BURNSIDE.
Dunedin, July 17. At Burnside to-day 2395 sheep werepenned. Entries were comprised of good sheep, with. a few pens of inferior sorts." The sale opened very slowly, hut as it progressed prices improved to the extent of Is 6d to 2s per head. Best wethers 25s 6d to 27s 6d, extra to 28s 6d. medium to good 21s to 235, light from 16s to 18s 3d; ewes 13s to 17s, extra to 225, inferior 11s 6d to 13s. Lambs.— Boo penned. Prices for j prime were much the same as last ! week; unfinished sorts were easier. ' Best 16s 6d to 18s. extra to 20s 9d, medium to good 14s to 16s 6d, light lls 9d to 13a. !
Pigs.— Bo penned. There was a very small lot of good quality pigs, and in consequence prices showed large advance. Suckers 14s 6d to i 19s, slips 19s to 21s 6d, stores to 265, porkers 42s to 48s, light baconers 64s to 665, heavy 765. Cattle.— 2s3. There was a large yarding of medium quality, and prices showed a decline all round of 10s per 1 head. Best bullocks £10 to 10s, extra £11 10s, medium £8 to £8 16s. inferior £6 to £7; best cows and heifers £6 10s to £7, extra to £8 10s. medium £4 16s to £6, inferior £3 1 15s to £4 10s.
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Feilding Star, Volume II, Issue 320, 18 July 1907, Page 2
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