CAPACITY STOCK YARDINGS

Chronicle (Levin), 12 February 1947, Page 4

CAPACITY STOCK YARDINGS

BRISK SALE WITH PRICES FIRM Capacity yardings in all sections. 3f stock were experienced yesterday at the Levin weekly stock sale. A brisk sale resulted and prices. were fully firm on late rates in all classes. Practi^ally a total clearinee was effected under tne Hammer. The following is a range Df prices realised: — Sheepr.Light fat wethers, 30s 7d :o 31s 4d; medium, 32s ld to 32s LOd; heavy, 33s 4d to 33s lOd; fat 3wes> 18s 10d to 22s 4d; fat b.f. 1-ths., 30s, 31s 7d to '32s lOd; light ?at- lambs, 25s ld td 26s 7d; medum, 26s 7d to 27s ld; prime, 28s 4d 0. 31s 7d'; store woolly wether .ambs, 17s 6d to 21s 7d; smaller do., i'i2s 6d to 15s lOd; shorn store wether lambs, 18s to 21s 3d; "2 and 1-th. wethers, forward condition, j3 6d to 31s 4d, Cattlc: Dairy heifers, £8 10s to "12; cows eoming to profit, £8 to £10 10s; store P.A. cows, £7- 5s; 20-mth. P-.A. neifers, £4 17s, £5 17s -o £6 2s; 2-year-old P.A. sfeers, £7 o £7 7s; yearbng P.A. steers, £5 17s; vv eaner Jcrsey heifers, '£2' 10s to £3 ,3s; l8'-mths. Jeisey heifers r.w.b,, 8s: Ayrshiie dairy heifers, r.w.b., £7'; boner cows, £2 10s tp £3 15s; light veal, 37s 6d to £2' 17s 6d; med- ;

ium, £3 5s to £4 7s 6d; prime, £4 15s, £5 5s, £5 17s 6d to' £6 17s 6d; runuers, £5 2s 6d, £6 12s 6d to £7 2s 6d; prime ox, £15 17s 6d; P.A. fat cows, £10 2s 6d, £11 2s 6d to £11 17s 6d; fat ex- dairy cows, £5 5s, £5 12s 6.d, £6 5s to £7 17s 6d; fat heifers, £7 17s 6d, £8 2s 6d to £9 5s. Pigs: Light porkers, £2 10s to £3 5s; medium,. £3 7-s 6d to £3 15s; beavier, £3 16s- 6d to £4 5s; baeonsrs, £4 10s, £4 15s to £5 11s; ehoppers, £4 10s, £5 10s to £6 3s; weansrs, 22s to 25s; -light stores, 27s 6d to 30s; medium, 32s 6d to £2 5r.