BURNSIDE SALE

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLIII, Issue 20762, 24 June 1937, Page 6

BURNSIDE SALE

BEEF AND MUTTON DEARER By Telegraph— Press Association DUNEDIN, June 23. There was an improvement in the price lor both beef and mutton at Burnside to-day, the former being up by 15/- to 20/- a head and the latter by about 3/- a head. Fat Cattie Just over 350 fat cattle were yarded, the quality being much the same as

at the previous sale. Values were.— d. £ . cl. £ s Prime heavy bullocks to 16 2 6 Prime 11 12 6 to 13 2 6 Med. and .light .. 7 0 0 to 10 10 0 Prime heavy heifers 8 17 6 to 10 7 6 Prime 7 2 6 to 8 2 6 Med. and light .. 4 2 6 to 5 17 6 Prime heavy cows to 10 12 6 Prime 7 2 6 to 8 12 6 Light dowr to 4 17 6 Fat Sheep There was a yarding of 1388 at sheep. The quality was below that of recent sales. Tire competition was keen, however. Values werePrime heavy wethers .. .. to 2 3 3 Prime 1 13 0 to 1 18 0 Med. and light .. 16 0 to 1 11 0 Prime heavy ewes 1 10 0 to 1 14 0 Prime 1 8 0 to 1 9 6 Medium .... 13 0 to 1 6 3 Light down to 0 17 0 Fat Lambs Only 250 fat lambs wer forward and sold as follows. — Rpst . .. to 1 8 3 Medium to 1 3 6 Light to 1 1 0 rigs The yarding of 124 fat pigs consistc .l most!}' of porkers and baconers. Values were.— Baconers .4 .. .. 3 5 0 to 4 7 0 Porkers 2 4 0 to 3 3 0