FINE WOOL FAIR

Press, Volume CIII, Issue 30395, 20 March 1964, Page 12

FINE WOOL FAIR

Prices Up To Expectation

Prices were fully up to expectations at the first annual fine wool breeders’ fair at the Tinwald Saleyards yesterday. A total yarding of 7315 sheep was offered and prices were on a par with those realised at the recent Tekapo ewe fair.

Entries were received from as far away as Alexandra.

The bulk of the yarding was Merinos and halfbreds and Corriedales sold at rates equal to recent sales.

Several thousand sheep offered on account of Proutings Mesopotamia, Ltd., realised good prices. Top price in the two-tooth ewe section was 86s paid for 97 halfbreds offered by D. G. Gunn.

Proutings received the top price of 36s for 256 annual draft Merino ewes. One hundred and five unregistered stud Merinos sold on account of J. C. Saunders and Company (Alexandra) fetched 655. An offering of 132 fouryear Corriedales on account of G. L. Gray (Hillend) realised 60s fid, and 215 mixed age halfbreds offered by D. G Gunn sold for 595.

In the wether section, 139 annual draft Merinos sold on account of Proutings sold for 43s 6d. Details of the sales were:—

Lamb* account"of- •" _ Meso Potamla, Ltd SPY iSlrin. 285 m,X * d sex Merios at 8s 8d to 14* «d. n “’ un ‘ ,e “ lon Kun Com(Ashburton Gorge). 528 mixed sex Merino* at 14s 4d to Morrow and Company at*°39s ,tO>: 132 h,lfbre<l wethers JfS-S.XSS •"< Company, Ltd., sold on account of: A- Westend (Cricklewood): ho t n «E order Leicester cross ewei at 295. Two-Tooth Ewe* •n’Vc’c.St 84?’ G ‘ Gunn: 87 halfbreds at ~“i ,B ?‘Z, "•w Zealand Mid on account of: h .7,v L - Robert* (Ngapara): 5* halfbreds at 70* 4d. L. Ensor (Rakala Gorge): 150 Corriedale* at 47s Od. “• Todhunter: 52 Merino u,,,* nd lour-tooths at 58* 4d. Wills and L* Cren: 24 Merino* at 54* 4d. *PW Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Mid on account of: PoHw®rthWX,? <S ““ e,,l>: ° datea'lt’^. 212 ° n *’ , *‘ r c °"“’ count l *** l Hor,Blß * •" ,c " Prouting* Mesopotamia, Ltd.: 985 annual draft Merino* at 23* to 345. Mount Possession Kun Company: 801 annual draft Merino ewe* at M , M t 0 Sl , “» ~i _? au nders and Company (Alexandra): 105 unregistered stud Merino* at 455. , , Pr ** ley .. ® ro,her » (Rangitata Island): IM two-sbear half bred ewe* at 575. Mew Zealand Farmers’ Cooperatlve sold on account of: L. Law (Pendarvos): 213 fiveyear Corriedale* at 45*. Pyne, Gould, Guinn*** Ltd., sold on account of: D. G. Gunn (Lauder): 215 mixed age halfbreds at 595. Wright Stephenson and Compa "T' L * <1 ’' •* ,d •" “Mount of: G. U Gray (Hlllend): 132 fouryear Corriedale at 80s 4d. Sutherland (Palmerston): 140 halfbred at 43*. A. E. McNeil (Roxburgh: 49 annual draft Corriedale* at 51s. Dalgety and New Zealand 5Ad., sold on account of: Double Hill Station: 155 four Corriedales at 37* to 37* 4d. D. L. Ensor: 58 four and Sveyear Corriedales at 37*. A. I. Taylor (Peal Forest): 144 five-year halfbreds at 32s 4d. C. T. Munro (Kurow): 300 annual draft halfbreds at 30* Upper Lake Heron Station: 2M annual draft Merino* at 23* 4d. CvMIBb Ov! Prouting* Mesopotamia. Ltd.: 881 Merino* at 31* 4d to 43* 4d. Daigoty and Not* Zealand , ’ ,nd Cren (Snowden): IM four-tooth halfbred* af 37* to 448.