Corriedale ewes sell well

Press, 26 February 1981, Page 19

Corriedale ewes sell well

Addington Market

Only the best ewes offered in the store sheep sale at Addington yestrday were in demand. A big proportion of the lighter sheep yarded showed obvious signs of the dry spell Canterbury has experienced and consequently sold at rates well below the better sheep.

Corriedales had a particularly good day. Two-tooths often exceeded $2O and the better-quality aged ewes made more than $l5. However, a ■fair number of very light Corriedales Were offered and these seldom exceeded $lO. Crossbred values were not quite up to the level set at the Oxford and Little Riverj ewe fairs but the better] types sold steadily. Romney, two-tooths were in demand and made to $26 — this for a well presented line of Romney cross offered by the Ellesmere A. and P. Association. Most Romneys sold between $lB.lO and $2l. Coopworths and Perendales were slightly behind this. A lot of “rape” strongwoolled ewes in very light condition were yarded and thcsfc wsre difficult to sell because of feed shortages. The lamb yarding was of indifferent quality. A big proportion would have to be carried over until next spring before'they grew to a exportable size. _ ’ . . •Mainly Halfbred lambs were offered and these, plus the other breeds offered, sold about the same rates as last week. Some were down to So and $6. ~ The buying power over-all Was about the same as previous weeks although a bigger gdilery than usual was in attendance. . The vardings were 680 e\x e lathbs 7833 last week), 4/81

wether lambs (5002), and, 14,035 ewes (18,208). . Sales of store sheep included.— Store lambs Wether lambs: G. B. Waghorn (Pigeon Bay), 300 Romneys at $lO to $14.20; Seadown Farm Ltd (Amberley), 80 shorn Corriedale and Corriedale - cross at $9.10 to $9.70: D, Sinclair (Greymouth). 42 Romneys at $14.10; G. A. Heard (Kaikoura), 780 Halfbreds at $/.50 Ito $13.10. . i Ewe lambs: Ministry of Agriculture demonstration farm (Westport), 230 Coopworths at $8.50 to $10.30. Two-tooths: S. D. and K. L. Edge (Ataahua), 212 Romneys at $lB.BO, Ellesmere A. and P. Association (Leeston), 197 Romney-cross at $26; I. D. McLeod (Springston). 60 Rom neys at $19.20; Hope Holdings (Sedgemere), 62 Romneycross at $23, 89 Romneys at $21.20 T. E. Elliott (Cheviot), 55 Corriedales at $22.80; G. W. and A. J. Smith (Ohoka), 174 Romnevs at $20.60; C. W. Powell (Irwell), 173 Romneys at $20.20; Scarborough Hiu Farm (Taylors Mistake), 300 Corriedale-cross at $15.40 to l $19.20; J, Johnston (Raxaia), '2OO Border Leicester-Corrie-i dale-cross at $20.30 to $22.80; ir. J. H. Coop (Kaituna). 80 Romnevs at $18; K. Brookfield (Amberley), 92 Coopworths at $21.80; J. G. Dalziel (Culverden), 112 Cornedales at $24.80; D. W. Lister (Chertsev), 241 Perendales at $18; S. Murray (Cheviot), 180 Border Leicester-Corriedales-cross at $25; C. H. Gray

(Waiau), 147 Romneys at $16.10 to $17.20; A. W. Sloss (Cheviot), 110 Corriedales at $22; T. H. and R. I. Craighead (Cheviot), 210 Romneys at $l7 to $19.80; W. P. Belton Ltd (Scargill Valley), 155 Corriedales at $17.50 to $17.60; J. K. Fincham (Hawarden), 82 Corriedales at $18; Waipara Downs (Waipara), 58 Corriedales at $16.80. Adult ewes: N. A. Fraser (Takamatua), 96 annual z draft Perendales at $16.10; Purau Farm (Purau), 104 annual draft Perendales at $l4; Blatchford Farm (Teddington) 106 annual draft Perendales at $11; D. J. Evans (Wainui), 178 annual draft Perendales at $10.10; J. J. and J. R. Smith (Kaikoura), 214 fouryear Halfbreds at $14.20 to $16.60: Blythe Downs (Cheviot). 286 two-shear i Border Leicester-Corriedale- 1

cross at $23.80; G. H. Fulton (Swannanoa), 264 four-year and five - year Border Leicester - Corriedale - cross at $18.20; A. J. L. Button (Hawarden), 122 annual draft Corriedales at $12.80; P. Kennedy (Akaroa), 49 mixed-age Romneys at $13.20, 327 mix-ed-age Perendales at $lO.BO to $l2; A. A. Macfarlane (Rotherham), 227 annual draft Corriedales at $l2; T. E. Elliott (Cheviot), 188 annual draft Corriedales at $11.80; N. Schmack (Irwell), 303 annual draft Corriedales at $l2; C. T. White (Cheviot), 162 five-year Corriedales at $10.50, 55 mix-ed-age at $11.80; Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries demonstration farm (Westport), 283 mixed - aged Coopworths at $12.40 to $17.60; Isherwood Bros (Ashburton), 154 mixed-age Perendales at $12.40: A. J. Murray (Clarence Bridge), 188 mixed-age, Halfbreds at $13.60; Matara_ki Farm (Clarence Bridge), 154 annual draft halfbreds at $11.50; Auchenflower Farm (Homebush), 133 two-year and three-shear Coopworths. at $17.60.