AMBERLEY EWE FAIR.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18352, 9 March 1920, Page 9

AMBERLEY EWE FAIR.

t RECORD PRICES. I Tlie Amberley ewe fair, one of the most important sheep sale fixtures in North Canterbury, took place yesterday. The yarding totalled 36,036, of which 85,036 were ewes, lambs afid 220 wethers. Last year tho entry was 49,469, and in 1918 about 35,000. iThere was a very large attendance and keen competition, ana bidding wa3 maintained from the start to tho finish of the sale, [•which occupied about six hours. Tho price for sheep of almost all agos soared in o remarkable manner, and constituted a record for Canterbury and. it is believed, for ,the whole Dominion. A lino of' '403 halfbred two-tooth ewes from Sir George Clifford’s. Stonyhurst flock topped the market at 68s each, «the purohaser being Mr C. P.oter, of Anama. The highest price for two-tooth last year was 42s Od for a line from Mr N. D. Campbell’s Glendhu estate. Other notable sales were:—For Mr D. Archibald, of Overshiels, two-tooth half-bred owes rt 635, four-tooth at 50a and six-tooth at 42b 6a. Special mention should also bo ftwde of Mr G. D. Greenwood’s soundtnouthod Corriedalos, which sold at 41s each, ■and the Mount Vulcan four-year-olds, whioh made 41s 9d each for a line of 776. A line of 631 half-bred owe lambs from the latter estate also brought the record price of 87s 6d each, Mr J.;C. Gibb, of Scargill, being (the purchaser. 'A small lino of two-tooth fewes from Messrs R. and J. Little, of Seaiview, sold at 52s 6d. 1 Thee range of prices was:—For best halfbred two-tooth ewes 60a 6d to 58s; others /lls Gd to 475, 6d; four-tooth 87s 6d to 60s; fix-tooth 41s to 42s 6d; four-year-olds 30s to 41s 9d; sowffd-mouthed 21a 9d to 413; | ailing-mouth 20s 9d to 29s 8d; throe-quar-ter-bred two-tooth 27s 8d to 425; half-bred owe lambs at 26s 0d to 37s 6d. The range of prices last yea? was:—Best two-to9th half-bred ewes 80s to 42s 9d; others £4s to 29s 6d; four and fivo-ycar half-bred twea 21s 6d to S6s; sound-mouthed 28s to tßs; failing-mouth 10s 6d to 18s; half-bred |ewe lambs 21s to 26s Gd: two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes 21s 3d to 27s 9d. Following are the details of tho sale:— ! Messrs Dalgety and Co. sold—For G. N. M’Lean (Glasnevin), 260 sound-mouth halfbred ewes at 24s 9d, 170 three-quarter-bred fewa lambs at 25s 9d, 199 Bix and eight-tooth ewes 28s, 54 two-tooth half-bred ewes pis; Messrs Ensor and M’Cracken (Pendlo Hills), 805 four-year half-bred ewes 83s, 97 two-tooth half-bred ewes 47s 6d; E. A. Denion (Domett), 862 sound-mouth half-bred ewes BOs, 144 1 two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes 81s Bd, 66 four and' six-tooth,B7s 6d, 100 32s Gd; H- L. Annitago (Etholton), 208 fouryear half-bred ewes 80s; Sir George Clifford (Stonyhurst), 403 half-bred) two-tooth Ewes 68s, 667 half-bred four-year ewes 41s; L. Archbold (Overshiels), 267 half-bred ewes 50s 6d, 348 four-tooth half-bred ewes 60s, 402 six-tooth half-bred ewes 41s to 42s Gd, 863 eight-tooth ewes 395, 801 half-bred ewe iambs 28s; D. Fleming (Port Robertson), 430 four-year half-bred owes 295; Estate H. Little (Mount Vulcan), 776 four-year-old halfbred ewes 41s 9d, 632 two-tooth half-bred .fed, 479 five-year-old ewes 29s 8d; estate W. : Litt!o (Mount Ellen); 325 four, six and eight.tooth half-bred ewes 38s 6d; T. Gee (Chejviot), 273 four-year-old tbree-quarter-bred ewes 33s 6d; W. Mackintosh (Whiterock Mains), 184 four-year-old Corriedale ewes !295; Wood and Newton, 117 three-quarter-bred sound-mouth -ewes 80s lOd, 67 twotooth half-bred ewes 33a; J. H. James, 120 sound-mouth ewes 27s Gd; H. A. M'Kenzie (Waipara), 828 failing-mouth cross-bred ewes 20a 7d; Angus Cameron, 167 two-tooth three-quarter-bred owes 85s, 65 sound-mouth halfbred ewes 295; B. Wood (Brown Hill), 217 four and fivs-ycar half-bred ewes 25s 2d; R. and J; Littlb (Seaview), 358 five-year half-bred ewes 89s, 151 two-tooth half-bred ewes 52s Gd, 102 four and six-tooth ewes 325, 179 half-bred e’wo lambs 345; F. P. Coleman (Amberley), 86 two and four-tooth half and three-quarter-bred ewes 82s, 76 fourtooth three-quarter-bred ewes 8-2»; S. E. jPettigill (Spotswood), 150 two-tooth owes 235; G. Hare, 116 failing-mouth ewes 20s Gd; A. Cameron, 40 two-tooth ewes 82s Gd, 65 soundmouth ewes 295: E. Gates (Amberley), 229 | aged ewes 13s 6d; P. F. Childs, 201 four, six f

