Fat Sheep Values Drop At Levin Sale

Chronicle (Levin), 6 April 1949, Page 4

Fat Sheep Values Drop At Levin Sale

-At the Levin sale yesterday good yardings in all sections came forward. Fa-t sheep were slighily slower of sale and several pens were nassed owing to offerings not reaching vendors' reserves. A large varding of- lambs met with keen ebmipetition, the quality and.yalues, oeing in advance of recent .salesl • The pig yards were full and a steady sale was mairitained. In the fat cattle section rates were on a -par.with recent saies. Good quality leifers and cows met with a keen demand. The following is a range of prices r63/lis6d*-~~ * * * Sheep: Fat ewes, 27/7, 28/10 to 30/1; fat wethers , 45/10, 47/7 to 48/4; blaek faced two-toothed wethers, 32/4 to 38/10; prime fat iarrabs; 36/4 to 37/1; medium. do., 34/7 to 35/10; light do., 30/1 to 31/4; store lamibs, 27/6 to 28/-; small do., 17/1 to 20/-. Pigs: Heavy porkers, £5/4/-, £5 7/- to £5/12/-; medium do., £4/8/-, £4/15/- to £5/1/-; lighter do., £3 to £4/5/-; prime baconers, £5/18/to £6/11/-; choppers, £5/17/6 to £6 3/-; heavy stores, 36/6 to 38/-; medium do., >28/- to 32/- lighter do., 11/6 to 15/-. Dairy cattle: Dairy cows, rwb, £9/5/- to £13/10/-; cows close to profit, £19/10/- to £21; stores, £4 12/6 to £6/5/-. Fat cattle: Prime vealers, £7/7/6 fco £2/2/6; medium do., £4/12/6 to £5; lighter do.-, £3/12/6 to £4; runners, £9/12/6 to £10/7/6; prime heavy heifers, £16/7/6; prime cows, £14/7/6 to £15/2/6; lighter do., £11 7/6 to £12/12/6; prime ex-dairy cows, £11/7/6 to £11/12/6; medium do., £8/2/6' to £9/2/6; lighter do., £6/2/6 to £7/12/6. — ' "