Market Tends Firmer For Fine Wool Ewes

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31306, 28 February 1967, Page 21

Market Tends Firmer For Fine Wool Ewes

Fine wool ewes met another good sale at the Amberley northern section fair yesterday when on a quality for quality basis the market was considered to be in advance of rates paid at the southern section fair last week. A feature of the sale was the widespread competition.

Although the gallery following the sale was not unduly large there were keen buyers in its midst and sheep went to widely scattered districts, including Blenheim, Cheviot, Motunau, Rangiora, West Melton, Halkett, Kirwee, Darfield, Dunsandel, Southbridge, Rakaia and Ashburton as well as Amberley itself. The offering this year showed a further increase to 14,587 head from 11,647 last year, and included 6747 two-tooths (6069 last year) and 7840 older ewes (5578).

As was the case at the southern section fair last week the sheep yarded yesterday have seldom looked better. Almost invariably they were in excellent condition. The sale opened on a very even selection of two-tooth ewes, and a feature of the two-tooth sale was the fairly narrow range within which values moved. Relatively few twotooths sold for less than 70s, and this made the smaller twotooths look dear alongside the more attractive offerings. Once more buyers showed a preference for the finer wool sheep. Values were generally at least as grood as at the two North Canterbury fairs last week and could have been better. For 18 pens sold yesterday values were on an average 24s a head lower than for 19 pens of the same vendor’s sheep sold last year. This margin was very similar to that shown at Hawarden last Thursday. The best of the two-tooths brought from 85s to 955. with good at 77s to 84s, average at 70s to 765, and others (and there were only a few in this category) at 50s to 655. Many Over 60s For the more attractive offerings of older ewes the market continued on a very strong note. Whereas last year most of the four-year-old ewes sold at 70s or better, yesterday about 12 of the 22 sales made of ewes of this age group were at 60s or better. The top five-year-old ewes also sold at better than 60s, and there was an outstanding sale at 70s. Compared with last year’s fair 12 pens of four-year-olds sold yesterday showed a drop of about 17s per head, and this was identical with the depreciation recorded at Amberley last week. The best of the four-year-olds realised from 66s to 735, with good at 60s to 655. average at 52s to 58s, and others ranging down to 445. If anything the five-year-olds showed a lesser drop on last year than at either last week’s Amberley sale or Hawarden. For eight pens sold yesterday the’

decline was between Ils and 12s compared with 13s at Hawarden and 16s at Amberley a week ago. The tops of this age group brought from 60s to 70s with good at 54s to 58s, and average at 42s to 48s. A single sale of four and five-year-old ewes was made at 58s 6d. Two-tooth ewes sold up to 95s for 66 attractive Corriedales from W. Dampier-Crossley (Glenalbyn, Parnassus), who also had another 84 at 90s 6d. Last year the Glenalbyn twotooths made £5 14s and £5 12s. P. and K. M. Le Cren Children’s Trust, One Tree Hill, Parnassus, shared top honours last vear at £5 16s. Yesterday they had another two good sales, but at more modest figures. For 117 Corriedales they were paid 92s and for a big line of 226 they received 91s. E. J. D. Good, of Matiawa, Kekerengu, who was equal last year with the Le Cren Trust at £5 16s, sold 69 of his halfbred two-tooths yesterday for 86s and this was also the price received by I. S. Douglas, of Te Ngapiri, Cheviot, for 111 Corriedales. For 107 Corriedales R. D. Parsons (Nga Motu) was paid 85s and this price also went to H. M. Good (Waiwera, Kekerengu) for 68 halfbreds. Four-year-olds

Top price for four-year-old ewes was 735, which went to C. M. Souter, of Argyll, Cheviot, for 154 Corriedales. E. J. D. Good, who was paid 81s last year, sold 147 halfbreds yesterday at 68s 6d, and H. M. Good had 180 halfbreds at 66s 6d, which was also the price received by R. S. Latter and Son (Blytheburn, Cheviot) for 157 Corriedales. The estate W. N. Masefield (Ellerton, Kekerengu), who shared top price last year at 89s, had 200 Corriedales which brought 65s yesterday and another 81 in the same offering which sold for 645.

