a welcome return to idear weather conditions. _ However. _the attendance of buyers.parUcidarly irom^ distance, was the smaUest f<« many yearn There was also a m “^ t . abS on«? exfarmers from nearer districts. Oneex or stantog.^nd^^i^wW^ will require a, rain too Mft Instances much to sWI sodden for the reception .or s»CK.tv*» ‘SoSSWr antidpated^riiP^t^es was a sUght markets some reasonably priori sheep SSSw^rasw* than at last year’s opening fair.

The Two-tooths .. ■ . The sale commenced • with the tw°* tooths The effects of the wet season were in a substantial proportion, and doubt helped in the cautious competition over the earlier stages ln. toe first 20. pens offered, many of them from well-known flockT which provide the best quality entries as a rule, tne bulk ranged from 29s to 32s 6d, only seven pens exceeding toe tatter_prjce. A pen of 112 Romneys, from W. Briggs (Amoer ?ey) sold at 41s. Top price „ las t a £ °d a corresponding line wasi 445. Small and backward two-tooths made up_ to 28s. Values actually were lower toan.at me corresponding sale last yw butthe slight hardening over the latter half brought values to about last year s I»rtty- The best fine wool price was 425. for by B. A. Foster (Omlhl), whose lot made 41s 6d. The best at last fair was 41s fid. A. p* n f . ShTa? toelop priw of toe/ato (4jtejW 6 last year made 41s. , Four and Five-year . Ewes . In comparison values forolder sheep appeared on a high level. The opened at better relative values than tod h ß y n i TheK toe one ”n| The cider , e e ß^ a< J^ me a^ the season much belter .than the two . tooths. Generally they were better lot throughout than for , some, years,., the ; result* of toe plentltude of feed. Reasonably good pens of four-year-olds ranged .from 24s to 28s. Anything less than the former price was of moderate-classy Top prlce was 335. secured by D. W., J. Go u *° (Mount Cass) for a pen of 200 and ,by tor Fitzsimmons (Greta Vale)' for a, P®u_ of 500. Top price at the corresponding fair last year was 31s 6d. also secured by Mr Fitzsimmons. There were yesterday at close to 29s or. 30s, and one big Une of 666 from B. B. Johnson (Sand*ll The ’ five-year-old section was’a feature of the market. some vendors offerings they brought values only a shillingor two less than the four-year-olds and the rtwotootos! In addition to there betog many more of the ageforward. or described as such they sere In much better condition than usual. Most of the offerlng was ready for immediate mating, no building up for the purpose. and,tHto doubt was a factor. In the good prices realised. The top PricfJEpr was 27s 6d fora pen of 384 , Station. C. M. T. McLacWan (Omlhi)sold 210 at 27s and 265, and- A. P. A. Nlcholls (Davaar) 272 at 265.. . i The following is a comparison of values for- halfbred and Corriedale ewes, with toe corresponding 1944 fate:—

