BURNSIDE

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 6, 2 October 1941, Page 12

BURNSIDE

(By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, October 1. Finn values generally were realized at the Burnside stock sale, but fat pigs were in oversupply and eased appreciably. Fat cattle had a yarding of 308 head and quality was again good. Many consignments of heavy bullocks, with some outstanding cows and heifers, were forwaixi. Teh market opened a little below last week’s rates 'but there was soon a firming and the sale generally was firm. Heifers were in very keen demand. Extra prime heavj’ bullocks made to £23/12/6, prime heavy £2O to £2l/2/6, prime medium £l7/2/6 to £lB/12/6, medium £l5/2/6 to £l6/12/6, light to £l3 12/6, extra prime epws and heifers to £l6/12/6. prime £l3/2/6 to £l4/12/6, medium £ll/2/6 to £l2/2/6, light to £9 2/16. In the fat sheep pens there was an entry of 1643, which included a fair percentage of prime butchers’ ewes and wthers, but there were more lighter sheep, specially wethers, forward. The few hoggets penned sold well. Several pens of prime maiden ewes had a keen demand. A number of shorn sheep of 'both sexes mad etheir appearance and sold well compared with woolly sheep. Th sale opened on a par with last week for all grades but over the final race there was an easing of 1/- to 1/6. Extra prime heavy wethers brought to 40/-, prime heavy 35/to 38/-, prime medium 33/- io 34/6, light to 29/6, extra prime maiden ewes to 34/9, prime heavy 26/6 to 29/9. Fat lambs had much a larger penning of 34. Prices were easier on the exceptionally dear sale of last week. Prime lambs realized to 43/6. medium 32/- to 34/-. light to 28/-. There was a fair yarding oi store cattle and the sale was a good one throughout. Good three-year steers made £lO/7/6 to £l2/5/-. medium to £lO. twoyear steers £8 to £B/15/-. store cows to An overflow yarding of bacon pigs and porkers saw an easing of 5/- for both (•losses. Be*t baconers made to xo and best porkers to £3/15/-. A Large yarling of store pigs made late rates io Veasier. Twenty head oi dairy mostly nondescript, sorts, were hard to sell. Best eows made to £.l.