BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 21569, 15 November 1933, Page 11

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

TEN-SHILLING DROP IN CATTLE RATES Due to the large number of fat cattle yarded at Burnside to-day, the succeeding sales were kept backhand it was late in the afternopn before the, lamb sale was finished and a start made with the., fat sheep. . Except in the first race, fat cattle., were about 10s a head cheaper than last week, while lamb prices remained on a par with tho.se of the last sale. ; The entry of fat cattle, was larger than last week, there being 321 head in. The entry, taken as a whole, was made up of good quality. The bulk of the yarding was of prime mediumweight bullocks. • Prime heavy-weights were not so plentiful, and there were not so many cows and heifers.as usual. At the opening of the sale there was no animation, and values for heavy cattle receded about 20s, but medium sorts did not experience the same drop. There was an improvement after the first race was sold, when prices had risen about 10s above the opening rates. This increase was maintined until the finish. Messrs Potter Bros., of Pukerau, brought forward a specially good truck consignment, which sold between £l2 2s fid and £l2 7s fid. The highest price given for the day was £l3 10s, this being obtained for a draft sent in by Mr Black, of Kelso. Mr A. Douglass {jad another nice consignment in, this selling np to £l2 15s. Prices obtained by the various firms during the cattle sale were as follow; Wright, Stephenson, and Company: Heavy bullocks, £9 17s. fid to £lO 17s fid; medium, £8 12s fid to £8 17s fid; light, £6 7s fid to £7 12s fid ; heavy heifers, £7 2s. fid; medium, £6 17s fid; light, £4 12s fid; heavy cows, £7 2s fid; medium, £5 2s fid to £fi 12s fid: light, £3 17s fid to £4 17s. fid. Dalgety and Company : Extra heavy bullocks, £l2 7s fid to £l3 7s fid ; heavy, £9 17s fid to £lO 17s fid; medium, £8 2s fid to £8 17s. fid; light,. £6 17s fid to £7 12s fid ; light heifers, £5 2s fid; heavy cows, £7 2s fid; medium, £5 7s fid to £fi 12s fid ; light, £4 17s fid. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association: Extra heavy bullocks, £ll 17s fid; heavy, £9 12s fid to £lO 7s fid; .medium, £7 17s fid to £8 17s fid; light, £5 17s fid to £6 7s fid; heavy heifers, £7 17s fid; medium, £6 17s fid ; medium cows, £5 12s fid; light. £3 17s fid to £4 17s fid. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company : Extra heavy bullocks, £ll 17s fid; heavy, £9 12s fid to £lO 2s fid; medium, £7 17s fid' to £8 17s fid; light, £6 7s fid to £7 2s fid; light heifers, £5 7s fid ; light cows, £4 17s fid. National Mortgage and Agency Company.; Heavy bullocks. £!) 12s fid to £lO 17s fid; medium, £7 17s fid to £8 12s fid; light, £6 2s fid to £6 17s fid; light cows, £3 17s fid to £4 17s fid. Stronach, Morris, and Company: Heavy bullocks, £9 12s fid to £lO 7s fid; medium, £7 17s fid to £8 12s fid; light, £5 17s fid to £6 17s fid; light heifers, £5 7s fid; medium cows, £5 2s fid; light, £4 7s fid. Donald Heicl and Company: Extra heavy bullocks, £l2 12s fid; heavy. £9 12s fid ,to £lO 17s fid ; medium. £8 2s fid to £8 17s fid;,light, £6 is fid to £7 12s fid; light heifers, £4 17s fid to £3 17s fid; medium cows, £5 7s fid ; light,, £3 17s fid to £4 17s fid.

In the fat. lamb division there was some specially good quality. At the beginning of the market competition

was keen at late rates, and because of the increased consumption of this class of meat at this time of the year, it was likely that values would remain firm till the end. Fully 400 more sheep than' last week were placed in . the pens to-day, the total number being in the vicinity of 1,400. Fifty per cent, of the entry was shorn, and the quality all round was good. Wethers made up more than half the penning. The prospects were that prices would bo a good deal easier than last week. This assumption was based on the fact that extra supplies were, available, and also that there was an absence of outside buyers. There was a small yarding of store cattle. One small pen of grown three-year-old bullocks brought £5, and others sold to £3 15s. Heifers realised to £2. A medium yarding of boners of inferior quality sold at late rates up to £3. Vealers were in good supply, and also gained late rates, up to £1 15s being given for these. There were ninety-nine fats and 143 stores in the pig section. Bacon pigs were in . short supply, and sold from £2 5s to £3 Bs, being worth about 5d lb. Porkers brought from 35s to £2, also averaging about sd. At the start of the store sale the best prices given were between 13s and IBs.