; The Sales . P. H. Courage' (Amberley), 180 three, four, and five-year,at 28s, 88 four-year at 235, 73 two-tooth at 345. Scargill Hills Estate: 140 four-year at 275, 139 five-year at 235, TO two-tqotb at 34s 6d. G. A. McLean (Cotswold): 133 four-yeaV at 29s Id. 134 at 28s 6d. 67 two-tooth at 28s. , W. D. Mackintosh (Glanafrlc); 325 fouryear at 305., ‘ ; . Robert Little (Caimoblelee): 52 twotooth at 345. R, and J, Little (Seaview): 417 fouryear at 28s 6d, 104 two-tooth at 31s 6d. J. H. Maxwell (Glengynk): 302 fouryear'at 325. 49 two-tooth at 28s, .-■ L. Wyles (Amberley): 38 two-tooth at' 32s 6d. • Estate J. L. Ensor (Pendle Hill): 281 four-year at 265. 24 two-tooth at S2s, 75 two-tooth at 265, 71 two-tooth at 28s Bd. J. A. Courage (Amberley): 68 four and six-tooth at 33s 6d. S. M. Deans (Kilmarnock): 208 fouryear at 31s, 71 five-year at 24s 3d. J. W, Streeter ("Hollis Hills"): 139 f.m. at 15s. . J. B . Douglas-Cllfford ("Stonyhurst”): 300 four-year at 28s 6d, 331 at27s, 152 fouryear at 19s, 347 two-tooth at 28s, 145 twotooth at 26s 6d. , . • , E. R. Little (Mount Venus): 181 fouryear at 255, 77 two-tooth at 275. I. C. Little (Mount.Vulcan): 310 fiveyear at 255, 72 itwo-tooth” at 31s. Estate J. Harrison (Eskvale): -375 fouryear at 23s 6d and 225. 71 two-tooth at 25s fid. • ■ L. J. Briggs (Randolph Downs): 103 four and five-year at 15s. , J. H. Watt, Amberley: 136 four and, fiveyear ’at 17s. W. Briggs (Amberley): 112 two-tpotb Romney at 41s. R. J. Harrison (Huntsbury Downs): 62 five-year at 18s. „ ' P. A. Inkson (Glenpark): 139 two-tooth at‘32s.

R. C. Overton (Greta); 259 five-year at 255. 220 four-year at, 29s 6d. T. A'. Croft and Sons (''Hamilton Glens"): 395 four-year at 31s 6d. J. C. Croft (Amberley); 64 two-toipth at 32s and 31s. ; - H. Fitzsimmons (Greta Vale); 506 fouryear at 335. 143 five-year at 22s 6d. . D. W. J Gould ("Mount Cass"): 200 four-year at 335, 142 two-tooth at 365. 106 two-tooth at 30s. Glendhu Estate (Motunau): 216 four-' year at 29s 6d and 28s 6d. 364 five-year at 27s 6d. 303 two-tooth at 295. J. F Lochhead (Omlhl): 267 four-year at 26s 6d. 78 two-tooth at 28s 6d. A.-P. A. Nlcholls (‘‘Davaar’’): 210 fouryear at 29s 6d,*972 five-year at 265, 160 two-tooth at 255, 90 two-tooth at 255.

