LEVIN STOCK SALES.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 23 July 1910, Page 2

LEVIN STOCK SALES.

POOR YARDINGS

AND LOWER PRICES

There were only poor yarding, sat the Levin sltock sales yesterday, the iuclemont weather mo doubt," accounting for this, one farmer remarking to our reporter that "it is not very tempting to bring out stock in this kind of weather." Nevertheless, [there was, under +he circumstances, a fairly good attendance. Bidding was slow. In fact, it was a dragging sale. There was little sold under the hammer. Both sheep and pigs wore down, but cattle fetched good prices, especially fat stock. In connection with sheep, one line of 2-tooth wethers met with a fair competition, and fetched 14s Bd. The bulk of the stock offered by Mr Jillett was passed under the hammer on failing to reach only reserve, but was sold subsequently at good prices. Competition in beef was good. Heavy bullocks fetched a price as high as £10 2s (>d, equal to 22s 6d per cwt. Light-weight bullocks also passed under the hammer.

40s each ; stores realised 10s, 12s 9d to . 13s. With regard to fowls, roosters went for from 3s 4d to 3s 6(1 per pair, and liens 3s. A vealer fetched 13s. DALGETY AND 00. Messrs Dalgety and Co., in reporting upon their sale, poinlt out that they had a fairly good yarding of aititle. Altogether tliey yarded 1600 sheep. Bidding a>t auction for aged ewes was not blisk, but the firm afterwards made practically a total clearance at satisfactory prices. A line of GOO bullocks | fetched £8 15s to £10 2s 6d; prime J cows wen t for £8 ss; stag, £7 7s Gd; forward cows, £4 10s; heifers near calving, £6 9s; medium fat cows, £0 10s: breeding cows l £4; 8-year steers, £6; 18-month steers a lid heifers, £3; 2i-year steers, £5 ss; wean era, 27s Gd; 20-month steers, £2 17s Gd; yearling steers, £2 ss; heifens in calf, £4, £4 ss, £4 17s Gd and £5. THE LEVIN LAND AGENCY AND AUCTIONEERING 00. On behalf of the above Company, Mr T. A. B. Hudson submitted 1 to auction, yesterday, 'at the Levin Yards, a good en'try of pigs and poultry; Prime porkers are becoming less plentiful, and pniees are hardening. At yesterday's sale the demand was good, and any nigs in good condition made good nriees. There were onlv 87 pigs offered at auction at both sales, out of which the above firm vanled (51, and succeeded in emitting every line. The 0,11 fry of prouTtrv was also trood, and fair prices rnlerl. Quotations:— pirrs.'—Prime heavy workers. 80s; mediums, 30s: Hfrht, 235. 255. 27s Id; stores. +0 15s; weaners, to 5s 9d: sows, 40s. 50s, 70s. Fowls.—Ducks, to ss; roosters, Is 9d to 4s; pullets, 2s 3d; liens, Is 4 to Is 9d; all at each. The foregoing reports are our own compilation, Appended are official reports of Itlie Palmers ton North sales PALMERSTON NORTH WOOL, SKIN. AND HIDE SALES. ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS' REPORT. On Friday, the 22nd inst., we held our usual monthly sale, and offered a good catalogue to a fair attendance of buyers. Bidding /or wool, skins -and hides was spirited, and tlio whole of our offering was sold at full market rates.— Wo quote:— Wool.—Lambs, 7d to 7£d; crossbred dead, 6id to 7d; crossbred medium, G£d to 74d; black, Gd to Gjd; locks and pieces, 3|d to 4 :Jd; the erutchings offered were of medium quality and realised from 4.Jd to 6id; inferior crutchings, 3Jd to 4^d.

