DUNEDIN BEEF

Greymouth Evening Star, 18 November 1943, Page 3

DUNEDIN BEEF

DEADLOCK AT BURNSIDE ! i DUNEDIN, November 17. The deadlock in the fat cattle tradecontinued to-day at the Burnside market, where the entry of cattle was the lowest on record. The reaction of graziers and fatteners to the group purchasing scheme of the butchers was to leave the cattle at home. As a result there is likely to be an acute shortage of beef in the shops next

I week. The sale proceeded on the j same lines as last week’s, with two ibuyers.operating for the trade. The I number offered under the hammer I was about 40 or 50 head. The balance jof the yarding of 100 was entered Iby a grazier, who disposed of the > cattle at a rate of 54/- per 100115.'for 1 prime ox beef, with poorer grades at ; correspondingly lower values. £• It has been reported that some /members of the trade have bee.iybuyiing privately outside of Burnside. The opinion was expressed at the sale that jif butchers and graziers could, come , together, - business could be done at (about 54/- per 1001 b.-for prime ox I beef. In the meantime, however, the j ceiling price is 48/- per 1001157, and | on December .1 it will fail to 44/-. . Turnip cattle are practically'finished, and after another’sale should be disposed of. Because-of the backward season, which is about six weeks’ later than usual, there will be a dearth of grass cattle for the market. It is expected that even if a solution to: the price problem is found, there will be very little beef on the market.