FAT SHEEP PRICES RISE

Chronicle (Levin), 8 October 1947, Page 4

FAT SHEEP PRICES RISE

READY DEMAND FOR PIGS There was a repr'esentative yardihg. of fat stock penned at the Levin stock sale yesterday, when values for fat wethers and quality hoggets -appreciated' on recent rulings, fat wethers selling to 52s 7d and prime hoggets to 50's ld, A large yardlng of prime heifers- and cows met with ready competition from buteherS', prime P.'A. heifers selii'ng to £8 I2's 6d, while prime P.A. cows made up to^ £18 7s- 6d. Pigs carne forward in lighter numbers and quality sorts at but-. chers' weights met with extra keen competition and sold to^ £5 11s. Store pigs were also keenly competed' for, wfiil'e fat ex-dairy and store cows sold at l'ast week's rates. Good quality cows and heiffer's at drop and el'ose to profit sold to £17. Noi spring lambs or vealers were -penned. The following is the range of realisations : — i Sheep: Extra prime wethers, 50s lOd to 52s 7d'; med'ium wethers, 48s. 4d to 49s 7d; light do., 44s lOd to 45S lOdi; small black faces, 42s 4d; prime store wethers, 37s Id; extra prime ewes, 38s 4'd to 39s lGd;. medium ewes, 37s lOd to 38s 4d-; light do.,. down to 3'5s 10d; extra prime hoggets-, 50s ld; prime hoggets, 43s lOdi to 45s 4d; medium hoggets, 37s 4d to 42s 4d; extra prime store hoggets, 37s 4d; prime store hoggets, 35s. Cattle: Ex-dairy vealers, £3 2s 6d to £7 2s 6d; ex-dairy runners, £7 17s 6d to £11 10s; prime P.A. heifers, £17 12s 6d' to £18- 7s 6d; medium do.,. £1'4 17s 6d to £16 16's 6d'; prime P.A. cows, £17 7s- 6d to £18 7s 6d; medium do., £15 2s 6d to £16 17s 6d; ' prime ex-dairies, £7 17s 6d to £10 12s 6d; medium do., £5 7s 6d to> £7 2s 6d; heifers at drop, £16 10s to £17; springing. heifers, £10 5s to £13 5s; later calvers, d'own to £7; dairy .cows on drop, £9 10s to £11 10s; later calvers, £7 10s to £8 10s; two-yeaf-old Jersey bulls, £11 to £12'; yearlihg Jersey bulls, £7 10s to £8 15s. Pigs; Heavy baconbrs, £6 3s to £6 11s; medium do., £5 11s to £5 19s; heavy porkers, £5 Is to £5 11s; medium do., £4 17s to £5; light porkers, down to £4 11s; extra large stores, £4 15s; medium do., £3 10s to £4 5s; small slips, £2 10s; good weaners, £2; smaller do., to £1 5s; choppers, £8 to £8 7s 6d.