BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXII, Issue 8313, 29 February 1912, Page 8

BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET.

'DUNEDIN,.--.February; 28, . Cattle.—-At tlie Burnside li-y^e stock sale to-day, 181 head of fat cattle were yarded. Owing to the large yarding last week, butchers had a large-.num--Ijer.pt;'cattle on hand, and prices show-. <}d a drop of fully- ten . per _ cent per .head:- There were comparatively few pens.of prime bullocks forward, .the XarainV consisting principally of cows and heifers. ' Best bullocks made £10 15s-to £11, extra.to £12 10s, medium to good;£8 10s to '£9 ,15s, light £7 to. £B 05.,. best-cows'and heifers £8 to £y, extra to £10 2s 6d ? medium to good £6 15s to £7 10s, .light £4 to £5 10s _ ,Fat Sheep.—26s,9 were ( penned, : this number v.being: largely in excess of . Jmtchers' requirements, but prices were .still above freezers' limits, and there 3vas a very dragging sale. Prices at the beginning were about equal to- last peek's.rates, but competition slackened -n>if towards the close, and prices dropped : ls per head. Best wethers brought. l€s 6d to 18s 6d, extra to 20s, medium | to good- 15s to 16s, light 13s 6d to j 14s 6cJ, best ewes 13s 6d to 16s 6d, extra to 20s, medium to good 10s 6d to 125:6.d._. . . „,. ..F,at i|jambs.—There was a medium yarding- 1122 being penned. Tho quality was ; xmly fair, especially for this •time <of ithe year. . Competition was Jkeen for jirime quality lambs, but me«!lini, lots had not the same attention. 3?fices, ali round, were much on a par with... last-week's rates. Best brought 13s 6d to /14s 6d, .extra to 15s 6d'to 17s ,6d,. medium 11s 6d to 135.. Pigs.—A'bxmt 90 were yarded. Slips and stores w.^re in fair supply, and wipes'showed .a drop of about 2s per! Head. Porkers and baconers were 'acft-roe, and prices for them were fully -up to last week's high rates. Suckers 3nade :8a 6d to 12s 6d, slips to 17s, stores to 30s, por.kers 35s to 425, light ■iacoaers 48s to 545, heavy baconers to *BDB f aud choppers ;t-o 91s.