Rain Brings Marked Rise In Stock Values

Chronicle (Levin), 21 April 1948, Page 4

Rain Brings Marked Rise In Stock Values

. , ,-. i — j There were .exoellent yardmgs. of fat sheep, eattle- and dairy cows at the Levin sale yesterday, when values showed marked increases on the rulings of previous weeks. The fat pig yardihg on the other hand was smaller than usua! and good quality porkers, especially butehers' weights, commanded keen eompetition. The sheep yarding was the hest for many weeks, good quality wethers selling- to. 47 s 7d. Ewes, althougl} lighter in numbers than , the wethers, divd not show the sa-me inerease in values but,- nevertheless, sold well at up to 33s Id. Good black faced two-too.ths came forward and realised from 39s 7d ! to 41s Id. Some exeellent pens of j primis black faced shorn lambs ! ma'de well over schedule rates. The ! store sheep, although fewer were j fcenned, met with readier competi- j tion than of late, no do.ubt due to. the recent raiits. In the fat cattle secti'on there was again a preponderance of vealers, with. in and out competitiom. Some lines made more than their values while other exeellent lots sold below par. The fat cows and heifers were generallv light

and unfinished right through an'd whereas the values realised appear lighter than recent rates. they were well' up to market price. Some light to- unfinished runners scld well under the hanimer. The dairy yarding was heavier than usual and again, owing to the rain, prices showed a marked improvement on last week. A smalier store cattle and boner yarding met with ihcreased competition and- values for these were well y.p to vendors' expeetations. The ■ following is a range of the prices realised:— Sheep: Prime wethers,. 46s 7d to, 47s 7d; medium do., 44s ld to 46s ld; light do,, 42s' Td to 43s 7d-; prime ewes, 32a ld to.- 33s ld; medium do., 28s 7d to 30s lOd; light and unfinished do., 'dowri to 22s ld; prime black faced two-too.ths. 3.9s 7d to 41s 4d; lighter sorts, down to. 35s 7d; prime blaek faced shorn iambs, 34s 7d to 3.6s lOd; me'dium do., 3.1s 4d: to 3.3s ld; prime woolly black faced lambs, 34s ld to 36s 7d; medium do., 29s lOd to 33s Td; light do., down to 26s 7d; prime white Eaced shorn lambs, 29s lOd to 32s ld; light and unfinished sorts, down to 24s 7d. Store sheepr Black faced v/oolly Lambs, 21s 4d to 23s; good white faced shorn lambs, off hills, 18s, 9,d to 20s; lighter do., down to 15s 6d, Pigs: Good well finished porksrs, £4 12s to £5; medium do., £3. 19s to-' £4 10s; light do., £2 15s to £3 17s; large unfinished porkers, £2 L5s to £3 7s; medium do., £2 to £2 12s; light do. down to 29s; choppers, £4 12a 6d to £7 '5s; prime aaconers, £5 15s to £6 5s; medium io., £5 5s to £5 12s 6d; light 'do., lown to £4 8s; sow and litter, £6, 10s, large stores-, 27s to 32s; medium io., 15s to 25s; slipa, 15a to 17s 6d;' veaners, 8s to 15s. Cattle; EXtra prime vealers, £5, 17s 6d to £6 17s 6d; medium do., £3 L7& 6:d to. £4 12s 6d; M'ght 'do., £2 2s; id to, £3 15s; light./runners, £4 2s id to £T 12s 6d; heavy cows, £12 12s 5d to £13 12s 6d; medium do., £10 L7s 6d to £11 7s 6d; light and mfinished, £6 12s 6'd to £8 17s 6d; medium heifers, £11 17s 6d to £12 !a 6d; light and unfinished do., lown to £8 17s 6d; prime exlairies, £3 17s 6d to £7 12s 6d; ighter do., down to £5 2s: 6d; quality heifers., calved, £16 to £17 10s; nedium calved heifers £14 10s to '16; choice heifers,, r.w.b., £17 to ;:19,;. medium do.; £12 10s, to £16:; veaner- heifers, £4 10s to £4 17s; >oners and potters, slightly "in L'dvance of Schedule rates.