LITTLE RIVER EWE FAIR

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 26986, 11 March 1953, Page 12

LITTLE RIVER EWE FAIR

QUALITY BELOW NORMAL TOP-PRICE £7/12/6 FOR TWO-TOOTH For the first time for many years, quality was disappointing among the two-tooths at the Little River ewe fair yesterday. The difficult season has had a particularly bad effect on young Romney and crossbred sheep,- and the standard of yesterday’s offering was well below the very high mark that is now expected at "Little River. Prices corresponded with the style of most of the entry, and were no better than at -Addington the last week or two. There were good prices for some of the best sheep, but most sold at round current rates.

The entry was 11,987, including 5324 two-tooths, against an entry last year of 10,860, which included 5185 twotooths. As usual the sheep all came •from Peninsula breeders, or farmers, and were all Romney or Romney crosses.

The two-tooths, usually a collection second to none in the Dominion, were showing the effects of the difficult season more generally than have the finer woolled ewes at the northern fairs. Many of them were small, and almost all were smaller than usual. Some of the top lines were of the usual excellent quality, but many lines were mixed in the wool. The older ewes were the usual collection of farmers’ ewes cast for age interspersed with a few good lines from the larger properties. Few were of genuine age. and the mouths and feet of the majority left something to be desired. Demand for the two-tooths was restrained throughout the day. Some values were difficult to follow, but the majority of the ewes made about recent Addington rates. The best sold very well, and the top price, £7 12s 6d, was 3s higher than the previous highest for the season. Old ewes met a surprisingly good market, and were consistently a shilling or two above recent Addington rates for comparable sheep. Some of the better lines were undervalued by buyers, and there were a few passings among this class. The Top Prices Top price of £7 12s 6d was paid for the top pen of 61 from the very fine offering from T. Masefield (Gough’s Bay). Beside getting top price, an honour he takes almost by habit each year, he secured the next two prices at £7 Is and £7. His offering of 249 ewes averaged the excellent figure of £6 19s a head, against his average of £6 6s for 267 last year. A. M. Helps (Mount Pleasant) had his usual splendid collection of two-tooths forward. His top pen made £6 17s 6d, and the 294 he sold averaged £6 6s, against £5 9 S for the 200 sold last year. The Annandale Estate offering was smaller than usual this year, but was still by far the largest among the two-tooths. The 856 ewes sold averaged £5 3s, against an average last year of £4 2s 6d for 1860 sold. A. R. Haylock (Akaroa) sold a pen at £6 15s and another at £6 ss. The top pen of Annandale ewes made £5 15s, and that price was paid for 120 from the Springvale Estate (Little River), and 66 from T. D. Barwick (Birdling’s Flat). Top price last year was £6 15s. An average over 21 lines shows a rise of 12s above last year.

Top price among the older ewes was 655, which was paid for 62 from W. S. Mcßae (Forsyth). G. P. Markham (Te Oka) sold 214-at 635, and 62s was paid for 111 from E. Hurst (Takamatua) and 191 from T. E. Armstrong (Akaroa), whose ewes were the highest priced sold as five-year. •T? 6 ! followin g is a range of prices, with last year’s for comparison:—

The principal sales were:— Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of:— • K. A. Rhodes (Flea Bay), 60 two-tooth at 97s 6d, 50 at 77s 6d. A. A. Narbey (Long Bay), 66 two-tooth at 80s, 183 five-year at 48s to 49s 6d. T. A. Borwick (Birdlings Flat), 66 twotooth at £5 15s, 24 at 82s. Estate S. Hall (Peraki), 66 two-tooth at 97s 6d, 124 at 92s 6d. 67 at 82s, 131 fiveyear at 535. 194 at 47s to 50s, 68 at 40s. A. M. Helps (Mt. Pleasant), 74.tw0-tooth at £6 17s 6d, 74 at £6 10s, 72 at £5 7s Gd, 74 at £6 7s 6d. J. Andrews (Duvauchelle), 40 two-tooth W. S. L. Mcßae (Forsyth), 30 two-tooth at 91s, 62 four-year at 655, 80 five-year at 535. Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 70 twotooth at £5 ss, 67 at £5 2s 6d. W. H. Montgomery (Wairewa), 60 twotooth at 97s 6d. 210 five-year at 375. Springvale Estate (Little River), 120 twotooth at £5 fss, 70 at 92s 6d. P. G. Markham (Te Oka), 62 two-tooth at 80s, 61 at 80s. 214 four-year at 635. E. B. Hurst (Takamatua), 21 two-tooth at 92s 6d. 64 at 92s 6d, 111 four-year at 625, 64 five-year at 495. J. N. Buckland (Te Oka), 72 two-tooth at 85s, 68 at 90s. P. L. Hammond (Birdlings Flat), 50 twotooth at 655, 180 four and five-year at 455. C. G. MacFarlane (Te Oka), 214 fouryear at 635. F. H. Field (Robinsons Bay), 60 five-year at 50s, 33 four, six and eight-tooth at 50s. J. G. Waller (Little River), 36 five-year at 475. W. H. Moore and Son (Hickory). 38 fiveyear ax 365, • 122 at 475. R. Curry (Akaroa), 83 four and fiveyear at 38s 6d. Jenkins Bros. (Port Levy). 274 five-year at 435. R. D. Hurst (Pigeon Bay), 50 five-year at 58s. K. P. E. Neil (Marderley), 120 four and five-year at 445. C. E. Jenkins (Port Levy), 70 six and eight-tooth at 60s. Estate J. T. L. Knight (Laverick’s Bay), 220 five-year at 365. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold on account of: — Estate of E. Hay (Pigeon Bay), 67 twotooth at £5 10s, 160 at £5 7s 6d, 69 at £5. L. L. Le Lievre (Paua Bay), 60 twotooth at 965, 180 four and five-year at 40s. J. H. Mortlock (Flea Bay), 59 two-tooth at 91s, 65 at £5 7s 6d. P. H. White (Mount Vernon), 60 twotooth at 935, 121 four and five-year at 46s 6d. L. L. Craw (Duvauchelle), 48 two-tooth at 86s. V A. G. Reese (Takamatua), 67 two-tooth at 85s. V. L. Brocherie (Te Kawa), 52 twotooth at 92s 6d. L. G. Maginnesf (Wakamore), 128 four

