Their sale leader, a shearling ram by a £1700 Toft House and out of a ewe by a £3000 Carrick, was bought by Nilston Rigg, while their overall champion, another shearling which also stood breed champion at the National show, at Stirling, in July, made £5000 selling to the Pattinsons from Hotbank.
LEADINGprices:
Shearling rams – £8000 Sewingshields to Nilston Rigg; £7000 Horseholme to Wanwood Hill; £7000 Toft House to Wanwood Hill; £6500 (twice) Wanwood Hill both to High Staward; £5000 Townfoot to Toft House; £5000 Sewingshields to Hotbank; £4800 Wanwood Hill to Carrick; Carrick to Townshields; £3000 Townfoot to Edges Green; £3000 Wanwood Hill to Clennell; £2800 Townfoot to Hareshaw; £2800 The Dunns to Sewingshields; £2000 Edlingham Newton to West Nubbock; £2000 Hotbank to Yatesfield.
Ram lambs – £1800 – Penpeugh to Whiteside; £1600 Chapel House to Sewingshields.
