BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 16051, 1 March 1916, Page 4

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

There was a fair attendance at tho weekly stock sales at Bin-nside to-day. —Kl'eep.— One thousand eicghl hundred and sixtyfive yarded. A small yarding, especially for this time of tho year, when InV'Zing buyers urn in full operation. Tho sale opened with [nice? almost eq'lfil (o those" ruling last week, but, were still ii'inv* freezing buyers' limits. TovraHs f.h" end of the day. when the (red" i; i,riie:nrntn were -filled. prices began t-i vcrd-'. Taken nil ovv. prices were ca-n t th::n was the case last week. O'lolfili'm* : Best, wethen. 27s to ,"0~: ii'-'brr. Via to 26«! c.llrrs. 21s to 25? 6.i. Rest ewes, 25* 1c ?*■■■•, U:.» I i 2?s ; cither?. 1 «i--.v;;l i.-\ ■,-!,-.!..:>.:■- Ei'.dit huiuilud and :.-vt:-fy vc.-.d'd. A small yi'i'd'iii;. The u.-nal i-.po-', ;:i nr..? operating, and a ready il-ar- ■ ■■■: w.i effected at prices on a ;,«r wiii; '.:.'.'. '.',>•?'■: 1 Quotations : Best lambs. 17s 6«i in ?.Q:- ; ol'-e:-. K,.\ 6d to 16s fy.\. l.unlM, IPs ;■■< V.'-. A pen of <*xtra prune I >inl>s «-'.-••■" s'! ! on account- of Mr I) :>i i llaV:d.-:r.' •* paddle Hill. at. the eye; ptivnaby In;, price of 30s 6d. Store ('ultle. -• Another full yarding, bid t here is m trnd"iicy for tho yarding* to bec-iime' smnll-T the Vain in 1.'.-'i'terhury having improved the nr ..kot there. Anything tit for loli'ng Was nought up by exporters, in *|>it-> of temporary dilHcul'., -in securing I fright .'it some of the Southland works. There was litle difference in tho prices ruling for this class of stuff Anything very thin and old, done cows Were practically unsaleable. —Fat Cattle.— One hundred and fifty-six yarded. A fair yarding of medium quab'ty. The sals opened well, but bad not proceeded fal at the time of going to pwr ; s. -—Pigs.— ThTe was a medium yarding of fat pigs, and the usual attendance of buyers. Everything was readily cleared under the h»i- » mer. Quotations j / Prime bac.oners, 65a to 80s; light baconers. 55s to 655. ' Prime porker.?, 40s to 50s; lighter, 32s 6d to 425.