BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26545, 21 August 1947, Page 4

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

Values for Beef Reach High Level FIRM SALE FOR SHEEP With a lighter entry at yesterday’s Burnside market, there was keen competition throughout the sale for all classes of fat cattle. The sale was the keenest of the season at Burnside and prices reached up to £4 per 1001 b for ox beef. The quality generally was good and included in the entry were a number of consignments of turnip fed cattle. The greater portion of the yarding came forward from Stirling and other southern districts. The yarding of sheep compared in numbers with last week’s entry and the quality was again good, including a few pens of excellent quality wethers. The feature of the sheep sale was the high values brought by ewes, these showing an increase of 4s to 5s a head on last week’s parity. Keen interest was again taken in the store cattle sale, the entry in this section being larger than for a number of weeks. Baconers and porkers also came in for keen competition, this no doubt being the result of a small yarding, the trade being unable to secure its full requirements.

The yarding in the fat cattle section numbered 280 as against 360 last week. The greater part of the entry was made up of good quality bullocks with a small entry of cows and heifers. In consequence of the small yarding, competition was particularly keen and prices showed an improvement of £2 10s to £3 a head above last week. Cows and heifers which were forward in small numbers had a keen inquiry and also showed an improvement of £1 to 30s a head. The prices realised to-day were the highest for the season, the top price being £J< 17s 6d. which was secured by a consignment from Riversdale, while a consignment of heifers reached the hign price of £27. The following are the top prices for the day ßiversdale consignment, truck of bullocks, £29 12s 6d to £37 17s 6d: J. Dow, Granton, Outram, two trucks of bullocks, £3l 7s 6d to £37 2s 6d (average £34 10s); G. Aitchison, Kartigi, three trucks of bullocks, to £34 7s 6d (average £3l 15s); L. G. Bell, Stirling, one truck of bullocks, to £34 17s 6d: Land and Survey, one truck of heifers, £2l 12s 6d to £26 17s 6d. Quotations.—Extra prime heavy bullocks to £37 17s 6d; prime heavy, £32 7s 6d to £34 17s 6d; prime, £24 12s 6d to £3O 2s 6d; medium. £2O 2s 6d to £23 7s 6d, light, from £lB 17s 6d. Extra prime heifers, to £26 17s 6d; prime, £l6 2s 6d to £2O 2s 6d; medium. £l3 12s 6d to £ls 12s 6d; light, from £lO 12s 6d Prime heavy cows, to £2O 2s 6d; prime. £ls 17s 6d to £lB 12s 6d; medium. £l2 12s 6d to £l4 12s 6d: light, from £9 7s 6d. FAT SHEEP The fat sheep section numbered 1850, compared with 1580 last week. The quality of the offering was again good with a number of pens of both ewes And wethers of excellent quality. The sale for wethers compared favourably with those ruling last week, while with the short entry of ewes the demand for this class was particularly keen, and prices ruling were shillings a head above those last week Top price for wethers was secured for a consignment from south, realising up to 79s 6d. while good quality ewes sold up to 555. Quotations.—Extra prime heavy wethers to 79s 6d, prime heavy. 70s to 735; prime. 66s to 68s 6d; medium, 50s to 545; light, from 375. Extra prime heavy ewes, 53s to 555; prime heavy, 48s to 50s; prime, 44s to 46s 6d; medium. 38s to 41s; light, from 325. STORE CATTLE The offering of store cattle was well above the average of recent yardings and

keen interest was again taken in this sale. There was a large attendance of buyers and spectators and there was little difficulty in disposing readily of all lots at auction. Three pens of three-year-old steers made from £l4 5s to £ls 15s; two pens of two to two-and-a-half-year-old £ll 5s to £l3 12s 6d; and yearling steers £7 5s to £7 13s. One pen of Blackpoll cross two-year-old steers made £l3 7s 6d. The offering of vealers was well below the average yarding and the quality could be described as only ordinary. Prices for these also reached a high level, the best runners realising from £ll 13s to £l3 2s 6d. Good quality vealers £6 15s to £8 ss; medium, £4 6s to £5 2s; small and light, from £3 7s. FAT PIGS There was again a small entry of both baconers and porkers, and as the entry has been light for the past two to three weeks, buyers were keen to secure even a limited number for their requirements. High prices were again secured, these being 3s to 4s a head above last week's rates. Best quality baconers realised up to £8 15s; prime, £7 15s to £8 3s; medium, £6 18s to £7 3s; light, from £5 18s. Best porkers sold from £4 15s to £5 4s and light and medium from £3 16s. DAIRY CATTLE The entry of dairy cattle was again of ordinary description and in most cases sales were difficult to effect. The limited number of good class cows had a strong inquiry, making from £l6 10s to £lB 10s, average sorts £9 10s to £ll, and ordinary classes from £5 ss. There was also good inquiry for heifers, best sorts making from £l4 10s to £l6.