The head livestock auctioneer for Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd, Mr Alister Hopkinson, battles dust, wind and heat, as well as the general economic and drought problems facing North Canterbury sheep farmers, in selling a pen of two-tooth ewes at the Amberley Ewe Fair earlier this week. The massive yarding of 30,000 ewes took teams from four stock agencies nearly six hours to sell and many more hours to assemble and load out. Average prices were substantially down on last year and more in line with levels of three or four years ago, but very few lots were passed in.
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99The head livestock auctioneer for Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd, Mr Alister Hopkinson, battles dust, wind and heat, as well as the general economic and drought problems facing North Canterbury sheep farmers, in selling a pen of two-tooth ewes at the Amberley Ewe Fair earlier this week. The massive yarding of 30,000 ewes took teams from four stock agencies nearly six hours to sell and many more hours to assemble and load out. Average prices were substantially down on last year and more in line with levels of three or four years ago, but very few lots were passed in. Press, 18 February 1983, Page 21
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