HAWARDEN EWE FAIR.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16162, 16 March 1918, Page 12

HAWARDEN EWE FAIR.

| GOOD PRICE* UEALISED. I — 1 For the 'annual ewe fair at Hawarden ! yesterday, there iva.i a yarding ot i 10.300, made lino! about 13,100 enc-s. S wether*. ami 2590 lamb*, an compared with a total of 1 1,237 last year. I'here v.as large attendance of those ! interested in sheep. and the sale had a : rairly brisk tone, Prices were, on tbe whole, below tlio.se ruling at Culvcrden the previous day. but nevertheless were prod, for lines ot' quality. The market ..as topped by a lino or 10U two-tooth i ewes soul ior Mr J. k. l-'orrestor, of ! Kuwardeii, at 5Us cadi. to Mr W. W. ' Mcllae, <;i Waitaki. arid a line of 50 jtuo-tooths sold l'or Mr W. Elliot, or I ilawarden, which al-o made 000 each, : .Mr I*. Keniiec.v, of Culvertk-n, being i tlie purchaser. Other p<io;i sales wore: ! 11:3 two-tooths for Hi's M. I'. Mci'arlauo, j Waikari, at 48s: JOOI i'uur-yt-ar-old halfbred ewes for Mi' Goo. Rutherford, j of Wailohi Peaks. at-Mr Jl. Little, i of Vulcan Downs, being the purchaser. ! The range of prices was as follows, J last year's being given for comparison : Ix'st iwo-tootli liall'bred ewes 3SJs 9d to 50.s (37s Gd to -lis), others 28 s to 35-> 7d CJ-ts to :30.<;>; lour-tooths 3«>s to 42s>; four-year-old 35-s to 39s fid (20s Gd to 3J--, Gd): sound-mouth, 27s 3d to 355; failing-month 23j to I'd : aged, 19s to 21s ; two-tooth threj-quai terbrecl ewes F.Os -Id to 38 s C'd : four, six ar.d eighttooths 3fis yd to -10s; half and ihrcei quarterbred eive lambs 20 sod to 325. The following lines had been disposed of up to the time the train left: — Messrs H. Mat son and Co. sold for G. L. Rutherford (McDonald Downs), 575 four-year-old haifbred owes at 375, 530 at 40s. 100 at 39s Gd. -118 at 38s 0:1: M. 11. Forrester (Mt. Karsten). 17-1 j two-toolh ev.es at 35s 3d: Brooksdnle, j 12S lour and six-tooth ewes at 30s 6d, I 223 sound-mouth ewes at 3-ls; J. K. i Foircstrr (iluruniti). 100 two-tooth I haifbred owes at 50s : T. Costello (VS ood- ! grove), 80 sound-mouth ewes at 35s 9d; !W. Elliot (Hawarden), -10 two-tootn I haifbred owes at- 50.->: Earshman nncl i .McKay. 95 mixed sex lambs 18s -d, ! 220 aged ewes 17.5: A. Cewie (Hawarden), *90 four and' six-tooth ewes 33s oil 58 two-tooth to four-year-old ew<*> 30* 3d: I'. McFarhuie 11G .sound-mouth o'vt'S 3os; Baillio Bros. (Wuikari), -10 halfbrod ewe lambs 27s 3d, 1-18 iliree-fjnarterbred ewo lambs at 27,5; 11 Marshall (Tho I'oaUs). 88 halfbred owes at 335; Mrs M. 1". Mcl' arlano (Waikaii). 115 two-tooth liall'bred ! ewes 48s. The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Association sold for 31 rs Costello ('lhc Peaks), 70 full and failing-mouth ewes rtt 23s 3u; A. 1\ Cowie (Flax Hills, Ilawarden), -426 sound-mouth haifbred ewes at 27s 3d, 320 full and i'ailingmout li halfbrod ewes 245, 217 tliroequartcrbrcd wothor lambs at lSs; 275 thrpe-qiiarterbred owe lambs at 2-ls, ISO mixed sex lambs at 17s 7d; C. Leech iTho Peaks), 221 lour-vear-o!d ewes at 39s 9d; W. \. Hf\vitt_ (The Peaks), '.0 two-tooth ev.es at 375, 02 two-tooth ewes at 30s (sd. 30-j four and fcix-tooth wethers at 32s id: Clifton Estate (\\aikari), 429 four, six and eight-too'-h tlivce-quarterbrod ewes at 38s Od; C. T. White (The Peaks), 290 half and three-cjuartcrbred two-tnoth ewes at3os 4d. Messrs Dalgety and Co. sold for A. I'utheriord '(liaydon Downs), 202 four-year-old haifbred ewes at 365, 73 five-vear-old half bred ewes at 255; 1' • D. Dalzoll (Hawarden), 282 failing; mouth lialfbred ewes at 23s 9d, 280 three-quarterhred ewe lambs at 28s -Id, 70 at 30s 3d, 3o at 29s Od; S. Burrows (Oniihi), 241 two-tooth lialfbred owes at 325; H. Mathews (Waikarh, 132 twotooth lialfbred ewes at 45s id; 11. Todhunter. 200 five-year-old ewes at 32s (!'l, 1001 four-vear-old haifbred ewes at 425; G. Barker (Astrcp), 100 four-tooth lialfbred owes at 31s 3d; client, 21 twotooth ewes al 23s Gd, 42 sound-mouth ewes at 28.5. Messrs J'yne ar.d Co, sold for A. Telfer (Woodgrove), 132 'four and five-year-old ewes at 31s 3d; J. T. Snielho (Mount Ringer), 107 four and six-tooth ewes at 3(is ; Waituna Estate, quarterbrod two-tooth owes at 375, 510 threo and four-year-old Ihree-quartor-hred ewes at 37s to 38s 6d ; 11. T. Little (Woodgrove), 154 four, six and eighttooth owes at 38s 9d; E. and W. Mjtson (Woodgrovc), 73 two-tooth halfbrod ewes at 41s, 61 fuiling-inouth ewes at 20s; A. Cowie, 131 full-mouth ewes at 28s 3d; F. li. Mason, 83 four-year-old haifbred ewes at 30s; Mrs Hoban, 150 two-tooth uhree-quarterbred ewes at 3os Gd,/42 at 32s Od; ,i. Hollo, 71 halfbred ewe lambs at 295, 26 two-tooth haifbred owes at 32s 6d; W\ C. Lukey, 25 sound-month ewes at 32s Cd, 17 twotooth. ewos at 325; A. Telfer (Mount Hilton), 71 haifbred ewo lambs at ,26s 6d, 283 four, six and eight-tooth ewes at 36s lid; W. White (Woodgrovc), 50 two-tooth Corriedal© ewes at 455; R. Evans (Woodgrove), 146 five-year-old ewos at 28s Gd; G. Newton (Hawarden), 209 four-year-old hafbred ewes at 23s 9d; J. Douglas (Wnikari), 32 two-tooth owes at 30s 3d; E. Wishart. 40 ewe lambs at 325; Mrs Hoban, 100 failingmoutii üß'ds <it 25s 3d ; clients, 100 ewe lambs at 22s 6d, (32 failing-mouth ewes at 265. Tho National Mortgage and Agency Co. eold for J. 11. Dalton, GO failingmouth ewos at 2Gs, 50 ewe lambs at 265; H. 31. Andeison, 98 sound-mouth ewes at 33s 3d. 59 full and failingmouth ewes at 23;;.