BURNSIDE MARKET

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32274, 17 April 1970, Page 9

BURNSIDE MARKET

“The Press” Special Service DUNEDIN, April 15. The beef cattle yarding was the largest for sometime at Burnside market this week at 388 head. Values for heavy quality cattle, which were not as plentiful as last week, were firm to slightly In sellers’ favour, lighter bullocks, which comprised the greater proportion of the selection, maintained last week’s values and cows, which were yarded in greater numbers and included several pens of notable quality, also held to about late values.. With a large offering, veal prices receded by about $3 a In the store cattle section, values gained $2 under keen competition for an entry which Included quite a number of well-bred animals.

All classes of pigs sold at late rates.

Values for heavy prime lambs were down 46c but lighter sorts remained on a par with previous sales.

In the sheep pens hoggets opened on last week’s rates but dropped 50c as the sale progressed and several pens were passed in. Old ewes and wethers held to about late rates. Values were:— Top oxen, $165 to $175; heavy, $l5O to $160; medium heavy, $142 to $148; medium. $132 to $140; light, $126 to $129; unfinished, $lO9 to $llB.

Top beifer $129 to $134; medium, $lOO to $126; light, $B4 to $95.

Top cows, $124 to $133; medium, sll} to $117; light, from $9O.

Veal.—Top, to $126; medium, $9O is $105; light, $7O to $B6. Store Cattle,—2j-year steers, $126; lUyear steers, $B5 to $100; steer calves, $67; heifer calves, $5O; small calves, $32 to $36. ' Pigs.—Top baconers, $36; medium to good, $2B to $32. Top pokers, $27; medium to good, $2O to $25; weaners. $6 to $lO. Lambs.—Top, $9.60; heavy. $8.50 to $9.10; light, $5.70 to $6.50.

Sheep.—Top hoggets, $9.10; medium hoggets, $8 to $B.BO. Four«tooth wethers, to >7.50. Full-mouthed wethers, to $7. Old ewes; Top, to $6.80: medium. $5,80 to >6; tight. from $5