STOCK MARKET DEPRESSED.

Shannon News, 6 March 1923, Page 3

STOCK MARKET DEPRESSED.

LOWER RATES FOR SHEEP

There was .a big yarding of all classes of stock at Tuesday’s Levin sale. In sympathy with outside markets, there was a general drop in prices, sheep and cattle being both affected. Sheep came forward in large numbers, most of the good quality Jots being passed in. There was a large yarding of pigs, which sold well at advanced rates: Quotations:— Cattle.—Fat cows £3 11/ to £5 7/, 4-year-old forward bullocks £6 11/, forward cows £2 to £2 11/. store nows 17/6 to £2 1/, cows, and calves to £4 11/, vealers £1 18/, springing cows £ll 5/ cows in milk to £5, heifers in calf £4 10/ to £5 12/6, good Jersey weaner heifers £4 6/, medium £2, small 2w/6 to 32/6. Sheep.—2th ewes 27/3 to 30/3, small 2-2/7, 2th to f.f.m. 25/, aged ewes !»/ to £l, 2th wethers, small 22/9, 2 and 4th wethers 26/10, rape lambs, shorn 18/, w.f. ewe lambs, good 17/6, cull lambs 7/2 to 12/6. One-shear Romney rams 4fgns to Bgn£. Pigs.—'Weaners 12/ to 18/6, stores 10/ to 27/6, porkers 30/ to £2 1/, choppers to £3 7/, light baconers £2 14/ to £2 10/, heavier sorts to £4.