BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 20993, 6 January 1932, Page 10

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

CATTLE VALUES IMPROVE Fat Cattle.—There was a yarding of 158 head. It was a very mixed entry, and there were only two trucks of extra prime bullocks in the yards. Light steers a few pens of heifers, and a big lot of old cows made up the greater part of the yarding. The principal sales were for a truck load from Mr John Lockhead, Knitangata, who topped the market at £l4 15s, and a consignment from Mr Nicol, Outram, who gained up to £lB 15s for his lot. The balance of bullocks sold from £lO to £l3, and cows and heifers realised from £7 to £9 10s. There was an advance of some 30s a head on light bullocks, and 20s on heavies, while cows and heifers were about 15s up compared with the prices ruling at the last sales. Prime ox beef was worth 32s Cd a 1001 b, extra heavy cattle 30s, heifers 27s 6d, and cows 22s Cd. Sales: — Otago Farmers’ Co-op: Heavy bullocks, £lO 17s Cd to £ll 12s Cd; medium, £8 2s Cd to £9 17s Cd; light, £C 12s Cd to £7 2s Cd; medium cows, £6 12s Cd; light, £5 17s Cd. Loan Company: Heavy bullocks, £ll 2s Cd to £l2 2s Cd; medium, £9 12s Cd to £lO 2s Cd; light, £7 7s Cd; light heifers, £6 7s Cd; medium cows, £C 12s Cd to £8 17s Cd. National Mortgage: Heavy bullocks, £ll 12s Cd; medium, £9 12s Cd to £lO 2s Cd; medium heifers, £6 10s; extra heavy cows, £9; heavy, £8 2s Cd; medium, £7 2s Cd; light, £5 2s Cd to £6 12s Cd. Stronach, Morris, and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £lO 17s Cd to £ll 17s Cd; medium, £8 2s Cd to £lO 2s Cd; light, £C 7s Cd to £7 7s Cd; medium heifers, £7 2s Cd to £7 12s Cd; light, £5 2s Cd; light cows, £G 2s Cd. Donald lleid and Co.: Extra heavy bullocks, £l3 12s Cd to £l4 7s Cd; heavy, £lO 2s Cd to £l2 2s Cd; medium heifers, £7 12s Cd: light, £8 17s Cd; heavy cows, £7 17s Cd; medium, £7 7s Cd; light, £4 7s Cd to £8 2s Cd. Wright, Stephenson and Co.: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 2s Cd; heavy, £ll 2s Cd to £l2 17s Cd; medium, £9 12s Cd to £lO 2s Cd; extra heavy heifers, £9 12s Cd; heavy, £8 17s Cd; heavy cows, £7 17s Cd. Dalgety and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £ll 7s Cd to £l3 2s Cd; medium, £9 12s Cd; light, £8 17s Cd; heavy heifers, £lO 2s Cd to £lO 17s Cd; light, £5 2s Cd; light cows, £5 7s Cd. Store Cattle.—The store pens were almost deserted, the yarding comprising a few pens of old cows, which sold from 30s to £5 ss,

Pigs.—There was a small yarding of pigs, and a dull sale resulted. Bacon pigs sold up to £3 ss, which is equal to about 4|d lb, and porkers sold to £2 ss, and touched Cd lb. Fat Sheep.—The yarding so far as quality was concerned was the worst seen for a long time. One truck of extra good wethers came from Messrs Smaill Bros., Moa Plat, and sold up to 25s 9d. The rest of the wethers were light and inferior, and gained between 18s and 225, showing an advance of about 2s Cd a head on the previous sale’s prices. Extra prime young ewes sold from 20s to. 235, and also showed an increase of half a crown a head. Light and aged ewes changed hands for prices ranging from 10s to 12s, which were x equal to those of the last sale. Prime wethers were worth 3|d lb, and plain sorts 3id, while extra heavy ewes were 2|d. One or two extra heavy ewes touched 3d lb, while old ewes were worth between IJd to 2d. _ Fat Lambs.—Nearly everything in the fat lambs’ yarding was of choice quality. The presence of four export buyers was the reason for the opening prices being equal to 5d lb. The best values were for several pens which sold up to 15s. Very light quality sold from 12s to 13s. It was quite expected that the exporters would keep the sale steady all through.