Capacity Yardings Affect Stock Values

Chronicle (Levin), 2 March 1949, Page 4

Capacity Yardings Affect Stock Values

The Levin sale held yesterday saw capacity yardings in most seetions, causing a flooding of the market and a slight recession in [Values for fat sheep and cattle. In the, fat sheep section ah overloading of wethers caused a dr'op of approximately 2s per head, with some ,pens being passed in. A similar situation arose with the fat lambs. Store sheep, consisting mostly of lambs with a few lines of breeding ewes, met with a keener demand than the fat sections. The pig yarding was lighter than in recent weeks and a considerable increase in values for porkers resulted. Baconers were in short supply and also met with a keener demand than at recent saies. In the fat cattle section vealers again sold well, but fat P.A. heifers, cows and bullocks came forward in too great a supply for the buyers' requirements. Dairy heifers and cows close to profit met with ready competition from farmers on the town supply milk contracts. Quotations: — Fat sheep: Prime ewes, 28s lOd to 29s ld; prime heavy wethers, £2 2s 7d to £2 3s lOd; prime wethers, £2 ls lOd to £2 2s 4d; lighter do., 37s ld to 39s lOd; prime woolly lambs, 33s lOd to '35s lOd; prime shorn lambs, 31s 7d to 32s lOd; lighter 'do., 25s 4d to 28s ld. Store sheep: One year breeding ewes, 23s; good woolly black-faced lambs, 25s ld; second cut, 23s 6d; good shorn white-faced lambs, 25s; cull lambs, 14s 9d to 16s. Pigs: Prime porkers, £5 to £5 10s; medium do., £4 10s to £4 16s; 'ighter do., £3 7s 6d to £4; prime baconers, £5 16s to £6 15s; weaners, 10s 6'd to 13s 6d; slips, 22s 6d to 27s 6d; stores, 30s to 35s 6d. Dairy cattle: Heifers, close to profit, £16 5s to £17 10s; cows, close to profit, £15 15s to £17 15s. Fat cattle: Prime heavy vealers, £8 7s 6d t £8 17s 6d; prime do., £7 12s 6d to £7 17s 6d; medium do., £5 17s 6d to £6 2s 6d; lighter do., £4 2s 6'd to £4 7S 6d; prime ox, £10 12s 6d to £19 17s 6'd; medium do., £17 12s 6d to £18 12s 6d; prime heavy heifers, £14 7s 6d to £15 7s 6d; prime do., £14 2s 6d to £14 5s; exdary cows, £7 2s 6d to £9 2s 6'd.