Late Burnside Stock Report.

New Zealand Tablet, 20 August 1908, Page 19

Late Burnside Stock Report.

Cattle.— 254 head forward.' A big yarding, made up principally of medium and light quality heifers and bullocks, with a few pens of extra prime. Owing to the' large yarding, prices were slightly easier, but under the circumstances compared favorably, with those ruling last, week. Best bullocks, £g to £11; extra, up to ss; medium,- £6 10s to £8 10s ; best cows and heifers, £ 7 to £8 ios ; medium, £ 5 to £6, ios ; .light, £3 ios to £^ ios. - '

Sheep.— 2521. A fair, proportion of the yarding consisted of prime wether* and ewes. Prices for prime wethers were firmer than those ruling last week, whilst there was also a 'considerable advance on last week V rates for ewes. Best wgthefs, ais to ■23s 9 d; medium, 18s 6d to 20s; inferior, * S s to 17s; best ewes ' 17s 9d; inferior, us to 14s.- , ■ Pigs A fo ir yarding of IOQ Suckers sH g « met a br.sk sale, but last week's extreme rates were not realised. Porkers and baconers were in short supply, and^ as a- result pnees were firmer. Suckers, x 4 s to ,6s 6d ; slips, x 7 s to x s- 9stores 27S t0 3OS . porkerS) 42s {o 9 , , 56s ;_ heavy ditto, 58s to 645. -