Ashburton ewe fair

Press, 24 July 1984, Page 27

Ashburton ewe fair

A yarding of about 20,000 strong-woolled ewes was auctioned at the second day of the Ashburton county winter ewe fair. Buyer interest was strong throughout most of the sale, which auctioneers completed in near-record time. Top price went to G. W. Lili for a pen of mixed-age Romney ewes in lamb to a BorderLeicester ram. They carried a full jacket of wool and made $32 each. Prices were:— C. G. Jansen, 95 Coopworth at $22.50, 360 four-shear at $21.50, 122 at $22, 227 threeshear at $25, 188 adult at $22.75, 99 three-shear at $2425, 98 mixed age at $23.50, 225 adult at $20.50, 207 two-shear at $2525; C. A. Watson, 104 Romney cross at $16.75, 197 at $2O; Greylands Farm, 101 twoshear Coopworth at $27.50, 180 full-mouthed at $27.50, 258 one and two-year at $23.75, 141 one-year at $2425; S. W. Goodwin, 144 Romney at $l7, 260 at $22, 388 at $l7; F. W. Keenan, 103 one and two-shear Border-Romney at $2l; Hindsbank Partnership, 350 mixed-age Romney at $24, 71 at $21,130 adult at $23.50; J. A. Lovett, 267 six-tooth and eighttooth Border-Romney at $2425, 75 adult at $22, 71 one-year Coopworth at $22, 122 six - tooth and eight-tooth Romney at $23.75; Lyndale Farm, 118 four-year Romney at $22.50,

130 adult at $16.50, 29 BorderRomney at $l7, 111 Coopworth at $25. Braemar Trust, 331 fouryear Romney at $25, $2B and $24, 211 at $2l, 138 one-year at $21.75; W. L King, 243 Romney at $24.75; C. J. Lilley, 48 Coopworth at $21,142 Romney at $l9; J. F. Ridge, 150 fourshear Border-Romney at $2525; J. W. Skevington, 112 one-vear Romnev at $22.50.176 at $2225, 57 one-year BorderRomney at $2325,138 one-year Romney at $22.75; K. W. Rushton, 51 one-year Coopworth at $22, 198 four-year and fiveyear at $24.50, 194 two-year Romney at $25; J. C. and D. J. Ingold, 77 five-year Coopworth at $1925, 90 at $2125, 187 at $2125; E. J. McCloy, 184 Coopworth at $18.50,221 Romney at $20.75; J. F. Ridge, 88 fourshear Border-Romney at $2l, 82 five-year Coopworth at $24, 121 four and five-year Romney at $20.25; Bliss Farm, 417 fiveyear Coopworth at $24, 59 at $24.50. A. W. S. Moore, 91 mixedage Romney at $22.25, 392 one and two-year at $23; J. T. H. NicoU, 244 mixed-age Coopworth at $lB, 137 at $14.50; Stormlea Fann, 118 mixed-age Romney at $2825, 145 adult at $21.75, 138 mixed-age at $24.75; A. J. Bell, 755 mixed-age Romney at $18.25; P. E Hodges, 207 mixed-age Romney at $22.50, 205 at $20.50, 169 two-year at $19.50; D. F. Watson, Ltd, 486 Romney at $l9, 82 at $19.25;

Kelwood Farm, 144 one and two-year Coopworth at $2525, 134 at $24.75, 78 at $24.75; M. H. Molloy, 186 Coopworth at $17.75, 95 at $15.75, 134 mixedrat $2225; P. L. Maddison, mixed-age Coopworth at $25; C. R. Sparrow, 109 fiveyear Romney at $2220; R. J. Moore, 143 one-year Romney at $20.50, 45 at $15.75. J. Chynoweth, 145 one and two-year Romney at $2l, 99 one-year Coopworth at $2125; M. S. Cretney, 122 Romney at $20.50; C. A. Lili, 191 Romney at $22.25; B. H. Gallagher and Son, 91 mixed-age BorderRomney at $25; G. J. Mangin, 391 Coopworth at $23; R. A. Blain, 90 mixed-age Romney Cross at $23; A. J. Lili, 153 Romney at $25, 50 at $29; R. F. and R. M. Morton, 162 one and two-year Romney at $20.75,157 mixed-age at $2l; C. A. Schikker, 150 one-year Drysdale at $1825; R. R. Mclntosh, 84 Romney at $2225; A. J. Bell. 97 mixed Romney at $19.75; G. W. Lili, 191 one-year Romney at $2425,169 mixed-age at $32; Tavistock Holdings, 165 oneyear Coopworth at $18.75, 59 at $20.50. J. B. McKendry, 112 four and five-year Border-Romney at $23, 30 at $2l, 152 at $22.75; W. and N. Mackie, 57 mixedage Border Cross at $1825; A. J. Lattimore, 166 two-shear Coopworth at $30.50, 198 threeshear at $3O;. C. W. Grigg and Sons, 127 one-year Romney at $l5; G. I. Royds, 120 one and

two-year Coopworth at $17.50, 179 at $2125; J. W. Allan, 265 three, four and five-shear. Coopworth at $27; Ruddenklau Bros, 69 Romney-Coopworth at $21.50; I. F. Hydes, 257 fiveyear Coopworth at $21.50; Neutze Bros, 110 two and three-shear Coopworth at $2l, 248 at $25; T. J. McKeown, 24 one-year Coopworth at $2025, 40 at $22; A. J. Lattimore, 265 four-shear Coopworth at $2425; A. N. Titheridge, 41 mixed-age Coopworth at $21.75; W. L. Warren Ashworth Partnership, 63 five-year Border-Romney at $21.50. Mrs M. E. Colville, 150 mixed-age Coopworth at $30.50; G. J. Storrier, 147 Romney at $20.75; G. I. Royds, 45 one and two-year Coopworth at $28.75; K. R. Taylor, 250 one and two-year Romney at $1625; D. C. and D. J. Sargent, 200 Coopworth Border-Romney two and three-shear at $29; R. R. Mclntosh, 321 Border Cross at $2225; G. B. Robertson, 205 Coopworth at $23.75; P. J. Sheate, 52 mixed-age Romney at $2825; Rawlinson Farm, 125 Coopworth at $17.50; R. M. Mehrtens, 162 five-year Perendale at $2O; N. Ormrod, 193 mixed-age Border-Romney at $26.50; B. R. Sim, 119 Romney at $18; Waterlea Farm, 35 Coopworth at $l7; B. R. H. McLauchlan, 127 mixed-age Corriedale at $25; Hindsbank Partnership, 61 Border-Rom-ney at $24.25; B. and R. Austin, 80 mixed-age Romney at $27.