BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 21319, 25 January 1933, Page 6

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

HIGH PRICES FOR WETHERS Good beef was up in value at Burnside to-day, from 10s to 15s a head more being paid. There was also an advancement in the fat sheep prices, in some cases the highest rates for months being paid, while the freezers were responsible for keeping the value of lighter stuff a little above that of last week. Pigs did not meet with a very strong sale, and the prices dropped a little.

Fat Cattle.—There was a yarding of 240 head, making up a very mixed entry. There were three races of very plain steers and cows, but the last two races were of exceptionally fine quality, perhaps the best seen in tho yards for some time. Tho chief consignment came from Messrs Thomson Brothers, Manugatua, and sold to £ll 2s Gd, while Messrs Young Brothers, Outram, sent in a choice lot, which sold to £9 10s. . The late Reid’s estate, Outram, forwarded a truck, which brought to £lO 17s 6d. The balance of the bullocks realised from £8 to £9. Cows sold at late rates from £3 to £5, while a truck of choice heifers brought £7 ss. Others went from £5 to £6. Extra prime beef was from 10s to 15s a head better than last week. The prices obtained would work out equal to 20s a 1001 b for extra heavy beef, 22s for light-weights, 20s for choice heifers, and 14s to 15s for cows. SalesDalgcty and Co.: Light bullocks, £6 7s 6d to £6 12s 6d; light heifers, £4 7s 6d; medium cows, £4 7a 6d; light, £2 17s 6d to £3 7s 6d. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association : Heavy bullocks, £8 2s 6d to £8 7s Gd; medium, £6 17s (3d to £7 7s 6d; light, £5 7s Gd to £6 7s 6d; heavy heifers. £7 2s 6d; light, £l3 2s 6d; heavy cows, £5 7s Gu to £5 12s 6d; medium, £4 2s 6d to £4-17s 6d; light, £2 17s 6d to £3 7s 6d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company; Heavy bullocks, £8 12s 6d; medium. £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; medium heifers, £5 2s 6d to £5 12s Gd; light, £4 2s Gd; heavy cows, £5 2s 6d to £5 17s 6d; medium, £4 17s Cd; light, £3 2s 6d to £3 17s Cd. National Mortgage and Agency Company: Heavy bullocks, £8 2s Cd to £8 17s Cd; medium, £5 17s 6d to £7 2s Ld; light, £6 7s 6d to £6 2s Cd; medium cows, £4 7s Cd; light, £3 2s Cd to £3 17s Cd. Stronach, Morris, and Co.: Alodium bullocks, £6 17s Cd to £7 12s Gd; light, £5 7s 6d to £5 17s Cd; light heifers, £3 12s Cd; medium cows, £4. 2s Cd; light, £3 2a Cd to £3 17s 6d. Donald Reid and Co.; Extra heavy bullocks, £8 17s Gd to £ll 2s Cd; heavy, £8 2s Cd to £8 7s 6d; medium, £6 17s Cd to £7 12s Cd; light, £5 17s Gd to £6 7s 6d; medium heifers, £5 12s Cd; light, £3 17s Cd; medium cows, £4 2s Cd; light, £3 2s Cd. Wright, Stephenson, and Co.: Extra heavy bullocks, £8 17s Cd to £lO 17s Gd; heavy, £8 2s 6d to £8 7s Cd; medium, £7 2s 6d to £7 12s Cd; light, £5 12s Gd to £6 12s Cd; heavy heifers, £6 17a Cd to £7 2s Cd; medium, £5 12s Cd; light, £4 2s Cd; heavy cows, £5 7s Cd; light, £3 2s Cd. Fat Sheep.—ln a penning of about 2,300 there were several trucks of extra heavy weathers and a fair number of nice young ewes. The rest was made up of light wethers and aged ewes._ Exporters were bidding keenly for lightweights, and consequently these showed an advance of about Is Cd a head. Light wethers sold up to 15s a head, and ewes, suitable for the export trade from 7s to 9s. Butchers’ extra heavy wethers obtained tho best price for a considerable period, this being from 17s to 19s, and butchers’ ewes were turned over from 10s to 12s. A substantial ripe-was noticeable in slveep values, especially in the lighter sorts. Ewes were worth from IJd to 2d lb, and wethers from 2Jd to 3d lb. Fat Lambs.—There was not a very big yarding, but a few trucks of good quality wbre included. Owing to the freezers’ schedule being advanced Jd, it was expected that there would 1 be a rise of about 2s a head during the sale, which did not commence until late in the afternoon. Store Cattle.—There was a poor representation in the store pens. Old cows predominated, and there was a dull sale. Tho cows sold from £1 10s to £3 10s. Pigs.—Two hundred and eleven fats and 101 stores. It was a good yarding, but the values dropped back a little all round. Porkers were down about 5s a head, and baconers about 7s 6d, the former being worth about 4-id lb, and the latter about 3Jd lb.