Fat Wether Prices At Levin Harden Slightly

Chronicle (Levin), 12 April 1949, Page 4

Fat Wether Prices At Levin Harden Slightly

The Levin sale held yesterday saw good yardings in all spetion^. Fat wethers showed a s ight hai"denihg' in values, pfi the.. prpyipps , week's sale, while fat lambs ' Were oiice' again in very keen demapfl. Ohly two' pens of fat ewes came forward and these did not tempt buyers to pay up 'to schedu.e rg.es. The pig pens were fuli and a ready saie Was mainiaihed in this sec- . tion. •' 1 Vealers were oredominant ,in the fat cattle entr.v and sold at recent market rates. A smal1 yarding of f"at,P.A. heifers and cows were hard to quit. In the dairy aectiqn heifeig and cows close to profit on account of a vendor selling his cdmplete • herd were keenly sought by a r&-. presentative bepch of buyerg from widely sepai;ated paris of the' di§trict. - ' Jersey cross ApriL-May c'alving cows sold readily up to £26, while heifers in a similar conditioh ;..p+,nrriF'r! nn to £19.

The 'following is a range of priees realised. * — Sheep: Prime heavy wetheys, 48g 4d to 48s lOd; prime dp., 46s 7d to1 47s ld; prime black faced wethers, 38s lCd to 39s 4dl ex ra heavy prime white faced lambs, §6s 10d. to 37s 7d; lighter do., 33s ld to 35s ld; prime black fatced lambs. 34s lOd to '35s 7d; medium do., 31s 7s to .31s lOd; prime woolly black faced lapibs, . 34s 9d to 36s ld; lighter do., *29s 4d tb 29s 10d; eWps, 29s ' lOd to 32s 4d. Pigs: Prime porkers, £4 7s tp £4 15s; medium do., £3 17s to £4; light do., £2 17s 6d to £3 7s; prime baconers, £5 8s to £5 13s 6d; medium do., £4 18s to £5 2s; sucking pigs, 18s 6d to 21s 6d. Store pigs: Weaners, 8s 6d to 10s; smal1 do., 2s 6d .to 4s 6d; slips, 17g to 21s 6d. * • Dairy cattle: Jersey cross AprilMay "calving cows, £20 10s, £21, £21 10s, £23 10s to £26; Jersey cross May calving heifers, to £18 15s j la.er calvers, £12 10s to £17; springmg heifers, £15 to £23. Fat cattle: Prime vealers, £7 12s 6d to £8 7s 6d; medium do., £5 7s 6d to £6 12s 6d; light do., £3 17s 6d to £4 7s 6d; prime P.A. heifers, £15 2s 6d to £17 17s 6d; medium P.A. cows, £12 7s 6d to £13 fTs 6d; medium P.A. runners, £8 1& 6d to £8 17s 6d; ex-dairy cows, £7 2s 6d to £7 7s 6d.