TINWALD EWE FAIR

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25444, 16 March 1948, Page 6

TINWALD EWE FAIR

EXCELLENT SHOWING OF TWO TOOTHS

FINE-WOOLLED SHEEP MAKE 61/-

Once again the season’s highest price for fine-woolled- ewes has been securea at the Ashburton County Breeders fair at Tinwald, where 61s was paid for a pen of halfbreds yesterday. In another respect the fair was outstanding, and that was in the high quality of the very large offering of two-tooths. Otherwise it was a disappointing fixture, with values for all classes of sheep below those of the Meth ven fair on Friday. The Tinwald offering ,is confined to sheep from the Ashburton County, but as the county contains almost every quality of land to be found in Canterbury from hard high country to heavy plains land, the selection of breeds is wide. Quality varies widely, too, but in the main, yesterday’s entry was of good class. Not many station lines were forward, but a number of annual drafts from plains properties were included. In recent years the Tinwald fair has attracted an increasingly good selection of two-tooths, and of the total offering of 31,000 more than 12,000 were twotooths. A number of breeders now produce special lines of two-tooths for the fair, and these, with the excellent standard of most of the lines from the plains properties, made yesterday’s display of two-tooths outstanding for the Canterbury series of fairs. The offering was not notable for its size alone, but for the excellent quality of the sheep. Many lines showed every evidence of careful breeding and preparation for sale, and almost without exception they were in excellent condition.

The older ewes were not as impressive. Many of them were cast lines from farmers, low in the mouth, and obvipusly old. The few station lines looked very well by comparison. Most of the sheep were in good condition, and some of them were very forward. It required four hours to sell out the two-tootbb. and from the beginning it was obvious that the demand was not as keen as it has been, and was less keen than 'at Methven. Possibly because of the large selection before them, buyers were hesitant, and frequently only two buyers were interested in the one'line. Prices were established early on a basis about 2s to 2s 6d below Methven, and remained fairly steady on that basis, though there were many instances of ewes selling both well above and well below the average. The advantage throughout the day \ was with fine-woolled ewes, which sold very well where the wool was finest. Openwoolled ewes w’ere never dear.

Among the aged ewes, the demand was sound at good prices for the few finewoolled station lines, but the others met a steady market at about freezing rates for ewes with a lot of condition, and about Addington rates for others. Buyers were .much more interested in fine-wool-led sheep than in, open-woolled. Prices were about 3s beMw Methven for the better sheep. Top price for the fair, and top price for fine-woolled ewes so far this season. Was 61s, paid for an excellent line of first cross Romney-Merino• two>4ooths from R. Buick (Winchmore), who has had the distinction of topping the fair on a number of occasions. His ewes last year made 525, which stood as the season’s record for fine-woolled ewes. A line of 210 two-tooth Corriedales from J. H. Grigg (Longbeach), well grown and carrying big fleeces, made 495. J. Davidson (Maronan) sol<* % pen of 89 Romney .cross at 475. A. W. Taylor (Springfield) put up an excellent performance with his Romneys. He sold 420 in six lots, and real -ed 44s 6d to 46s for them. H. T. Crothers (Laurlston) sold a line of 119 Romney-Corrie-dale three-quarterbreds at 465. L. P. Chapman (Inverary) topped the four-year section with the sale of 220 halfbreds at 355. Inverary ewes were equal top last year with. Surrey Hills ewes at 365. The 340 Surrey Hills ewes this year made 32s 6d. K. Ballantyne (Gawler Downs) sold 216 three-quarterbreds at 33s and 31s 6d was paid for a line of 383 halfbreds from the Mount Somers Estate. Among the aged ewes Hood Bros. (Mount Somers) received 32s 6d for 150 four and five-year halfbreds, D. Mackintosh (Cannington) sold 89 Romneys at 30s, and the top cut of the Longbeach s.m. ewes made 295. ' The range of prices, compared with that pf last vear, was as follows: 1947 1948 s. s. s. s. Two-tooths— Extra good .. 40 to 52 42 to 61 Good .. .. 34a to 39j 36 to 41 Medium .. 28J to 34 304 to 35 Inferior .. 24 to 27 20 to 24 Four-year— Good .. o. 30J to 36 30J to 35 Medium .. 24 to 29 21J to 28J Inferior .. 17 to 23 16 to 21 S.m. and f.m. — Good .. 24 to 29 23 to 32J Medium .. 194 to 234 18 to 22 Inferior . • 134 to 17 to 1/ The sales included:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of:— _ S. T. G. Sewell (Ruapuna): 92 ewe lambs at 26s 6d. 80 ewe lambs at 28s 6d, 99 f.m. at 20s. Mount Potts Station: 109 ewe lambs at 19s, 211 ewe lambs at .25s 3d to 275, 428 full-mouth at 16s 6d. L. P. Chapman (Inverary): 97 ewe lambs at 31s 6d, 169 four-year at 30s 6d, 220 four-year at 355, 252 five-year at 20s 6d to 21s.