and five-year at 475. Tikao Estate (Barry’s Bay), 105 four and five-year at 425. W. Weir (French Farm). 104 four and five-year at 545. D. E. Woodill (Long Bay), 138 four and five-year at 475. L. K. Muirson (Fisherman’s Bay), 117 four and five-year at 41s. J. A. Duxbury (Robinson’s Bay), 61 five-year at 38s. H. Matson and Company sold on account of:— T. Masefield (Gough’s Bay), 61 twotooth at £7 12s 6d, 62 at £7 Is. 61 at £7, 65 at £6 2s 6d, 115-five-year at 565. H. Hamilton (Akaroa), 71 two-tooth at 955, 90 five-year at 445. Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 67 two-tooth at £5 15s. 69 at £5 9s. 67 at £5 ss. A. L. Wakelin (Okuti), 70 two-tooth at £5 2s 6d. A. R. Haylock (Akaroa), 65 two-tooth at £6 15s, 62 at £6 ss. R. Wallace (Port Levy), 11 two-tooth at 70s, 123 four, six, and eight-tooth at 625, 59 at 445. R. Donovan (French Farm), 60 five-year at 455. I. S. Kay (Duvauchelle). 202 five-year at 51s. Buchanan and Hay (Kinloch). 216 fiveyear at 465. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold- on account of:— S. J. McP. Stewart (Barry’s Bay), 61 two-tooth at £5 Bs. 60 at £5 2s. J. R. Harrison (Te Oka), 70 two-tooth F. C. Newton (Akaroa). 64 two-tooth at £5 10s. L. H. Field (Port Levy), 71 two-tooth at £5 10s, 65 at 955. Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 65 two-tooth at £5 10s, 66 at £5 ss, 65 at £5 ss, 80 at 975. R. R. Turpin (Port Levy), 40 two? tooth at 90s. S. Chandler (Robinson’s Bay), 64 fiveyear at 455, 34 at 355. Mrs M. White (Little River), 42 fiveyear at 425. IVJ. P. Kay (Little Akaloa), 62 fiveyear at 465. D. N. Waghorn (Pigeon Bay), 62 fiveyear at 455. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— D. Barwick (Poranui), 62 two-tooth at 92s 6d, 20 at 86s. *■ Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 60 twotooth at £5 10s. G. Steele (Port Levy), 31 two-tooth at 665. ' J. B. Hay (Glenralloch), 59 two-tooth at £5 ss. Sir Bruce Stewart (Stratholme), 118 four-year at 58s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of :<— W. A. Newton (Kaituna), 86 two-tooth at £5 ss. Mrs Z. M. Partridge (Little River), 48 two-tooth at 87s 6d, 26 at 86s, 26 at 755. 10 at 555. R. C. Tate (Little River), 74 two-tooth at 965, 76 four-year at 60s, 82 five-year at 40s. J. L. Grant (Little River), 38 two-tooth at 90s. Annandale Estate (Pigeon Bay), 66 twotooth at £5 2s 6d. T. E. Armstrong (Akaroa), 153 eighttooth at 755, 191 five-year at 625. P. R. Blunden (Port Levy), 36 twotooth at £5 10s, 111 five-year at 525. S. H. Rhodes (Little River), 64 five-year at 40s. ALBURY EWE FAIR “The Press” Special Service TIMARU, March 10. The penning of two-tooth ewes and annual draft ewes at the Albury ewe fair today numbered fully 10,000 sheep, about 10CO more than last year. The entry was made up for the most part of Romney and Romney-cross ewes. The demand was sustained from start to finish. The sale opened on the two-tooth ewes, which were not of outstanding quality, and finished on the draft ewes. Prices were, if anything, better than at recent ewe fairs. Values were:—Romney-cross two-tooth ewes: extra good, 82s to 102 s; medium, 75s to 86s; inferior, 51s to 745. Four and fiveyear Romney Cross Ewes: extra good, 65s to 725; good. 57s to 645; medium, 49s to 565; inferior, 30s to 455.

m x 1953 1952 Two-tooths— s. s. s s Extra good .. 115 to 152J 100 to 135 Good .. 95J to 110 81 to 94 Medium .. 80 to 92 73 to 78 Ordinary .. 60 to 77J 55 to 70 Four and Five-year-olds — Good .. 53 to 65 46 th 59 Medium .. 47 to 52 43 to 45 Others .. 35 to 46 244 to 33