The Markets in Levin.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 February 1911, Page 1

The Markets in Levin.

HITOHINGS, HANKINS AXD 00., LTD.

Pigs and Poultry.—The market on Friday, 11th inst., did not show any advance for porkers, but as we predicted in our last report, store pigs were in good demand at advanced prices. As soon as the bacon factories commence operas tions, there is certain to be a pood demand for baconers, which are very scarce at the present time. This will not have any effect on the pork market as far as we can ascertain. There should, however, be a wood market for porkers throughout the season, as owing to the rearing of a large number of dairy calves this season, the supply of pork is very much smaller'than was the case last vear. We quote as follows:—Porkers (heavy) 28s 6d, 30a to 34s 6d; (mediums) 26s to 275, (light) 23s 6d to 255; sows in'pig, 50s, 53s 6d to 60s: store pigs, 16s, 18s, 18s to 22s for forwar dpigs; weaners, ss. 6s 6d to 11s: slips,-11s 6d to 12s 6d. Wool, Skins. Hides, etc. — Our rntalosne on Thursday, 10th inst., comprised 6 Obales nnd fadges wool, iono sheepskins. 300 hides, 3 casks nnd *20 tins tallow. Buyers were sfxonpilv represented, and competitll lines excepting sheepskins, which ■ii sympathy with outside markets. +ion throughout was very keen for showed a decline oi about Jd per lb. Wool sold well, and prices realised exceeded our anticipations, medium crossbred, dead wool, and crutchrealising even higher prices than the laet Wellington sales. Hides were keenly competed for at nn advance of id to Jd on Inst quotations, calf skins sold at the same prices as last sale. Talow wns higher by 10s per ton. We anote a* follows:— Wool.—Medium crossbred, 8!d to 9d: coarse crossbred, 7|d to BJd; dee, wool, 7Jd, 8d to B}d; crutchings, 4jd, 5d to 5Jd; locks and pieces. 3d, 3sd to 4d; horsehair, Is 6Vf. Sheepskins.—Crossbred fine, 7jd : crossbred medium, 6fd; crossbred coarse, 6jd to 6*d; dead, 4jd, 6d to s}d; broken and damaged, 3|d, 4dto s*d: hotreets. 6d. 6}r to 6?d:lamp nnd preen skins. 5s 6d. 5s !)d. fis 3d, Rs Rd to 7s 3d each: salted crossbred. 7s: salted pelts, Is 3d to Is 4d: «saltpd lamb pelts, 10d to Is. ' Hidps.—Ox medium. 6Jd to 6^d: light. 6Jd to 6?d: cow medium, fid to 6Jd: licrbt. s}d to s}d : yearlinars. Rid: rlrv hides. Rr? to firl: rut and slinpv hides. to 4£rl: bulls. 4«d: calf (bpst), fM: moatv, B}d: heaw *nlf. to 7d; cut and slippy 3fd to 4d. Tallow.—Casks. €?8 (cnnal to £29 15s. Wellington): tins. £24 (equal to £25 15s Wellinrrton).