BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 22688, 30 June 1937, Page 13

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

LAMBS SELL AS HOGGETS The lamb pens at the Burnside yards were empty to-day, the few that were sent in being penned as hoggets with the sheep. Fat cattle met with quite a good sale, considering the large number forward, while store cattle realised last week’s values. There was a fairly large entry of 350 fat cattle, and the general quality was good. Some' specially good bullocks of weight and) quality were forward, and the representation of prime medium-weights was_ also good, while a small tail-end of lighter than usual was noticeable. The cows and heifers were very good, some of the latter being extra fuie in breeding and quality. The average in this sex was much superior to recent lots, although there was a tail-end of poor grades. The sale opened fairly firm at last week’s rates, remaining so for a short time. An easing set in later, prices for bullocks'' dropping 10s. Prime heavyweight bullocks sold up to 28s a 1001 b, and prime mediums from 31s to 325. Some of the extra good heifers realised up to 28s a 1001 b, and the average of good cows and) heifers was about 255.

Cattle Prices.—National Mortgage and Agency Company: Heavy bullocks, £l2 12s Gd; medium, £lO 12s fed to £ll 17s 6d; light, £8 17s 6d to £9 12s 6d; heavy heifers, £8 17s 6d; medium, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; light, £5 17s 6d; heavy cows, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; medium, £5 17s 6d to £6 17s 6d; light, £4 17s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £l2 12s 6d to £l3 12s 6d; medium. £lO 12s 6d to £ll 17s 6d; light, £8 12s 6d to £9 12s Gd; heavy heifers, £8 17s 6d; medium ,£6 17s - 6d to £7 17s 6d; light, £5 17s 6d; heavy cows, £7 12s 6d; medium, £5 17s 6d to £6 12s 6d; light, £4 17s 6d. Donald Reid and Co.: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 12s 6d; heavy, £l2 12s 6d to £l3 12s 6d; medium, £lO 12s 6d to £ll 12s 6d; light, £8 12s 6d to £9 12s 6d; medium heifers, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; light, £5 17s 6d; heavy cows, £7 17s Gd; medium, £5 12s. 6 to £6 12s 6; light, £4 17s 6. Wright, Stephenson, and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £l2 12s 6d to £l3 17s 6d medium, £lO 12s 6d to £ll 12s 6d; light, £9 12s 6d; heavy heifers, £8 17s 6d; medium, £C 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; light, £5 17s 6d; heavy cows, £7 12s 6d; medium, £5 12s 6d to £6 12s 6d; light, £4 17s 6d. Dalgety and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £l2 12s fed to £l3 7s 6d; medium, £lO 12s 6d to £ll 12s 6d; light, £9 17s 6d; extra heavv heifers, £lO 12s 6d; heavy, £8 17s 6t! to £9 12s 6d; medium, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s Gd; light, £5 17s 6d. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 12s 6d to £ls 12s Gd; heavy, i£l2 12s Gd to £l3 12s Cd; medium, £lO 12s 6d to £ll 12s Gd; light, £9 17s 6d; extra heavy heifers, £lO 12s Gd; heavy, £8 12s 6d to £9 12s 6d; medium, £6 12s Gd to £7 12s Cd; light, £5 17s 6(1; extra heavy cows, £9 12s Gd; heavy, £7 12s Gd to £8 12s Gd; medium, £5 12s Cd to £6 12s Gd; light, £4 17s Gd. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company: Extra heavy bullocks, £l4 2s 6d; heavy, £l2 12s Gd to £l3 12s Cd; medium, £lO 12s Cd to £ll 12s Cd; light, £8 17s Gd to £9 12s 6d; heavy heifers, £8 12s Gd; medium, £G 12s Gd to £7 12s 6d; light. £4 12s Gd to £5 12s Gd; heavv cows, £7 12s Gd; medium; £5 12s Cd to £6 12s Gd; light, £4 17s Gd. A smaller number of pigs than usual was made up of 99 fats and 30 stores. Baconers were sold from £3 to £4 10s,

or about 6Jd lb, and porkers from £1 10s to £2 19s, or 7d lb. A very small entry of some 1,050 fat sheep contained only fair quality. There were a few trucks of nice medium wethers, and a fair number of close-woolled sorts, which were hardly good enough for butchers. Some specially good ewes were also penned, but there was only a small percentage of this grade, the majority being plain. The lambs were in the sheep pens, their quality being only fair. At the start of the sale there was a general rise of 3s a head, and it was thought that this increase would be maintained. Inferior quality vealers numbered about 40 head. The demand was keen, and prices were from 5s to 10s higher than at the last sale._ A medium yarding of store cattle included about 60 head of three, four, and five-year-old bullocks, well bred and in good condition. Competition for anything good was brisk, prices being on a level with those of last week. Four and live-year-old bullocks sold from £7 10s to £lO 15s, three-year-olds from £5 5s to £6 9s, and two-year-olds from £3 15s to £4 15s. Boners sold at late rates.