and eight-tooth ewes 28s Gd. Messrs Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., sold —For the estate late R. F. Croft (Omihi), 432 eight-tooth ewes 27s 6d; Baker’s Estate (Waipara), 305 two-tooth threo-quartoi-bred ewes 355; C. J. Westland (Glenmuick), 323 sound-mouth owes 2Gs 2d, 76 29s 3d, 424 four and six-tooth 9jLb Gd; Broomfield Estate, ■2OO sound-mouth half-bred ewes 81s Sd; Scarlhcliffe Estate (Weka Pass), 685 soundmouth ewes 26s 6d to 29s Gd; 109 tour-tooth ewoa 20a Id, 102 four and six-tooth 81s 9d; G. L. Stead (Brhckenfiold) 162 four-tooth ewos 40s; Alexander Gillanders (Domett). 156 two-tooth Corriedale owes 38s 6d, 96 at 30s, 175 four-year-old Corriedale ewos 32s 9d; H. A. Blvth (Waipara), 256 two-tooth half and three-quarter-bred ewes 31s 6d; J. P. Gill (Monv rnara), 180 four and six-tooth half and three-quafter-bred owes 255, 255 two-tooth ewes 255, 152 two, four, six and eight-tooth ewes 2ls lOd; Hawkswood Eptate, 300 two-tooth three-quarter-brod owes 435: A. Todd (Waipara), IG7 two-tooth half-bred ewes 85s 9d 370 foursix and oiglit-tooth half-bred owes 84a to 38b Gd: Courage’s Estate (Amborloy), 255 twotooth half-bred ewes 495, 2GB full-mouth owes 30s 6c!; H. D. Greenwood (Netherivood). 235 four-year-old half-bred ewes 26s 6d, 105 twotooth half-bred ewes 30s 9d; client, 239 three-quarter-bred four, six and eight-tooth ewes 27s 10d: A'ulcan Downs Estate, 503 ewos 29s Id to 30s 9d; John A\ T ood (Spotswood), 339 two. four and six-tooth three-qunrter-bred ewes 31s Gd, 64 two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes 23s 3d, 100 six-tooth 325: John M’Phorson (Leamington), 313, two-tooth three-quartor-bred< ewos_fl7s Gd, 368 four-year-old three-quarter-bred ewos 29s 2d; G. D. Greenwood (Toviotdale), 208 two-tooth Corriedale ewes 403; 643 four and five-year ewes at 26a 9d; H. M. Burgin (Amberley), 270 two-tootli- halfbred ewos 37a Gd: Erick Rutherford (Inverness). 613 six-tooth three-auarter-bred ewes 37s Bd, 294 two-tooth throe-ouarter-bred ewes 35s 9d; J. IT. Williams, 447 half-bred fourtooth ewes 38s 7d: / client, 427 four, six and eight-tooth ewes 19s; Lady Campbell (Cheviot Hills), 215 two-tooth half-bred ewes 33s Sd; A. J. Lawrence (Waikari). 152 two-tooth ewes 82s, 548 sound-mouth half-bred ewes 29s Gd to 31s 3d, 239 six and eight-tooth half-bred ewes 30s 3d; D. Boyce (Broomfield). 150 sound-mouth half-Vod ewes 295, 293 two-tooth three-ounrter-bred ’ewes at, 33s Gdu E. Stringer (Ti Tini). 855 sound-mouth half-bred owes 28s 3d; Frank Taylor (Waipara), HS three-quarter-bred six and eight-tooth ewos 925; H. Fitzsimmons (Greta Vale), 111 soundmouth half-bred ewes 2Ss Od. 313 25s 8d to 27s 7d; Clifton Estate. 84 four and six-tooth half-bred owes 30s Gd. 100 half-bred ewo lambs 20s 7d; client, 150 half-bred ewe lambs 25s lid; G. May, 48 two-tooth Corriedale ewos 435.

