Archive - Wednesday, 8 October 2003


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Prices and trophies at the sheep fair

JOHN Campbell from Alnwick was the judge of all the ram classes at the Michaelmas Sheep Fair. Trophy winners were as follows:

The R Farnell Memorial Trophy to the champion Suffolk ram in the show was awarded to W H Clubley & Son, Middleton-on-the-Wolds, for their Suffolk ram lamb which sold for 360gns to T Simpson.

The W A Cundall Perpetual Challenge Cup to the champion Texel ram in the show was awarded to P Teasdale, Scagglethorpe (sold for 490gns to L W Aconley).

The Boulton & Cooper trophy for the champion Charollais ram in the show was awarded to S & J Hunter, Hunmanby (sold for 510gns to I Swiers).

Other show results (in order of placing):

Best shearling Suffolk ram - A E Glaves, Brompton, C & K Milburn, Scagglethorpe, A Chapman, Folkton.

Best Suffolk ram lamb - W H Clubley, Middleton on the Wolds, A E Glaves, T M Bulmer, Salton.

Best pair of Suffolk ram lambs - J T & E A Midgley, Kirby Underdale, A E Glaves, W H Clubley.

Best untrimmed ram lamb - J A Coleman, Burton Fleming, W H Clubley, J T & E A Midgley.

Best Texel shearling ram - P Teasdale, Scagglethorpe, P Jewitt & Son, Hutton Buscel, Mr Longdin.

Best Texel ram lamb - H & C W Burkill, Harpham, 2 & 3 J & R M Lucas, Fimber.

Best Charollais ram lamb - 1 & 3 C W Marwood, Whenby, Mackley & Pratt, Folkton.

Best Charollais shearling ram - 1 & 3 S & J Hunter, Hunmanby, C W Marwood.

Forward were 4,20 breeding sheep. Other prices:

Draft ewes (358) to £57 from Wilson Bros (ave £40.93)

Suffolk ewes (350) to £96 from J D Jackson (£64.58)

Suffolk shearlings (1,055) to £104 from Mrs A Henson (£86.47)

Mule ewes (122) to £64 from Castle Hall Farms (£41.15)

Mule shearlings (1,523) to £99 from M & E Hall (£84.15)

Texel ewes (121) to £80 from Mrs Hairsine (£68)

North ewes/other (383) to £80 from D Haigh (£76)

Suffolk shearling rams to 360gns from A E Glaves

Suffolk ram lambs to 415gns from from M T Bulmer

Texel shearling rams to 490gns from P H Teasdale

Texel ram lambs to 205gns from H & C W Burkill

Charollais ram lambs to 370gns from C W Marwood

Charollias shearling rams to 510gns from S & J Hunter

Updated: 12:00 Wednesday, October 08, 2003




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