HOCKEY

Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25134, 15 March 1947, Page 10

HOCKEY

WEST OLD BOYS’ CLUB A membership of 77 was reported. at the fourth annual meeting of the West Old Boys’ Hockey Club, which was held recently. Officers elected were: —patron, Mr C.z A Noble; president, Mrs B. C. Penney; secretary, Mr B. Reardon; treasurer, Mr R. Fox; club caotain. Mr G. Reid: committee, Messrs D. G. - Borrell, M. R. Good, R F i-’ aa. R. Green. K. Mortimer, S. G. Wilson, D. Pitt, and A. Simmonds, auditor, M r S. Atkinson. N.Z. Farmers’ Co-operative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., sold on account of:— J. Shearer (Winchmore): 148 f.m; at 16s 6d. Estate H. J. Harrison (Rosehill): 240 ewe hogget at 235. V W. Wright (Methven): 40 two-tooth at 38s. T. I. and T. W. Perry (Waimarama); 11 two-tooth at 33s 6d, 73 two-tooth at 38s. 51 four and six-tooth at 27s National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd., sold on account of: R. J. Wilson (Mount Hutt): 120 s.m at 23s 6d L. L. Richards (Mount Hutt): 509 fouryear at 31s, 291 four-year at 365, 144 twotooth at 41s, 141 five-year at 255. (AU sales in conjunction with Dalgety and Company. Ltd.) J. Hendry (Methven): 81 ewe hogget at 25s 9d, 57 two-tooth at 30s. A. M. Stephens (Balrazie): 81 two-tooth at 35s Estate S. M. J. Milne (Mount Hutt): 83 two-tooth at 39s 6d. 139 two-tooth at 435. 199 at 40s 6d. A M. Hart (Alford Forest): 83 two-tooth at 28s. W K. Wilson (Mount Hutt): 32 twotooth at 30s C. J. McLaughlan (Mount Hutt): 97 fouryear at 28s 3d.

ALBURY EWE FAIR

“ The Press ” Special Service • TIMARU, March 14. The Albury ewe fair was the best sale to date. There was keen competition from Down country farmers and prices were greatly in advance of values paid so lar this season. The entry comprised about 9000 ewes and ewe lambs, and sheep offered were for the most part in excel lent condition and did not reflect the poor spring. The bulk of the yarding was late shorn, but this fact did not handicap the sheep. The sale was a very buoyant one, and was completed oy the auctioneers in good time. The better class four and five-year ewes gained the late sneanng handicap, but the highest improvement m prices was for the ewes with doubtful mouths, and also the two-tooth ewes, these appreciating from 5s to 8s on last season’s values, and being 9s up on this season’s rates. The ewe lambs were al«o keenly sought after, the market being unsatisfied. As at other sales, the yards weie rot taxed to the utmost and showed that South Canterbury has no surplus of Values were:— Two-tooth Romney and Romney cross ewes: best quality, 41s to 455; good quality, 38s to 40s 6d; medium. 34s to 37s 6d; inferior, 25s to 325. Two-tooth half bred ewes: best, 37s to 41s 6d; medium, 33s to 365; inferior, 27s to 31s Ewe Lamos.—Best, 28s to 32s Id; meaium 25s to 275; inferior, 22s to 24s 6d. Four and five-year Romney cross ewes: best, 27s 6d to 31s 6d; medium. 25s to 27s inferior, 21s to 245. Four and five-year half bred ewes: best 25s to 28s; medium, 21s to 245; inferior, 18s to 20s.