Big Yardings Of Sheep And Pigs At Levin

Chronicle (Levin), 18 February 1948, Page 4

Big Yardings Of Sheep And Pigs At Levin

There were tapacity yardings ofi sheep and pigs at the Levin salei yesterday, when several annuali drafts of doWn-Country ewes were sold. -A fair yarding of store lambs carne fqrward, and Values shoWed a depreciation of two to three shillings per head on saies reported three to four weeks ago, this heing maihly due to "the continued dryj spell and absehce of f eed generally . ' Fat Wethers were in oVer-suppiy and whereas 'extra prime sorts sold! readily, prime and unfinished wethers were not in demand. Fat ewes made schedule prices and prime lambs made to 35s 4d.

The fat cattle yarding was shorter than usual and anything showing quality was keenly sought by the butchers. Small yardings of dairies came fofward and heifers, and co'ws close to profit were keenly sought. The capacity yarding of pigs jnaintained fair values throughout fthe sale, although there was a preponderance of light and unfin- , is'hed animals. Baconers were in short supply and sold well aboye last week's rates. A shorter yarding of store pigs was penned and 1 changed hands at values on a par j with recent riflings. The follaw-' iing is a range of prices realised: Fat sheep": Extra prime wethers,! 39s 7d to "41s 2d; prime do., 38s ld to*^9s 7d; light and unflnish'ed, down to 36s; extra prime fat ewes, 27s lOd to 28s 4d; medium-do., 25s, lOd to 27s 7d; prime black faces,! 36s 10d to 38s ld; lighter, 34s ld to ,36s 10s; prime lambs 33s 4d to 35s '7d; lighter do., down to 30s. . j Store - sheep : Woolly white faced lambs, 15s ld, 16s 9d, 24s; shor'n • white faced, lambs o'ff hills, 18s 3d to 23s 2d; black faced lambs, 20s lOd to 25s ld; good fattening ewes, 18s to 22s; lighter, 10 s to 18s; good i one-shear rams, 7-L guineas to 9-2-i guineas; medium quality one-shear rams, down to 4i guineas; good two-shear rams, '5 guineas to 7-k ' guineas-; medium 'quali'ty two-shear rams, down to 4 guineas; two-tooth wethers off hills, 29s ld to 38s; ) four-tooth wethers, " 34s ld to 35s 4d; two-tooth ewes, 28s 6d- to 32s; four-tPoth ewes, • 31s' "9d to 35s 3d; six-too'th eWes, . 33s; four-year btee'ding e'wes, 3ls 8d to 34s 8d; five-year ewes, 2'9s 6d to 31s. ■ Cattle: Good quality .vealers, £5 1 17s 6d to £6 17s '6d; medium do., £:3 ! 17s 6d to £4 15s; light and unflnishl ed, down to 30s; heavy T.A. .cows, £13 2s 6d; medium do., down'to £11 2s 6d; prime ex-dairies, £6 12s 6d to £9 7s !6d; lighter do., down "to .£4 7s 6d ; heifers close to profit, £12 10s 'tq £1'3 5s; cows close to profit, £12, £12 10s to £15; yearling heifers, up to £5 5s; potter cows and bulls at late rates. Pigs: Prime baconers, £5 18s, to £6 7s 6d; medium baconers, £5' 5s to £-5 17s; he'aVy p'otkers, £4 to £5; medium do., £3 8s to £3 19s; light 'and unfi'hished, down to= £2 15s; •choppers-, £5 10s to £6'7s'6d; heavy stores, £2 14s; lighter do., £1 to £l l4s. ______