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Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 April 1911, Page 2

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LEVIN STOCK" SALES. KIXK DISPLAY OK SHttEP M CATTLE. Tlic-re were again good yardings the Levin stock .sa.lcs yesterday, a some fine stock were penned. Mes: Dnlgoty and Co. had some rea good quality sheep. One lino about 500 1 and b'-tooth wethers, account of Mr 11. !!. Hammond, Olm u, were bought by Messrs Sk< man and Podevin at lJs 9d. Mill. Macdonald yarded 100 ext prime ewes, and they topped t market this season for fats. Tli went up a.s high as 17s 6d. .It w a particularly fine lot, and attrai ed general attention. A few oth pens {>{' good I'at ewes sold very we There was a big demand for fats, n the linn eniild have sold more tli they yarded. Altogether there w a good tone about the sale. Lam were somewhat dragging, but an thing like good sheep sold rcadil Some 2000 sheep were yarded, cattle was sold. Messrs Abrahn and Williams yarded '100 head cattle, a fact which shows that £ yarding of c-utie in Levin still keo up. The demand was good, ai stock was cleared at satisfaefro prices. The demand for nnythii forward or fat was particularly goo selling readily. In sheep' the were no lines of any special meri but any fat .sheep sold well.. Sot ra.l Wellington butchers were pi , sent and bought fat stock. MKSSRS DALGIvTY AND CO. Report■: At Levin yesterday v yarded over 2000 sheep. We'yar ed some very prime fat ewes, wJii( sold remarkably well, bringing : high as J7.s Ikl. These fattened liy Mr j. 11. MacdonaL A\ e also yarded some very iine 4 ar (j-tooth wethers off Mr Hammond farm at Ohau. which were knoeko down a.t lls [hi. We had only small yarding of cattle, and we r port a total clearance. Sheep: •I: and < 5-tooth ewes in lamb. 10s, l: IOd: 4 and G-tooth wethers, 14s 9c 2-tootii wetliers. l.'js; lambs, .">s 2< 4s lOd, 2s 0(1; woolly iambs, 9s, I 10d; fat ewes, 17s lid, lGs Bd, 1( (id, 12s Bd, 12s', lls (id; fat owes an wethers, los. Cattle: Heifers i calf, CM 15s. £.'} .i.s lid, £.'}, ,C 2 15s cows calving in spring, £4 4s, £2 1-i (id ; 18-month .steers, £3 7s (id ; wear ers, ill us, !J7s (id, 395; bulls, 20s. M.KSSRS ABRAHAM AND WILLIAMS At Levin on Wcdncsda we offered a yarding of over 40 head of cattle, and a good entry c sheep. With the exception of'tw pens of steer.s all lines were eleare* at the following quotations :—2i an 3-ycar .steers, £o 7s 6d to £o .1.3s (id 2-ycar steers. £4 2s 6d to £4 12s; 1 to 18-month steers, £3 Is 6d; year ling steers, £2 14s; mother-roarei wcanerSj 33s fid to 02: weaners. 17 to 255; small weaners, '5s to 12s b'd fat cows, £5 to £G; fa.t heifers, £ 8s; forward cows, £3 15s to £i as store cows, £2 10s to £3 Os; empty 2-year heifers, £3 10s: spriugin" , neJ fens. £4 17s Od to .-£(>; bulls, £3 t< £4 10s; fat ewes, 13s to 13s ,'d small 2-tooth wethers, 8s fld to !'. c store lambs. 6s to 7s 7d; f.m. ewe; in lamb, 8s 10s; cull ewes in lamb, f: 9d. THE LEVIN AUCTIONEERING COMPANY Report: We had a full yarding oi all classes of pigs, 140 being penned andi we cleared cveiy line under th< hammer. Prices ruled very mucl higher than recently, owing ' doubtless to the Easter season. Wellington butchers were in strong force a 1 our sale, in addition to two exporf buyers. Prime lines of porker? made up to 4JUI per lb in the yards. Cows and poultry realised good prices. Mr' A. "Evans kindly conducted the sale, on account of Mr Hudson's absence from Levin. Heavy | porkers (plain and coarse), 31s; medium very prime, 29s to 30s 6d ; mdeium, 27s to 28s6d: light, 22s 6d. 235, 2 Is, 25s to 265; baconers, 44s to 465; stores, lls 6d, 15s to IGs; weaners, to 7s 0d : hens, lid to Is 5d ; cookerels, .lid to Is 3d; dneks, Is sd, Is 7d, to Is lid: w close to calving, £10. ..SALE OF COWS. Messrs Abraham and T\ illiams, Ltd.; report:—Afc Mr F. 8. K. Broad's sale of dairy cows at Mnrton on Monday last there was a very small attendance, hut bidding was fairly brisk, nil cows selling well up to £11 15s. The herd averaged £7 12s 6d. The cows were a.ll sound, and! due to calve July to November.