Good Prices At Ashburton Fair

Press, Volume CV, Issue 31006, 11 March 1966, Page 14

Good Prices At Ashburton Fair

Good quality sheep made excellent prices at the Ashburton Agricultural and Pastoral Association’s Ram and Stud Ewe Fair (woolbreeds section), held at the Ashburton Showgrounds yesterday. Prices in the top bracket were the best for many years at the fair, several being over 60gns. Top price of the sale went to J. Lawler, of Gore, who sold a one-shear Romney ram at 72gns. There was a reasonable demand for medium quality sheep throughout the sale though towards the end there was a slight easing in prices and demand. Although there were several passings, at the conclusion of the sale there were very few pens left unsold. Vendors came from as far afield as Nelson, Banks Peninsula and Waimate, but most of the sheep were brought by local buyers. Several sheep were withdrawn from the sale before the commencement There was a small entry of 40 pens in the Corriedale section. The top price in this section went to Estate H. R. Little of Harwarden. who sold two one-shear Corriedales at 40gns. All of the entries were in the flock ram section. There were no stud entries. Leading prices included: — CORRIEDALES Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd., sold on account of: J. H. F. Barton. 1 at 32gns.

Dalgety and Naw Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold on account of:— Estate J. Reid, Ltd., Darfield, one at 45gns. Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd., sold on account of:— Estate H. R. Lottie, Hawarden: two at 46gns. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of: K. V. Hood. Rakaia: 1 at 27gns; F. G. Rickard, Ashburton 1 at 25gns. J. Trevor Thomas and Company sold on account of:— K V. Hood, Rakaia, 1 oneshear at 42gns. ROMNEYS Pyne, Gould, Guinness Ltd,, sold on account of:— J. R. Lawler and Company, Gore, 2 at 57gns; Raymond Oakley. Ashburton, 1 at 71gn<s. Dalgety and New Zealand Loan, Ltd., sold on account of:— J. Lawler and Company, 1 at 72gns. 2 at 50gns; R. W. Oakley. Mayfield, 1 at 52igns: I. R. Oakley, Mayfield, 1 at 50gns; D. G. Tait, Ashburton, 2 at 54gns. J. Trevor Thomas and Company sold on account of:— N. Early, Montalto, 1 at Signs. Wright, Stephenson and Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— R. W Oakley, Mayfield, 1 at Signs; Rannock Trust, Darfield, 1 at 54gns; W. M. Early, Montalto. 2 at 52gns. New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Association, Ltd., sold on account of:— Rannoch Trust <c/o. R. Reid), Darfield. 1 at Signs: W. M. Early, Montalto, 1 at 50gns; W. J. Symes, Lyndhurst, 1 at 50gns. National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., sold on account of:— j. R. Lawler and Company. Gore 2 at 68gns, 2 at 65gns, 2 at 52gns: R. W. Oakley (Mayfield), 1 at 60gns, 1 at 52gns; D. G. Taiit, Ashburton, 1 at SOgns.