AMBERLEY EWE FAIR

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26985, 10 March 1953, Page 3

AMBERLEY EWE FAIR

EXCELLENT DEMAND FOR TWOTOOTHS PRICES HIGHER BY 3/- TO 4/Secondary descriptions of two-tooth ewes sold buoyantly at 3s to 4s above current rates at the Amberley (northern section) ewe fair yesterday. Old ewes met a rather erratic sale, but many were sold at prices above recent rates. The entry was 18,437, including 5917 two-tooths, against 19,211 last year. As usual, a big proportion of the yarding came from Marlborough, and there was the normal selection of sheep from the Cheviot district properties, and from points further north. The ewes at the second Amberley sale are not usually up to the standard of the southern section fair, and yesterday there were fev> lines of top-class sheep in either the two-tooth or aged ewe sections. Nevertheless, the ewes offered have a good demand from farmers, and the attendance, while not large, contained an encouraging number of buyers. The dry weather kept many spectators at home occupied with jobs delayed by the very wet season.

The ewes were in good order for the most part. Many of the two-tooths were showing the effects of the long spell on soft feed, and some of the older sheep were in fairly light condition, but it was a useful yarding. Many of the lines of two-tooths were of secondary quality,, and this seems to be the type for which there are plenty of buyers at present. They have been cheap relative to older ewes all this season, and there are few buyers for two-tooths oyer about the £5 mark. The demand for these cheaper two-tooths was very »brisk yesterday, and prices from the start were 3s to 4s above recent rates, and in cases a shilling or two more. They sold well throughout the sdle. Older ewes met a more patchy sale. Some lines looked good buying tearlier m the sale, but later many were very fully valued on recent rates. Over all, there was not much change. Many of the Marlborough lines were very early shorn, and buyers bid well on them. Condition did not seem to influence buyers to the extent that it has at the earlier fairs, but they were still on the lookout for foot-rot. Prices were, of course, a big improvement on the fair last year. An average over 28 standard lines of twotooths gave a rise of 17s over last year. An average over 25 lines of four-year ewes showed an appreciation of 12s 6d, and the rise for five-year ewes was Us over 11 lines. The Top Prices Top price was £5 6s for a pen of 75 two-tooths from C. W. Denton (Milburn), who also sold the second price pen at £5 s§. M C. Hyde (Cat Hill) sold 71 at £5 Is, and a line of £139 at £5. Four lots made £5. They were 184 from N. R Wilkinson (Dalkeith), 148 from J. J. Fitzsimmons (Riverview), 140 from A. C. Middleton (Waipapa), and 134 from J. D. F. Fleming (St. Scobie). Top price .last year was £4 ss. Top price for four-year ewes was 82s, which was secured for 283 from W. N. Maxwell (Mount Santford) and 149 from J. Brophy (Glenoyne). D. W. Smith (Stratholme) sold 315 at 80s, that price was received for 279 from A. C. Middleton, and 140 from G. B. and V. M. Cooper (Huyton). W. A. Douglas (Jedburgh) sold 290 at 795, and P. F. Childs (Fernhill) sold 202 at rrZ 6s - Top price last year was 725. The top five-year price was 67s for the top 60 of the Woodbank draft from J. R. Murray. He sold pens of 50 and 60 at 66s 6d and 665, and a line of 123 at 625. I. & Douglas (Te Ngapari) sold 212 at 655, and 175 from. J. G. Murray (Woodbank) reached the same price. Morris Bros. (Overshiels) sold 207 at 645. Top price last year was 535. The following is a range of prices, with last year’s for comparison:—

