LATE COMMERCIAL.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 12, 22 July 1898, Page 15

LATE COMMERCIAL.

BURNSIDE STOCK REPORT.

(SI'BCIAL TO N.Z. TABLET.) (Per favour Messrs. Stronach Bros, and Morris.) Wednesday, July 13, 5 p.m. Fat Cattle — 211 yarded. Owing to the large entry, competition was dull, and prices declined by about 10s per head. Best bullocks gold at from L 8 to L!) ; medium, LG IDs to L 7 17s Gd ; light, LI ()8 sd. Best cows, L.j Ms to LG 10s ; medium, L 4 to L 5 lOs ; others, L 2 to L 3 17s Gd. Fat Sheep — 2,475 penned. There was a good demand for prime wethers and maiden ewes, but in other sorts there was a slight decline. Best wethers sold at 14s to I.'js ; extra heavy, lb's Gd ; medium, 12s 3d to i:is 6d ; light, 9s to Us 6d-; best ewes, 12s to 138 0d ; extra heavy, 14s to 15s 6d ; medium, 10s Gd to 11s 9d ; others, 8s to 10s. Lambs — 3 19 penned. There was a gond demand for freezing lambs, while other sorts also sold well. Best sold at from 'Js to 10s 3d ; medium, 7s fid to 8s 9d ; others, 4s to 7s. Pigs— GG penned. Suckers, 7s 6d to 10.s ; slips, 12d Cd to 18 ; stores, 20s to 245. There were no porkers, but there was a good demand for them at from 4Jd to 4|d per lb.