Ewe Market About Steady At Sheffield

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30073, 6 March 1963, Page 6

Ewe Market About Steady At Sheffield

Ewes of all classes met a sound sale at about steady rates at the Sheffield ewe fair yesterday. Medium class younger ewes were in particularly good demand and older ewes were fully firm to possibly a shade dearer than at Oxford the previous day. Once more it was a case of vendors record? ing big advances on the prices that they were paid last year. For younger ewes the margin over last year's sale was as much as 80s in isolated instances and regularly’more than 20s.

A reflection of the favourable season for feed the offering at Sheffield has seldom looked better than it did yesterday with the older ewes being a uniformly good lot. Indicative of the strong demand still prevailing for ewes, sheep went to many parts of the province from Ashburton to Waikari and Motunau with a good many finding homes in the Darfleld, Aylesbury, West Melton and Courtenay area. The yarding totalled 12.MJ7 compared with 12,299 last year and included 3788 ewe and wether lambs (2790 last year), 1478 two-tooth ewes (2458), 7678 older ewes «M2l) and 23 wethers (130). Medium Two-tooths The feature of the two-tooth sale, which attracted a small entry of mainly fine wool sheep, was the good values paid for medium clase ewes. Almost the whole of the selection changed hands at between 00s and 745. This wm in sharp contract to last year’s sale, when toft price wm only Ms. Yesterday only about five pens sold at below this figure, and for 14 pens sold yesterday vendors averaged 31s a head more than they did last year tor similar sheep. The best at the young fine wool ewes sold at 70s to 755. W’ith good at 60s to 60s, average at 40s to Me. and others at 44c to 575. Only an odd pen of Romneys were included, and one of these wm passed in at 80s. The market tor older ewes started on a cautious note, but it quickly warmed up to rates that were as good and possibly a shade better than those paid at Oxford for fine wool sheep. Only one pen of tour-year-olds ,old at under 40s. and several sales were made at better than 50s. The best of the selection of thia age group made from 54s to 575. with good at 49s to 535. and average at 42s to 48s. Compared with last years sale individual sales were made from a few shillings a head better to 20s a head better, and over the sale of 13 pens the average advance on the price paid for similar sheep sold last year was 16s a head. In the five-year-old section the pick of the selection made to 51s, which was 17s better than last year’s top figure, with average to good at 43s to 46s and others at 21s to Ms. For eight pens sold yesterday the average improvement on a similar number of pens sold by the same vendors last year was lai a head. Four and five-year-old ewes sold from 35s to 445. Leading Prices Reed Bros. (Dalethorpe) again topped the two-tooth market for fine wool sheep with 103 halfbreds making 755. Last year their top price was Ms. W. H. Faulkner (Cora Lynn) who had sales at up to 43s 6d last year sold 84 halfbreds yesterday at 74s and another 40 at 725. Mount Torlesse station improved on their best price of 50s last year to sell 70 halfbreds at 73s and 16 at 71s. and L. A. Ferguson (Baldoon) also had 45 Romney cross at 735. For many years Mount Torlesse station has either topped the market for older ewes or been close to it. Yesterday they recorded the best prices of the day for four and five-year-old ewes. In the four-year-old section they sold 306 halfbreds at 575, which was 21s ahead of their best figure last year. L. A. Ferguson realised Ms 6d for 316 (up to 18s 6d on last year) and the estate I. O. Buchanan (High Peak) sold 157 halfbreds at 54s 6d compared with their best price of 38s last yrar. Reed Bros., who were paid up to 36s at the last fair, had 448 yesterday at 545. A further 206 In the High Peak entry brought 51s.

In the five-year-old section Mount Torlesse realised 51s for 220 halfbreds and another 175 in their entry made 445. Last year five-year-olds from this source sold to 325. The estate I. O. Buchanan realised 46s for 117 and Reed Bros, sold 70 at 445.

Among four and five-year-olds McLeod and OrbeU (Grasmere) sold 170 halfbreds at 445.

An entry of 614 annual draft Merino*, the first to be seen at the fair for sometime, brought from 27s to 30s 6d. They were from Mount White Station (Cass). Lamb Salsa There was another good sale for wether lambs, with best fine wools making from 38s to 41s, with average at 33s to 365. and others down to 265. Romney or Romney cross realised from 41s to 45s 6d. Fine wool ewe lambs made similar values to wether lambs, with the pick at 40s to 445, and others at 30s to 33s 6d. An odd pen of Romney ewe lambs sedd up to 80s 6d.

L. A. Ferguson sold 112 Romney cross wether lambs st 45s 6d, and another 222 at 455. Annavale Trust (Springfield) had 140 at 41s, W. J. Milliken (Ayrdale) realised 38s for 113 halfbreds. and McLeod and OrbeU (Grasmere) had 149 at 3Bs Bd. Among ewe Hanbo, J. F. Gresnslade (Annat) realised 80s 6d for 110 Romneys, and fine wools fetched to 44s for 135 from McLeod and OrbeU, with W. J. Milliken also selling 130 at 40s Ed. Ths following Is a- range of values, with figures for last year’s fair being given for comparison:

Dalgety and New ZealaM Loaa Ltd- sold oa account of s L. A. Ferguson. Baldoon: 45 R< S? c ™» «t 735, 44 at Ms. w. H. Faulkner, Cora Lynn: 84 halfbreds at 74s 40 at 735. M^t^ o*’ 0 *’ KlrWee: " M **

H. R. Henderson. Thurxo: M halfbred* at 57*. 38 at 445. Estate I. O. Buchanan, High Peak: 35 halfbreds at 63s «d. 41 it 535.

