BURNSIDE MARKET

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24945, 18 June 1942, Page 5

BURNSIDE MARKET

MAJOR SECTIONS REMAIN FIRM CLOSE OF LAMB SEASON Another heavy entry of fat cattle at Burnside yesterday resulted in a further easing of the medium and plainer descriptions, while the prime quality were firm. Fat sheep, in which there was an exceptional showing of good ewes, maintained late rates, while lambs (the concluding sale of the year) sold at schedule rates. Baconers and porkers were in shorter supply and met with spirited competition, prices being the highest for some time. Fat Cattle—ln the fat cattle section there was again a large yarding, there being approximately 400 penned. Although there were a number of pens of extra choice quality the greater proportion of the yarding was made up of medium and ordinary sorts, most of these showing distinct siens of weather. Cows and heifers were also forward in fairly large numbers and of these the quality was generally poorer. Best quality ox maintained rates equal to those of last sale, but the poorer

Fat Sheep.—The entry of fat sheep numbered 2100, compared with 2500 a week ago. The entry comprised mostly choice quality ewes, there being a number of pens of outstanding sorts. Prime butchers' wethers were again in short supply, there being a number of pens of the fine wool sorts forward. Although the yarding was a fairly large one, competition was good throughout, but towards the finish of the last race there was an easing in values. Quotations: Prime heavy wethers, to 41s; prime, 33s 6d to 36s 6d; medium, 27s to 29s 6d; light, 23s 6d to 25s 6d; extra prime ewes, to 30s; prime, 23s 6d to 265; medium, 19s 6d to 22s 6d; light, 14s 6d to 16s. Fat Lambs.—The number of fat lambs penned was 1100. the quality generally being mediocre. As this was the concluding sale of the season the lambs forward were mostly a clean-up. Prices realised schedule rates. Prime lambs sold to 30s. and medium from 24s 6d to 265. It is interesting to compare this season's sales of fat lambs at Burnside with former seasons. The yardings generally have been larger, of good quality, and there have been some exceptional values realised. Export buyers have been operating up to full schedule rates, while butchers have been buying freely, this, no doubt, being due to the short number of fat wethers coming to the market. Fat Pigs.—The yarding of baconers and porkers was smaller than last week, numbering 190. There was an exceptionally good yarding of baconers and these, as well as porkers, met with extreme values. Bidding was keen from the outset and prices were 9s to 10s ahead of last week, and in some cases this rise was exceeded. Quotations: Best baconers, to £6 4s; medium, £4 to £4 15s; best porkers, £3 15s to £4 Is; medium, £3 6s to £3 lis.. The entry of store pigs was a small one. there being only one pen of weaners. these realising from 19s to 21s. Store Cattle.—The entry was a negligible one. there being only a few pens of indifferent sorts, and no quotable values. Vealers were in short supply, and prices were 10s better than last week. Dairy Cows.—The entry numbered 40, and there was nothing outstanding in this section which was mainly composed of medium and backward calvers. Young cows close to profit were in demand at up to 10 guineas, other sorts realising from £5 10s to £6 10s. ADDINGTON MARKET LITTLE CHANGE IN VALUES (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, June 17. At the Addington market to-day values were little changed, except for fat wethers, which were 2s a head dearer. Store Sheep.—An entry of 1700. Best ewe lambs made 26s 6d, medium to good wether lambs" 17s to 19s 8d for the best, and lower grades 15s 3d and 16s Bd. The majority of the ewes offered were low in condition, the best price being 18s 3d for four and five-year-olds, while other lines sold from 15s 3d to 17s and low grade sheep 5s 6d to 9s lid. The highest price for wethers was 23s 7d for two-tooths, and others made from 18s to 19s 6d. Fat Sheep.—An entry of 4500 head, including some outstanding wethers. Extra heavv four-tooths realised 43s 4d and others from 41s lOd to 42s 4d. Ewes were of mixed quality and the sale was somewhat erratic, but last week's prices were maintained. Butchers secured most of the heavy lines and freezing buyers operations were confined to lighter sorts. Fat Cattle.—An entry of 622. as against 707 last week, including many prime wellbred bullocks. The market opened erraticallv and continued so for most of the sale. There was no change for special beef, but values for anything else were down from 10s to 15s a head. The top price was £2O 17s 6d. Best beef averaged 39s to 42s 6d per 1001 b, good 3is to 38s 6d, and ordinary 33s 6d to 36s 6d. Inferior cow beef sold to 27s per 1001 b. Fat Pigs.—A heavy yarding m the porker section and values eased 3s to os a head. The bacon entrv w« the smallest for some time, and included a heavy proportion of over-weight and over-fat sorts. Best quality baconers met a keen demand, but over-weights were exceptionally hard to quit. The average price for porkers was to 73d. and for baconers 6hd to Bd.