BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

Evening Star, Issue 22451, 23 September 1936, Page 12

BURNSIDE STOCK SALES

DECLINING CATTLE PRICES From the beginning of tho fat cattle sale at Burnside to-day there was a slight decline in bullock values, which showed a further drop as the market progressed, while cows and heifers, which also participated in the general opening decrease, were sold throughout as less fluctuating prices. Again there was a fair-sized entry of fat cattle, 290 head being yarded. The general quality was quite good, but there were not so many prime heavy bullocks as at last week’s fixture. To counter-balance this there was a bigger percentage of fine medium weights. Better class cows and hiefers were also forward, but in this division there was the usual tail end of store classes. Although the sale opened on a race of good cattle, the general tone was quieter • at values showing a drop of from 15s to 20s on bullocks and 10s on cows and heifers Later the bullocks decreased further in value, but the cows and heifers remained at the opening rates throughout. The top price obtained was for a truck of bullocks from Messrs fastings Brothers, Stirling, this being £l9 17s 6d, while other consignments from Balclutha sold from £l6 10s to £l7 10s. Cattle Prices.—Wright, Stephenson, nad Co.: Heavy bullocks. £l4 17s 6d to £l6 17s 6d; medium, £ll 17s 6d to £l2 17s 6d: light, £8 17s 6d,to £9 17s 6d; heavy heifers, £9 17s 6d; medium, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light, £6 17s 6d: extra heavy , cows, , £ll 17s 6d; heavy, £8 17s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; medium, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; light, £5 17s 6d. Dalgety and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £l4 17s 6d to £l6 17s 6d; medium, £ll 17s 6d to £l2 17s 6d; light, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; medium heifers, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light, £6 17s 6d; extra heavy cows, £ll 17s 6d to £l2 17s 6d; heavy, £8 17s 6d to £lO 7s 6d; medium, £6... 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; light, £5 17s 6d. Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association: Extra heavy bullocks, £l7 7s 6d; heavy, £l4 17s 6d to £l6 2s 6d; medium, £ll 17s 6d to £l2 17s 6d; light, £7 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; extra heavy heifers, £l2 2s 6d; heavy, £9 17s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; medium, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light, £6 17s 6d; extra heavy cows, £ll 7s 6d to £l2 2s 6d; heavy, £8 12s 6d to £lO 12s 6d; medium, £6 17s 6d to £7 17s 6d; light. £5 17s 6d. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency: Heavy bullocks, £l4 17s 6d; medium, £ll 12s 6d to £l2 12s 6d; light, £8 7s 6d to £9 17s 6d; extra heavy heifers, £l2 2s 6d; heavy, £9 17s 6d to £lO 17s 6d; medium, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light. £6 17s 6d; extra heavy cows, £ll 7s 6d to £l2 2s 6d; medium, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; light, £5 17s 6d. National Mortgage and Agency Company: Extra heavy bullocks, £l7 12s 6d to £l9 17s 6d; heavy, £l4 17s 6d to £l6 12s 6d; medium, £ll 12s 6d to £l2 12s 6d; light, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; heavy heifers, £9 17s 6d to £lO 2s 6d; medium, £8 17s 6d; heavy cows, £9 17h 6d to £lO 7s 6d; medium, £8 17s 6d; light, £6 17s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £l4 17s 6d to £ls 17s 6d; medium, £ll 12s 6d to £l2 12s 6d; light, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; heavy heifers, £9 17s 6d to £lO 12s 6d; medium, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light, £6 17s 6d; heavy cows, medium, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light, £4 17s 6d to £6 17s 6d. Donald Reid and Co.: Heavy bullocks, £l4 12s 6d; medium, £ll 12s 6d to £l2 2s 6d; light, £8 17s 6d to £9 17s 6d; medium heifers, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d; light, £6 17s 6d; extra heavy cows, £lO 12s 6d to £ll 2s 6d; heavy, £9 17s 6d to £lO 12s 6d; medium, £7 17s 6d to £8 17s 6d: light, £5 17s 6d to £6 12s 6d. Representing a decrease of some 200 compared with last week, the entry of fat sheep was of specially good quality in the main, being one or the best seen for some time. The penning had the unusual feature of including more wethers than ewes, and the bulk of the former was made up of special classes. A few trucks of close-woolled wethers, which were not up, to butchers’ standards, were more_ tempting to graziers. Some extra quality ewes were forward, and here again the general average was also good, although there was a very small tailing of slight stuff. Graziers were again operating, and it was naturally thought that the sale would remain _ steady 'throughout. Prices were slightly easier than last week at the start. A fair number of hoggets of good quality and four spring lambs were also sent in, the latter bringing from 24s 6d to 29s 6d. The former had not been offered at the hour of going to press. It has been some weeks since such a large yarding of store cattle has been forward. The entry consisted mainly of steers, with an odd pen of heifers and some young cows, and competition for everything was very brisk, with the result that prices were fully equal to those of late sales, three-year-old steers sold from £8 2s 6d to £9 14s, two-year-olds from £5 10s to £6 15s, heifers from £2 10s to, £4 14s, and young cows to £5 10s. There was a very small entry of vealers, which also sold at late rates, the best bringing £5 10s, with others selling from £2 10s to £4.

Of the 136 fat pigs yarded only a small number was of the pork class, which realised £1 12s to £3 (7d lb), while the remaining baconers brought from £3 to £4 16s lb). There were also 180 stores.