BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 22718, 4 August 1937, Page 11

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

TOf CATTLE PRICE OF SEASON The highest, cattle price paid_ this season was recorded at the Burnside yards to-day, when a truck of special bullocks from Mr James‘Hurley, Central Otago, changed hands at the exceptionally high value of £l9 17s 6d. One or two other good consignments also realised fairly high rates, ranging from about £ls to £lB. \on the .whole, the market for prime bullocks was about equal to last week. The fat sheep sale had not progressed very far when the ‘ Star ’ went to press, but at that stage the best wethers were dearer than at the previous sale, while the heavy ewes were holding their own at late values. With the exception of odd lots, the quality of the fat cattle, of which there was a total of 277 head, was not good. Three or four trucks of specially fine bullocks, one being up to show standard, called for special attention, but the rest were of a. medium class, with some light sorts lacking finish. There was a big entry of cows and heifers, • but apart from about two trucks of good stuff, the representation was ordinary, while there was a weedy tail end, manyv in this category being of poor quality. The sale opened quietly, with values for prime ox beef on a par with last week’s closing rates. Outside buyers kept the bidding at the opening level until near the finish, when there was a sharp rise, prime bullocks improving from 15s to 20s_ a head. Cows and heifers were easier at the start by about 10s a head, but this was recovered and improved upon by about 5s as the sale was closing. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.: Heavy bullocks, £l3 17s 6d; medium, £lO 17s 6d to £l2 17s 6d; light. £9 17s 6d; extra heavy heifers, £ll 17s Cd to £l2 17s Gd; heavy, £9 17s 6d to £lO 17s Gd; medium, £7. 17s Gd to £8 17s 6d; extra heavy cows, £lO 17s 6d; heavy, £8 17s Gd to £9 12s Gd; medium, £6 12s 6d to £7 17s 6d; light, £4 17s Cd to £5 12s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Co. of New Zealand Ltd.: Heavy bullocks, £ll 17s 6d to £l2 17s Gd; medium, £9 17s 6d; heavy heifers, £7 17s Gd to £8 17s Gd; extra heavy cows, £8 17s 6d; heavy, £6 12s Gd to £7 12s 6d; medium, £5 12s Gd. Stronach, Morris, and Co. Ltd,; Medium heifers, £7 17s Gd to £8 7s Gd; light, £5 17s 6d to £6 17s Gd; heavy cows, £8 17s Gd to £9 12s Gd; medium, £G 12s Gd to £7 12s Gd; light, £4 17s Gd to £5 17s Gd. Donald Reid and Co. Ltd—heavy bullocks, £l3 17s Gd to £l4 17s Gel; medium, £lO 17s Gd to £l2 17s Gd; light, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; heavy heifers, £9 17s Gd to £lO 17s Gd; medium, £7 17s Cd to £8 17s Cd; extra heavy cows. £lO 2s Od; heavy. £8 17s Gd to £9 17s 6d; medium, £6 17s 6d to

£7 17s 6d; light, £4 17s 6d to £5 17s 6d. . Wright, Stephenson, and Co. Ltd. — Extra heavy bullocks, £ls 17 s 6d |° £l6 12s 6d; heavy, £l3 1/s 6d to £l4 17s 6d; medium, £lO 17s 6d to £l2 1/s 6d; ligfit, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s M j heavy heifers, £9 178 6d to £IQ 17s 6d; medium, £7 17s 6d-to £8 17s 6d; light, Dalgety and Co. Ltd. —Extra heavy bullocks, £ls 17s 6d & £l9 17s 6d; heavy, £l3 17s 6d to £l4 6d, medium, £lO 17s 6d to £l2 I's icrht. £9 17s 6d; extra heavy heifers, £ll 12s 6d; heavy, £9 1/s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; meclium, £7 17s 6d to £8 lis 3d; light, £6,7s 6d j heavy cows, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; £7 17s 6d; light, £4 17s 6d to £5 17s 6d Otago Farmers’ Association: Extra heavy buillocks £ls Ls 6d to £lB 2s 6d ; heavy ,£l3 17s 6d to £l4 17s 6d ; extra heavy heifers, -11 17s 6d to £l3 7s 6d ; heavy £9 17s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; medium, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light, £6 17s 6d; heavy bows, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; mdium, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; light, £4 l«s 6d to £5 17s 6d. . As there was a larger number ot pigs forward than in recent weeks, showed a slight easing, baconers being sold from £3 5s to £4 and porkers from £2 5s to £3 ss. Both classes were worth about 6d lb. The market consisted of 155 fats and 104 stores. The store cattle prices were decidedly higher than last week. The yarding included several lots ot well-bred two and three-year-old steers and heifers. Sales were made at the following rates; Two and a-half and three-year-old steers. £7 16s to £8 8s; two-year-olds, £6 5s to £7 4s; two-year-old heiters, £4 15s to £6 15s; young cows, £3 10s to £5. About 50 head of vealers sold at late rates from £3 15s to £4 10s for the best, and from £1 10s to £2 15s for other sorts. The general quality of the 1,560 tat sheep sent in was not up to last week’s standard. There was a fair entry of wethers, some pens being specially good, but the majority were of the medium grade, with some taken from their feed too soon. The quality of the ewes was not as good as at the last sale. There was a much smaller penning of heavies, and hero again the bulk of the yarding was made up of mediums, with a tailing of lights. Some of the hoggets forward were of good quality. The sale started keenly, wethers showing <% rise of from Is to Is 6d. while prime heavy owes were on a par with last week. Mediums and lights were a shade easier.