LEVIN STOCK SALE.

Shannon News, 24 October 1924, Page 2

LEVIN STOCK SALE.

ADVANGEi IN PIGS. : There was a good yarding of sheep and cattie at me Leyin weekly sure yesterday, prices being on a par ,wuu fate rates. A mg line of 200 one ana two-year-pld .heifers and steals on account ox Mr W. n. Field., M..P, attracted a number of buyers to die sure, nut were yarned in poor condition, and prices were slack. T.a. cuvva were in better supply than Oi luie alia realised. to £v, w.mi ligu.tci sons *.» its to To 4S.- jurgnii in. steers indue .£*, Whih Jtorwaru conuitiQiied IQ Ur-year-old steers TO ss. aiieep were j,n keen ueuuuid at prices well up to rate rates. ;im. nr*t ruie of ewes ana iambs s,een in tue local yards this season. wa*> oiiered, a pen oi himeh-inoutned ewes with a good line Of fames at rota making cos. 4d. rat ewes maue to 3vs tiu, with fat hoggets '3zs Od i> 37 s for an exceptionally good uue. The enquiry lor nuggets or ail ciassibis was well uraiiiKdired and good prices were reau-sed for ail offerings. pigs were in short supply and sum at uu advance oi anopt 5s per Head for weaners, Winch made to Site, for good average sorts. A lew small and Weeuy made 14s to. 10s 0d: Pork was on a PUr with fate rates. Prices weio as ionow.:-

pigs.—Weaners 25s Od to 325, small anti vve.edy i4s to 10s stores £2 2s, light punters £2 ?s to £2 14s, heavier to T 3 2s, sow; and litter £8 ss, bacou"ers £3 5s to £3 Us. t

Sheep: Fat ewes 37s 6d, lat hoggets 32s 0d to 37s Od, good Romney woody hoggets 31s 6d to 33s 6d, medium 25s 9d tQ 2(65, aged ewes anti lambs 35s 4d.

Cattle: Light fat bullocks £7, fat cows £6 5s to, £7 light and unfinished CQWS £3 15s to £5 4s forward conditioned cows £2 5s to £3 4-yr forward bullocks £5 7s to £6 ss, 2-yr steers £3 2s, yearling steers £2 10s, yearling heifers, good dairy sorts, £3 to £3 7s, Shorthorn 2-yr heifers £2 2s 6d to £2 10s 6d, yearling heifers, good dairy sorts £? tQ £3 7s, yearling Shorthorn heifers 30s to. 355, cull yearling heifers £l, yearling bulls £2 to £2 ;>s. store cows £1 to 355, springing cows £4 to £5, bulls 35a to £3 17s 6d:

•‘Nine farmers out of ten won’t believe you when you refer to seedless gorse, and will only laugh at you,” remarked Mir |W. McChesiiey at a meeting o.f the Southland League. “But there is a seedless gorse,” he continued, ‘‘and in five years you will have a fence that will keep in bullocks.” “Do you know how-it was discovered?” asked Mr John Gilkison. There was no reply, and he continued; “Robert Cleave was visiting the Melbourne Exhibition many years ago, when he noticed an exhibit of gorse with a double flower. Recognisng that it was seedless, he asked for and was given permission to take the exhibit away after the exhibition, and brought it back with him. That’s how it was Introduced into Southliajnd.” Mr McObesney:, •‘There are miles and miles of ft in | some