PLEASANT POINT FAIR

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24816, 5 March 1946, Page 6

PLEASANT POINT FAIR

“ The Press ** Special Service TIMARU, March 4. The Pleasant Point ewe fair to-day yras the first down country ewe fair to -do held by the South Canterbury Auctioneers’ Association. A total of 16,000 .ewes.' was yarded. AB the sheep were catalogued. and farmers were warm in their, praise of the innovation. The sale commenced with the two-tooth ewes r and values from the outset were very sound as compared with the corresponding sale last year. The young ewes, came forward in good order and the top lots especially commanded the keenest competition. The medium-sized sheep were firmer than last year’s prices by 2s a head. The ewe lambs were in the next section sold, but they were only medium sorts, only • one pen of good sheep being yarded For the most part, values favoured buyers, and one was left with the impression that buyers were wafting for the Fairlie ewe lamb fair.

The adult sheep sale found the draw in the smaller pens, with the result that buyers were very careful In their buying: but as soon as the larger pens were reached with recognised annual drafts prices were fully up to last year’s, and in some cases bettered. Fully 16,000 sheep changed hands during the day, and only a few pens were passed in at auction. The range of prices was as follows: two-tooth ewes: Romney best, 38s to 435; Romney medium, 34s to 37s *3d; Romney small, 31s to 335; Romney inferior, 27s to 30s; three-quarterbred best. 37s to 42s 6d: three-quarterbred medium. 32s to 36s 6d; three-quarterbred small. 28s to 31s three-quarterbred inferior. 24s to 27s 6d.

Ewe iambs.—Rdmney cross best, 26s to 29s 6d; Romney cross others, 22s to 255. Adult sheep.—Romney four and fiveyear ewes, best 27s to 31s 9d; Romney four and five-year ewes, medium, 24s to 26s 9d; Romney four and five-year ewes, inferior. 20s to 235; three-quarterbred four and five-year ewes. 26s 6d to 30s 6d; threequarterbred four and five-year ewes, medium 23s to 255; three-ouarterbred four and' five-year ewes, inferior. 17s to 225; halfbred two-tooth ewes, best 35s to 39s 3d; halfbred two-tooth ewes, medium, 31s to 345; halfbred two-tooth ewes, inferior. 25s to 30s; four-tooth Romney cross ewes, to 35s 6d; two and three-shear Romney cross ewes, to 34s 6d.