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Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 28 July 1928, Page 10

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SALE AT BUR,NS IDE.

DUNEDIN, July i 25. The. feature of the Burnside stock sales to-day was the sharp rise in fat cattle values. There was only a very small yarding and competition was exceedingly keen, wltli the result that prices rose from £2. to £3 pen iiead.Fat sheep were in heavy supply, but the demand was uneven and values were slightly easier. Fat' Clattle. —The best, prime heavy bullocks made lip to £26 17s (id, ami others to £22. Best beef made 57s (id per lOOlib, extra heavy 555, heifer 455. and cow and light heifer 39s to 355. . Fat. Sheep.—Competition was not up to standard, the market opening with prices easier for all classes of heavies. The easing continued throughout the sale, and at the close values were found to be down, about Is 6d or 2-s per head. Freezing weights sold at par; extra prime wethers made to 51s 9d, . and extra prime ewes toi 43s 9d; freezing ewes- were worth up to 30s. Extra prime heavy wether mutton made (id per pound, light prime 7d and ewes 4d to sid.

ADDINGTON QUOTATIONS. CHRISTCHURCH, July 25. Entries were .small in all sections at Addington to-day, except fat sheep. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers made to 51s Id. prime heavy wethers 42s 6d to 455, prime wethers 39s to 425. medium wethers 34s to 38s. light wethers 28s to 335, extra, prime ewes to 45s lOd, prime ewes 34s 6d to 395, medium ewes 80s to 345, light ewes 27s to 295. aged ewes 22s to 265. good hoggets 30s to 36s 4d, light hoggets 25s to 295.. 1 Fat Cattle. —There was a sharp rise for best beef of 35s per head, medium 30s. and inferior 20s. Best l>eef made 41s 6d to 44s per 1001 b, extra to 465, medium to good 38s to 41s, heavy 36s 6d to 40s, medium quality 34s to 37s 6d, best cow 35s fo 395, and indifferent down to 27s 6d, Extra prime heavy steers made to £2l 2s 6d, crime heavy steers £l7 10s to £2O. medium weight orimo steers £ls 10s to £l7, ordinary o”alit.v steers £l2 to £ls, light steers £8 10s to £ll lOs, extra prime heifers to. £ls 7s (id, prime heifers £l2 10s to £l4. medium heifers £lO to £l2. light heifers £6 10s to £9 10s, extra. prime cows £ll to £l3 ss, ordinary cows £8 10s to £lO 15s, aged cows £5 10s to £8 ss. Eat Pigs.—Choppers made £1 15s to £7 18s 6d, haveners £3 6s to £4 12s 6d (average price per lb 6:1 to 6id). Dockers 37s to 61 s 6d (average per lb 7RI to 8d).

WAXO A NUT STOCK SALES. At AYaner,ainni on Wednesday there was a good yarding of sheep with, u light entrv of cn.ttle and pigs. The sheep section was ' mainly comprised of hoggets. A. good line of 500 odd wethers ■sold at 80s 3d. medium wether hoggets soldi we’lf at 25s 6d. The few cattle yarded! were Jersey yearling heifers, and isold weli'l at late rates. There was a total nlcara.nce ,in all sections': — Sheep.—flood 111.1 s. hoggets 29s fid; good wether hoguets to 30s 3d ; medium wether hoggets to 25s fid; m.s. hoggets (sma.'Mi 15s to 17s 4*l. ■Catb'e.—Jersey yearling heifers’ Cl £4 4:s to £4 10s; Jersey cross year ling heifers £2 13s. £2 15s to £3 7s; •dairy cows £0 to £7 10s; ispringing lioi'Lrs. £0 17s fid to £7 17. s fid. Pigs.—Ua Conors to £3 ; porkers (good) to £2 ss; porkers (light) 27,s to 325; Vorrsi 2(ts fid to 25s fid.