RANGE OF PRICES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25503, 5 April 1944, Page 2

RANGE OF PRICES

The following quotations per 1001 b for beef and per lb for mutton and pigs are supplied, with a comparison with last week’s prices, by our special representative at yesterday’s Burnside stock

and prices for ox on the average could be quoted at 15s a head lower than last week. Cows and heifers fully maintained late values. Quotations: Extra prime ox. to £l9 10s; prime £l6 2s 6d to £l7 17s 6d: medium, £l3 17s, 6d to £l4 12s 6d; light, £9 17s 6d to <£lo 17s 6d; prime heifers, £lO 12s 6d to £l2 17s Gd; medium, £8 '7s 6d to £9 12s 6d, light, from £6 12s 6d; prime heavy cows to £l3 2s 6d; prime. £9 12s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; medium. £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light, from £6 7s 6d. , Fat Sheep.—The entry in the fat sheep section numbered approximately 1100. The yarding was composed mostly of ewes of varying quality, for which there was a fairly steady demand throughout, There was a small display of wethers, Including a limited number of good quality, for which there was a particularly good sale. The class of the yarding was medium and poor. Quotations: Extra prime wethers, 26s 6d to 40s; prime, 29s to 345; medium, 25s to 275; light, 21s 5d to 22s 6d; prime, ewe's. 22s 6d to 24s 6d; medium, 17s to 19s: light, 13s to 15s. Fat Lambs. —There was a small entiy. numbering 700, and with the exception of a few pens the yarding was composed mostly .of freezing descriptions. Freezing buyers were operating freely for all classes, and the trade secured most of the better quality lapibs. Quotations. Prime lambs. 28s 6d to 32s 6d; medium, 25s to 26s 6d; light, from 215.Store Cattle.—There was practically nothing in this section, while the yarding of vealers was somewhat smaller than that of a week ago. Values for these were 15s to 20s per head lower. Best vealers realised from £4 15s to £5 10s; medium. £2 16s to £3 7s; and small from 375. pigs.—There was a small entry of baeone r s, with a few pens of good quality. The demand was again keen, with a' good steady sale throughout. Best baeoners realised to £7 6s; prime, £5 17s to £6 12s; medium, £5 to £5 ss; and light from £4 14s. The yarding of store pigs was a small one, and the demand was poor. Good stores made up to 255, while good weaners realised from 15s to 17s.

sale:— This Last Week. Week. s. d. s. d. Prime heavy ox beef 40 0 45 0 Prime ox 45 6 47 0 Prime light ox 47 0 48 6 Ordinary ox 44 0 45 ■ Extra prime heifers .. .. 42 0 42 0 Prime heifers 45 0 45 0 Medium and light heifers 45 0 43 0 Extra prime cows .. .. 34 0 Prime cows 56 0 36 0 Medium and light cows .. 52 0 32 0 Prime heavy wethers 0 5 Prime wethers .. • • • • 0 51 51 Medium and light wethers 0 5 0 5 Prime heavy ewes .. .. 0 31 3 4 Prime ewes Medium and light ewes .. 0 31 34 Prime lambs 0 0 9.4 Medium and light lambs 0 83 0 82 Prime baconcrs 0 Medium baconcrs .. .. 0 82 81 Light baconcrs 0 82 84