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Horowhenua Chronicle, 21 January 1911, Page 2

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LEVIN STOCK SALES. BIG YARDINGS. There wore big yardings at tho I/eyin Stock Sales yesterday, and considering the heavy ram of tho morning the attendances were good. At Messrs Dalgety's "yards in the earlier hours of the da ; v buyers were not so numerous as is usually the case, and this is attributed to the rain.. But as the weather cleared the ■attendances swelled, and bidding was keen throughout. Stock, m these yards sold at, ordinary rates; if anything lambs were easier. Sheep fetched good, prices. Nearly all the stock was bought by local_ huyeis. Messrs Abraham and Williams had an* extra heavy yarding of stock Their new pens were completed and all were filled. Prices were slightly easier, this being attributed to the dry weather. The firm had nice pens of rape lambs which fetched 10s fid to Us each. There was a. full yarding of cattle, winch sold on ,n. par with', late rates. . Altogether they yarded some 4000 sheep and 1550 cattle. I)ALGETY AND CO. rewortWe hold our fortnight lv sale yesterdav at Levin and yarded about 1200 sheep and 50 cattle, and sold everything except one. open ol sheep and six bullocks. C" ,0 J. e . : Sheen: Fat wetbrs, Lis 0d: fat ewes 12s; 2-tooth ewes, Lis fid, 13 s fid: s.m. ewes. 10s 4d, 8s lid; cull lambs, 5s 4d. 3s fid. _ Cattle: Fat bullocks, £8 /s fid to £7 10s ; heifers, £5 fis ; forward cows £4 13s: 2-year heifers, £4 2s fid: fjlvear steers. £4 Is: dairy cows, £4. 2s fid. ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS. reportAt itHieir sale held yesterday we had an exception all v henvv varding of both sheep mid cattle, includincr several lines of extra good rape lambs, and there was a larjre attendance of buvers. Bidding was slightly dull under the hammer, bult practically everything was sold ail late rates. We ouote: Sheep: Shorn rape lambs, 7s 8d to 8s: small, 3s Od ; medium, fis lid to 7s fid; wool'lv rape lambs. 9s. 10s fid to lis; medium, 7s fid: to 8s fid; aged ewes, fis 9d, 7s. 7s 2d to 8s Id ; 2 and 4-tooth ewes, 13s fid ; fat owes. 1.2s 3d. 12s fid itk> 1.3s 3d: fat and forward ewes. 9s 8d to 10s: 2-tooth wet.iiers, 12s 7d: fat lambs. 12s 3d. Cattle : Fat bullous, £7 15s to £7 17: fat cows, £4 12s fi, £4 LSs fid +o £5 ss: forwnrd cows. £3 ss, £3 lis, £4 7s to £4 12s fid: ernptv heifers, £3 17s to £4 Is: wenners. 17s fid, 20s. 225, 255. 275. 20 fid. 30s to 325; bulls, £2 10s to £4 12s fid ; dairy cows, £4 10s to £5. THE LEVIN ATTOTTONEERTNG COMPANY report on their usual sale of pigs md poultry at Levin -yesterday There was a good l yarding of wiVs. prime porkers coming forward in excess of advertised numbers. Tho market was not quite so brisk as ait hist sale. This is no doubfc due to +ihe fact that the provisions of the Slaughtering Act are being carried oult more stringently than formerly, and buvers were operating on reduced limits to provide for the risk of loss in condemned pigs. We understand that the Inspectors are now paying regular visits to the /shows in Wellington, and examining the work exposed for sale. This action has resulted in a large number of piis being condemned and several of the butchers are declining to ton oh "nrk nt present prices. We succeeded in clearing our yards at the lower range of prices. We nnote: Baconers, 38s. 39s fid to '10s: medium workers. 2fis fid; 275, 28s Ito 20s fid: light. 21s fid, 22s fid; 23s fid. 24s fid to 25s fid: stores 17s fid l<> 21s fid; weaners, 8s to lis: sows, lo 10s. Young cockerels, Bd. od. lOd, is, 1s Id. Is 2d: hens Is: ducklings Is to Is sd: plums, 4s to 4s 3d4,ksroaß to Is sd. Plums. 4s to 4s 3d. Peaches advertised did not come forward.