BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

Southland Times, Issue 23732, 2 February 1939, Page 3

BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

Medium Fat Cattle

Yarding DROP IN VALUES OF COWS AND HEIFERS (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, February 1. There was a medium yarding of 350 fat cattle at the Burnside stock sale today, with a small proportion of prime bullocks. The market was slightly easier for bullocks and there was a more decided drop in the values of cows and heifers. Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £l9 12/6, prime £l4 2/6 to £l5 17/6, medium £9 17/6 to £ll 7/6 and light* down to £B. Extra prime cows and heifers realized to £ll 2/6, prime £8 2/6 to £9 17/6, medium £5 2/6 to £6 12/6 and light down to £4. '

Competition for stores was' not so keen as at the previous sale and values accordingly. Medium to light ewes preponderated in the yarding of 1760 fat sheep and after the extremely big offering of the previous week the supply was greater than the demand, with the result that ,all classes except prime quality wethers eased appreciably in value. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 24/6, prime 21/- to 23/-, medium 18/6 to 20/and light down to 16/6. Extra prime heavy young ewes brought to 17/6, prime 13/6 to 16/-, medium 10/3 to 12/6 and light from 7/6. More than 1300 fat lambs were offered and in a good sale extra prime sorts made to 26/3, prime 23/- to 25/6, medium 19/- to 21/- and light from 17/-.

Fat pigs attracted keen competition, heavy baconers making £3 15/- to £4

1/- and light to £3 10/-. Heavy porkers were worth £2 15/- to £3 5/- and light from £2 5/-.

PRICES LOWER AT ADDINGTON FAT CATTLE SHOW DROP (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, February 1. Prices were lower in the x principal sections of the weekly stock-market at Addington today. Fat sheep and fat lambs sold reasonably well, but fat cattle were distinctly down. Store sheep and lambs again formed the bulk of the offering, being a little larger than last week and comprising about 12,000. The sale was not nearly as good as last week, when prices rose sharply and all but the best sorts showed an easing, which averaged about 1/-. There was a consistently good demand for the best open- < woolled lines offered, freezing buyers competing strongly, but little interest was shown in the large assortment of rape lambs, particularly halfbreds. There were some useful lines of tussock lambs, but all descriptions, except best, were not required, except at reduced prices. Best lambs, those in fat and forward condition, made to 17/4 and best rape lambs to 16/-. Average rape lambs made between 10/- to 14/-, with inferiors and culls down to about 3/-. Adult wethers in very forward condition made to 13/3 and best soundmouth halfbred ewes to 1/6. In the fat lamb pens exporters were able to get their lighter sorts on a more reasonable basis, but operated fully up to 7)d, the schedule. The quality was patchy and butchers had difficulty in filling their requirements of prime sorts, which were better than the schedule by about Jd. The fat sheep entry was about 6000, compared with 5750 last week. The quality on the whole was plain, with a fairly big proportion of station wethers forward. Best butchers’ wethers and ewes sold about last week’s rates to slightly easier, but plainer sorts were about 6d lower. Ewes also were about on a par to slightly lower for best quality, but others were distinctly cheaper, the reduction being about 6d a head. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 24/4, prime heavy 20/9 to 22/-,

prime medium 18/6 to 20/3 and light to 15/6. Extra prime heavy ewes made to 18/10, prime heavy 16/- to 17/-, prime medium 13/- to 15/6 and light to 9/6. The fat cattle entry was 560, against 585 last week and the supply still exceeded requirements. The quality was mostly plain and a few pens of choice quality were forward. Big plain cows were from 10/- to 15/- down on last week. Best quality steers were scarce and were a little below last week’s | values, but plainer sorts were fully 15/- down and towards the end of the sale, when the demand had almost disappeared, they were £1 lower. Heifers were not plentiful and sold comparatively well. Extra prime heavy steers 'made to £l5 7/6, prime heavy £l3 5/- to £l4 15/-, prime medium £l2 5/- to £l3 10/- and light to £8 10/-. Extra prime heifers made to £ll 7/6, prime £9 5/- to £lO 5/-, medium £6 10/- to £8 15/- and light to £6 5/-. Extra prime cows made to £lO 7/6, prime £6 15/- to £8 10/-, medium £5 to £6 5/- and light to £4 15/-. In the fat pig section the yarding of porkers was the smallest fot some time.

Prices opened up on a par with last week’s, but improved by 2/- to 3/over the last two races. Choppers were in medium supply and again met an excellent sale. Baconers were forward in smaller numbers, but prices showed no change. Porkers made from £1 16/6 to £2 17/6, the average price per lb being 6}d to 6jd. Baconers made from £2 17/6 to £4 9/6, the average price per lb being 6d to 64-d. Choppers made from £3 3/6 to £5 3/-. MINING OKARITO-FIVE MILE BEACH WELLINGTON, February 1. The Okarito-Five Mile Beach Gold Dredging Company reports a wash-up of 16oz 18dwt for 1141 hours’ dredging. THE PRICE OF GOLD LONDON, January 31. The price of gold is £7 8/6 an ounce.