EWE FAIR

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 116, 1 March 1950, Page 6

EWE FAIR

RECORD FOR TWOTOOTHS NEW LEVELS SET Prices continued at a high level during" the afternoon at the Ashburton County Breeders’ eAve fair at Tinwald yesterday. Even from dry districts the sheep Avere in remarkably good condition. Only a proportion of the four-year evves shoAved any lagging in the sales. Top price for the fair (83s) and for Canterbury up till yesterday, Avas secured for a pen of 60 tAVo-tooth Corriedales sold on behalf of M. S. Turton (Alford Forest). Last year’s top price Avas 565. * Comparative prices over the range of the fair Avere: —

Dalgety and Company, Ltd., sold on account of: —L. M. Trott (Ruapuna), 81 four and five-year at 295, 111 at 33s;‘T. E. Doalt (Lauriston), 155 at 545, 62 at 48s 6d; H. L. Driscoll and Son (Seafield), 331 at 40s 6d, 110 at 52s Gd; H. D. Gunn (Ashburton), 62 at 50s; K. Ballantyne (GaAvler Doavus), 119 four-year at 47s 6d; C. Hilgendorf (Sherwood), 77 at 71s; D. H. Clement (Yarra), 121 at 61s, 50 at 475; D. M. Bruce (Lowcliffe), 79 tAVo-tooth at 665, 80 at ,555; G. T. Askin (Ealing), 50 tAvo-tooth at 61s; R. C. Bean (Mayfield), 55 two-tooth at 50s; M. S. Turton (Alford),. 60 two-tooth at 83s; A. G. Rankin (Pendarves), 40 two-tooth at 61s; J. Shearer (Winchmore), 70 tAvo-tooth at 725; F. W. Reesby (Lyndhurst), 69 tAvo-tooth at 58s; L. Williams (Ashburton), 48 four, six, and eight-tooth at 50s; G. P. Mattingley (Montalto), 75 five-year at 31s; M. Macale (Eiffelton), 108 four and five-year at 365; F. P. Cookson (Eiffelton), 80 two, foui\ and six tooth at 635; E. D. Lambie (Mayfield), 115 four and fiveyear at 33s 6d; C. H. Jones (Winchmore), 71 tAvo, four, six, and 'eighttooth at 535, .70 four, six and eighttooth at 395; Estate A. N. Grigg (Surrey Hills), 88 four-year at 48s 6d; J. Calder (Montalto), 80 five-year at 30s; F. Berry (Mayfield), 90 five-year at 325; J. Nicol (Montalto), 61 five-year at 35s 6d.

