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Hawera Star, Volume L, 13 February 1931, Page 8

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BURNSIDE STOCK SALE, LITTLE IMPROVEMENT SHOWN. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) , DUNEDIN, Feb. 11. There was little improvement in the tone oi the Burnside stock sale today. Prices realised, for fat cattle wore about equal to those quoted at the previous sale, while iambs were sold at lower rates. The demand for jewes was firm, and this class was sold ut a slight increase in values. Pigs showed a, slight drop in price. ixr far as quality was concerned, the I yarding of fat cattle was very disappointing, The entry included some prime heifers and bullocks, but no extra. heavy animals were forward. Competition was not brisk and the sale opened quietly. Heavy bullocks made to £l3 os; medium £l2 ].Os; light £8 5s : heavy heifers £9 15s ; medium £8; light £7 -, heavy cows £9 10s; medium

L 8 ; light £6 ss. Approximately ldoo sheep were forward. Ihe quality was indifferent", the hulk of the entry consisting of medium to very lair ewes and a few pens of good wethers. The demand generally uas firm, and ewes sold at an advance of about Is a head; but prices for u ethers were irregular and showed no appreciable change. Prime wethers sold to- 15s; medium 13s; prim© ewes 12s 9d; medium 9s 9cl. Wethers sold on a. basis of 2-J-d and ewes of about lid per lb. About 800 lambs were, offered, flic quality was good, a small number being extra prime. Competition was fairly keen, but prices quoted were in excess of export buyers’ limits. Prices generally showed a drop of about 2s'"pei head. Heavy Jambs sold to 15s; average weights 13s; light 11s 3d ; inferior sorts 9s. Prices realised for best quality lambs were equivalent to 4-Ll or 5d :i lb. Ihe stor© cattle entry consisted of rib out 100 bead of indifferent quality. I"he yarding included) one pen of three .Hillocks, but the balance comprised Rain young; steers heifers and cows. There was little life in the sale and several pens Were passed unsolkl. Very air three-year-old bullocks sold to £6; voting steers £2 9s; light heifers £1 7s to £2 2s 6d. Pigs.—The entry consisted of 32 fats »ul 34 stores. Mostly porkers were neluded in the fat entry. Prices reamed for porkers were equivalent, to ibout 6d and baconers about 53d a lb.