The Now Zealand Farmers)’ Co-operative Association sold—For E. O. Harrison (The Doans) 228 two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewos 27s 3d, 2G5 four-tooth 31s, 71 six-tooth 29s 9d 127 eight-tooth 275: J. F. Wr.ight (Fernside), 276 two-tooth half-bred ewes 35b 3d, 75 two-tootli three-quarter-bred ewes 80s Gd: J. Davis (Ashley), 219 two-tooth three-quarter-bred owes R2s: A. It. Turnbull (Bingloy). 337 four-tooth to sound-mouth three-quarter-bred ewos 27s Gd to 295, 117 two and fourtooth 29s 9d, 165 two, four, six and eighttooth half-bred ewes' 84s; R. W. Lockheed (Montserrat), 365 sound-mouth half-bred ewes 33s 6d; T. IT. Wehley (Montserrat), 542 sound-mouth half-bred ewes 27s Gd, 129 2Ts 6d; E. Burrows (Pukuwika), 235 two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes 31s: S. L. Boon (Waipara), 55) four-yea T-old three-quarter-bred ewes 35s Od, A 57 four-tooth cross-bred owes 29s Gd: clients, 849 four-year-old three-quar-ter-bred ewes 82s 9d, 23G sound-mouth halfbred ewes 22s Gd, IRO two-tooth half-bred owes 81s 3d, 257 sound-mouth half-bred owes S2s Gd, 193 two-tooth half-bred ewes 85s, 79 four and six-tooth wethers 80s Od, 119 hnlf-bred ewo lambs, three-quartor-bred, 235, 120 four to eight-tooth three-quarter-bred owes 32s 3d, 47 two-tooth owes 275, 257 two-tooth half-bred ewos 83s 6d, 229 83s; Allen Bros. (Domett), 64 four-vear throo-ouarter-bred ewes 2os 3d; A. S. Watson, 47 two-tootli half-bred ewes 81s.

Tho National Mortgage and Agenoy 00., Ltd., sold—For T. G. Maskew (Amberley), 105 four-year-old half and three-quarter-bred ewes 26s 3d, 164 six and eight-tooth half and three-quarter-bred owes 255; Cronin Bros. (Waipara), 105 six-tooth half and three-quartor-brea owes 20s Bd, 92 failingmouth ewes 21s 3d; A. and M. Tail (Amberley), 237 full-mouth half-hred ewes lGs; W. H. Ward (Waipara), 92 four-tooth half and three-qunrter-bred ewes 85s 9d, 27 31s Gd, 193 four-tooth half-bred ewes 80s; Oecar Anderson (Waipara), 85 two, four and fiixtooth half and three-quarter-bred ewes 80s 3d, 37 Sis; clients, 187 sound-mouth halfbred ewos 27s 10d' to 28s Bd, 108 four and six-tooth three-qunrter-bred ewes 27s 3d, 39 four to eight-tooth half-bred ewes 26s 9d, 84 failing-mouth ewes 18s 6d, 165 ewe lambs 20s Gd. Messrs H. Matson and Co. sold—For Belcher Bros. (Amberley), 176 two-tooth halfbred ewes 255, 819 two-tooth three-quartcr-hred ewes 36s 9d; G. D. Greenwood (Teviotdnlc), 402 sound-mouth Corriedale owes 4ls.