AMBERLEY EWE FAIR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16152, 5 March 1918, Page 4

AMBERLEY EWE FAIR.

BIG UN-TRIES AND TRICES

There was a very large attendance of buyers from all over North. Canterbury, and from as far .south as Geraldine, at the annual ewe fair held at Amberley yesterday. The fair was held in excellent weather, and the dust nuisance was almost non-existent. The entry vras an exceptionally large one. t-otalling 31,719 ewes and lambi, as against 23.700 last year. In sfito of the excellent stock season, the opinion of experts is that the sheep did not come into the pens in any better condition, on the whole, than was the case last year, but nevertheless the condition of the great majority was very good indeed, and no exception could be taken to the demand, which wn.s exceedingly keen. Mr Gerald Stead topped the market with a line of 100 even and well-grown two-tooth halfbred ewes from Brackcnfield, which chaJiged hands at 15s yd per head—the same price as last year's record. The bulk of the yarding consisted of hallbreds. though three-quarterbreds were also welJ represented. Tlx? enquiry for practically everything ottered was insistent., and in few cases did the auo tioneei-s have to strain tlue time limit. The raJige of prices was as follows: — Two-tooth half bred ewes, 31s 6d to

4os 3d. Four-vcar halfbrcd ewes, 2Ss 3d to 38s 3d. * .Sound-mouth ewes, 26s 3d to 3/_s 3d. Failing-mouth ewes, 24s fd to 27s 3d. Aged ewes. -'3s to 26s 3d. Two-tooth thrce-quartcrbred ewes, 32s 9d to 40s Gd. Four-tooth thrce-quartcrbred ewes, 34s to -43s 3d. Four-year tnrce-quartcrbred ewes, 23s to 34s 3d.

Sound-mouth threc-quartcrbred ewes, to 32s 9d. The following were among the princi-

Messrs Fyne and Co. sold for Hawkswooi Estate, 50:! e.m. iour-yeai-oiti lialfbred: ewes at 325: J. McPhorson (Cheviot), 693 four-year-old three-quarterbred owes at Sis 3d: A. Todd, 488 four-year-old halfbrcd ewes at 375: G. D. Greenwood. 328 s.m: h&lfbicd ewes at 32a, 357 full-mouth lialfbred ewes at 26s Dd--27s Od: X. Canmbell, -1- a.m. hsilfbred ewes at 31s fld; H. O. Greenwood, 360 full-month

lialfbred ewes al 29s Od: A. Xichoils, 297 s.m. halfbrcd owes nt 2&s 3d: X. Campbell, 150 four-year-old lialfbred ewe© at '26a 3d: Seadown " Estate. 100 full-mouth halfbrcd cwoa 21s Od; Paruhoiu and Blackwell, 220 mixwl-sex lambs at 22s 3d, and 359 fullmouili threc-quart-erbred ewes at 23a; Captain Campbell, 327 s.;n. halfbrcd ewes at 323 to :!2.s !td: X. H. Campbell, 373 four-year-old lialfbred ewes at 31s Od; ■>. Woods, 539 two-

tooth three-quarterbred ewes at 35« 9d to 36a: C. Mowat. 101 two-tooth ewc3 :16s Gd: D. Boyce. jfi7 f.m. lialfbred ewes at 27s 3d; Seaitcliffe Estate, 525 twotooth threoquarlcrhrcd .we* at 36s 9d; H. Blyl.l), 397 two-tooth ilirce-quarteibrcd ewes

at 3Ss; Captain Campbell, 2SO two-tooth halfbred ewes at 40s 3d; X. D. Campbell, 375 iwo-tooth lialfbred ewes at 39s 6d; Scaitclifte Estate, 208 six-tooth three-quarterbred ewes at 365; A. Todd, 19!) two-tooth threequnrtorbred ewes at 40s; J. Fitzpatrick, 22G full-niout.il threc-qua.rtcrbred ewes at 255: G. J3. Starky, 337 four, 6ix, and eight-tooth lialfbred ewes at 27s 9d; A. Todd, 177 four