R. B. Neill (Winfield): 341 ewe lambs at 355. 48 ewe lambs at 28s 6d, 160 full-

mouth at 19s 6(1, 423 sound-mouth at 23s to 245, 178 full-mouth at 235. Surrey Hills Estate: 70 two-tooth at 365, 340 four-year at 32s 6d. D. McMillan (Tinwald): 100 two-tooth at T. 39 E. Taylor (Ashton): 70 two-tooth at 365. C. A. Campion (Greenfields): 96 twotooth at 425. 74 two-tooth at 425, 93 twutooth at 41s. * J. H. Gilgg (Longbeach): 89 two-tooth at 355, 219 two-tooth at 495, 100 soundmouth at 295, 103 full-mouth at 275. R. F. Letham (Lauriston): 82 two-tooth at 40s 6d, 76 two-tooth at 455, 82 twotooth at 43s 6d. . . J. C. Guinness (Ashburton): 87 twotooth at 325. * W. G. Deal : 113 two-tooth at D. S. Studholme (Coldstream): 15 twotooth at 21s 6d, 210 two-tooth at 40s, 170 two-tooth at 355, 387 sound-mouth at 255. (Westerfield): 35 two-tooth at 355. C. D. Wilson (Wakanui): 51 two-tooth at 40s, 40 two-tooth at 395. W. G. Marshall (Dorie): 273 two-tooth at 30s, 98 two-tooth at 335. G. Letham (Lauriston): 60 two-tooth at 355, 60 two-tooth at 345. R. Buick (Winchmore): 87 two-tooth at 41s (sold in conjunction with National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.). H. M. Copland (Westmere): 53 twotooth at 38s, 137 two-tooth at 41s 6d. Dunstan and Goldsmith (Lismore): 33 two-tooth at 345. J. B. Ross (Lismore): 74 two-tooth at 355, 158 four and five-year at 245. , C. S. Bennett (Anamal: 63 two-tooth at 31s (sold in conjunction with National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.). ' J. H. Muirhead (Lagmhor): 134 twotooth at 375. H. L. Driscoll and Son (Seafield): 164 two-tooth at 335. W. J. Halliday (Langley): 143 two-tooth at 40s, 120 .two-tooth at 395. •Misses H. and E. Langley (Beach road): 65 five-year at 27s 6d. i Mount Somers Estate: 63 four and fivesear5 ear at 25s 6d (sold in conjunction with rational Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.). A. Sutton (Lagmhor): 100 sound-mouth at 245. R. Good (Ealing): 175 four-year at 17s. K. Ballantyne (Gawler Downs): 216 four-year at 335, 45 four-year at 28s 6d. J. H. Papworth (Willowby): 100 fouryear at 265. E. C. McLane (Lismore): 82 five-yeax 3 at 245. D. Mackintosh (Cairngorm): 69 soundmouth at 30s. Estate A. Sim (Carew): 90 two, four, six, and eight-tooth at 295. National Mortgage and Agency Company Ltd., sold on account of:— J. Cocks (Eiffelton): 61 ewe lambs at 30s 6d, 62 two-tooth at 435. Estate A. C. Cameron (Pendarves) 89 two-tooth at 425, 48 two-tooth at 38s 6d. B. Mcßae (Willowby): 87 two-tooth at 45s 6d, 72 two-tooth at 445. R. J. Gallic (Hinds): 67 two-tooth at 37s 6d, 79 two-tooth at 40s. Mrs H. E. Wright (Tenahairn): 106 twotooth at 22s 6d, 133 four-year at 21s 6d, 220 four-year at 26s 6d, 44 two-tooth at 20s J J. S. S. Grieve (Mount Somers): 33 two-tooth at 33s 6d, 153 four-year at 25s 6d. H. Smyth (Lowcliffe): 53 two-tooth at 39.5, 70 six and eight-tooth at 255. C. Sewell (Mayfield): 51 two-tooth at 375. G. J. Murdoch (Mayfield): 91 two-tooth at 365. Hood Bros. (Mount Somers): 122 twotooth at 49s 6d, 150 four and five-year at 32s 6d. A. Copland and Son (Droxnore): 87 twotooth at 30s. Esctate J. McQuilken (Eiffelton): 133 two-tooth at 395, 45 two-tooth at 30s 6d. W. T. Lowe (Hinds): 81 two-tooth .at 30s. Estatet H. H. Hood (Mount Somers): 49 0 "^ 00 ® 1 38s, 145 four and five-year at at^3ss L * ChlsnaU (Hinds): 158 two-tooth xn?’ H ui f k (Winchmore): 74 two-tooth at 495, 82 two-tooth at 61s (both sales in £}^) Unctl<jn wlth p yne, Gould, Guinness Kingsbury Bros. (Dorie): 84 two-tooth at 34s 6d, 88 twd-tooth at 34s 6d. C. S. Bennett (Anama): 56 twa-tooth at 29s 6d, 145 two-tooth at 34s 6d (both sales in conjunction with Pyne. Gould, Guinness Ltd.). J. Davidson (Maronan): 89 two-tooth at 475. G. E. Hampton (Pendarves): 75 twotopth at 34s 6d. A. Murdoch (Mayfield): 75 two-tooth at 345. Surrey Hills Estate: 62 two-tooth at 335. H. R. Tasker (Ruapuna): 50 two-tooth at 345, 57 s.m. at 16s 6d. W. J. Glasgow (Mayfield): 50 two-tooth at 38s. Mount Somers Estate: 266 four-year at 30s, 65 four and five-year at 15s 6d,. 383 four-year at 31s 6d (all sales in conjunction with Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd.)'.