New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold on account of: H. T. Crothers (Lauriston), 113 twotooth at 655; C. G. C. Harper (Westerfield), 114 tAvo-tooth at 675; D. M. 1 Bruce (LoAveliffe), 76 two-tooth at 655, 154 four-year at, 40s 6d; T. E. Taylor (Ashburton), 74 tAvo-tooth at 48s, 31 f. and f.m. at 235, 40 at 22s 6d; A. S. Hayman (Willowby), 65 two-tooth at 655; K. Throp (Tinwald), 65 two-tooth at 665; C. T. A. Ward (Chertsey), 78 two-tooth at 595; F. P. Heddell (Winchmore), 132 five-year at 235; A. E. Lovett (Flemington), 54 four-year at 345; Kingston Bros. (LoAveliffe), 79 five-year at 275, 22 f. and f.m. at 265. Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd., sold on account of R. K. Quinn (Eiffelton), 51 at 645, 76 at 595, 70 at 58s, 75 at 755, 76 at 71s; McDonald and Rooney (Winchmore), 51 tAVOtootli at 645; T. A. Wilson (SeavieAV), 113 five-year at 335, 95 at 335. Pyne, Gould, Guinness, Ltd., sold on account of: Colonel R. B. Neill (Winfield), 26 eAve lambs at 325, 201 tvyotooth at 565; J. Langdon (Passehendaele), 59 four-year at 31s; J. D. Wright (Westerfield), 143 five-year at 28s; L. P. Chapman (Inverary), 90 s.m. at 375, 123 four-year at 465, 171 four-year at 535; C. S. Bennett (Anama), 163 four-year at 38s, 72 tAvo-tooth at 345; D. S. Studholme (Coldstream), 101 tAvo-tooth at 58s, 69 s.m. at 325, 118 s.m. at 435; M. S. Turton (Alford), 60 tAvo-tooth at 71s; R. J. Martin (Seafield), 53 tAvo-tooth at 68s, 84 four, six and eight-tooth at 425; J. C. Guinness (Ealing), 50 two-tooth at 495; Dunstan and Goldsmith (Lismore), 65 twotooth at 68s, 266 four-year at 455; M. F. Rooney (Winchmore), 62 tAvo-tootli at 645, 65 at 525; P. M. McDoAvell (Anama), 97 tAvo-tooth at 695; R. F. Letham (Lauriston), 58 two-tootli at 70s, 80 two-tooth at 735, 61 at 735, 60 s.m. at 375, 63 s.m. at 345; J. B. Ross (Lismore), 70 tAvo-tooth at 565; Estate A. D. Morrison (Lismore), 50 s.m. at 25s 6d, 55 at 295; J. T. Corbitt (Greenstreet), 69 s.m. at. 30s; K. Ballantyne (GaAvler Downs), 79 four-year at 33s 6d, 150 four-year at 4Gs; W. F. A. Horrell (Lagmhor), 50 s.m. at 335; W. P. Blackie (Tinwald), 50 s.m. at 40s; J. H. Grigg (Longbeaeh), 460 four-year at 565, 203 five-year at 45s to 475, 203 five-year at 465, 180 five-year at 495, 230 four-year at 56s 6d; Estate A. N. Grigg (Surrey Hills), 194 four-year at 46s 6d; J. Campbell (Woodvale), 266 s.m. at 38s; Mrs D. A. Smith (Flemington), 107 s.m. at 345; W. T. Lill (Montalto), 149 s.m. at 30s, 135 fiveyear at 245; W. G. McCormick (Chudieigh), 81 s.m. at 295. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of: C. A. A. Cliinnery (Mount Somers), 200 eAve lambs at 38s; F. C. Tasker (Ruapuna), 65 Romney cross at 37s 6d; N. S. Murdoch (Mayfield), 68 tAvo-tooth at 495, 112 at 645, 80 at 665; C. W. Keeley (Hinds), 97 two and three-shear at 495, 114 at 51s; C. S. Bennett (Anama), 224 four-year at 465; J. S. S. Grieve (Mount Somers), 84 two-tooth at 465, 52 four-year at 395; M. Davis (Hinds), 90 tAvo-tooth at 69s Gd;'Estate H. PI. Plood (Mount Somers), 98 four-year at 50s, 67 five year at 435; H. L. Driscoll (Seafield), 142 two-tooth at 495; G. E. Hampton (Pendarves), 144 two-tooth at 68s; J. Davidson (Hinds), 74 two-tooth at 665; Estate H. Lamb (Valetta), 54 two-tooth at 555; P. McDowell (Anama), 75 twotooth at 635; Hood Bros. (Mount Somers), 60 tAvo-tooth at 61s, 61 at 695, 95 four-year at 535, 68 five-year at 40s; M. Dalton (Hinds), 56 two-tooth at 495, C. P. Wright (Winchmore), 90 two-tooth at 575, 92 at 58s; H. R. Tasker (Ruapuna), 77 two-tooth at 645, 96 at 70s; Kingsbury Bros. (Dorie), SO tAvo-tooth at 555; H. R. McKenzie (Anama), 80 tAvo-tooth at 68s; M. S. Turton (Alford), 64 at 765; LoAve and Lilley (Hinds), 69 tAvo-tootli at 545; J. P. Lowe (Hinds), 32 tAvo-tooth at 595; W. R. Ford (Eiffelton), 46 f. and f.m. at 22s 6d; B. Mcßae (Eiffelton), 102 tAV o-Shear at 58s, 133 three and

four-shear at 565; C, Beavan (Hinds), 46 four and six-tooth at 535; H. M. Seyb (Winslow), 85 five-year at 295; Estate W. Walsh (Timvald), 66 four and six-tooth at 39s 6d. Netv Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd., sold on account of: C. S. Campbell (Klondyke), 80 four-year at 2Ss 6d, 216 at 33s 6d; H. J. McCoslcer (Riverside), 80 two, four, six, and eight-tooth at 625; G. K. Campbell (Lagmhor), 99 s.m. at 2Gs; A. Houghton ,(Lagmhor), 57 s.m. at 30s. J. T. Thomas and Company sold on account of: J. H. Muirhead (Lagmhor), 74 four, six, and eight-tooth at 425, 186 four, six and eight-tc|>th at 375; M. Davis (Ryeland), 1G two-tootli at 60s Gd; Parish and Davis (Loavlands), 72 four and five-year at 325, 26 four-tooth at 43s 6d; G. Sj. Blackmore (Westerfield), 76 at 50s, 40 s.m. at 38s; Driscoll Bros. (Seafield), 90 two-tooth at 50s; Estate F. J. Hydes (Ashburton Forks), 55 one-year at 325, 94 at 355, 118 at 34s Gd; W. M. Anstey (Stoneycroft), 47 one-year at 295, 57 four-year at 34s Gd.

'1949 1950 Two*tooths— s. s. s. s. Extra good . 50 to 59 65 to 83 Good 39 to 48 54 to 63 Medium 31 to 38 46 to 55 Ordinary .. 25 to 305 31 to 44 Four-yeai’-olds— Good 34 to 405 45 to 565 Medium 265 to 32 335 to 40| Ordinary .. 18 to 255 285 to 32 S.M. and F.M. — Good 245 to 335 36 to 49 • Medium 20| to 24 29 to 35 Inferior 17 to 20 215 to 28