Romney values up

Press, 22 February 1980, Page 10

Romney values up

Although buying power was : quite weak at the second i strong-wool two-tooth ewe fair : in Ashburton yesterday, prices : for Romneys, which reached $46, : were far better than last year. I Main interest came from Mid- ; Canterbury buyers and they ; competed fiercely for the 14,500 , two-tooths offered. Pens often ■ sold over $4O and there were ' few sales below- $3O. j The sale started a little diffi- i dently, but after three races were sold auctioneers found < selling quite easy. j There were only a few pens : passed in and some of these i were sold as the sale progressed. ' The yarding, over all, was an : excellent offering with only a ! few pens of the smaller type of ] sheep. i Best Romneys were to $46, : good $37 to $4l, medium to good i $32 to 536, medium $2B to $3l, i ind small to medium 524 to $27. i Top price of the day went to i Mereoak Farm (Mayfield) for a ; pen of 108 Romneys at $46. ] They also sold 119 at $34.25 and ; 108 at $35.25. i Other leading sales Included: I E. G. Milne (Highbank), 214 i Romneys at $37.50, 243 at $32, ! 113 at $32, 404 at $34, 194 at ; $37.50; J. Morrow (Montalto), 101 :

at $37, 112 at $36; W. A. Doak (Wakanui), 81 at $36. 125 at $37/ 248 at $34.50, 125 at $35; A. Doak Ltd (Wakanui), 195 at $31.50, 153 at $34.50, 153 at $34, 123 at $31.50; K. L. McConnell (Hinds), 81 at $35.50; H. C. Beckensale (Tinwald), 98 at $34.25, 81 at $3l; J. W. Allen (Ruapuna), 101 at $34.50, 59 at $33; L. N. Murdock (Mayfield), 119 at $34.25; Edrody. | nate Fanning Co. (Lagmhor), 61 at $37.50, 96 at $32; J. M. Hampton (Highbank), 148 at $34.50; Ashburton Racecourse, 64 at $33.75. 81 at $33, 142 at $32.25; A. D. and M. K. Beans (Mayfield), 105 at $34.50, 107. $32, J. Kerr (Mt Somers), 100 at $32; Happy Valley Partnership (Methven), 100 at $35.50; B. K. and M. M. Scott (Mayfield), 275 at $35; A. M. Barwell (Montalto), 98 at $36; G. N. Buick (Mt Somers), 103 at $33.25; N. C. McDonald (Dro- I more), 193 at $33.50, 171 at $33.75; L Strathhaven Farm (Methven), 61 4 at $35.25, 105 at $4O; D. J. Morrow (Montalto), 64 at $33.50, 113 • at $36; Miss E. W. Weir (Mt Hutt), 111 at $33, 130 at $35, 300 , at $34.25; D. W. Lilley (Green- |i street), 90 at $34.50; N. C. Homes (Methven), 143 at $34.50, 145 at $33.50; R. J. McDougall, 78 at $35; A. N. White (Eiffleton), 125 t at $4l; N. J. Clucas (Carew), 84 !t at $36, 136 at $34.75. . *