Good Amberley ewes sell well

Press, 18 February 1986, Page 23

Good Amberley ewes sell well

Most good quality two-tooth Corriedale ewes sold between $23 and $27 at the Amberley ewe fair yesterday. Auctioneers described the clearance of two-tooths and adult sheep as satisfactory and prices generally pleasing, considering the difficult economic climate facing the fanning industry. ~A good-sized gallery of North Canterbury farmers, as well as regular buyers from Mid-Canterbury, followed the sale.

The confidence of buyers was boosted by 75mm to 100 mm of rain which has fallen over most of North Canterbury during the last week.

The two-tooth market did not attract the high prices of recent years, only three pens selling for $3O or more. Some regular vendors had reduced the size of their consignments in expectation of a poor demand.

The yarding of two-tooths was 11,300, compared with 18,040 last year. Prices for good quality twotooths were up to $2 dearer than at the Addington market last week, and medium types were on a par. Some lighter two-tooth ewes were slightly cheaper than at Addington. Top price was $31.50 for 90 two-tooths from the Amberley farm of Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd. M. R. Harrison (Domett) sold one pen at $30.50 and Blythe Downs, (Cheviot) received $3O for its top drafting. A yarding of more than 1600 Corriedale two-tooths from M. R. Harrison was a feature of the sale, selling between $23 and $30.50.

Early-shorn ewes looked particularly good buying in the annual draft ewe section and most ewe prices were regarded as realistic. Occasional lines of wellbred ewes sold strongly, including annual draft Corriedales from Overton and Foster (Amberley) which reached $22.40. This was an exceptional price brought about by fierce bidding from two' buyers who desperately wanted that particular line. The regular consignment of five-year-old early-shorn Corriedales from I. L. Williams (Parnassus) sold at $lB.BO, compared with $23.60 last year. Most other annual draft ewes sold between $9 and $l4, depending largely on wool. Light ewes sold down to $4.70 and a few pens were passed. The adult ewe yarding was 12,000, only slightly smaller than last year’s 13,500. Sales of Corriedales included.— TWo-tooths Dalgety Crown, Ltd, sold on account of: A. W. and L. N. Davis (Amberley), 143 at $23.20, 95 at $25.20, 96 at $26.60, 146 at $21.40, 117 at $2O; W. N. Maxwell (Motunau), 113 at $lB, 110 at $19.40, 105 at $21.80, 218 at $20.80, 99 at $15.40, 86 at $l6, 99 at $l5; O. and R. Barnes (Cheviot), 100 at $l9, 81 at $17.80, 114 at $18.80; A. C. Hyde (Cheviot), 111 at $17.80, 86 at $15.40; S. O. Irwin (Cheviot), .74 at $16.60, 89 at $l4; M. R. Harrison (Domett), 103 at $24.60, 111 at $24.80, 70 at $30.50, 104 at $26.60, 133 at $25.20, 127 at $24.20,

149 at $24.80; R. W. and G. E. Burnett (Cheviot), 119 at $20.80, 92 at $18.20; R. D. Ensor (Cheviot), 80 at $19.40, 104 at $20.20; Paratai Partnership (Cheviot), 106 at $19.60; M. J. and A. M. Sidey (Cheviot), 80 at $24.60; W. P. Belton, Ltd (Waikari), 107 at $19.20, 104 at $l6, 136 at $l3; N. M. Hyde (Ngaroma), 108 at $13.80; B. W. and E. F. Dixon (West Eyreton), 110 at $20.40; Glenshee Farm (Cheviot), 73 at $27.80; R. S. Harrison (Domett), 190 at $27.80; . M. E. Winskill (Cheviot), 50 at $19.20; B. D. and T. Childs (Cheviot), 103 at $lB. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd, sold on account of: Teviotdale (Amberley), 100 at $19.50, 106 at $22, 74 at $18.25; J. K. Fitzpatrick (Cheviot), 123 at $19.50, 103 at $l9, 150 at $21.75; L. R. Wilkinson (Cheviot), 77 at $19.50, 102 at $20.50, 82 at $17.50, 82 at $16.75; R. F. Stead (Amberley), 96 at $24.50, 93 at $24.50, 52 at $26; D. W. and J. M. Millton (Clarence Bridge), 84 at $23.50, 110 at $24.50, 59 at $24; S. B. Gibb (Scargill), 114 at $22.50, 103 at $22.50, 78 at $20.25; P. H. and D. Loughnan (Scargill), 97 at $17.25, 82 at $2O, 62 at $l5; R. D. Croft (Amberley), 55 at $22.50, 65 at $25.75, 44 at $23.75; M. R. Crampton (Cheviot), 67 at $21.50, 58 at $19.50; A. D. and B. Appleby (Clarence Bridge), 129 at $12.75; D. L Wyllie (Cheviot), 53 at $20.50; Pyne, Gould, Guinness Farm (Amberley), 90 at $31.50; Blythe Downs (Cheviot), 220 at $28.50, 205 at $26, 220 at $26.50, 81 at $3O; M. R. Harrison (Domett),

