Levin Stock Sales

Horowhenua Chronicle, 25 October 1913, Page 3

Levin Stock Sales

At the sale-yards yesterday an average number of stock, both sheep and cattle, was yarded. Bidding was extremely slow, the warm, brilliant sunshine apparently having' a soporific effect on the. buyers. Though the stiles dragged, anything any good brought good prices. In the cattle section a line of bullocks brought i!lO 14s: sausage bulls and such like brought the usual 30s k> £2. A line of fat ewes reached the high price of 28s sd. I Wethers sold up to IDs, off the shears. Pigs met with a steady, if quiet, demand. Following a-are the auctioneers detailed re- " ports r— LOAN AND MERCAXTLE CO. At Levin, on Friday, we offered a good yarding of stock. All classes met with a keen demand, aiul wo disposed of our entry at satisfactory prices to vendors. Wo quote: — Jersey weaner heifers. £2 Ss Gd; 15-month heifers, £*:>, ss, to 10s; yearling steers. £2 : >s Gd to £2 lis: store cows, £•!: to £3 6s; better to £•'! ITs: 18month heifers, £-°i 10s: 20-month hoifers, to £4; cows and salves, £4; vcalers, 295; fat cows, 15s; light fat bullocks,. £8; young "bulls, 10s; voiing .Jersey bulls to £5 10a.