BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 21633, 31 January 1934, Page 10

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

SHEEP VALUES WELL MAIHTAIHED Consisting mostly of medium and lighter sorts, with a big proportion of cows and heifers, 214 cattle were yarded at Burnside, to-day. Very few pens' of prime heavy_ cattle were forward, and some specially fine sorts of cows and heifers were in evidence. The market opened quietly at last week s rates, bidding being almost lifeless. The sale throughout was fairly even, country butchers giving considerable help with the lighter stuff. No change was made until the last few pens were reached, when late arrivals found it necessary to buy their requirements. The top price of the sale was shared bv two sellers —Mr R. T. Kirk, Mosgiel. and Mr A. Murray, Taien—each getting £ll 7s Gd for his consignment. The following prices were recorded during the cattle saleDalgety and Co. : Heavv bullocks. £9 2s Gd; medium, £7 12s Gd to £8 12s Gd ; light, £5 7s Gd to £6 12s 6d ; medium heifers, £5 7s 6d; light, £4 17s Gd; heavy cows, £o 17s Gd to £G 2s Gd; medium. £4 17s 6d to £5 2s Gd ; light, £3 7s Gd. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association: Heavv bullocks. £9 2s Gd; medium, £7‘l2s Gd to £8 2s Gd; light, £5 12s Gd to £6 12s Gd; medium heifers, £5 7s Gd; light, £4 lis Gd; heavy cows, £5 17s Gd to £6 is Gd; medium, £4 17s (kl to £5 2s Gd ; light. £3 7s Gd to £4 2s Gd. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Compftwy: Extra heavy bullocks. £lO 1/s 6d to £ll 7s Gel; heavy, £9 2s Gd to £lO 2a 6d; medium, £7 12s Gd to £b 2s Gd; light. £5 12s Gd to £6 12s_Cd; medium cows. £4 17s 6d to £5 is 6d; light, £3 7s 6d to £4 2s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Company: Heavy bullocks, £8 lis 6d; medium, £7 12s 6d to £8 2s 6d; light, £6 17s Gd; heavy cows, £5 12s 6d; medium, £4 17s 6d to £5 2s Gd; light, £3 17s Gd. Stronach, Morris, and Co.: Heavy bullocks £9 7s 6d: medium, £7 17s 6d to £8 12s Gd; light, £5 12s 6d to £6 12s Gd; medium heifers, £5 12s Gd; light, £4 2s Gd to £4 17s Gd; extra heavy cows, £6 12s 6d; medium, £4 17s 6d; light, £3 17s 6d. Donald Reid and Co.: Extra heavy bullocks, £lO 7s Gd ; heavy, £9 2s Gd to £9 12s Gd; medium, £7 12s Gd to £8 12s 6d ; light, £5 12s Gd to £6 12s Gd; medium heifers, £5 12s 6d; light, £4 12s Gd; heavy cows, £5 7s 6d ; medium, £4 17s Gd; light, £3 12s Gel to £4 2s 6d. Wright, Stephenson and Co.: Extra heavy bullocks, £lO 12s Gd to £ll 7s Gd ; heavy, £9 2s Gd to £9 12s Gd; medium, £8 2s 6d to £8 17s Gd; light, £5 17s Gel to £7 2s 6(1 ; medium heifers, fo 17s Gd; medium cows. £5 7s 6d; light, £3 Ts Gd to £4 7s Gd. A medium yarding of about 1,300 fat sheep came forward. _ Three trucks of prime wethers were included, and one truck of extra prime young ewes, the balance being medium and lightweight wethers and ewes, with the latter predominating. The sale opened at values about on a par with lastweek’s closing rates. Heavy wethers met with good competition, selling up to 30s, while extra prime young ewes made to 26s 9d. Owing to the number forward, medium and light ewes met with an erratic demand, prices for these classes being 2s a head lower than before. 'lhe sale continued about even, little change being noticeable until near the end, when owes were inclined to droll a shade in value. In the store pens there was a large yarding of medium quality vealers. which sold at prices about 5s less than last week, bringing up to £2 ss. The cattle made up a medium yarding, ami included a small line of well bred two-voar-okl steers and lieilers from the Clinton district. These sold under keen competition up to £4 16s for the steers, and to £3 3s for the heifers. Three-vear-olds of mixed breeding sold up to £5 2s 6d, and two-year-olds of the same class brought to £3 18s. Other heifers realised to £2. A medium yarding of honors sold at late rates to £3. Over 500 lambs were sent, in. tin's number being in excess of the usual The quality was good, and there were three or fowl pens of extra prime. It was expected that the market would improve, to the extent of the recent increase in exporters’ values. In the pig section the quality was quite good. Baconers sold from £2 Ss to £3, being worth about 4kl lb. and porkers sold from £1 13s to £2 ss, equal to a'hout ojcl lb.