BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 239, 27 June 1918, Page 8

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

By Telegraph—Press Association, , ; ' Dunedirij June 2G. At Burnside yards: 220 fat' cattle Aiere • penned, a good proportion oT the' entry bein<; prime ox. Considering;the large' entry, prices were well maintained, being : . just on a par with last week's .values. : The prices were above exporters' limits. 1 Extra prime heavy bullocks, Mi; lu-ayy, ; .£l9 to .£2l 10s.; medium, JCI7 to .£l9; . . others, Ma upwards; best cows and \,»[- ■ . fers, £Y1 7s. (id.; heavy, £13 lOs. to J!15; ; medium, ill 10s. to £Xi 10s.; others, £W 10s. upwards. The sheep penned numbered 2G49. The quality was fair to v medium. Prime heavy wether.' were ' ecarce. The best, heavy sheep ■'■c-alised lato .rates, but others were easier. Ex- ■'. ;tra prime'heavy wethers, 555. flil.; lierivy. _--455. 6d. to 49a. Gd.; medium; 375. to 425'.; light unfinished, 3ns. upwards; extra heavy ewes, Gls.; heavy, 38s. to'46s.; medium, 30s. to 375. Gd.; others, Ais. upwards. There were 11)3? lambs penned.Prices were on a,par with late rates. Best frezing, 30?.; extra, 325.; ineiliiun. 255. 6d. to 28s. Gd. Few people are aware of tlie'immense area of Siberia. It extends through 120 degrees of longitude and possesses : ' one-ninth of all the land surface'of tho globe. The United States, Great Brit-- ; ain, and ail Europe, except Eussia, could be put into Siberia, with space to . 6pare.' : Barraclough's Magic Nervine Cures '~ Tootha,che.-Advt.