and sis-tooth, tkree-quarLerbred ewe 9 at D. Boyce. 379 cw© lambs a.t 26s 7d; F. Courage, 340 s.m. lialfbred ewes at 32te 7d; F. K. Croft, 239 s.m. three-quarterbred owes

at 30a 1 o 3I&; G. D. Greenwood, 106 twotooth liaJfbied ewes at 33s Gd, and 345 two, four, six, and eight-tooth halfbrcd ewes at 35s Od; D. Boyce, 94 two-tooth threc-quar-terbrcd ewes at 37s 9d, itnd 123 four-tooth three-quarterbied ewes at S.'Vs 3d; F. Cross, 151 two, four, and eix-tootb three-quarterbred ewes at 33b; G. L. Stead, 102 four-tooth tbre<>quarterbred ©wee at 35s 3d; A. Nicholls, 73 two-tooth three-quartcrbred ewes at 37a; H. Lawience, 300 four and sis-tooth lialfbrerl e-vca at 33s 3d: T. lictallick, 51 two-tooth thrce-qtiarterbred cwe3 at 355; J. Woods, GG two-tooth three-quarterbred. ewes at 325; Seadown Estate, 71 two-tooth halfbred ewes' at 335: G. L. Stead, 150 two-tooth halfbred owes at 45s 3d: H. La.wrence, 61 two-tooth three-quarterbred ewes at 335; A. Todd, 170 two, four, and six-tooth halfbred ewes at 323 3d; T. Taylor, 159 e.m. lialfbred ewes at 33s Sd, and 258 f.m. lialfbred owes at 26s lOd; Captain Campbell, 161 two-tootlx three-quar-terbred ewee at 38a.

Messrs Dalgety and Co. sold for Sir Geo. Clifford, 718 s.m. h;l1 fored ewes at 38s .Id, 378 two-tooth halfbrod ©v.-es at 42s 6d to 44a; T. Gee, 292 four-year .halfbred ewes at 33s 9d; H. Little, 478 six and ei;»ht-tooth lialfbred ewes at 34« 9d,' and 428 six and halfbred ewes at 37» 6d; .McEvody Bros., 201 five-year three-quarter-bred ewas at 32s Gd to 33s 3d: W. Macintosh, 178 four-year halfbred ewes at 26s lOd; C. P. Mnrray-Aynsley, 185 five-year throc-quartcrbred owes at 235: V. Do;ik, 40!) two-tooth three-qu3xterbred ewes at 35s 9d: G. X. McLean, 245 ewe lambs at 27s !)d: Little's Estate, lit. Ellen, 34 four, six, and eight-tooth liaifbred ewes at 34s 3d: A. Gillanders, 215 six and eight-tooth halfbred ewes at 36c 3d; H. Little, 226 fouryear halfbrod ewes 36s 6d; Elisor and McCracken, 185 -four-year liaifbred ewes at 36s 3d; E. Butcher's Estate, 216 four and fivcvear halfbred ewes at 31b; H. E. Davis, 205 eivc lambs at 26s 6d; 11. Little. 56 two-tooth halfbred ewes at 3!>s Gd.; G. Hare, 123 two, four, and f.tn. tlirce-quarterbred ewes at 22s 6d; B. Seth-Smith, 124 two-tooth halfbred ewes at 395; Harrison and Son, 67 five-year-old halfbred ewes at 31s lid; It. Hunter, 111 full and failing-mouth half and throe-quar-t-erbred ewes at 26s 3d; G. N. McLean, 253 five-year halfbred owes at 265: Jas. Cooper, 135 four and fivoyear halfbred ewes at 3ts 6d; H. J{. Davis 1 , 186 wether lambs at 22a Id; H. X.' McLean, 177 aged halfbred ewes at 19a 9d: K. J. Turner. 243 five-year three-quar-terbredewes at 23s 3d; G. Hare, 100 ewe lambs at 26s 6d (passed): 11. Little, 25 ewe lambs at 20s; A. Gillanders, 69 two-tooth ewes at 37a Gd: Wood and Newton, 180 two-tooth owes at 353 6d";- H. Little, 152 five-year lirclfbrod owes at 28s: C. Bajnes, 89 two-tooth ; halfbrod ewes at 37s 3d: Jas. Cooper, 325 twotooth halfbrod ewes at 3fis to 3fis lOd.

