BURNSIDE MARKETS.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 16 April 1915, Page 2

BURNSIDE MARKETS.

DiMiedin, April 1

At Biirnside to-day 210 fat catt.i< were yarded. The greater part con sisted of cows, heifers and light bullocks, not many heavy prime bullocks being offered. Prices on the whole remained at last week's values. Prime bullocks £13 10s, £14 10s, extra to £15 10s, medium £9 5s to £10 7s 6d. pi-Firic cows and heifers £8 12s Gd to £9 17.s Isd, extra to £11 12s 6d, medium £6 15s to £7 17s (id, light and a god £5 5s to £6 15s. Fat sheep. —5600 yarded. Prime wethers wore in short supply and consequently the demand lor this cla«s was brisk at Is under last week's values. On account ot the freezing works being practically blocked, export buyers were in a position to secure only a few pens, and ae the supply was much beyond butchers' demands a drop of 3s (id to 4s pei- head on last week's rates ivas recorded, and even at the reduced values sales were difficult to effect, a number of sheep being turned out unsold. Prime wethers 23? Gd to 21,s 9d. extra to 275, medium 20s to 21s 9d, prime ewes 19s to 22s 3d, extra to 26s 3d. medium 16s to 17s 9d, light 12s 6d to 145., Fat lambs.—lsoo yarded, made up largely of medium-weight and unfinished sorts, and as export buyers had only a limited amount of space allotted to them bidding was slow, prices ViiifT fully 2s 6d per head- under last week's values. But for the competition of graziers a much greater fall would have been recorded. Heavy prime 18s to 19s 3d, extra 22s Gd. medium 16b 3d to 17s 6d, Tight and unfinished 11k to 13s 6d.

Pigs—ss stores ami 02 fate yarded. Uaconers met with strong competition, jiikl realised advanced prices. Porker* also met with a sale, but stores and ucaiiers were not in request, and show ••I little improvement.