BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 21935, 23 January 1935, Page 6

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

i ONLY SLIGHT PRICE VARIATIONS i Good quality heavy stock remained firm at last week’s rates at the Bumside stock sales to-day, but medium and light-weights eased in value up to 15s, and were hard to dispose of even at the reduced prices. Pigs also were again slightly cheaper. No indication as to the result of the sheep market had been given at time of going to press. In a medium entry of 271 fat cattlo the quality to-day was very ordinary; in fact, it was one of the poorest entries seen for some time. Very few; prime bullocks were penned, there being a bulk of mediums and lights. Many of them lacked finish, and were much below the standard of _ recent yardings. Again there was a big entry; of cows, the majority of which were plain and would have been better, classed as stores. The quota on export beef will naturally affect the market for cow beef, especially, lowgrade cows that were formerly boned. This type of cow will now come on the market, and consequently will cause an easing in values, not only in their own grade, but also in better quality cow beef. It is anticipated that there are hundreds of low-grade cows from all dairying districts ready, to be forwarded to the market, which class comprises the culls out of dairy, herds. To-day’s market was lacking in animation on the opening race, which was of poor quality, comprising practically nothing but cows. Values tor good bullocks were equal to last week’s rates and remained firm throughout, but medium and light sorts eased slightly. Good cows and heifers were also firm, but mediumweights and light sorts receded fully 15s, at which price they were still hard to sell.

Following were the ruling cattle prices:—Otago Farmers’ Co-operative ' Association: Heavy bullocks, £9 2s fid to £lO 2s 6d; medium, £7 7s fid to £8 ; 7s 6d; light, £5 7s 6a to £6 12s 6d; - medium heifers, £5 7s 6d; light, £3 17s 6d to £4 17s 6d; heavy cows, £5 12s 6d; medium. £4 2s 6d to £4 17s 6d;’ ! light, £2 17s 6a to £3 17s 6d. New., Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency z Heavy bullocks, £9 7s 6d to £9 17s fidjj medium, £7 7s 6d to £8 12s 6d; light/ £6 12s 6d; medium heifers, £5 7s 6d to £6 7s 6d; light, £4 17s fid; medium cows, £4 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d; light, £2 17s fid to £3 17s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Company of Zealand: Heavy bullocks, £9 2s 6d to" £9 17s 6d; medium, £7 12s 6d to £8 2s 6d; light, £6 12s 6d; medium heifers, £5 7s 6d; light, £4 7s 6d to £4 17s 6d; medium cows, £4 2a 6d to £4 T7s 6d; light, £2' 17s 6d to £3 12s 6d. Messra Stronach, Morris and Co.: Medium bullocks. £7 2s 6d to £8 12s 6d; light,; £5 12s fid to £6 12s fid; light heifers, £4 17s fid; medium cows, £4 2s fid to £4 17s fid; light, £2 17s fid to £3 12a fid. Messrs Donald Reid and Co.; Heavy bullocks, £9 7s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; medium, £8 17s 6d to £9 2s fid; light, £5 17s 6d to £6 12s fid; medium heifers, £5 2s fid to £5-12s fid; light, £4 17a 6d; medium cows, £4 2s 6d to £4 17s fid; light, £2 2s 6d to £3 7s fid. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co.: Heavy, bullocks, £9 17s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; medium, £7 12s 6d to £8 17s fid; light,£5 17s fid to £6 12s 6d; medium heifers, £5 17s fid; light, £4 17s fid; heavy cows, £5 7s fid; medium, £4 2s fid to £4 17s fid; light, £2 17s fid to £3 12s fid. Messrs Dalgety and Co.: Medium bullocks, £7, 7s 6d to £8 17s fid; light, £5 12s fid to £6 12s 6d; medium cows, £4 7s fid; light, £2 17s fid to £3 12s fid. A very small yarding of store cattle consisted of only two small pens of grown bullocks and a few small inferior heifers and cows. The bullocks brought from £3 10s to £5, and heifers sold up to £1 17s fid. There was a full yarding of boner cows of very mixed quality. The animals were mostly old and thin, and sold at very low rates —from 10s to £l. Approximately 100 vealers were penned, the yarding proving much in excess of requirements, with a consequent drop on the low rates obtaining last week. The best lot sold up to £1 10s. and others fetched from 10s to £l. Nineteen hundred fat sheep of better quality than that of last week were offered. There was a bigger entry of wethers, some being very good, the majority being medium weights. Thera was also a larger percentage of freezing wethers, which class was expected to provide keen competition among exporters. Amongst the ewes there were some specially fine sheep, but not many of medium grade. There was the usual fair sprinkling of light weights, and a small number of weedy sorts. Values opened slightly lower than at the last sale, probably to the extent of Is m head, but it was difficult to gauge at time of going to press what prices would rule.

There was a good entry of 960 lambs* the qualrity generally being fairly good,Most of the yarding comprised med* iums, with, a fair number of light sorts also. The sale was a good one, with values showing practically no variation on last week’s. In the pig pens there were 212 fat* and 145 stores. It was a fluctuating market, porkers being easier and realising from 27s to 425, or equal to about s|d lb. Baconers were much the same as at last week’s sale, and brought from £2 12s to £3 ss, which is equal to about 5Jd lb.