The P. and K. M. Le Cren Children’s Trust, which headed the five-year-old ewe section last year at 795, did relatively better than most vendors to sell 337 Corriedales of this description yesterday at 70s. B. D. Childs, of Fernhill, Cheviot, had a sale at 60s 6d, and J. G. and D. L. Barnes (Hydowns, Cheviot) sold 142 at 58s.

The only pen carded as four and five-year-olds were from D. S. Costello, of Springs Terrace, and these Corriedales realised 58s 6d. A pen of mixed age ewes sold for 535.

The following is a range of values for yesterday’s fair, with figures for last year being given for comparison:— Two-tooth Ewes—

Details of sales were: TWO-TOOTH EWES Daigety and New Zealand Loan Ltd. sold on account of: P. W. Moore, East lane, Kekerengu: 75 Corriedales at 80s, 126 at 725, 75 at 695. N. M. Hyde, Ngaroma, Parnassus: 83 Corriedales at 745, 100 at 695, 60 at 655. E. J. D. Good. Matiawa, Kekerengu: 61 halfbred at 795, 72 at 775, 69 at 86s. I. S. Douglas, Te Ngapari, Cheviot: 93 Corriedales at 78s, 72 at 80s, 111 at 86s. Jedburgh Company, Cheviot: 70 Corriedales at 81s, 65 at 81s, 64 at 70s. R. A. Hyde, Benmore, Cheviot: 69 Corriedales at 725, 56 at 645. E. J. Lee, Cheviot: 72 Corriedales at 71s, 69 at 70s. R. W. Burnett. Lindon Lea, Cheviot: 77 Corriedales at 745, 73 at 735. A. Mowat, Glengower, Cheviot: 75 Corriedales at 725. J. G. Murray, Matariki, Clarence Bridge: 60 Corriedales at 755, 61 at 70s, 104 at 775, 93 at 645. E. C. Trewin, Glenstrae, Kalkoura: 70 Corriedales at 725, 89 at 665. J. G. and D. L. Barnes, Hydowns, Cheviot: 65 Corriedales at 80s, 57 at 83s. Arthur Hyde, Cathill, Cheviot: 78 Corriedales at 84s. R. S. Latter and Sons, Blythburn, Cheviot: 70 Corriedales at 725, 130 at 695, 100 at 755. W. Dampier-Crossley, Glenalbyn, Parnassus: 66 Corriedales at 955, 84 at 90s 6d. H. M. Good, Waiwera, Kekerengu: 61 halfbreds at 78s, 67 at 85s, 46 at 69s 6d. B. D. Childs, Fernhill, Cheviot: 83 Corriedales at 765. W. N. Maxwell, Mount Sandford, Cheviot: 120 Corriedales at 78s. R. S. Harrison, Wharenui, Domett: 149 Corriedales at 725. O. J. White, Cheviot: 48 Corriedales at 68s. Pyne, Gould, Guinness. Ltd., sold on account of: L. R. Wilkinson, Dalkeith: 70 Corriedales at 68s, 85 at 795, 54 at 645. J. Fitzsimmons, Riverview: 150 Corriedales at 84s, 170 at 84s, J. R. Moore, Valhalla: 80 Corriedales at 675, 81 at 735. The Hermitage, Jack’s Block, Cheviot: 90 Corriedales at 695, 90 at 625. D. D. Jackman, Ridgethorpe: 84 Corriedales at 71s. J. K. Fitzpatrick, Glentanner: 60 Corriedales at 775, 75 at 81s. J. A. Harrison, Lodebar: 129 Corriedales at 765, 60 at 67s 6d, 100 at 81s. R. S. Harrison, Wharenui: 163 at 71s 6d, 60 at 635, 81 at 65s 6d. J. A. Auld, Punanui: 100 Corriedales at 81s. J. G. Latter, Kekerengu: 65 halfbreds at 635, 49 at 61s. National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd., sold on account of: Mendip Hills Station, Parnassus: 133 Corriedales at 525, 69 at 465. P. and K. M. Le Cren Children’s Trust, One Tree Hill: 132 Corriedales at 82s, 117 at 925, 226 at 91s.

