BURNSIDE MARKET

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3140, 19 July 1917, Page 8

BURNSIDE MARKET

By Telegraph—Press AssociationDunedin, July IS. There was a medium 'yarding of fat cattle at Bmnside to-day. ■ All tho butchers were in tho market and a. splendid sale resulted. Last week's estremo rates wore almost maintained; Best bullocks, £2S to .£25175. 6d..medium J;l9 to Jffl 10s., light and unfinished .£I.B 10s. to .£lB 10s., others ,£l2 upwards; best tows JJI3 10s. to. JJU. 155., medium .£ll to Jl2 Ifls., others .£lO upwards. Sheep—2o67 penned. Competition was good. Primes wero about level with last weok, except medium wethew, which were slightlyfirmer. Best wethers, 455.'t0'605,: extra prime heavy, 50s. to 735.; medium, "lfls. to 455.; good, 86s. to 405.; light and unfinished, 325. lid. upwards; best ewes, 38s. 'bo +55.: oxtra prime heavy, 535.; medium, 30s. to 355.; old'and-light, 235. upwards. Lambs—6l7 penned. The usual buyers were operating at late rates. Best, 28s. to 325.; extra prime heavy, 325. 6d-. to 355. 9d.; others, 21s. upwards. Tho ! English authorities havo made arrangements with a number of motor manufacturers to immediately take in hand the construction of 10,000 farm motor tractors. Tho new machine," which will be known as the "M.O.M."—the initials of the Ministry of Munitions—-will, it is anticipated, help to solve the pressing need in England for rapidly increasing the food production of that country. Writing from Codford Camp, England, a Now Zealander (a. New Plymouth boy), who was in'charge of tho meat supplies for his men, chatting to the camp butcher, was surprised to hear of the prices being paid for sheep and cattle in England. A cow which had just been killed, and which the writer estimated would go 6001h., had J>een purchased for .£39 10s.; black-faced hoggets were bringing £1 10s., and ordinary hoggets M iOs. From A. J. PartonV sheet steel worker, of Carterton, comes the report that owing to the shortage of sheet-Bteel, Victor Vat orders can only be ■ promised delivery in rotation. To the factory manager who requires the most up-to-date Vat, this news is important. Good advice therefore, is: Write, to.A. J. PaHon for particulars of the Victor Vat, and date of I delivery.—Advt..