BURNSIDE STOCK SALES
By Telegraph—Pross Association. Dunedin, March 17. All departments were ivell supplied with .etocK at the Burnsido sale to-day. On account, of the large yardings and somew'hat congested state of the local freezing chambers, prices were easier than those lately ruling*. The yarding of sheep was a particularly;.heavy one, being the' largest and showing the best quality offering for a long period. Pigs, as usual, eold^well. , Fat cattle: 234 yarded.- The entry contained several pens of well-finished bullocks. The sale opened about 10s. n head below last week's rates, and maintained this level until more thiin half-way through, when tho demand fell away, anil nt tho conclusion prices were. 20s. to !!oj, below opening rates. Quotations: Prime bullocks, .£2l to ;E2-t 10s.; medium good bullocks, £16 to ,£l9; light and unfinished, ,£l3\upwards; prime cows and- heifers, .£ls to ,£l7; medium to good, ;Cl2 tc JEM; light' and'aged, <£9 upwards. Store cattle: Another excessively large yarding was offered. The bulk of tlu yarding comprised young and hackwari cattle. Owing to the dry weather conditions noitoviiling, tho demand was ve-rj slack, and difficulty was experienced ir quitting anything except choice kinds A large number of -pens were passed ir unsold, and those w'liicli were disposed of suffered a substantial reduction or lato rates. Sheep: An exceptionally large yarding ,a total of iOCO head being offered. Tlu 'quality on the whole was good, manj pens containing animals in prime condition. On account of the large yarding tho demand for all classes was somewhai easier, and prime sheep were sold fron Is. Cd. per head and secondary and in ferior sheep from 2-\ Gd. per head belov last week's rates. Prime wethers mnd< from "425. v to 4Sa.; medium. 375. to 41s. lighter kinds, from 28s. upwards. Extn prime heavy-weight ewes made up to -los 3d.; prime, 375. to 41s. 9(1.; medium, 30s to 3(is.; light and aged, from 225. up wards. "Pat lambs: A large yarding, numborini 1672 head of medium quality. For al prime lines suitable for export, the dc it)and was good at prices equal to las week's rates. Prices ranged frQm im for inferior sorts u)>-to 345. per hcltd i'o liest heavy-weight lambs. Pigs: A moderate yarding. A good de mand existed for.small pigs,' suckers re alising from 28s. to ,18s. per' head, 'flier was also a. good demand for prime bacon ers and porkers, values for \\;liich wer equal to late ruling rates. Best baconer made from 11} d. to Is. per lb., and bes porkers from Is. Old. to la. lid. per lb.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 148, 18 March 1920, Page 10
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427BURNSIDE STOCK SALES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 148, 18 March 1920, Page 10
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