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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 29 July 1922, Page 5

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At Burnside the demand for fat cattle was brisk, for all prime quality animals, but the bulk ot the entry consisted of mixed quality animals. There were, however, some pens of good quality. Values were easier to the extent of 10s to los per head. Prime ox beef was worth 24s 6d to 26s 6d per 1001b, medium quality 22s 6d to 245, heifer beef 19s to 21s 6d, cow beef 19s to 20s, prime bullocks realised up to £15, medium £9 to £13, light and unfinished sorts £7 to £8 10s, prime heifers realised up to £6 15s, medium £4 los to £5 10s, light and aged from £3 10s upwards.

Sheep—A large proportion of the yarding comprised medium and. lightweight sheep, with a fair proportion of heavy-weights. Prices for the latter, taken all round, were easier to the extent of 9d per head' compared with last week's rates. Other sorts sold at a reduction* of about ls per head. Prime wether mutton, light-weights, were worth up to 4-_-d per lb, medium quality wethers 4d to 4£d, prime ewes 3£d to 4d, light and inferior 3d to 3|d, one pen of extra prime heavy-weight wethers realised up to 38s 3d, other heavy wethers from 32s 9d to 345, prime 27s 6d to 30s, medium 22s 6d to 255, light and unfinished sorts from 15s upwards, extra prime heavy-weight ewes realised up to 25s 3d, prime 19s to 225, medium 16s to 18s, light and aged from 8s 6d upwards. . Lambs—Competition was not very brisk, and there were very few butchers operating. Graziers' sorts were back about ls per head. Prime lambs realised up to 29s 6d per head, being on a basis of 7d to 7^d ncr lb.

Dairy Cows and Heifers—These sold at very cheap rates. _ Dairy Cows—Fairly keen competition at prices ranging from £6.t0 £15 per head.

Pigs—Prime baconers realised up to £4 19s and prime porkers up to £3. These prices are equal to from od to sijd per lb for best baconers, and from 6d to 7d per lb for best porkers.