BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 22191, 20 November 1935, Page 13

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

CATTLE MARKET STEADY Almost throughout the sale at Burnside to-day the fat cattle market "remained steady, late values being reached at all times. A special line of 70 head of store cattle arrived from the West Coast district after spending 14 days on the journey, and this was the reason of a considerable increase in the number of stores yarded. A penning of 290 head of fat cattle showed the smallest number of prime trucked cattle for many weeks. Approximately 40 head of prime bullocks came forward, the rest, for the most part, being locals, and with the excep-. tion of a percentage of prime medium bullocks, the balance was almost entirely of green and light bullocks, with an increased number of cows and heifers. The market opened firm at last week’s values, and although there was a hardening tendency about the middle of the sale, this being due to outside competition, the market closed as it began. It can be described as a steady market for all grades of fat cattle. Cattle prices:—Donald Iteid and Company: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 17s 6d to £l6 2s fid; heavy, £ll 17s 6d to £l3 17s fid: medium, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s fid; light, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; heavy heifers, £9 2s 6d; medium, £7 17s 6cl to £8 17s 6d; light, £4 17s fid to £6 12s 6d; heavy cows, £7 17s 6d; medium, £5 17s 6d to £6 17s fid; light, £4 17s 6d. Wright, Stephenson, and Company: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 17s 6d to £l6 17s fid: heavy, £ll 17s 6d to £l3 17s 6d; medium. £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; light, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s fid; heavy heifers, £9 17s fid; medium, £7 17s fid to £8 17s fid; light, £5 17s fid; heavy cows, £7 17s fid; medium, £5 17s fid to £6 17s fid; light, £4 17s fid. Dalgety and Company: Extra heavy bidlocks, £l4 7s fid to £ls 7s fid; heavy, £ll 17s fid to £l2 17s fid; medium, £8 17s fid to £9 17s fid; light, £7 17s fid; medium heifers, £7 17s fid; light, £5 17s fid; h<?avy cows, £7 17s fid to £8 17s fid; medium, £5 17s fid to £6 17s fid; light; £4 17s fid. Otago Farmers’ Co-operativo Association: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 17s fid to £ls 17s fid; heavy, £l2 2s fid to £l3 2s fid; medium, £8 17s fid to £9 17s fid; light, £6 17s fid to £7 17s fid; medium heifers, £7 17s fid to £8 17s fid; light, £5 17s fid; heavy cows, £8 2s fid to £8 17s fid; medium, £5 17s fid to £7 2s fid; light, £4 17s fid to £5 17s fid. New Zealand Loan and Mercanile Agency: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 12s fid; heavy, £ll 17s fid to £l3 7s _ fid; medium, £8 17s fid to £9 17s fid; light, £6 17s fid to £7 17s fid; light heifers, £6 17s fid; extra heavy cows, £ll 17s fid; heavy, £7 17s fid to £8 17s fid; medium, £5 17s fid to £6 17s fid; light, £4 17s fid. National Mortgage and Agency Company: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 17s fid; heavy, £ll 17s fid to £l3 17s fid; medium, £8 17s fid to £9 17s fid; light, £6 17s fid to £7 17s fid; light heafers, £7 7s fid; heavy cows, £7 17s fid; medium, £5 17s fid to £6 17s fid; light, £4 17s fid. .Stronach, Morris, and Company: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 17s fid; heavy, £ll 17s 6a to £l3 17s fid; medium, £8 17s fid to £9 17s fid; light, £6 17s fid to £7 17s fid; heavy heifers, £9 7s fid; medium, £7 7s fid to £8 7s fid; light, £6 17s fid; heavy cows, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s fid; medium, £5 17s fid to £6 17s fid; light, £4 17s fid. . VJ , , , Some of the nicest quality lambs ot the season were seen in the yarding of 140 head. The market opened at slack rates from 2s to 3s down compared with last week’s figures, hut recovered as the sale progressed. After the start quotations were firm at late I There was a very small yarding of approximately 900 fat sheep. The entry included a bigger percentage of sheep’ in the wool than has been the ease for the last two weeks. On account of the short supply last week and the smallness of the penning this week, it was expected that the market would show a considerable appreciation. . . The usual line of cattle driven in at this time of the year from the We?t Coast arrived this morning after spending 14 days on the road, and was included in the yarding of stores., ' The

penning was a large one. and embraced about 150 head of two, three, and four-year-old steers. Competition was keen, and a good sale resulted. The following were the prices;—Four-year-old bullocks, £8 10s; three-year-olds, to £6 ss; two-year-olds, to £3 17s; heifers, to £5 2s. The best quality vealers sold at last week’s rates, while the inferior sorts were easier by about 5s a head. The usual assortment of inferior boner cows sold at late rates. In the pig pens there were 86 fats and 166 stores. Porkers brought from £2 Is to £2 18s, being worth about 7d lb, while baconers sold from £2 18s to £3 12s, being equal to about 6d lb.