Commercial BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

Southland Times, Issue 25746, 9 August 1945, Page 2

Commercial BURNSIDE STOCK SALE

STEADY PRICES FOR COWS AND HEIFERS (P.A.) DUNEDIN, August 8. All sections at today's Burnside auction maintained late values. Prime quality cattle at the start of the sale received particular attention and there was an improvement compared with last week’s values to the extent of £1 a head. This advance, however, was not maintained throughout, and towards the end of the auction prices were about on the same level as those of last week. Cows and heifers brought steady prices throughout the sale and could be quoted at firm to a shade better than at the previous sale. . , ... There was an entry of 320 fat cattle. Extra prime ox brought up to £27/17/6, prime £l9/12/6 to £23/17/6, medium £l6/17/6 to £lB/2/6, light from £l3/12/6; e„ x < ra P l *?® heifers to £lB/7/6, prhne £l2/12/6 to £l5 12/6, medium £9/7/6 to £lO/12/6, light from £7/12/6; extra prime cows to £l5/17/0, prime £lO/12/6 to £l4/17/6, medium £B/17/6 to £9/17/6, light from £7/2/6. . There were about 2300 fat sheep marketed, and there was again a good selectionol ewes, with a better display of wethers. Prices generally could be quoted aßfirm, with the exception of medium ewes, which showed an easing of 2/- compared with t sale last week. Extra prime wethers made to 61/9, prime 50/- to 54/-, medium 43/--to 47/6, light from 36/-; extra prime young ewes to 36/6, prime heavy ewes 32/6 to 34/6, prime 30/- to 41/6, medium 26/- to 27/b, light from 22/-. Only a few aged cows were represented m the store cattle section and the yarding of vealers was smaller than at the pr . evl^ 1 g /17 / ’ Runners brought from to best vealers £5/15/- to f 6 £3/15/- to £4/6/- and light from £2/5/ . The entry of baconers comprised.about™ pigs. Best baconers made to £B/7/ , P r £7 to £7/18/- and medium £5/16/- to £o 12/-, and light from £4/16/-. ADDINGTON MARKET YARDING OF SHOW STOCK (P.A.) CHRISTCHURCH, August 8. Wet weather with floods in many parts ot the district adversely affected th® ® ntl .ort a v t the National market at Add ngton today. Show cattle and sheep.added interest to the market, and some high prices were Ob tained, but there was not 2 the prices of other fat stock. There w limited number of entries in all other Se sto > re S 'sheep— Because of the wintry weather only 462 store sheep were entered, but no buyers were present. Fat Sheep—The entry was badly by the weather, only about 2000 being yar . This number included pens of show sheep, which sold at peak prices. The I“ al Jty « these was not out of the ordinary as ar a National market was concerned, but the restricted offerings available and the increased demand over National week brought about one of the best sales from a Q point of view held at Addington fol many years. Prices all round were better by i/to 2/- a head than the good prices of last week. Extra prime wethers made to 73/1, prime wethers 59/4 to 62/7, prime mediumweight wethers 38/- to 45/7, light wethers to 35/-; extra prime aged ewes to prime ewes 40/- to 43/1, medium ewes /- to 33/-, light ewes to 25/-. Fat Cattle—With a big <??fplay of show cattle to dominate the quality side of the market, there was an easing for practically all classes, approximating, in view of the exceptional quality, up to 25/- a head. Sho cattle sold well, but only to a moderate degree better than ordinary prime ® a ™e a J recent sales. The day of decorative, pr ces for anything out of the ordinary prime class has disappeared, and prices today ranged fol some of the best show P? ns a £32. The entry comprised 500 head. A prize-taking pen of three steers topped the market at £32, a champion steer at £3O, the best heifer at £l9 and a top price vealer at £lB/15/- The best of the non-show steers Mm £23 to £27 Apart from show cattle good beef ranged to 54/- per 1001 b, trood 47/- to 51/- and secondary cow to 31/-. Show cattle reached 65/- per 1001 b in cas ® s - Fat Pigs—Only 12 pens of porkers were yarded, and with a keen sale values advanced by 2/- to 3/- a bead. J-bree choppers made from £ 18/1/- to 19 / 5/ '-^ e l r e sale of baconers was sound, but values were easier by 2/- to 3/- a head. The average price per lb was 9d to 9’/ad. NORTHERN EXCHANGES DUNEDIN—SaIes reported: Mt Lyell (50), £18; Clutha River (£200), 3/-; Oil (100), 4/11; N.Z. Government 4 p.e. 1955-ao (£1000), £lO6/15/-; N.Z. Refrigerating (cont.) Bank of New ,.^® ala 2f (500). £2/10/-; National Insurance (100), £1 7/3 Sales reported: N.Z. Government 3 p.e. 1953-5 (£200), £99/15/-;. N.Z Government Victory Loan 1955-58 £97/17/6; N.Z. Guarantee Corporation J5OO , 4/6; United Building (late Tuesday) <400), £l/4/9; Timaru Woollen (late Tuesday) ( 00) £l/0/3; New Zealand Breweries (300), £- G/ Wel 2 UNGTON— Late sales Tuesday: Commercial Banking c ompany of Sydney flOh £W-; y Emperor (100), 16/3. f ’ Sales yesterday: Bank of New Z® fQR'u f2/10/- (2); 3 p.e. Stock 195 b dj £5000), £9B/17/6; Colonial ( 10), £6l» 4 p.e. Stock 1954-58 (£100°). tIOG/ Na tional Savings Bonds 1949 (£260). £99///; N 7 Guarantee Corporation (800), 4/6 1 *, Tui'Brewery (200), £2; .^ 5 ol^0(u S (200), £l/12/-; Woolworths Limited (600), War Loan 1953 2>/z P.C, £96’ Liberty Loan 1949-50 272 P- c « £9OO ’ £9B/15/ (2); Victory 1955-58 3 p.e. i?5O ’ £99/15/-; National Savings 1948 rfan? £l/0/5- do. 1947 (£100), £94/10/-; National Bank’of New Zealand (50), £2/16/6; Bank of New Zealand (50), £2/9/10, do. so , £5/1/!; Kauri Timbe/ Uoo),’ £l/10/6; Tooths g RuM« 12/9; Woolworths (Sydney) (400), £l/5/ Walhi Investments (600), o/-, Lyell (HO), £l/8/-. Unofficial List: Walker and Hall (100), £l/9/-,