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awarded to Robert Lam­ bert, o f Wigglesworth,


proved trade jumping up to 213p/kg, with nicely fle-


for his 34kgs Beltex-cross lamb, which sold for £98 to quality butcher George Cropp er, of Accrington. Prime hoggs had an im­


was won by Robert Tow­ ers, of Farleton. for his 54kg Charollais-cross- Beltex, which sold to pre­ sale show judge David Stamper for £124. Mr Towers also achieved £116 for his first prize winners in the Gharollais pairs class. Reserve champion was


GISBURN A u ction Mart’s Easter prime lamb show and sale saw almost 30 quality spring lambs forward and averaging 242p/kg, or £102. > The champion rosette


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children James and Jack and their reserve cham­ pion lamb, which sold for £98.


Prime lambs on show


CHAMP: Robert


Towers and his


champion spring lamb


which sold for £124


to the pre­ sale show judge.


shed, handy weight hoggs attracting a premium. Cast sheep yet again


were easily sold, with rams topping at £136 from John Ellison, of Ac­ crington, and a pen of cast Charollais ewes selling for £135 from D. Butler,


: of Out Raweliffe. Overall cast sheep averaged £97. Averages were: Prime


lambs 33-39kgs - 258pto; 40-45kgs - 241p/kg; 46- 52kgs - 225p/kg; 53kgs+ - 230p/kg. Auctioneers were Richard Turner and Son.


as judged by Mr Alan Moorhouse, was an out­ standing pair of Continen­ tal lambs from P. R. & H.


' J.Marginson, ofHigham, going on to sell at £118 per head (278ppkg). The best single lamb


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GLORIOUS spring weather brought out a good crowd at Gis- bum Auction Mart and helped en­ sure 790 ewes and lambs all found pastures new. Top price of the day was for Tex- el-cross shearlings with twins at foot from J. Turner, of Goosnargh, sell­ ing at £238 (ave £218). Next best at £235 were Suffolk Ewes with twins from Harry Wood, of Dutton, fol­ lowed by regular Welsh vendor, M. Williams & Son with Beltex shear­


lows. Best single Iamb: 1, M. Worthington; 2, P.R. & H.J. Marginson; 3, K. Whitwell. Best Conti­ nental pair: 1 and 3, P.R. & H.J. Marginson; 2, M. WoftHington; Pen of six horned/hill Hoggs: 1, T. Robinson; 2 J.T. Forrest; 3, R. Gill & Son. Pen of - six down hoggs; 1 T. Rob­ inson; 2 P. Stringfellow; 3


came from Mark Wor­ thington, of Rarasbottom, weighing 44kg and later sold for £104 (236ppkg). Full results were as fol­


TOP TWO: The Cham­ pion Pair of Continentals with Phillip Marginson and Ben Ten­ nant.


throughout, with all the honours this year going to Continental lambs. Topping the prize list,


AN outstanding Easter lamb show and sale was a real credit to the ven- dors^at Clitheroe Auc­ tion Mart. T rad e was g o o d


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SINGLE: The Champion Single Lamb, a Charollais from Mark Worthington, shown by lo­ cal lad Chris Dodds.


Ewes and lambs foimd pastures new Five fine heifers from Fred


Malbis, headed the broken mouth section, with Texels suckling twins at £192 (ave £175) and again with Suffolks at £182 (ave £168). Richard Mawson, of Addmgham, had Mules with twin crossed Iambs at £182 (ave £171). Anthony Rogerson, of Chip­ ping, had Charollais with twins at £180. Overall broken-mouthed with


lings suckling twin crossed lambs at £225. Generally ewes with twins av­ eraged £195 and singles £155. Sally Sleightholme, of Acaster


twins averaged £174 and singles £140.


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A GLORIOUS Saturday really brought out the crowds at Clitheroe Auction


Mart’s increasingly popular machinery sale.


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as far afield as the east coast and North­ umberland.


Trade was fantastic, with buyers from


yvith more than 1,000 lots forward, rang­ ing from small tools to tractors. It was a busy day for auctioneers Joe Worthing­ ton and Jeremy Greenhalgh. Jeremy commented: “We could have


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sold a lot more - trade was very good throughout with interest for everything on offer.” • Some notable prices included: a Ford


8210 Turbo tractor sold at £10,300; a Ford 7610 tractor at £6,050; a Kramar Allrad 420 at £4,700; a David Brown 885 £1,800; a Ford Ranger at £1,800; a 14ft Ifor Williams Trailer at £1,800; an Inter­ national 484 Tractor at £1,600; a McHale Wrapper at £1,200; a 4x4 Land Rover V8 at £850; a Vespa 125cc scooter at £750 and a 400cc ATV at £700.


Clitheroe Auction Mart Auctioneers and valuers of breeding, store and prime livestock Lincoln Way, Clitheroe, Lancs BB7 1QD ^ lO 1 , 2 0 a ; 4 2 3 3 2 S


achieved £185 and £178 for Mules and Texels with singles respectively. In-lamb Hoggs from Maureen and Ronnie Capstick, of Clitheroe, made £140. Store Hogg trade fol­ lowed the recent rise in the fat mar­ ket with the majority selling in the £80 to £100 bracket. Auctioneers were Richard Turn-'


The first hoggs of the season


FIVE heifers from Fred Parkinson, of CWpping, topped the £2,000 mark at Gisbum Auction Mart’s pedigree dairy


show and sale, selling for £2,300 twice ' and averaging £2,150.


. Both the champion and reserve cham­


pion newly-calved heifers at the event were bought by Paul BoUand, of Airton, Skipton._


ny Bretherton, of Whitechapel, Preston, they sold for £2,200 and £2,120.


&hibited by first time vendor Antho­


• Top sale price of the day also came from Mr Bretherton, with a Poos Stadel Classic BLF heifer selling at£2,450 to Chris Harrison, of Elslack.- ■ First prize cow was from W. A. Booth,


of Feizor, Austwick, a typical Comestar ■ Outside giving 41 litres and selling to John Coar, of Waddington. Ten Bulling heifers made to £1,220 and averaged £990. Heifer calves sold to


£380. Auctioneers were Richard Turner and Son.


SUCH A LOT: With more than 1,000 lots forward there was plenty to bid on at Clitheroe Auction Mart’s lat-' est machin­ ery sale.


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