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Middleton in Teesdale Swaledale Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings
Monday 27th September 2010

On Monday Harrison & Hetherington held their Inaugural Prize Show & Sale of 4,041 Registered & Unregistered Swaledale Ewes & Gimmer Shearlings.

prize winning Ewes with from left to right   Jonathan Gut, J G Animal Health - Sponsor David Allinson - Vendor Kevin Buckle - Judge

Prize winning Ewes with from left to right Jonathan Guy, J G Animal Health - Sponsor David Allinson - Vendor Kevin Buckle - Judge

A total clearance followed a very fast trade with an overall average increase on the year of £31.37. Ewes levelled at £102.31 and Gimmer Shearlings at £103.59.

The show, which was kindly sponsored by J G Animal Health, was judged by Mr K Buckle who made the following awards:-
1st F & M P Allinson, West Briscoe - £190 to A & K M Barnes
2nd C R Raine & Sons, Stanhope Gate - £200 to H W & M A Alderson
3rd M & E M Wilson, Arngill House - £160 to A & K M Barnes
4th A E Iceton & Sons, High Birk Hatt - £143 to J A & C M Dalton
5th M W Skidmore Ltd, Wolf Cleugh - £150 to T W Hutchinson
6th J D Bentley & Son, Lane Head - £126 to J Raper

Swaledale Gimmer Shearlings
£145 Shield Hurst Farm; £130 Burncroft; £125, £101 The Pry; £126, £108 Bollihope Shield; £120, £105 High Birk Hatt; £112, £110 Breckon Hill; £112 Dirt Pitt; £110 Grains O Beck; £108, £100 Pease Myres; £105 High Pasture; £104 Brockersgill

Swaledale Ewes
£200, £140, £132, £130, £114, £110, £106, £105 Stanhope Gate; £180, £140, £137, £136, £133, £101 West Briscoe; £160, £118, £110, £106, £104, £101, £100 Arngill House; £150, £148, £142, £140 Wolf Cleugh; £143, £101, £100 High Birk Hatt; £142, £134, £102, £100 Rigg Farm; £141, £119, £117, £103 Bink House; £140, £112, £103 Bank Top; £138, £135 Burncroft; £138, £124, £120 Stoneykeld; £134, £118, £100 (x2) Priorsdale; £130, £100 (x2) Ettersgill House; £128, £101, £100 Stoney Hill; £127, £126 (x2), £115, £109, £102, £100 Lane Head; £126 Brockersgill; £120, £112, £104, £100 Grains O Beck; £117, £116, £106, £100 Toft House; £115, £114 Blunt House; £115, £112 High Corn Park; £114, £113, £106 Lane Side; £112, £110, £102, £101 Bollihope Shield; £112 Hield House; £110 The Pry, Dirt Pitt; £109 Crossthwaite; £108, £102 Woolpitts; £108, £100 Greenhills; £108 Revelin; £106, £105 West Friar House; £105 Newton Lodge; £104 East Thorngarth Hill, Birkdale; £101 (x2) Valance Lodge; £100 Woodside, Step Ends

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