Lancaster Hill Fair Day saw a large crowd of buyers keen to secure all classes and types of breeding sheep. North Country Mule shearling sold to £240 on several occasions from M&YS Barker, Halton. Llyne Mule shearlings sold to £215 from J Duerden, Dalton in Furness with other shearlings regularly £175 to £190. Texel cross two to three crop ewes sold to £190, with other two crop Texel cross £185. Ewes were generally £140 to £165.
Mule Gimmer lambs sold to £175 for the first prize pen from RG&H Preece, Roeburndale with this price also achieved from JW Cornall & Sons, Bleasdale. Stronger pens of Mule gimmer lambs were £140 to £160, with running type lambs £110 to £125. All gimmer lambs sold averaged £148.
Breeding rams sold to a top of £800 for a Texel shearling from H Carter, Ellel with others at £780 from T&CM Kelsall, Chipping. Texel shearlings were regularly £500 to £750. Texel ram lambs sold to £400 from B&M Slater, Chipping.
The sale concluded with store lambs, which sold to a top of £113 for Texel cross lambs from PJ&SM Woodhouse, Forton. A ring full of Texel cross Cheviots from SE&J Gorst, Littledale achieved £105. Mule sold to a top of £86 with Mashams at £82. Smaller long keep lambs were £65 to £78, depending on breed and quality.
The pre sale show was kindly and expertly judged by Miss N Johnson, Bay Horse who awarded prizes as followed:
CLASS 1- 10 GIMMER LAMBS
1st RG & H Preece, Thornbush Farm- £175
2nd A & L Huddleston, Overhouses- £160
3rd T & H Drinkall, Calderside Farm
CLASS 2- SHEARLING RAM
1st H Carter, Cragg End- £650
2nd T & CM Kelsall & Sons, Brown Brook- £520
3rd H Carter, Cragg End- £800
CLASS 3- RAM LAMB
1st J Davies, Holly Farm
2nd J Davies, Holly Farm- £320
3rd B & M Slater, Daub Hall Farm- £380