BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 19583, 15 June 1927, Page 8

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

PIGS DOWN CONSIDERABLY

The. market for pigs was dead at P -aside to-day. At least 10s to 15s i propped on last week’s prices. Fat Cattle.—There was a mixed entry. There was a sprinkling of cows aiid heifers and plain steers, and the supply of prime bullocks was meagre. The market opened on medium quality cattle, and prospects r 8 pea rod to he promising for the fat quality stock. The values were on a par with last week. Prices; Light bullocks. £9 10s to £ll ss; heifers, £6 to £7 10s; cows, £5 10s fo £7.

Fat Sheep.—A fair entry considering tho big offerings of the la..st two weeks. The quality was mixed. There was a moderate supply of extra, heavy wethers, a fair number of medium wethers, and a considerable tail end of_ mixtures, together with a few pennings of extra owes. Prices; Extra heavy wethers, 42s to 455; prime heavy wethers, 35s to 37s 6cl: medium wethers, 30s to 345; light, 24s to 26s 9d; extra ewes, 30s to 335; ’prime heavies. 25s to 26s fid; medium IRs in 235: light, 15s to 16s 6rl, Lambs.—There was a fair supply. There were a good many prime pennines, some extra heavy, and also a number of unfinished and medium sorts. Prices: Extra heavy, -30 sto -32 s 6d; prime, 27s to 3Rs; medium. 22s to 2os 6cl: unfinished, 16s 9cl to 20s. Store Cattle. —Big entry, including some 150 well-bred bullocks from Central. The balance was made up of ordinary rows and mixed yearlings. There was a fair demand for well-bred _ bullocks, hid, ordinary sorts were sticky Prices: Bullocks. £9 15s to £ll 6s; thrce-vcar-oTtls, £9 5s to £lO 2s 6d.