Overflow Entry Of Pigs At Levin Sale

Chronicle (Levin), 3 November 1948, Page 4

Overflow Entry Of Pigs At Levin Sale

There were large yardings' of all classes of stock at the Levin sale yesterday. In the pig section there was an overflow." Prices generally for fat stock showed an "easing tendency, but vendors met the market and practically a total clearance was affected throughout. The following is a range of prices realised: — Pigs: Heavy porkers, £4 18s, £5 3s; medium do., £3 16s to £4 10s ", baconers, £5 10s, £5 15s to £6 8s; stores, £2 2S 6d, £3 17s to £4 8s; maiden sows to farrow, £5 10s to £6. 'Fat sheep: Heavy fat shorn ewes, 28s lOd to 31s 10d; lighter do., 25s, 26s lOd to 27s 4d; prime fat woolly eweS, 40s 7; heavy fat wethers, 47s lOd to 51s lOd; medium do., 45s to 46s; prime fat lambs, 37s 4d to 44s ld; medium do., 35s 4d to 36s lOd; prime shorn fat . hoggets, 39s 4d to 40s lOd;1 medium woolly fat hoggets, 43s ld to 43s lOd. Fat cattle: Prime heavy vealers, £8 2s 6d to £8 7s 6d; medium do., £5 2s 6d to £6 17s 6d; prime runners, £8 15s to £10 17s 6d; medium fat bullockS, £20 12s 6d to £22 17s 6d; lighter do., £18 17s 6d; prime P.A. heifers, £15 17s 6d to £16 12s 6d; lighter do., £13 2s 6d to £14 7s 6d; fat P.A. cows, £9 7s 6d, £11 12s 6d to £14 12s 6d; fat ex-dairy cows, £7 17s 6d, £8 5s to £8 12s 6d; dairy heifers close to profit, £12 10s, £13 5s to £15 15s; yearling Jersey heifers, £7 10s to £8 5sv - -