Breeding Ewes Sell Well At Rakaia Fair

Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28524, 1 March 1958, Page 7

Breeding Ewes Sell Well At Rakaia Fair

The prevailing good prices for breeding ewes were maintained at the Rakaia ewe fair yesterday, in spite of increased entries in all sections. Quality stock sold well, and there. was keen competition from the moderately-sized gallery for the better lines. Entries totalled 9506, an increase of 1794 over last year’s. The greatest increase was in the two-tooth section, entries being 2702, compared with the 1957 fair tally of 1828. Bidding was steady, and though the tone was slightly less even than at Hawarden and Amberley • fair, prices were up a good two to three shillings. Local ewes were all in similar condition to those in other years and reflected the general abundance of feed. Some ewes appeared to have been shorn a little late—particularly in some of the two-tooth classes —and did not sell quite as readily as those carrying more wool. There were many entries in the adult sheep classes from outside the Rakaia district, being offered for undisclosed vendors. Several were from the far south. The section varied considerably in quality, but the better lines easily found buyers. The offering of ewe lambs was also increased and, although, there were some plain and indifferent lines for which bidding was hesitant, prices generally were satisfactory. The sale of breeding rams and stud ewes at the end of the adult section was well supported, and there were few passings. A line of 33 rams from Scott Bros. (Dunsandel) sold well and except for three passings the line was cleared at an average of better than 27 guineas, with the top price of 33 guineas being obtained for a pen of four Southdown-Border Leicester cross rams. Southdowns sold to 31 guineas, also offered by Scott Bros.; Ryelands to» 20 guineas: Border Leicesters to 26 guineas; South Suffolks to 24 guineas; and Southdown-Ryeland cross rams up to 27 guineas. Two-tooths Top price for fine wools was recorded by John Irwin (Aldersyde) for the third year in succession for a pen of 79 two-tooth Corriedales which brought 995, and a pen of 82 offered by C. G. Robinson (Mdreton Marsh) followed it closely at 945. Top price for the section went to an undisclosed vendor from Dunedin, whose 130 Romneys realised £5 ss. In the adult section, two entries of 69 and 140 four and fiveyear Corriedale z ewes, also offered by C. G. Robinson, sold well at 65s but were topped by two undisclosed vendors with 210 at 70s and 227 at the same figure. The following is a range of values obtained at the sale, with last year’s figures for comparison. Two-tooths: 1958 1957 Best .. 89-99 s 88-97 s Good .. 80-87 s 79-84 s Others .. 53-78 s 60-72 - Older Sheep: Best .. 61-70 s 60-70 s Good .. 53-60 s 50-60 s Others .. 30-46 s 6d 40-50 s Representative sales included: — EWE LAMBS New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Association, Ltd., sold on account of:— Southern client: 294 Corriedale ewe lambs at 61s 6d. Dalgety .and Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— Northern client: 71 halfbred ewe lambs at 545. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of:— D. H. Evans (Fiddlers Green): 118

halfbrjed ewe lambs at 545, 89 half and three-quarterbred at 63s and 54 shorn halfbred at 40s. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— Bob Johnston (Te Pirita): 140 three-quarterbred at 595. C. S. Gardiner (Dorie): 34 at 395. TWO-TOOTHS Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of:— W. A. Palmer (Rakaia): 66 twotooth Romney-Corriedale cross at 81s and 66 at 88s. John Irwin (Aldersyde): 72 Corriedale at 995, 80 halfbred at 765, 70 halfbred and three-quarterbred at 765. R. B. Shellock (Broadacres): 70 halfbred at 89s. lan Shellock (Broadacres): 60 Corriedale at 87s. C. G. Robinson (Moreton Marsh): 82 Corriedale at 945. Mrs F. R. Hood (Leafmore): 62 Corriedale at 78s. New Zealand Farmers* Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold on account of:— F. V. Stack (Dorie): 45 Corriedale at 62s and 45 Romney cross at 84s. R. D. Penney (Mitcham): 74 Romney cross at 695, 72 Corriedale at 655, 73 at 60s, and 60 at 535. V. W. Boag (Lauriston): 80 halfbred at 85s. S. L. Stewart (Lyndhurst): 75 halfbred at 80s. ' O. J. Osborne (Te Pirita): 50 Corriedale at 70s. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold, on account of:— W. A. Palmer (Rakaia): 106 Corriedale at 795. S. F. Jackson (Rokeby): 70 Corriedale at 775. Client: 84 Romney cross at 78s. National Mortgage ’ and Agehcy Company, Ltd., sold, on account of:— Len Johnston (Te Pirita): 50 Corriedale at 755. A. M. Stephens (Balrazie): 80 halfbred at 81s. C. W. MacKenzie (Mitcham): 39 at 61s. Dunedin client: 130 Romney at £5 ss. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency, Ltd., sold, on account of:— M. J. Buckley (Rakaia): 122 at 86s and 22 at 635. Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd., sold, on account of:— North Canterbury client: 80 Romney cross at 81s. OLDER SHEEP National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold, on account of:— K. O’Connell (Te Pirita): 64 Corriedale at 565. W. A. Palmer (Rakaia): 230 fiveyear Corriedale at 595. Account various clients: 227 four and five-year ewes at 70s, 60 fouryear at 46s 6d. and 143 at 535. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold, on account of:— G. J. Ford (Te Pirita): 70 three and four-shear at 80s and 210 at 61s. W. R. Lemon (Bishopdale): 160 four and five-year halfbred at 58s and 60 at 48s. Various clients: 400 halfbred at 61s, 70 at 595. New Zealand Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, Ltd., sold, on account of:— P. Harrison (Rokeby): 100 fiveyear Corriedale at 555. O. J. Osborne (Te Pirita): 153 at 465. Various clients: 54 Romney-Corrie-dale cross four and five-year at 64s and 49 five-year Corriedale at 395. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of: C. G. Robinson (Moreton Marsh): 209 four and five-year Corriedale at 655. Various clients: 10ff six and eighttooth halfbred at 425, 200 four and five-year at 38s and 54 at 345. Wright, Stephenson, and Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— lan Johnston (Ashburton), 100 four and five-year at 465. North Canterbury client: 96 fouryear at 425. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency sold on account of:— A. M. Saunders (Ashburton): 157 mixed age Corriedale at 645. Various clients: 70 at 39s and 70 at 30s.

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