LEVIN STOCK MARKET

Chronicle (Levin), 20 August 1947, Page 4

LEVIN STOCK MARKET

VALUES FIRM AT YESTERDAY'S WEEKLY SALE There were smailer yardings of f&t ewes at the Levin stocx saie yesterday, though the wejh.er and f at cattle yardings were on a par with la^t wo.ek's ratps. There was a smafief yarding than usugl of fat pigs, hut so'nie good peiis of stores cqme forward-a'iid yalues wer.e corre^poridingly high. The following 'is a range of the prices realised:— Sheep: Extra prime heavy wethers, 47s 4d to 49s lOd; heavy do„ 46s Id to 46s 7d; medium do., 44s ld to 45s 7d; light do., down to 41s . . lQd; prime "heayy ewes, 39s 10d; medium do., 36s ld; light and imfi'nished do., 29s lQd t'p 34s 4d; sxtra prime hoggets, 39s ld to 43s dp., 36s 4d to 38s 10d; light and unflnished do., dowtf tp 31s -7d;- small store^ hoggets, 26s 3d. Cattle; Prbue pxen, £21 12s 6d.to £22 12s 6d; medium do., £19 7s g,d; . light and' 'u'nfihished * do.,* 'down to £14 12s 6d; prime P.A. co'ws, £12 12§ 6d to £13 17s 6d; medium do., £11 17s 6d to £12 7s 6d; runners, £8 17s 6d tq £9 2s 6d; prime ex-dairy cows, £9 7s 6d~to £11 12s 6d; lighier do., down to £4 7s 6d; heifers at .drop, £11 to £14 5s; later calvers, down tp £10 10s; springing cows, £8 12s to £14; store cows, ex-dairy, £4 17s 6d to £6 8s; yearling heifers, £5 10s t.o £*6 10s; heifers r.w.b., £6 15's. Pigs: Heavy porkers, £4 19s to £5 8s; medium do., £4 4s to £4 16s; light do., down to £3 10s; baconers, £6 12s 6d to £7 4s; medium do., £5 8s; sows with litter at foot, £12 to £13 10s; sows to farrow, £11 15sj heavy stores, £3 11s to £3 16s \ rfledium do., £2 to £2 16s;weaners, £11 4s to £1 18s; "choppers, -to £8 7s 6d.