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  The
             Cumberland & Dumfriesshire Farmers Mart PLC had forward 2,201
             breeding sheep at their weekly sale on Tuesday
             22nd May, 2012.
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             large entry, trade dearer for all classes.  Hoggs with singles sold to a top of £100 and £91 for
             Greyfaces from Messrs Ridsdale, Yew Tree, Thomas Close, Penrith,
             others £92 Briggle, £90 Langfield; Continental £88
             High Wood, £85 Whitstonehill, £84 Reagill Grange, £82
             Bayles, £80 High House; Cheviot Mule £87 High Wood;
             Suffolk cross £75 Whitstone Hill. Hoggs with twins to £72
             for Greyface from Langfield. In the shearling section, a very good pen of Blackfaces with singles
             sold at £80 from The Steel Cottage; Greyface £75 Station
             Road; Suffolk cross £71 West Wharmley; Cheviot Mule £68
             Mackside; Texel £66 Bayles. Shearlings with twins to £71
             for Suffolk cross from West Wharmley; Texel £63 Mackside;
             Blackface £62 Steel Cottage; Cheviot
             Mule £61 Mackside. Ewes with lambs sold to a top of £100 for Texel ewes with
             singles from Upper Cleugh; Suffolk cross £66 High House; Half
             Bred £63 Bayles; Greyface £59.50 South Mains; Hill Cheviot £53
             Clover Hill; Roussin £50 Castlefairn; Blackface £48
             Bridgeford, £46.50 High House. Ewes with twins to £71
             for Texels from West Wharmley, £68
             Upper Cleugh; Greyface £60 Bayles; Roussin £50 Castlefairn;
             Hill Cheviot £49 Castlefairn; Blackface £46 Bridgeford;
             Swaledale £41.50 Glendhu. Geld hoggs to £98 for Greyface from Fieldside, £95
             Station Road, £90 Parcelstown; Texel £80 South Mains. Cast
             ewes to £60 Castlefairn. 
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