Principal Sales H. Matson and Company sold on account of:— C. H. Upham (Lansdowne), 227 fiveyear at 475. Daigety and Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— M. C. Hyde (Cart Hill), 68 two-tooth fit 72s 6d, 71 at £5 Is, 139 at £5, 215 four and five-year at 66s W. A. Douglas (Jedburgh), 71 two-tooth at 90s, 40 at 625, 290 four-year at 795. Archbold and Hyde (Ngaroma), 77 twotooth at 48s, 143 four-year at 545. R. S. Latter (Blythburn), 76 two-tooth at 85s, 74 at 80s, 141 four and five-year at 58s. A. R. MacFarlane (Lanercost), 59 twotooth at 50s, 135 four-year at 535. J. G. Murray (Woodbank), 67 two-tooth at 725, 67 at 81s, 65 at 84s, 175 five-year at 655, 127 four-year at 725. A. C. Hyde (Glenmore), 118 two-tooth at 71s, 79 at 635, 240 four-year at 60s to 625. G. B. and V. M. Cooper (Huyton),. 75 two-tooth at 83s, 140. four-year at 80s. P. F. Childs (Fernhill), 81 two-tooth at 795,, 202 four-year at 765. C. W. Denton (Milburn), 75 two-tooth at £5 6s, 75 at 90s. J. R. Murray (Woodbank), 66 two-tooth at 935, 123 five-year at 625, 60 five-year at 665. J. D. F. Fleming (St. Scobie), 134 twotooth at 99s to £5, 70 at 82s 6d, 222 fouryear at 655. Estate J. S. Souter (Argyle), 143 ,twotooth at 755, 100 four-year at 635. W. N. Masefield (Kekerangu), 140 fouryear at 675, 70 four and five-year at 61s. Estate J. L. Rollason (Kekerangu), 339 four-year at 68s to 70s, 61 five-year at 50s. W. M. Dowle (Goose Bay), 84 four-year at 395. Mrs D. C. MacFarlane (Lanercost), 131 four-year at 61s. W. N. Maxwell (Mount Sandford), 283 four-year at 82s. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of:— A. C. Middleton (Waipapa), 140 twotooth at £5, 149 at 955, 72 at 81s, 279 four-year at 80s, 70 five-year at 52s 6d. E. J. and H. M. Good (Wairewa), 69 two-tooth at 80s, 76 at 955, 279 fouryear at 61s, 69 five-year at 50s. Estate A. Gillanders (Mount Seddon),