Pyne, Gould, Guinness Lt&, sold an account of:—

Mount Torlesse Station, TO halfhreds at 735, Reed Brothers, Dalethorpe: 103 haMbrefa at 75c, n at Ms, n

McAlpine and Wsstenra. Craigteburn: 55 halfbreds at 51s, 50 at 41s.

CastlehlU Station. Porter's Pam: 45 halfbreds at 51s Od. 76 at 61s.

Annavala Station, Springfield: 101 halfbreds at 03a, it at Ota. . V. G. Ryan. Koval Buah: 43 haUbreda at Oa «d. Rotate I. O. Buchanan, High Peak: M halfbreda at Ma.

OLDI* XWM Dalgety aad New Zeeland Loan Ltd., sold on aecoent cf>— Estate I. O. Buchanan: 308 four-yaar halfbreds at Ms, 173 st 475. McLeod and Orbell, Grasmere: 300 four-yoar haUbred* at 465, 378 five-year halfbreds at 43s dd to 435, 36 at 30s M. 170 four and flve-ysar halfbreds at 445. L. A. Ferguson: 310 four-yeer halfbreds at 55s Bd. A. Graydon, Sheffield: 143 four-year halfbreds at 465. W. H. Faulkner: IM five-year halfbreds at 355, 300 four and five-year halfbreds st 37s 6d to 38s 6d. P. A. Copland, Brooklands: 77' five-year Romney* at 31*. Pyne, fSoulg, Guinness LM„ sold on account afn-

W. J. Milliken, Ay rd ale: in four-year halfbreds at 80s, 90 at 40*.

Milliken’s Estate. Brookside: 100 four-year halfbreds at 80s, 170 at 445, 51 four and five-year halfbreds at 355.

McAlpine and Westenrs: 120 four-year halfbreds at 465, 183 at 45a Od, 133 five-year halfbreds at 38a. Estate X. O. Buchanan: 310 four-year halfbreds at 48s, in at 54* Bd, 117 five-year halfbreds at 465.

Mount Torlesse Station: 300 four-year halfbreds at 575, 330 five-year halfbreds at 51s, 175 st 445, 30 tour and six-tooth halfbreds at 50s. Reed Brothers: 446 four-year halfbreds at 545. 187 at 60s 6d, 70 five-year halfbreds at 445. CastlehlU Station: 375 fouryear halfbreds at 43s 6d, 113 at 50s to 50s 6d, 254 flvs-yrer halfbreds at 40s. Mount White Station, Cass: 203 annual draft Merino ewes at 30s Bd. 411 at 375. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H. Matson and Company, sold on account of:— E. S. Johnstone, Wyndsle: 400 four-year halfbreds at 43s Od, 146 at 325. 106 five-year halfbreds at 255. LAMBS Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd, sold on account of:— Annavale Station: 240 wether lambs at 37s 6d. Annavale Trust: 140 wether lambs at . 41*. 229 wether lembs at 38s. CastlehlU Station: 117 halfbred wether lambe at Me, IM wether lambs at 345, 93 ewe lambs at 40s, 84 at 33* 6d, 95 at 335, 119 at 31s Bd, 200 wether lamb* at 30s 6d. W. J. Milliken: 113 halfbred wether lambs at 395, 111 at 335, 78 ewe lambs st 33s 6d, 130 st 40s Bd, 136 wether lambs at 36s Bd. Dalgety and New Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold on account of:— L. A. Ferguson: 112 Romney cross wether lambs at 45s 6d, 76 at 41s, 223 at 455.

McLeod and OrbeU: 122 halfbred wether lambs at 32s 6d, 145 St 345, 140 at 38s Od, IM swe lambs at 375, 135 at 445. 83 mixed-sex lambs at 28s.

P. A. Copland: 115 shorn Romneys ewe lambs at 31s 6d. S. E. and F. E. King, Floradale: 70 Romney ewe lambs at 57s Bd.

New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association, Ltd, sold on account of:—

J. F. Greenslade, Annst: 110 Romney ewe Ismbs st 50s Bd. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., and H.* Matson and Company, sold on

S. G. Burton, Russell’s Flat: 104 shorn Romney wether lambs at 335.

Two-too th*— 1983 IMS a. a. Best * •’ fine wools TO to 75 50 to S3 Good .. M to SB Average .. 80 to 45 43 to 48 Others .. SO to 58 33 to 37 Four-year-olds— Best .. 54 to 57 34 to 40 Good .. 49 to 53 to to 33 Average .. 43 to 48 atoa Five-year-olds— Best .. -to 51 TO to 34 Av. to good 43 to 48 Others .. 11 to 35 13 toll Sales Included: TWO-TOOTH BWES