LEVIN STOCK SALES

Horowhenua Chronicle, 30 January 1915, Page 3

LEVIN STOCK SALES

There was a fair yarding of stock •-■ of all descriptions at the Levin yards j yesterday afternoon. The market was uneven j one linn of auctioneers - eported a goodi sale and another fair, j *" For fat stock the demand was right enough, but anything not prime was rather slow of sale. For stores the demand was dragging. Fat ewes eold to 19s to 20s 9cl. Fat cows £6 10s, £7 4s, £7 10s, £7 17s 6d, to £8 The market for pigs remained about _„ the same, fats selling wellwith stores a hit slack. N.Z. L. AND M. A. COMPANY. M* A GOOD SALE. J At our usual weekl ysale held at our yards on Friday we had a very yarding of all classes of stock, we offered to a good, attendance Julyers. >With the exception of a couple cows we had , a com- , plote clearaSs|sFevo>rything changing hands at most Satisfactory prices to the vendors. We quote as follows:— , Sheep.—2 and 4-tooth wethers (principally 2-tooth) 16s 7d ; aged ewes 113 - Pel to 13s ; shorn rape lanVbs 10s; shorn rape lambs (culls) 7s Id; forward lambs ... (woolly) 11s 61I; fat and forward woolly lambs 14s; fat and forward ewes 16s . 10d ; fat ewes 19s Gd to 20s 9d. Oattle.—Store cows, £4 5s to £4 7s; forward cows £4 17s to £5; 12-months -■ heifers £3 2s; 15-month steers £3 15s; fat cows £5 Bs, £6 10s to £8; vealers ,£1: yearling Jersey hulls £2 13s; hulls from Ca ««, £6 10s. £7 4s to £7 15s; stags £5 Is; diairy cows in milk £4 ss.