Levin Stock Sale

Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 81, 6 April 1939, Page 6

Levin Stock Sale

YESTERDAY’S REALISATIONS. LEVIN, April 5. Good yardings in all sections were offerqd at the weekly stock sale in Levin, yesterday. Fat sheep prices remained on a par with late rates, while stores showed a slight advance. A large entry of cattle sold under keen competition at realisations fully firm on recent sales. The yarding of porkers and store pigs was smaller than usual, and prices remained high.

The Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold at the following prices:—

Pigs: Light porkers, 30s, 335, 35s Gd. 3Ss Gd; medium do., £2, £2 3s, £2 4s ; £2 Gs, £2 7s; heavy do., £2 Bs, £2 10s; slips, ss, 6s, 7s 6d, 9s; stores, 12s 6d, 13s. 15s to 20s Gd.

Sheep: Fat b.f. 2-tooths, 18s Gd, 18s lOd, 19s, 19s lOd; fat ewes, 10s 6d, 11s 4d, 14s Gd; small wether lambs, 8s 3d; larger do., 10s 3d; small 2-tooth ewes, 15s Bd.

Cattle: Light fat cows, £3 ss, £3 10s, £3 15s, £4, £4 ss; heavier do., £4 12s Gd, £4 17s Gd, £5 ss, £5 12s Gd, £5 15s; store

cow's, 37s Gd. £2 7s Gd, £2 9s, £2 12s Gd; potter bulls, £3 ss, £3 10s to £4 12s Gd; vealers, 255, £2 7s Gd, £2 10s, £3 7s (id; runners, £3 12s Gd; springing heifers, £8 10s to £9 17s 6d; springing cows, £lO 10s.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report the following prices: —r Pigs: Light porkers, 275, 295, 30s, 325, 345, 355; medium do., 365, 37s Gd, 38s Gd, £2, £2 Is; heavy do., £2 ss, £2 Bs, £2 9s, £2 10s, £2 12s Gd; baccners, £2 18s Gd, £3; choppers, 355; slips, 7s 6d, Bs, 9s, 11s; stores, 16s to 25s Gd.

Sheep: Fat lambs, 18s Id, 18s Gd; fat 2-tooths, 17s; fat ewes, 11s; fat wethers, 18s Gd; 5-year ewes, ISs, 18s Gd; 4-year do., lGs 3d; b.f. lambs, 6s sd, 8s 6d, 9s 7d, 10s Gd, 10s 7d, 11s Gd; Southdown rams, 20s to 30s.

Cattle: Fat cows and heifers, £2 10s to £4 15s; vealers, £2 2s to £3 10s; store heifers, £2 10s to £3; heifers r.w.b., £3 5a to £4; potter bulls, £5, store cows, £2 to £2 12s 6d; springing heifers, £4 10s; springing cows, £lO.