BURNSIDE MARKET.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18904, 20 January 1927, Page 10

BURNSIDE MARKET.

(WIEBS ASSOCIATION TELEGBAM.) DUNBDIN January 19. At Burnside to-day, sheep (excepting light prime wethers) and pigs were cheapeT. Lighter prime fat cattle and store, cattle suitable for graziers, and lambs advanced. Sl iee( p_An entry of 2059. A good selection of practically all shorn sheep. The proportion of heavy wethers was large, and many ewes of varied quality were in evidence. The Ea'le opened with values on a par with last week's, but the tendency was towards an easing market and a slow.finiah. The declino in heavy sheep and ewe 3 ranged from Is to 2s. Light prime wethers were unchanged. Prices: Extra heavy pritno wethers 32s to 345, prime 25s 3d to 26s 6d, extra prima ewes 20s' to 245, medium 15s 6d to 17s 9d, light 12s 6d to 13s 6d, extra heavy wethers 4d per pound, light 4|d,' prime ewes Id. Lambs—A comparatively 3mall penning of. 453. The quality was from fair to gocd, snd butchers wanted each lot. offered, though exporters secured a few. Kates advanced by from la to 2s. Prices: Extra, good lambs 28s Gd to 29s Gd, prime heavy 26s to 27s 3d, medium 23s to 255, prime heavy lamb Bd, light BJd to 9d. Fat Cattle—A yarding of 219, of from fair to good quality, including a fairly large supply of cows. The opening demand was firm at last sale's best rates. Lighter. Prime qualities were several shillings dearer. Prices: Prime heavy bullocks £l2 10s to £l4 ss, lighter £lO 15s to £ll ss, heifers £5 15s to' £7 10a, cows £6 10s to £8 ss, prime ox beef 33s to 35s per 1001b, light 325, prime heifer 32s 6d, light heifer and cows 20s to 255. ~ , „ , Store Cattle—A yarding of 22, made up of the usual mixed quality cows and an odd pen of medium steers. The demand for all clashes suitable for graziers showed some improvement. A pen of medium two-year-old bullocks made £5 5s per head and some yearlings realised £2 19s each. Cows sold at from £3 to £6 5s Pigs—A penning of 112 fats and 46 stores. The entry of fata was of averago size, and of the stores small. For the former, competition was dull, and for the latter not nearly so keen as at last week s sale. Fat pigs cheapened by about ss, and stores by from 3a to ss. •