STORNOWAY, Dingwall & Highland Marts Ltd., (August, 28th) sold 3,833 store lambs.

Cheviot lambs (381) averaged £43.53 and sold to £55.50 gross from 8B Shader, Point. Texel cross lambs (83) averaged £52.73 and sold to £65 gross from 20 Ranish, . Beltex cross lambs (20) averaged £54.55 and sold to £100 gross (twice) from 4 Park, . Suffolk cross lambs (592) averaged £51.54 and sold to £69 gross from Anerley Cottage, Back. Blackface lambs (1401) averaged £29.80 and sold to £50 gross from 6 Valtos, Uig. Cross lambs (1356) averaged £39.33 and sold to £61 gross from Anerley Cottage.

“Store lambs shown in good bloom with an overall increase of £2.86 on the corresponding sale last year.”

Other leading prices per head: Uig & Bernera: Cross – 32 Valtos, Uig, £49.50. Ness: Chev – 13 Cross Road, Ness, £50; TexX – 1 Lionel, Ness, £47. : SuffX – 5 East Street, Sandwick, £53.50; Cross – 9 East Street, Sandwick, £46.50. Harris: SuffX – Atlantic View, Bunavoneader, £46 (twice); BF – 2 Scaladale, Isle of Harris, £46. Westside: SuffX – 13 Upper Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £64.50, Cloverdale, Lower Barvas, £51, 12 Doune, , £47; TexX – 34 New , Isle of Lewis, £55; Cross – 38 Lower Barvas, Isle of Lewis, £53, 14 North , Isle of Lewis, £51; BeltX – 4 Park, Barvas, £49.50. Back: SuffX – 2A Back, Isle of Lewis, £58, 15 Vatisker, Back, £48, Annerley Cottage, £46; TexX – 2A Back, £56, 47A Back, Isle of Lewis, £55, 15 Vatisker, £52; Cross – Annerley Cottage, £54, 1A Back, Isle of Lewis, £50.50, 2A Back, £48.50; Chev – 2B Back, Isle of Lewis, £50.50, 47A Back, Isle of Lewis, £48. Lochs: SuffX – 30 , South Lochs, £62; Cross – 5B Arivruaich, Lochs & 11 Garyvard, Isle of Lewis, £57, , Lochs & 20 Ranish, Isle of Lewis, £54.50, 30 Gravir, £53; TexX – 30 Gravir, £55; Chev – 30 Gravir, £51, 18 , Lochs, £50.50, 14 Gravir, Lochs, £47. Point: SuffX – 6 , Point, £61.50, 29 , Point, £53; Cross – 10A Portvoller, Point, £60.50, 8A New , Point, £55, 29 Flesherin, Point, £54; Chev – 8B Shader, Point, £54, 32 Garrabost, Isle of Lewis, £49.50.