BURNSIDE MARKET

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 221, 12 June 1919, Page 8

BURNSIDE MARKET

; ' . Br Telegraph—Press Association. . i ■ . ' Dunetlin, June 11. !■ ■ There was a.small yarding 'of cattle at ; ■ Burnside today 173 being penned. Tho ; ■ sale opened with prices equal to last !'■'. -.-week's rates, but values gradually re- '('■ cededz-andtowards tho end business was ; difficult at a considerable reduction. Best prime cattle, to .£22 10a.; prime MS ',: .Ms. to medium, i:18; best ! /"prime heavy cows and heifers, ilG;' :.' prime, £U; medium, .fill 10s. to .Cl3'lfls.; l others, <E9 10s. There was an exceptioni ally big yarding of sheep, 3116 being , penned. The congestion at tho local 1 freezing works having been relieved; ex- \: porters were in tho market, and kept ; ' values steady. Prices, for best heavy ! wethers. were about the samo as I week.- All other classes advanced about ;. Iβ. Extra prime heavy wethers, 71e.; prime heavy, 50s. to 575. Gd.; prime, 43s'. : to 485.; medium, 375. 6d. to 225. Gd'.; i light and unfinished, 275. upwards; extra :,, prime heavy eives, 465.; prime heavy, i'' - 375. Gel', to ids.; prime, 325. Gd. to 355.; : medium, • 265. to 305.; others, 21s. up- ■ wards. Two thousand one hundred and : ten lambs were penned, exporters bid- ; ding keenly for all lambs fit for froe&. : ing, and a good sale at improved .values resulted, Extra prime heavy, 4Ds.; prime, heavy, 345.; prime, 27a, to 305.; rt?dium, . ' 255.; others, 275. Gd. upwards.'