STOCK VALUES FIRM

Chronicle (Levin), 31 July 1946, Page 4

STOCK VALUES FIRM

WEEKLY SALE IN LEVIN There was a further large yarding of fat sheep at yesterday's Levin weekly stock sale with values on a par with last week's prices. Quality on the whole was not as high as that of the last two weeks, but all classes sold freely. Fat ewes were specially sought after and sold to 33s lOd; extra prime fat lambs also met (with read-y competition, making up to 38s lOd. There were fair yardings of store hoggets and these were absorbed locally at prices on a par with outside districts. Well-grown woolly wether hoggets brought up to 25s 6d and smaller hoggets off the Paraparaumu hills 23s 6d. A line of small ewe hoggets made 23s 9d. The fat cattle section was oversupplied with prime cows, while ox, veal and runners were in short supply, these selling well in advance of any previous saies. A pen of extra prime ox realised £18, while veal sold up to £7 17s 6d. There was a small yarding of store cattle and a line of 21 -year P.A. steers brought £8 17s 6d. A fair yarding of dairy cows and heifers close to profit returned good prices. The pig section was under supplied and the quality generally was very poor, this being extremely marked wh£n well finished pigs were offered, competition for which was very' keen. Boner cows, potter bulls, exdairy cows and weaner calves all sold at late market rates. A range of realisations is as follows: — Sheep: Extra prime fat wethers, 39s lOd to £2 ls 4d; prime, 37s 7d to 38s 4d; lighter, 34s 7d to 36s lOd; prime fat ewes, 30s 7d, 32s 4d to 33s 7d; b.f., 28s ld to 33s 4d; well grown prime w.f. fat lambs, 27s 4d to 32s lOd; extra prime b.f., 37s 7d to 38s lOd; prime, 30s 7d to 31s ld; lighter, 25s 7d to 28s lOd; woolly w.f. store wethers, 23s to 25s 6d; store b.f. lambs, 19s 3d to 23s; small w.f. lambs, 18s 6d to 23s 9d; 2-th. ewes R.W.S.D.R.. 28s 3d. Cattle: Vealers, £5 2s 6d to £6 2s 6d; extra prime £7 2s 6d to £7 12s 6d; lighter, £4 12s ' 6d, £5 2s 6d to £5 12s 6d; runners, £7 2s 6d, £8 ls 6d, £9 7s 6d to £9 12s 6d; prime ox, £16 17s 6d to £17 17s 6d; P.A. cows, £10 12s 6d, £11 7s 6d, £12 2s 6d to £13 7s 6d; fat cows ex-dairy, £7 7s 6d, £8, L8 12s 6d.to-£9 7s 6d;; store cows, £3 5s, £4 Ipsj £5 5s to £7 5s; weaner heifers, £4 7s Gd; £5 tjqij£6; springing heifers, £11, £13 to '-£'13 10s; springing cows; £7 10s, £10 10s, £13 10s to £14; later calvers, £7, £7 10s to £9 5s. Pigs: Prime pork, £3 14s to £4 10s; light, £2 10s to £3 4s; choppers, £5 5s; store pigs sow and litter of 6, £9; good well grown stores, £2 to £2 18s; slips, 36s, £2 to £2 5s; weaners, 25s, 32s to 36s.