70 two-tooth at 97s 6d, 70 at 90s, 205 fouryear at 72s 6d. Mrs E. M. ■ Good CMatiawa). 73 twotooth at 90s, 73 four-year at 60s. A. C. Chapman-Cohen (Lowry Hills), 69 two-tooth at 755, 66 at 85s. C. W. Denton (Millburn Farm), 72 twotooth at £5 ss. P. W. Moore (Valhalla), 136 two-tooth at 80s, 68 at 72s 6d, 74 four and five-year at 565, 65 five-year at 465, 20 at 28s. N. R. Wilkinson (Dalkeith), 184 twotooth at £5, 70 at 995, 65 at 955, 208 fouryear at 60s. J. L. Moore (Valhalla), 131 two-tooth at 80s, 132 four-year at 57s 6d. J. Fitzsimmons (Riverview), 148 twotooth at £5, 63 at 755, 245 four-year at 70s. F. M. Jackman (Punanui), 100 two-tobth at 89s 6d. Morris Bros. (Overshiels), 70 two-tooth at 975, 69 at 89s, 67 at 71s, 230 four-year at 72s 6d, 207 five-year at 645. I. S. Douglas (Te Ngapari), 91 twotooth at 675. 101 four-year at 655, -212 five-year at 655. * J. D. Jackman (Ridgethorpe), 101 twotooth at 955. J. R. Murray (Woodbank), 62 two-tooth at 965, 68 at , 'B4s, 60 five-year at 675, 50 at 66s 6d. Estate T. S. Davies (NgAio Downs), 78 tevo-tooth at 665, 24 at 465, 234 four-year at. 475, 335 four-year at 51s, to 565, 73 fiveyear at 325. X Mrs R. Brophy (Glenoyre), 74 twotooth at 61-s, 149 four-year at 82s. A. S. Westland (Glenmuick), 82 twotooth at 635, 285 four-year at 675. N. G. (Kororniko), 81 two-tooth at < 78s, 264 four-year at 71s. H. Acton-Adams (Clarence Reserve), 144 two-tooth at 53s to 565, 90 at 435, 206 fouryear at 565, 146 at 53s 6d, 75 five-year at Estate J. Fitzpatrick (Glentanner), 41 two-tooth at 77s 6d, 207 four-year at 575. W. E. Fitzpatrick (Mount Allen), 322 four-year at 61s to 655. W. H. Robinson (Dalegarth), 140 fouryear at 755. T. P. Shand (Blue Duck), 282 four-year at 625, 214 at 665. Beddis and Brown (Ben Cruchan), 171 four-year at 70s. C. H. Mowat (Glengowan), 222 five-year at 56s 6d. J. F. Macfarlane (Hawkswood), 69 fouryear at 575. Estate F. C. de Lambert (Glenoya), 73 four and five-year at 58s. D. Fitzsimmons (Riverview), 76 fiveyear at 545. L. P. Blunt (Steepdown), 76 four-year at 50s. P. B. B. Nixon (Rakanui), 140 four-year at 61s. D. Appleby (Clarence Bridge), 150 four and. five-year at 48s to 50s. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— P. and K. M. Le Cren (One Tree Hill), 136 two-tooth at 90s, 153 four and fiveyear at 67s 6d, 154 at 53s to 555. D. W. Smith (Stratholme), 73 two-tooth at 755, 154 at 73s to 765, 315 four-year at 77s to 80s, 66 five-year at 61s. I. Hollobon (Hidden Hills), 150 twotooth at 62s 6d. T. Edridge (Tormore), two-tooth at 765. 61 at 70s, 1.68 four-year at 62s 6d.. D. G. H. Bush (Iona), 72 two-tooth at 86s, 72 at 80s, 330 four-year at 745, 164 five-year at 60s. Erik Rutherford (Inverness), 133 fourtooth at 80s, 419 four-year at 665, 73 fiveyear at 50s, 72 four and five-year at 475. A. M. Cannahan (Cheviot Downs), 95 four and five-year at 435. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold on. account of: — J. Paton (Brooklands), 118 two-tooth at 88s. R. C. Webb (Wincherden), 66 two-tooth at 725, 56 at 645, 142 five-year at 575. H. G. Stevens (Poplar Downs), 70 twotooth at 655, 140 four-year at 61s.

UNREGISTERED RAM SALE AT TIN WALD Lines of rams from well-known breeders sold keenly, but there was little demand for equally good quality rams offered by new or little-known entrants at the special sale erf unregistered rams at Tinwald yesterday. Although the top price of 22gns given for three one-shear Southdown-Border Leicester cross rams offered by E. J. Stewart, Rosebank, Rakaia, was IJgns higher than the top price of last year’s fair, the sale was not as good as expected. In fact, it was erratic, and towards the end slackened considerably. There was an impressive yarding of Southdown-Borders. Representative sales were:—Four South-down-Borders offered by Jas. Jones at 20gns., three by R. W. Oakley at 14gns, three by C. T. A. and O. R. Ward at 18gns, four by H. A. Jones at 17gns, and four by R. G. Donaldson at 16gns. L. J. Galletly sqld four one-shear Suf-folk-Ryelands for 9ns. Three one-shear Romney-Corriedale cross rams sold on account of S. W. Galletly for 19jgns. South Suffolk rams brought up to 20gns.

Two-tooths— 1953. 952. S. s. s. Good 90 to 106 75 to 85 Medium 70 to 87J 56 to 77 Ordinary . Four-year— 43 to 68 38 to 55 Good 67 to 82. 56 ■f rv 72 Medium 55 to 66 44 to 54 Ordinary Five-year— 39 to 57 26 to 43 Good 59 to 67 46 to 53 Medium 45 to 58 36 to 43 Ordinary 28 to 44 26 32