Late Burnside Stock Report
Per favor Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. Fat Cattle.— l 23 head yarded. There was a biisksale lor prime bullocks and heilers, but medium sorts were dull Best bullocks, £9 5s to £9 17s (id , medium to good, £7'los'to £8 15s; others, £5 10s to £t> 15s , best cows and heifers, £o 15s to £8 5s ; medium to gcod, £5 5s to £(i ss. Sheep — 1160 yarded, a fair proportion of these bping ewes and medium to good wethers. Prices were about on a par with last week's rates. Best wethers, 18s to 22s 6d , a pen of extra hea 1^ sold at 26s ; medium to good, Us to 17s !)d , best ewes, 15s to 17s ; extra heavy, up to 19s 3d Lambs — 571) yarded. Piices for prime sorts showed an advance on last week's iates. Prime lambs, 14s to 15s 3d ; extra heavy, 16s 3d ; medium to good, 11s to 12s fid. Pigs — 96 yarded, only one pen of these being suckers, the balance consisting of porkers and baconers. Prices at Ihe beginning of the sale were in advance of those rrling List week, but eased somewhat towards the finish. Suckers, 8s to 10s 6d , slips, 12s to 16s; stores, l ( )s to 2'ss , porkers, 28s to 34s ; light baconers, 38s to 12s ; heavy do, 44s to 4Ss.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, 22 March 1906, Page 13
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223Late Burnside Stock Report New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIV, Issue 12, 22 March 1906, Page 13
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