Heavy Entry of Store Lambs at Levin Sale

Chronicle (Levin), 20 January 1948, Page 4

Heavy Entry of Store Lambs at Levin Sale

Nearly 2000 head of good quality store lambs came forward at the Levin sale yesterday, values improving on recent rates. There was a lighter yarding of fat stock, whieh sold at prices slightly under last week's rulings. This can be attributed to the holding of th'e sale a day earlier than usual. Good quality fat wethers and ewes depreciated from ls to ls 6d a hea'd on recent values. A lighter yarding of fat lambs came forward and met with keen demand. The entry of pigs was eonsiderably lighter than last week and good lines sold at late rates. The small number of fat catUe penned met with little demand, values depreciating from £1 to £1 10s a head at times. No oxen were yarded. The following is a range of the prices realised: — Fat Sheep Prime heavy wethers, 37s 4d to 38s 4d; prime quality two-tooth wethers, 36s 4d to 38s 4d; lighter sorts, 32s lOd to 34s 4d; prime heavy ewes, 23s 4d to "24s" 10d; light do,, 18s' 4d to 19s 7d; prime quality lambs, 32s 7d to 35s lOd; me-dium do„ 26s 4d to 30s lOd. Store Sheep Shorn black faced lambs: On a/c A. M. Maddison, 125 at 27s 2d, 120 at 23s 9d; .a/c E. Cunningham, 83 at 20s 4d; a/c H. L. Morrah, 109 at 22s ld; a/c C, K. Arcus, 95 at 25s 2d; a/c N. W. Ryder,.U6 at 26s 6d, 87 at 18s lOd, . Woolly black faced ' lambs:"- .On a/c H- P, Camgfefli, Jd. i Romney lan®sj^U|)v: Blake, 78 wethers at 25s tOd, 131 at1 18s 3d, 56 shorn small ewe lambs at 17s. Miscellaneous: Woolly black faced lambs, tops, 24s 9d; second cut, 20s 3d; culls, 11s 6d and 14s 1 6d; shorn white faced ewe lambs, 18s 6d to 18s lOd; white faced ewe lambs, 17s; white faced wether lambs, 18s 3d; store wethers, 31s 6d. Cattle Ex-dajry vealers, £3 7s 6d to £5 17s 6d; prime quality P,A. heifers, £13 to £14 17s 6d; eK-dairy cows, £7 2s 6d to £9 2s 6d; springiug cows, £11 10s to £12, Pigs Medium-weight baconers, £4 17s 6d to £5; pprkers, £4 5 S to £4 l'2s; lighter sorts, £3 13s ' to £4; choppers, £5 to £5 7s 6d; lighter do„ £3 15s to £4; good weaners, £1 12s to £1 15s; lighf stores, £2 ls,