LEVIN STOCK MARKET.

Shannon News, 5 November 1926, Page 4

LEVIN STOCK MARKET.

YESTERDAY'S QUOTATIONS. Tuesday's stock sale in Levin was notable for a large yarding of stock, especially cattle. The attendance of buyers was good and sales were affected at ruling rates. Local firms report as follows: Abraham & Williams, Ltd. Pigs.—There was a large yarding of pigs, all classes being well represented. Weanors £1 to 265, stores 26s to 335, porkers £2 5s to £2 17s 6d and £3 2s. Sheep.—There was an average yarding, the hoggets being a good lot. Fat ewes 25s 6d, shorn wethers and maiden ewes 21s sd, good woolly hoggets 265. Cattle.—A big yarding came forward. Three year store steers £5 10s, fat cows (medium) £5 5s to £7 17s od, prime fat cows £8 10s to £9 ss, light fat heifers £3 12s Gd, forward cows £3 to £3, 12s fid, store coavs 3.0 m to £2 ss. N.Z. Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. We offered to a good attendance of buyers a large yarding of, both sheep smd cattle. Competition was keen. With the exception, of several pens of low condition female stock, the whole of our yarding changed hatids at the following prices:— Sheep.—Heavy prime wethers 36s 9d to 375, medium fat ewes! 24s 3d, iat hoggets '27s 6d, good; condition hoggets 245, ewes with lambs 375,. mixed store sheep 21s 2d to 25s 1 . :■•,*.., Cattle.—4yr store bullocks .'£6 17s 6d to £3 Is, 2-year steers, £4 i ! ss to £5 Is, yearling steers £2 10s to £3. ss, light fat cows £5 to £7. Fonyard condition coavs £3 10s to £4 as, store coavs 30s to £2 iOs, vealers £2 to £2 7s, Icav. condition coavs Avith calves £2 6s to £3 7s Cd, mixed sex weaners 255, yearling heifers £1 14s to £3 .12s springing heifers £4 ,2s'(id to-£9,' dairy cgavs £3 10s to £6. Pigs.—There was a good yarding of pigs. Prices were a little easier and most vendors preferred to sell. Medium porkers £2 10s to £3, light porkers £2 6s to £2 7s 6d stores 26s to 37s 6d, Aveauers 16s 6d to 245, choppers 305."