Skins.—Crossbred fine, 7<l crossbred medium, s£d to inferior, 4id to Jto wool led, IJd to ojd; black, 5d per lb; dead and damaged, 4d to Old; hogget s !, 5Jd ; lambs, s|d; pelts, 3ilcl to 4d. Butchers' Sldns.—Croissbi'eid medium, 4s Bd, .4s lOd, 5s 2d, 5s 4d, 5s Bs, 5s 9d, 5s lid, 6s 3d to Gs 1 0d; inferior do., 2s Gd, 2s lOd, 3s Id. 4s Id, 4s sd; green (Heavy), 5s Gd to Gs 3d; green (light), 3s 7d to Is; Inmb skins, Is lid to 3s; lamb (green), 2s 7d to 3s 3d; damaged, Is Oil; dead, 2s 3d. Calf Skins.—Medium, per lb; small, tij; inferior, <IJd; yearlings, •I to s£d. Hides.—Ox medium woigh'b, o;{d to Old; heavy, sj[d to Gjjd; cow, light, l|d to s|d; medium, 52d to (id; heavy, 5Jd to ojjd; cow, cut, sjd; heifers and steens, to si{d>; bulls, 4Jd to ssd; horse, 8s Od to 8s 9d; Jior.se, cut, 4s 3d. Sundries.—Tallow (casks), £26 10s per ton ;tinis, £23 5s to £25 per ton; cow tails, Is 3d per doz.; horse liair, Is 4d to Is 5d per lb. DALGETY AND~CO.'S REPORT. At our usual monthly sale, held on Friday, we offered 1 a large catalogue to a full attendance of buyers. Competition was keen for all lots offered, and Ave have to report a total clearance at the following satisfactory prices:— Wool.—Our catalogue consisted mostly of medium to inferior crutch nigs, which although keenly competed for, prices showed a, decline of Jd on last sale rates in sympathy with other markets. Orutchings, best lots, 51d to Od; medium, from s{d to sid; inferior, from 4id to sd; rough crossbred, from G;{d to 73d; dead wool, to (3£<l; looks and pieces, f rom 3Jcl to 4jd; black wool, Sheepskins.—-Sold on a par witii about last .sale's raltXss. Coarse crossbred, from Old to 7ld; medium to fine crossbred, from 7Jd to 7;Jd; half wools ,from old to CJJd; lambs, from Old to 7d; dead, from s}d to Old; inferior dead from 32d to 4 id; dead Old; nelts, from 4Jd to sd; inferior audi damaged crossbred, from 3Jd to 5Jd; butchers' crossbred at pen piece: light skins, from 3s 9d to 4s 9d; medium, 5s to 5s 9d; heavy, from Gs Id to 7s to 7s 3d; lambs, from 2s 2d to 4s Id; salted crossbred, from 5s 3d, 5s 9d to Gs 7d; salltod lambs, from 2s 7d to 4s . Hides.—These sold under keen competition, hut prices showed a decline 011 last sales' rates of from id to 3d per lb. Ox hides, -medium, from GjUl to Gjd; light, Gd; steers, 5Jd to sfd; cow hides, host lines, from si{d to Old; medium, from 5Jd. to s°d; inferior, from 4Jd to 43d : yearlings, from 5d to s,}d; fiit and damaged hides, from lid to 4fjd: Ilor.se hides, to Gs each; calf skins, best to OJd : good, from 8d to 85d; cut and slippy, from Id to Gjjd. Sundries.—Tallow, in tins, to 23s to 23s Gd ; casks (inferior). 23s 3d to 25s 3cl: rough fat. to 15s Od per '•wt: from Is 4.Jd to Is Gd ; rabbit skins, 8d to 9d per 11); tails, to Is 4d per dozen. ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin yesterday we offered a full yarding of both .sheep and cattle. Competition lor all classes of stock was good, a.nd we cleared every line at satisfactory prices. Quotations:— .Sheep.—Fat wethers, 17s Gd to 19s; fat owes, 13s Od to 14s J 1(1; forward empty ewes, 9s to 10s; fat and forward wethers, 10s 2d; 2tooth store wethers* l'ls 8d to 13s; hoggets, lis to lis Gd; ewes in lambs, 2-tooth to l'.f.m., 13s "Id; f.f.111. ewes in lamb. 9s to 10s Od; cull ewes in lamb, 6s to 8s Gd. Cattle.—Fat cows (heavy), £3; medium fat cows, £5 10s to £G 12s Gd; light fat cows, £4 10s to £5 ss; forwa.ixl cows, £3 -10s to £4 ss; store cows, £2 to £3 ss; forward steers, £G 2s; mixed yearlings and weaners, 335; weaners, 25s to 30s; small weaners, 10s to -15s; springing, £0 to £9 10s.