J. T. Thomas and Company sold on account of:— Estate F. J. Hydes (Ashburton Forki): 113 two-tooth at 335. 123 s.m. at 24s 6d. M. Davis (Lismore): 68 two-tooth at 37s 6d. G. J. Giddings (Greendale): 134 s.m. at 255. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold cq account of:— L. Reveley (Hinds): 86 two-tooth at 40s, 187 two-tooth at 38s. H. R. Scott (paling): 96 two-tooth at 40s, 86 two-tooth at 41s. 47 two-tooth at 335. C. Hilgendorf (Sherwood): 65 two-tooth at 40s, 84 two-tooth at 41s. J. Davidson (Marofian): 70 two-tooth at 435. D. H. Clements (Mayfield): 80 twotooth at 355, ?6 two-tooth at 33s 6d, 243 two-tooth at 39s 6d to 40s. Bean and Johnston (Mayfield): 70 twotooth at 375. R. C. Bean (Mayfield): 90 two-tooth at 345. J. E. Shelley (Seafield): 92 two-tooth at 37s 6d H. ,L. Driscoll and Sons (Seafleld): 70 two-tooth at 345, 75 two-tooth at 35x. N. Vassey (Westerfield): 154 two-tooth at 40s. Surrey Hills Estate: 126 four-year at 265. W. A. Buchan (Digby’s Ridge): 55 two and four-tooth at 335. W. Giddings (Ealing): 129 four, six. and eight-tooth at 25s 6d. K. Ross (Lismore): 120 flve-yearjpt 2fss D. C. Macfarlane (Eiffelton): 50 two. four, and six-tooth at 395. H. S. Richards (Valetta): 264 four-year at 30s to 30s od. L. M. Trott (Mayfield): 175 four and five-year at 18s. N.Z. Fanners' Co-operative Association * of Canterbury. Ltd., sold on account of:— C. G. C. Harper (Hackthome), 100 twotooth at 435, 70 four, six, and eight-tooth at 245. H. T. Crothers (Lauriston): 81 twotooth at«9s 6d, 119 two-tooth at «s L. G. Kingsbury (Seafield): 80 twotooth at 38s 6d, 80 two-tooth at 375, J2 two-tooth at 355. A. E. Lovett (Flemington): 64 twotooth at 355. C. T. A. Ward (Chertsey): 81* twotooth at 30s, 82 two-tooth at 31s G? Robertson (Anama): 73 two-tooth at 30s 6d. D. M. Bruce (Lowcliffe): 75 two-tooW at 325, 85 two-tooth at 345, 136 s.m, at H. Holland (Tinwald): 120-two-... tooth at 355. H. T. Ayres (Winchmore): 64 twotooth at 435, 56 two-tooth at 37*> A. Orchard and Son (Mayfield): 100 two-tooth at 32s 6d. Estate J. Lochhead (Rakaia): 180 fivsyear at 24s 6d. F. J. Harris (Coldstream): 160 six ano eight-tooth at 30s. New Zealand Loan and Mercanttls Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— A. W. Taylor (Springfield): 68 twotooth at 45s 6d, 71 two-tooth at 44s W, 71 two-tooth at 455, 72 two-tooth at 4os. 70 two-tooth at 45s 6d. D. R. R. Spence (Lauriston): 101 twotooth at 325. Wright. Stephenson ans Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— L. Reveley (Hinds): 60 two-tooth at C. Liman (Anama). 96 two-tooth at 33s 6d 75 four-tooth at 325. W. R. Ford (Eiffelton): 30 two-tooth at 34s 6d, 70 two-tooth at 38s. _ Estate J. P. McQuilkin (Eiffelton), 57 s.m. at 245, 102 s.m. at 27s 6d. Campbell Bros. (Carew): 155 son. J. McQuilken, jun. (Eiffelton): 95 at 25s 6d.