Burnside

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 119, 13 February 1941, Page 12

Burnside

(By Telegraph—l’ress Association.) ■DUNEDIN, February 12. Quality was lacking in the penning of 17J0 fat sheep at the Burnside sale today, the offering being made up almost entirely of ewes, for the most part mediumquality lines, with only odd pens ot heavy "1-adcs. The wethers forward were confined principally to medium descriptions, with an absence of heavy uheep. \\ ethers, because of the short supply, met good competition and remained firm at last week’s rates. The supply of ewes was more than sufficient for requirements, and consequently they sold at a decline ot fully 1/- a head. Over the final stages of the sale competition "was confined almost entirely to freezing buyers. Prime wethers sold to 28/-, medium 23/- to 20/-, light down to 19/-; extra prime heavy ewes to 23/6, prime heavy 15/6 to 17/9, medium 13/to 15/-. light down to 11/-. , , , , ■in entry of 1592 fat tombs included a few consignments of extra heavy lines, but the bulk of the offering -was made up of ’medium.quality sorts, with a few pens of light and unfinished descriptions. Buteuers competed freely for all heavier grades, and exporters operated throughout at ful SC An d entry 1 0f’235 fat cattle was composed principally of medium-quality bullocks, with a few consignments of heavy grades and the usual penning of cows and belters. The market opened with values firm but fluctuated considerably throughout, and over the final races there was a decided recession. Extra prime heavy bullocks sold to £lB/7/6, to £l7/7/6, medium £l2/2/6 to £l3/11/0. light down to £9/2/6; extra prime heavy cows and heifers to £ll/7/6, Primo kcaiy £7/17/6 to £9/2/6, medium £6/2/6 to £< 12/6, light down to £4/7/6. The yarding of store cattle was small. A pen of good-conditioned three-year-old e P to“rs realized £9/11/-, and a pen of younger cattle sold at £B/o/-. Lhe balance of the yarding was made up of vealers and the usual assortment of boner and grazier cows. Prices showed little varl at A iarge entry of 239 fat pigs was of good quality. Baconers received most.attention meeting -keen competition <ind sell nc at’prices fully equivalent to current rates Porkers met a slightly easier de mand. Best baconers 6° ld f?, r 1 > 4 ( l n o/ J? £5/9/-, and lighter sorts £3/W- to LI 5/- Porkers realized £2/o/- to £3/.>/. The entry of store pigs numbered 109. Competition was slack and values slightly Taventv-nine dairv cows of mixed appearance were penned. <’°od close-to-pro-fit sorts received most attention, the best selling at £9/15/-. Aged cows and late calvers were slow of sale.