EWE FAIRS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16159, 13 March 1918, Page 3

EWE FAIRS.

M A R I/BOROUGH COAST

SETTLERS.

On Friday last the Marlborough Coast .Settlers held a ewe fair in their new yards at Clarence bridge, sales being conducted by Messrs Pyne and Co., Dalgety and Co., and the Now Zealand Fanners' Co-op. Association. Tho entry totalled 19.000. Prices, while not reaching owners' expectations in some cases, were about on a par with those realised at other sales. Station lines were good, useful sheep, and dealers' lots made up a considerable portion of the yarding. Messrs Pvne and Co. had a yarding of close on'll,ooo sheep, und made tno following sales: —For J. Mclvenzie, .'0 lambs at 14s: J. Pa ton, 200 ewes at 24s 9d; J. Paton, 4 wethers at It's; K. G. Wallace, 164 halfbred ewes at 2<s 3d: R. G. Wallace. 286 ewes at 2bs lOd: •/. E. Todhunter, 03 at 225; J. T. Brice 337 two-toot.lv ewes at 30s; R*. G. Wallace, 354 four-tooth and s.m. I ©we* at 26s 9d ; J. Todhunter, 130 two, four. six. and eight-tooth merino ewes at °0s: J. E. Todhunter. 23 wethers at 25s 8d: A. Van Asch, 113 wethers at 32s 7d. 278 ewes at 24s Id; •!• '• Brice, | 77 lambs at 14s 10d; Kekorangu Instate, 2-12 ewes at 26s 9d, 192 at -is 9d; A. Van Asch, 100 s.m. ewes at 19s bd. 135 at 22s lid; J. Trcwin, 219 wethers at 25s 9d, 143 ewes at 275: Kekernngu Estate 40 wethers at 32s 7d, 303 at 23s 9d • .1. E. Todhunter, 290 ewes at 27s 7d. 5 253 at 26 s 7d; Van Asch 460 wethers at 22s od; Moor© and Smvtho, 452 ewes at 325; A. van Asch, 200 ewes at 24s 3d, 200 at t.4s 6d. 202 at 24s 4d; A. Rittson Thomas, 92?" s.m. ewes at 32s lOd; A. "Van •\_sch, 1133 wethers at 25s Id; J. W. Trolove. 373 four and six-tooth ewes at 30s Id. About 1500 sheep had to bo passed, having arrived too late for yarding. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op.

Association lxad a yarding of just over 4000, sales being made as follows: — For C. F. Murray, 280 two-tooth owes at 35s 6d, 387 four and six-tooth, ewes at 36s lid, 385 at 36s 3d, 178 twotooth wethers at 26s 7d; G. Stevenson, 200 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes at 26s Gd, 29-5 s.m. merino ewes at 16s. 200 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes at 25s 7d; Richmond Brook Station, .900 four-tooth wethers i'.t 27s 4d; J. H.

Mum-o, 327 four and six-tooth wethers at 27s 6d. 150 at 28s 6d. besides various smaller lines at the average ruling prices. Messrs Dalgetv and Co. had a yarding of 4151 sheen, the whole of which were disposed of at very satisfactory prices. A very nice line, of 244 fourtooth three-ouarterbred ewes, bred by Mr A. -T. Murray, AVoodbaiilc. topped the market at 375. Sales were: —For

A. J. Murray. 243 four-looi]t threeouarterbred ewes at 375, 130 six-tootli three-quarterl-red ewes at 36s Id, 720 four-year-old half bred ewes at 325, 685 two-tooth three-ouarterbred wethers at 24s 10'1: AV. S. Bussell, 645 four, six, snd eight-tooth ewes at 325: nlientc. ,245 two-tootli ewes at 27s Id, 120 lniih« at- 77s 3d. 117 ewes s»t 97s Stl. G7O s.m. h«lfhred nwe* at 27s fl'l. two-tooth half bred' wethers at 22- 7(1.

WAIAT7. The Waiau 'ewe fair was held yesthere being an entry of 4000 sheep. Heavy rain fell in the. morning. but the weather cleared before tho commencement of the sale. There was a good attendance of buyers, and n very satisfactory sale resulted, very few lots being passed. The principal sales were as under:— For J. Liddle, 114 two-tooth ewes at 395; J. Lee. 32 at 29s 6d; .H. Knight, 184 at 345: H. Atkinson, 09 at 335; J. Liddle, 360 at 38s 7d; K. A.vrton. 113 at 3Ss 9d; J. Liddle, 50 four-tooth ewes at 365; T. Wilson, 39 s.m. ewes at 20s: J. Pelligrow, 110 at 20s; H. Knight, 99 at 29s 6d; H. Watson. 123 at" 29s 9d : Cheddar Valley, 1.3S at 2os 6d ; T. Wilson j 145 at 295; B. Beth-Smith. 126 ewes at 22s 3d; F. A.vrton, 123 eight-tooth ewes at--365; T. McDougall, 246 ewes at 225; — Orampton, 162 at 29s 3d; H. Atkinson, 14 at 275; ,T. Lee, 71 merino ewes at 21s 6d; H. Knight, 98 wethers at 33s 6d; H. Atkinson. 56 two-tooih wethers at 255; W. Banks, 69 fourtooth wethers at 24s 6d; H. Atkinson, 214 four and six-tooth wethers at 31s lid: J. Lee. 97 wether lambs at jSs 3d ; 11. Watson, 151 ewe lambs at ?os 9d; J. J.ee. 130 wether lambs at 'ils Id; W. J. Dull', 40 ewe lambs at 2os.

LITTLE RIVER. Tlio annual cwo fair was held at Little River yesterday. There was a yarding of about 10,000 ewes and lambs, and a very large attendance of buyers. Values were, on the whole, satisfactory. Tho highest price -\\-as for a lino of twotooth ewes, sold on account of IT. W. Williams, Robinson's Bay, which made 455. Eight hundred two-tooth ewes from Kin loch brought- 4.0s to 41s tid. Sound-mouthed ewes brought 20s 3d to 33s 6d, four, six, and eignt-tooth ewes 2js 9d to 34s 4d, and Jambs, a large proportion of '.rhich were culls, 17s yd to L'os Cd. i There was al<o a large yarding of cattle, mostly young stock, nearly every head of which, changed hands at satisfactory pricon. Bulls made £10 -3s and .L 7 17\ <jci. <-alves £4 7s, and eighteeiimoi'tbs steers i'o ss. •J. U. Coop sold a line of one-shear English Leicester rams at prices ranging up to 7V guineas. The local Red Cross had a luncheon tent in the library grounds, and did a good trade. The funds are for sending parcels to the boys at the front. L'p to o p.m. the receipts iiom breakfast, luncheon and afternoon tea. amounted tc- about £50. In addition, the soft drink stall took something over £5. The scci\A»rv reports that these amounts w£i be net, as all the food for the day was given by the residents of Little River. and the neighbouring districts and bays. The Automobile Association motored out a number of wounded soldiers, who were the guests oi' the local Red Cross.