WEEKLY STOCK SALE AT LEVIN

Chronicle (Levin), 26 February 1947, Page 4

WEEKLY STOCK SALE AT LEVIN

There were large yardings of pigs and fat sheep at the week-ly stock sale held in Levin yesterday with smaller entries of store sheep. Medium entries of fat cattle and dairies were yarded. Prices in all sections were firm on recent saies. Large store pigs sold exceptionally well reaching £3 4s. The following range of prices Was realised:— Sheep: Fat ewes, 18s, 20s ld to 21s ld; fat ewe lambs, 15s; prime fat wethers. 33s 4d to 33s 10d- medium, 28s 9d, 29s lOd to 31s 10d" pnme fat lambs, 31s lOd to 34s 10dmedium, 25s lOd to 28's l'Od1- light' down to 15s 6d; b.f. 2-ths., 32s 4d to 33s 4d; store lambs, 11s 3d to l'5s 6d; store sheep, lambs, 16s 8dwethers, 28s 9d; S.D. rams, £4 4s to £5 5s. Cattle: prime vealers, £6 2s 6d to £7 2s 6d; medium, £5 7s 6d, £5 12s 6d to £5 17s 6d; light, down ' t'o £3 17s 6d; runners, £7 2s 6d, £8 17s 6d to £9 12s 6d; prime fat P.A. Cows, £10 2s 6d, £10 12s 6d to £11 12s 6d' medium, £6 17s 6d, £7 17s 6d th £9 17s 6d; light and unfinished1. down to £5 12s 6d: store cows, £7 10s to £9 10s: inferior sorts', £3 3s to £3 15s; heifers, £4 4's. Pigs: Light stores down to 25s 6d; medium, £2' 19s to £3 ls-; large, £3 2s to £3 4s; porkers, medium, £4 7s, £4 8s to- £4 10s; large, £4 15s to £4 18s; baconers, £5 13s, £5 16s. £5 17s 6d to £6 2s; choppers, £6 2s £6 10s to £7 2s; sows, £5 2s 6d.