THE STOCK MARKET.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 June 1936, Page 4

THE STOCK MARKET.

WEEKLY SALE AT LEVIN. Reporting upon the usual woeklv stock sale which was conducted at the Levin yards yesterday, Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., state that they offered a medium yarding of pigs, together with a small offering of sheep and a medium yarding of cattle, to the usual attendance of buyers. Prices for pork remained much on a par with thn 1 revious week, while sheep also showed little change. There was a slight casing in the demand for fat cattle. Prices realised were: — Pigs: Weaners, 3s to 4s Gd; light stores, 12s Gd to 14s; heavy do, 14s Gd los Gd, 17s to 22s Gd; light pork, 25s to 30s; medium do, MOs to 355; heavy, 3Gs to £2 3s; baconovs, £2 10s to £3; choppers, 30s to £2 10s. Sheep: Prime fat ewes, 21s Del, 22s Gd; fat lambs, 18s to 20s; prime do, 21s Gd to 22s Gd. Cattle: Fat cows, £3'ss, £4; heavy do, £4 10s to £4 15s; extra heavy do, £5 to £5 1.2 s Gd; vealers, light, £2 to £2 7s Gd; better types, £2 12s Gd to £3 10s; runners, £3 15s to £4 ss; bulls, £3 15s to £4 12s Gd; store cows. 16s, 255, 32s Gd, £2 13s to £2 15s. Dairy cattle: Springing cows, £4 17s Gd, £5 ss; springing heifers, £4, £5 10s 'to £G 10s; cows in milk, £3, £3 15s to £4.