R. B. Johnson (“Sandhurst"): 686 fouryear af 31s. W. Elliott ("Llddle Bank”): 210 fourvear at 28s. .

B. T. Inkson (Glenpark): 120 at 395. - ■■ ■■^WSSSm w. Li Poak (Cattle Peaks): 48 tilHnH| at 32s 6d. . P. R., Inkson (Walkarl): 139 , at 325. • . V ' ;,v VjjsaaftMWi Spurtleton Downs (Omlhl); . IStPBmHI year, at 26s and 25s 6d» five-year at 19b 6d. _* . A. E. Luscomb-s (Ashley ■ HayftlßWßlg tour-year at 295. „ 'TtljaPWI Estate Mrs H. Stewart: (ArdebegMßMHE four-year at 26s tSd and M3‘6d, year at: 245: 6d. two-tooth. .atajWMHßi two-tooth at 335. , ;■■■ Gibbs Bros. (Motunau) ; 163 4qUbHBB at 30s 6d, 60 two-tooth at 28s .cgaawMß! four and five-year at 25s 6d.' .■ '..388HW W. Acton Adams (Tipapa): TKmfmSK year at 25s and J!3s 6d, 90 four-tOoWMBB 30s Sd, 68 six-tooth at 31s, 438, tkjMK at 31s 6d. 157 twortooth at 29&’.'^^aHHB|p: L. W. Ferguson (Gowan HiMaHM four-year at 265, 75 - two-tooth; B. Wynn Williams (Mount X3<mtMamßK four-year at 25s fid. . ''^SsSIBSBBs L A. Elder (Stovemount): ,634g|HMB six-tooth at i7s. flB9, twortooth at 228 Bd. : ".-'C.taaiMSMBEW. H. Lllley (Omihi):26l .awpaMMl 22s 6d.4l two-tooth at 25s J. D. Bowker (Balealm); . 39||S|hHhw at 225. ■ SaSIe&SISIeSm T P. Fitzsimmons (Omlhl) year:.'at ,245. JSKSsmaßmsSim Estate W.. K. five-year •at 22s 6d, 70/ 209 four-year at- Ms. >' *llSiiaraSißß C. M T. MeLachlan tOmlhmi^WWpjjM year at l9s, 210 ftve-yeat itSUmmSOWM Stewarts’ Estate year' ewes at 31s, 72 two-tooth - H. D.’ Greenwood (Tevlotdalpts) HLijJKBBiB tooth at 265,70 two-tooth' at' 335, 80 at 29s Od; .472 at 25s 6d. V J. H. Paterson ( Amberley) S. and six-tooth at 30s. ' -■ W. An till (Weka Pass) :- 32 fivesr*HHM iss.. - J. E. Gardiner (Plnc'Groye): tooth at-38s 6d. - r ■ i'..~ 'SSaSBBI E. A. Foster f Omlhl) : 72 425, 72 two-tooth ait 425. 72 4is 6d. . - J _. ■; lamfSm B. Dooley (Glasmevto); 74 tmimn at 365, 74. two-tooth at 24s 6d. A. D. Fox (Scargill): 122jfwog||IHH| at. 255. 65 two-tocjth at 21s, 248, ny|aßßH at : 2te. *69 four-year. at 235. ’ .--■'iaiSfflH T. .A, Croft (Hamilton: Downs) tooth at 30s. . .„.^jSfaaaHl T. M. Baker (Walpara): 129 ‘tyro-fISBBB at 30s 6d. 35 at. 23s 6d. M. Fitzsimmons (Greta V«ld..«jaßß tooth' at 38s;, 140 two-tooth D. C. Gardiner ■(Waipara); -4?ljaaSßM tooth at 325, 94 two-tooth jat four-year, at 29s 6d and 2w. t. ■ , Broomfield Estate f Amberley) two-tooth at 325, > ; r : •'‘jyHH P. M. Morris (Berriedalc): 307J«HB| year at, 27s and 28s 6d, 04 195.'.:. . . T. H. Rutherford (Ifflcy): 72 at 18s 6d. #■'■.. ~ -Estate H. O. D. Mearcs four-year at 245, 64 two-tooth 6d, 39 two-tooth at 345, 75. 17s, 45 five-year at 22s 6d. D. S. Mackenzie (Happy. Valley five-year at 20s, 72 two-tooth: tWo-tooth at 30s, 216 four-year V 'WSKaSi 72 two-tooth at 363, 144 six-year W. W. Trewards ’ (Morton Downs)-ggggM four-year at 205., A. K. Firth (Glasnevin): 120 'IHHH at 16s. C. S. Palmer (Amberley): 204tf^*K year at 20s 6d, 67 five-year at 15s. E. and R. Sloss (Glenlake); 164 year at 18s 6d, 74 five-year at .-latj|gg[gi two-tooth at 295. . H. W. Harrison (Omlhl): 70 fivfeaßßH at 225. •* - '•

1944: i 945 - i. Two-tooths — s. d. s. d.' s d. S. (t Extra good... 37 0 to 41 6 37 X) to 42 0 Good .. 33 0 to 36 0 32 0 to 36 0 Average 29 0 to 32 0 28 o:to 31 0* Ordinary 24 0 to 27 0 22 0 to 28 0 Four-year-olds-- _ .5 Extra good .. 28 6 to 31 6 29 0 to 33 V Good . 25 0 to 28 0 28 0 to 28 6 Average' 22 6 . to 24 6 23 6 to 25 6 Ordinary 17 0 to 21 0 19 0 to 23 0, Five-year-olds— Extra good .. 22 0 to 25 0 .24 Co to 27 6 Good 18 0 to 21 0 21 0 to 23 6 .Inferior to 15 0 to 18 0