Monday, March 30. Easter prize show and sale of prime spring lambs; prize show and sale of ewes and shearlings with lambs at foot and sale of livestock. Forward: 34 lambs; 64 families of sheep and lambs; 5 prime bulls. Easter prize show - Judge: M Lomax. Results: 1&3 JA&R Geldard, Charollais, 51kg, £128/48kg, £126; 2 AG&GM Rowlinson, Suffolk, 45kg, £218. Spring show - Judge: G Bell. Results. Mule Shearlings with twins: W Alexander. Mule ewes with twins: J Townley. Continental shearlings with twins: J Drinkwater. Continental ewes with twins: J Fox. Prices - Prime cattle (bulls): Limousin to 204.5 pence per kilo; Friesian 129.5; Aberdeen Angus 139.5; Montbeliarde 161.5. Prime Hoggs: Suffolk to £90 each; Mule 83.50; Horned 78; Charollais 83.50; Cheviot 79; Texel 98; Jacob 75. Spring lambs: Suffolk 128; Charollais 128; Texel 110. Cast sheep: Suffolk 120; Continental 122; Mule 97; Horned 88; Charollais 142; Texel 155.
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