Messrs 1 Matson and Co. sold for A. W, Butherford, sen., 480 two-tooth Uireoquar(crbred eives at 40s, and 235 at 40s Gd; J O'Conjiell, 250 ewe lambs at 26s M: J. 15. Tumor, 223 agred liaifbred ewes at 24s 3d; H. McKcnzie, 86 aged -ewes at 30s; and J, Staekhousc, 30 a,Ted ow-rs at 235.

The X.Z. Farmers' Co-op. gold for .T. Slo.'.s. 570 s.m. half and threc-quarterbred at 26s 3d; C. C. Roberts, 503 four-year halfbred ewes at 3Ss: W. Mageon, 7GO S.ni. halfbred'ewee at 31a Id; client. 380 s.m. halfbred ewes at 30s 9d: W. Scoon. 375 s.m. halfbred ewes at 31s 7d to 32s sd; E. Vi~. Noilson, 119 two-tooth halfbred ewes at 353 3d; J. Harrison, 100 five-year halfbred ewes at 26s Gd.- M. Hanna, 1H four-tooth ihreequarterbred ewes at 4Ss 3d: client, 215 twotooth halfbred ewes at 37s 6d; C. C. Roberts, 128 two-tooth halfbred ewos at 33s 3d: W. Scoon, 128 two-tooth halfbred ewes at. 31s 6d: C. C. Roberts, 106 s.m. half and throe-quar-terbred ewes at 35s 3d; V. Foster, 114 f.m. half and threo-quarterbred ewes at 263; A. Blackley, 43 two-tooth threc-quarterbred ewes at 33s and 39 four-tooth halfbrod cwps at 4C* 6d: B. TV. Lochhead, 204 two-tooth half and three-quurterbred ewes at 335: "\V. fc'coon, 27S two, four, and eix-tooth. halfbred ewes at 29-s 3d, snd 194 f.m. three-quartorbred ewes at ''53 Id (both lots passed): J. Tunibull. 54 s.m merino ewes at 13s: W. Scoon, 600 four, six and eijrht-tootli halfbred ewej at 3-? fki to 33? ■ T. Haseell, 150 f.m. halfbred ewes a; 2Ss: e'. "W. Neilson. 171 s.m. halfbred ewes at 29a 6d; J Harrison, 100 four aid siy-tooth three-qnarterbred ewe 3at 34s 6d; E. W. Xeiison, 120 two-tooth tliiee-quarterbred ewe» at 34s 3d; TV. Foster. 217 six and ei~httooth halfbred ewes at 33a ]0d; Gibson "ond Macdonald, 100 full an-1 failing-mouth fcal*"bred ew at 30s 3d: J. Harrison, 190 faii-ing-mcruth halfbred ewes at 2*a.

T r jtion a ! and Apeucv Co., LM., so'.d for the Tormore Eetcte, noo hs'f and three-quarterbred ewes a.t ij3 ". 0 -m* 3 7d (portion of lot): A J Blaialer, 415 bm. half and tbree-quarterbrea p-rea a* 32s 'd (passed); D. Macfarlane, 151 ewe lambs a* 36s Id; H. Ward. 140 tcrbred ewes at <ws 3d: J. R. Daltoa -our six, and eight-tooth halfbred e wce at Sis 6d'