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 The
Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC held their final
sale of ewes with lambs at foot for the season and the first
few pens of store lambs at Longtown on Tuesday 7th July 2009.
Trade
remained brisk for ewes and lambs topping at £50
for Greyface ewes with singles from Murraythwaite. Ewes with
twins to £49.50 for Greyfaces from Halton Lea Farm, £43
Murraythwaite. Texels with twins £43 Pennine View. Greyface
ewes with singles £48 Murraythwaite. Cheviot ewes with
singles £36.50 Pennine View.
Store lambs got of to a fine
start, selling to a top of £48.50
for Texel x Suffolks from Hopestead who also sold others at £44.50
and £43.50.
More could have been sold to advantage.
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