Caygill and Williams, Hidden Hills: 69 Corriedales at 71s, 86 at 795. 43 at 745. R. D. Parsons. Nga Motu: 95 Corriedales at 80s, 107 at 85s. D. S. Costello, Springs Terrace: 59 Corriedales at 665. J. A. and E. E. R. Dalton, Ben Cruachan: 69 Corriedales at 545. New Zealand Farmers’ Cooperative Association of Canterbury, Ltd., sold on account of:— R. S. Harrison, Wharenui, Domett: 73 Corriedales at 655. FOUR-YEAR-OLD EWES Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of: — J. G. Latter, Kekerengu: 100 halfbreds at 60s, 86 at 445. H. A. Fitzsimmons, Riverview: 84 Corriedales at 58s 6d. L. R. Wilkinson, Dalkeith: 180 Corriedales at 53s 6d, 57 at 525, J. D. Calder, Ben Lomond: 82 Corriedales at 60s 6d, 200 at 595. National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd., sold on account of: — E. G. Rutherford, Beltana: 305 Corriedales at 545. Caygill and Williams, Hidden Hills: 90 Corriedales at 58s 6d, 204 at 58s. Daigety and New Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold on account of:— E. J. D. Good, Matiawa, Kekerengu: 147 halfbreds at 68s 6d. H. N. Good, Waiwera, Kekerengu: 180 halfbreds at 66s 6d. E. C. Trewin, Glenstrae, Kaikoura: 271 Corriedales at 63s 6d, 150 at 645. Estate W. N. Masefield, Ellerton, Kekerengu: 200 Corriedales at 655, 81 at 645. Jedburgh Company, Cheviot: 313 Corriedales at 62s 6d. R. S. Latter and Son, Blytheburn, Cheviot: 157 Corriedales at 66s 6d. C. M. Souter, Argyll, Cheviot: 154 Corriedales at 735. N. M. Hyde, Ngaroma, Parnassus: 256 Corriedales at 64s 6d. R. W. Burnett, Lindon Lea, Cheviot: 140 Corriedales at 595. Arthur Hyde, Cathill, Cheviot: 184 Corriedales at 575. FIVE-YEAR-OLD EWES Daigety and New Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold on account of:— R. S. Latter and Son, Blytheburn, Cheviot: 76 Corriedales at 50s 6d. J. G. and D. L. Barnes, Hydowns, Cheviot: 142 Corriedales at 58s. I. S. Douglas, Te Ngapori, Cheviot: 347 Corriedales at 48s. C. M. Souter, Argyll, Cheviot: 211 Corriedales at 555. W. N. Maxwell, Mount Sandford, Cheviot: 274 Corriedales at 545. B. D. Childs, Fernhill, Cheviot: 200 Corriedales at 60s 6d. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of:— J. Fitzsimmons, Riverview: 270 Corriedales at 555. A. D. Appleby, Imphal, Kaikoura: 113 Corriedales at 555, 132 at 445. Glen Colwyn Estate, Parnassus: 159 Corriedales at 465. R. D. Middleton, Waipapa: 200 Corriedales at 56s 6d. Charles Wiffen, Ltd., Inverness: 169 Corriedales at 425, 92 at 40s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd., sold on account of: — Mendip Hills Station. Parnassus: 233 Corriedales at 465, 150 at 455, 101 at 445. J. A. and E. E. R. Dalton, Ben Cruachan: 245 Corriedales at 445. P. and K. M. Le Cren Children’s Trust, One Tree Hill: 337 Corriedales at 70s.

CaygiTl and Williams, Hidden Hills: 58 Corriedales at 435. MIXED AGED EWES Daigety and New Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold on account of:— D. J. White, Cheviot: 89 Corriedales at 535. National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand, Ltd., sold on account of:— D. S. Costello, Springs Terrace: 240 four and five-year-old Corriedales at 58s 6d.

1967 s to s 1966 s to s Best 85 95 100 116 Good 77 84 90 99 Average 70 76 SO 88 Others .. 50 65 62 77 Four-year-olc Ewes— Best 66 73 80 89 Good 60 • 65 70 78 Average •j J 58 — 67 Others .. 44 — 50 60 Five-year-old Ewes — Best 60 70 70 79 Good 54 58 63 69 Average 42 48 50 59 Others .. — — 45 49