189 at $24.50, 169 at $24.75, 100 at $29, 123 at $26.50; Withlnlea Farm (Woodend), 200 at $27; T. D. Gould (Walpara), 41 at $26; G. D. Gardiner (Waipara), 40 at $20.75. Wrlghtson N.MA. Ltd, sold on account of: J. J. Lochhead (Amberley), 75 at $l9, 78 at $23, 76 at $2l, 78 at $26; Beltana Estate (Parnassus), 85 at $22, 78 at $22, 186 at $26, 81 at $24.20; Overton and Foster (Amberley), 80 at $23, 108 at $22.60, 109 at $25.60, 107 at $26.20; M. R. Harrison (Domett), 126 at $23, 162 at $25.60; J. D. Ashworth (Leithfield), 73 at $23, 48 at $20.60; I. L. Williams (Parnassus), 90 at $22.20; A. B. Byrch (Motunau), 100 at $2l; R. S. Harrison (Domett), 200 at $27.80, 101 at $26.80; Round Hill (Whiterock), 101 at $16.80; H. J. Hamilton (Omihi), 50 at $lB. Adult ewes Wrlghtson N.M.A. Ltd, sold on account of: Spurtleton Downs (Omihi) 257 four-year at $13.20, 186 four-year at $11.40, 166 five-year at $11; A. N. and J. M. Harrison (Amberley), 200 four-year at $14.20, 117 at $l4; H. M. Cooper (Cheviot), 181 fouryear at $14.20, 135 at $13.40, 169 five-year at $12.80; I. L. Williams (Parnassus), 298 five-year at $14.80, 304 at $18.80; B. W. Dixon (Cust), 141 annual draft ewes at $10.60; Round Hill (Whiterock), 121 two-shear at $l2, 141 annual draft at $9, 161 at $9, 237 at $6, 200 at $5.80; M. E. Winskill (Cheviot) 261 annual draft at $14.60, 152 at $l2; Overton and Foster (Amberley), 150 five-year at $22.40, 350 at $20.40, 261 at

$12.60. Lands and Survey Washcreek (Waipara), 212 annual draft at $6.40;. J. J. Lochhead, 374 five-year at $11.80; I. R. Hamilton (Omihi), 195 annual draft at $13.40; Beltana Estate (Parnassus), 274 five-year at $l7. Dalgety Crown, Ltd, sold on account of; D. G. Maxwell (Ethelton Valley), 149 fiveyear at $8.30, 80 at $5.20; Clearview Farm (Scargill), 176 annual draft at $8.60; R. W. and G. E. Burnett (Cheviot), 241 five-year at $10; A. M. Deans (Cheviot), 291 annual draft at $12.20; R. J. Maxwell (Cheviot), 296 five-year at $10; A. C. Hyde (Cheviot), 375 five-year at $8.50; O. and R. Barnes (Cheviot), 79 annual draft at $10.40, 241 at $9.70; N. M. Hyde (Parnassus) 560 annual draft ht $9; V. W. Reid (Omihi), 305 five-year at $12.80; P. N. Maxwell (Cheviot), 257 five-year at $8.70; R. G. Palmer (Amberley), 173 annual draft at $5, 256 at $4.70; D. T. Archbold (Cheviot), 443 five-year at $17.20. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd, sold on account of: R. N. Acton-Adams (Amberley), 187 five-year at $13.80, 150 at $13.60; Jamison Bros (Cheviot), 291 five-year at $12.60, 242 at $11.60; M. R. Crampton (Cheviot), 199 fiveyear at $13.60, 140 at $l2; A. J. Spiers (Waipara), 190 fiveyear at $11.80; E. J. and K. M. Henderson (Cheviot), 130 five-year at $10.20; Foxdown Partnership (Scargill), 400 five-year at $8.60; S. B. Gibb (Amberley), 170 five-year at $8; A. D. and B. Appleby (Clarence Bridge), 93 fiveyear at $l3, 109 four-year at $12.20.