Big Yarding Of Pigs Affects Values At Levin

Chronicle (Levin), 4 February 1948, Page 4

Big Yarding Of Pigs Affects Values At Levin

A large yarding of pigs at the Levin sale yesterday caused slight depreciations in values over all lines. In the sheep section, a heavy yarding of fat wethers" maintained a good sale mainly due to the very light yarding of ewes. Approximately 500 store lambs came forward and sold on a par with last week's rulings. A small entry of dairies met with little or no demand. Only an average number of fat cattle were penned, some fair saies resulting. The following is a range of the prices realised: — Sheep: Prime heavy wethers, 39s lOd to , 41s 7d; prime two-tooths, 38s -4d to 39s lOd; prime black faces, 36s lOd to 39s 4d; fat lambs (woolly tops), 39s lOd; medium quality do., 29s 4d to 31s 4'd; . prime .shorn black faced lambs, 38s 4d. Store sheep:* Medium quality. shorn white faced lambs, 16s tp;;18s 6d; culls, 13s to * 14s. _9d;„good qual•ity- IV'Oolly black faCed'lambs, 23s ?4d; medium do., 18s to 19s 6d; culls, 13s 3d to 16s; medium quality woolly white faced lambs, 15s 6d to 16s 6d. Cattle: Good quality vealers, £6 7s 6d to £8 7s 6d; medium do., £5 2s 6d to .£6 2s 6d; good quality P.A. heifers, £13 2s 6d to* £14 7s 6d; good quality P.A. cows, £13 2s 6d to £14 12s 6d; meidium do., £11 12s 6d to £12 2s 6d. Pigs: Prime porkers., £3 5s to £3 19s;. medium do., £2 16s to. £3 4s I •light do., £2 IQs- to £3 15s; prime baconers, £5- 9s to £6 I5s; medium do., £4 9s to £5 5s; lighter,' £3 18s to £4 6s; good stores, 30s to 31s; Weaners, 16s 6d to 20s. -