Ewes sell to $39.50

Press, 25 February 1981, Page 15

Ewes sell to $39.50

Coopworths gold up to $39.50 at the first of the strong wool, twotooth. ewe fairs at Tinwald on Monday. The yarding for the sale comprised more than 23,000 Coopworths and Border-Rom-neys, which came forward in excellent order considering the dry conditions experienced in ' MidCanterbury in the last two, months. Only a : small number of : pens contained sheep that were l not up to the top standard, but some of the medium lines were a little mixed in the wool. ' i . .The top lines of sheep sold ex-1 tremely well, the best making to; $39.50 for Coopworths from J. R. > Cooks (Alford.station). i A large gallery followed the sale right to the last pen. Buyers I came from Kelso, in the south, to-Waiau in the north, with sup- ; port from the West Coast and South Canterbury. The sale started on a resonably i sound note, prices, being slightly.| better than expected, and’:as the sale progressed and. particularly, in the last two hours of selling, 1 there was an appreciation of about $2 to $4 .a head/.Vendorj were pleased with the prices. The following is a range of prices:— • ■ Coopworth, early, shorn — Best, to $39.50; very good, $33 to $35; good, $29 to $32; medium, $25 to $23: small to medium, $2O to $24; and small, from $l5.

Coopworth, late shorn — Good, to s27;'medium, $23 to $26; small to medium, $lB to $22; and sma’.i, from $l5. ■ Border-Romneys, early shorn — Best, to $33; good, $2B to $3l; medium, $25 to $27.50; small to medium, $22 to $25. Border-Romneys, late shorn — Good, to $26: medium, $23 to $25; ’small to medium, $l9 to $22.50; i small, from $l6l j Sales includec: J. R. Cocks, 471 i Coopworths at. 331 to $39.50; G. , M. and G. C. Watson (Hinds), .2193 Border-Romneys at $22 to is 32, including 538 at $32; Allan : Doak, Ltd (Wakanui), 323 Border. (Romneys at $3O to $32; E. G. l Milne (Highbank),' 196 Border- > Romneys at $25.50 to $27.50; J. riWard, Ltd (Mitcham), 1368 I Coopworths at $2O to' $31.50; L. : G. J. Wilson (Mount Senters), 817 (Border-Romneya at $24.50 to $32; : R. Smallbone • (Somerton), 631 I Border-Romneys at $27 to $29.50; •|HI C. -.Beckingsale (Tinwald), 604 i Border-Romneys at $25.75 to $33; - B. K. and M.>M.-.Scoit (Mayfield), 679 Coopworths at $28.50 to $3l; ■ T. E. Mattingiey (Mayfield), 334 Coopworths .at $22.75 to $3O; G. : B. Gerard (Monalto), • 144 Coopworths, at $27. I Happy .Valley : • Partnership: (Highbank), 208 , Coopworths at l $32.25; Cattle Services Ltd, (Tinwald), 78 Coopw’orths at $29; G. ; D. Rountree (Alford Forest), 175 ’ Coopworths at $28.25; W. A. l Fran ks (Ashburton), 535 (

, • Coopworths at 524 to $29; Kincar-i dine Farm (Alford Forest), 92; .Border-Romneys at 533; R. G.i ißogers (Cavendish), 179 1 Coopworths at $27 to $3O; N. J.i ;i McKenzie (Anama), 93 Border- 1 j Romneys at $30.75: A. J. and M.| I L. Cox (Ashburton Forks). 43i ’ Coopworths at $2B; A. J. McDou-i ; igall (Mayfield). 279 Coopworths; ■at $36 to $37; D. W. and V. P. I I Lilley, 142 Coopworths at $31.25; i P. A. Watson, 506 Border-RC'.ue-. , inys at $3l to $35; J. P. Nicol and; , (Sons (Mantalto), 447 Coopwcrthsj >iat $30.50 to $31.50; A. G. Wright l l'(Hinds), 200 Coopworths at. $23.50; • i Annandale. Ltd (Ashburton: .(Forks). 165 Border-Romneys at; -:s3otos3l. , 1 .! R. C. Batchelor (Cavendish),: 11374 Coop worths at $28.50 to $29; I . E. W. Gray (Springburn), 219 ' ißorder-Romneys at $33.50; R. J. ;;and A. H. Bowden (Mayfield), 203 :! Coopworths at $28.50; N. J. Early l(Monalto), 213 Coopworths at I $28.75 to $38.50; A. N. White i (Willow-by). 382 at $3O to $36; I. ,(T. Lucas (Mayfield), 150, iCoo-pworths at $27.50; S. R. and I iiK. R. Leadley (Ashburton), 176 at i 1522.50 to $25; McLay Bros. (May-1 I field), 307 Cpopworths at $23 to ( 1526.50; Stoneylea Partnership: >: (Mayfield), 73 Coopworths at 29; >S. j. Letham and Son (Lauris- ■ Iton), 65 Coopworths at $2B; B. E. (Early (Montalto), 174 at $24 to js2s; Allan- B. Feechney (Lagi mhor), 50 Coopworths at $3l.