Late Burnside Stock Report

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 39, 28 September 1905, Page 15

Late Burnside Stock Report

Per lavor Messrs. Donald Feifa and Co.

Fat Cattle.— 2os head yarded, the bigger proportion of these being medium-weight steexs and heifers. Prices were about on a par with last week's rates. Best bullocks, £9 6s to £11 , medium to gpod, £7 15s 1o £8 15s ; light, £6 5s to £7 10s •; best cows and heifers, £6 10s to £8 2s 6tl ; m odium to good, £5 10s to £6 5s ; light, £2 to £4 17s Gd.

Sheep. — 185 1 penned, the most of which were good to prime wethers, with a pen or two of ewes. Prices were fully eq^ial to last week's rates, and for prime 'Cfuality they were slightly boiler. Best wethers, 25s io 26s 6ri ; extra heavy, up to 29s 3d ; medium to good, 22s'6d\ to '25s'; others, up to 225 -, best ewes, 22s to 24s ; light, 18s lo 20s.

Fat Lambs —18 were yarded, all of which sold under brisk competition. Best lambs, 21s to 22s Gd ; others, 18a to 20s.

Pigs. — Of the 90 forward, the majority wore suckers and 1 small sorts, .porkers being also in fair supply. Prices were slightly higher for small sorts, "this being also the casa witih porkers. Slickers, 7s to lls ; slips, 11s 6d to 15s ; stores, 16s to 23s ; porkers, 2c>s to 34s ; light baconers, 36s to 40s ; heavy do, 43s to 54s ; choppers, up to 60s.