BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 19999, 17 October 1928, Page 9

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

CATTLE AN]) SHEEP PRICES UP. Both fat cattle and fat sheep advanced in price at the Burnside slock sales to-day, the former being from ■Ms to 30s up compared with last week’s values. Spring lambs cased. Fat Cattle.—There wore 190 in the yarding. Quality for the most part was good, prime bullocks, cows, and heifers being featured. The demand opened well, with an advance of from 2(Js to 30s a head. Prices. Heavy bullocks, £24 5s to £29 13s; medium heavy, £l9 5s to £2O os; medium light, £l6 10s to £l7 15s; light, £l3 15s to £l4 10s; heavy cows, £l6 to £l7 ss; medium heavy, £l4 5s to £ls; medium light, £l3 to £l3 10s; light, £lO to £l2 ss; heavy heifers, £ls to £1.6 7s 6cl; medium heavy, £1,3 to £l4; medium light, £l2 to £l2 15s; light, £lO 10s to £ll ss. Fat Sheep.—A penning of 1,400. It was a small entry, comprised of good average wethers, a few ewes, a sprinkling of fine wools, and a number of unfinished sheep. The sale opened at an advance of Is and improved a further Is, clearances being made under good competition. Prices. Extra special wethers, to Cos; prime heavy, 54s to 55s 3d;'prime, 48s to 565; medium, 40s to 435; light, 36s to 38s 6d; extra ewes, to 475. prime heavy, 36s 9d to 10s; prime, 32s to 31s; medium, 29s to 30s. . , co Spring Lambs,—The penning oo was comprised of very lair to prime quality, hut the demand was easier by a few’ shillings a head. Prices: Best heavy lambs, 38s Cd to 40s; prime, 34s to 365; medium, 20s to 32s Store Cattle.—One hundred were yarded Those were made up of young mixed cattle, an odd pen of three-year-old steers, and a few cows. It was a good demand, medium three-year-olds making £lO 17s Cd; one-and-a-half-yeur-olds, £6 2s Gd; and yearlings, £3 os to £4. Pigs. Fat pigs, of which there were 149, were comprised mostly of porkers, which met with an easier demand. Bacpners were firm, while the 153 stores were unchanged.