CAPACITY STOCK YARDINGS

Chronicle (Levin), 19 June 1946, Page 4

CAPACITY STOCK YARDINGS

VALUES EASE SLIGHTLY A capacity yarding in fat sheep ' and fat cattle was experienced at yesterday's Levin weekly stock sale. There was an over supply of medium quality sheep, resulting in~ a slight easing in realisations. An over supply of beef, veal and runners caused frequent passings as values failed to reach the yendors reserves. There was a marked increase in prices in the pig section, which was in very short supply. iFollowing is a range of prices: — | Sheep: Fat ewe?^ 24s 4d, 24s lOd i to 26s ld; light b.f. ewes, 20s 7d; i light fat wethers, 30s lOd; medium fat wethers, 32s 4d to 33s 7d; prime heavy fat wethers, 34s 7d to 35s lOd; prime b.f. 2-ths., 30s 7d, 33s ld to |33s 4d; light fat lambs, 22s to 23s !4d; medium, 24s 7d to 25s 3d; j heavier, 25s lOd to 26s 7d; medium 'store wether lambs, 16s 6d to 17s 9d; ismaller, 22s 6d; small' b.f. lambs, I 8s ld. ,j Cattle: Light veal, £2 10s to £3 10s; ! medium, £4 2s 6d* to £5 12s 6d; 'prime, £8 2s 6d to £8 12s 6d; runiners, £7 12s 6d, £8 2s 6d to £8 17s 6d; !P.A. cows and heifers, £11 17s 6d, £12 17s 6d to £14 12s 6d; light ox, i £15. Dairy, cows due July-August, i£6 10s, £7, £8 10s to £9 15s. j Pigs: Light pork, £1 16s to £2"l-7s; j medium, £3 7s 6d to £4 ls; heavy, | £4 13s to £5 8s; heavy choppers, £6 : 12s 6d to £7 12s 6d; small stores, 22s to 30s; larger do., 31s, 33s 6d to 34s.