BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 18030, 26 July 1922, Page 6

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

I LATE values maintained. I There wore largo offerings in each department of fat stock at Burnside to-day, and there was no appreciable change in. prices. The sheep sale was confined to butchers and graziers. The latter were ojDfU'fl'tinff for unfinished wethers, und their competition helped to steady tiho market. The yarding included more fine-woolied wethers (ban usual. There was good competition for big, heavy wethers. In the lamb sale competition was mainly confined to export buyers, and they secured the bulk of the yarding at prices practically on a par with last week’s rates. The yarding of fat cattle included! a number of pons of prime quality animals. Dairy cows were forward in fairly largo numbers, and very satisfactory prices were obtained for this class. Sheep.—A large yarding, numbering 3,010 head. A largo proportion of_ the yarding comprised medium and lightweight sheep, with a fair proportion of heavy-weights. Prices for the latter, taken all round, were much on a par with last week’s. Other sorts sold at a reduction of about Is per heath One pen_ of extra prime heavy-weight wethers realised up to 38s 3d; ether heavy wethers from 32s 9d to -345; prime, 27s 6d to 30s; medium, 22s 6d to 25; light and unfinished sorts from 15s upwards. Extra juima heavyweight ewes realised up to 2os 3d; prime, 19s to 225; medium, I6s to 18s; light and aged from 8s 6d upwards. Lambs.—A largo yarding, numbering, 1,181 head, of mixed quality. Competition waa not very brisk, very few butchers operating. Prime lambs realised up to 20s 6d per head. Fat Cattle—A good yarding, numbering 253 head. The demand was brisk for all prime quality animals, and at the time of going to press prices were about on a par with last week's rates. Prime bullocks realised up to £lo ss; medium, £9 to £lO 10s; light and unfinished sorts, £7 to £3 10a. Prime heifers realised up to £6 los : medium, £4 15s to £5 10s; light and aged from £3 10s upwards. Store Cattle.—A_ small yarding, comprised! mostly of light cows and heifers. These sold at very cheap rates. Dairy Cows.—Several pens of this class were offered, and, as usual, claimed con- > siderablo _ All were sold under i fairly keen competition at prices ranging I from £6 to £ls per head. Pigs.—A large yarding, all classes being represented. Competition was spirited, and 4 "good sale resulted, prices being about

on a par with last week’s fates. Prime baooners realised up tc £4 19s and prim* porkers up to £3. These prices are equal to from sid to 6|d! per lb for best baooners and from to 8d per lb for best porkers.