URNSIDE MARKET.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLI, Issue 11644, 11 August 1916, Page 2

URNSIDE MARKET.

Dunedin, Aug. '-9. There was a big yarding of fat cattle at Burnside to-day, 201 being penned. The quality was on the wholfr good. Competition was been, last week’s high prices being folly mantained. Extra prime heavy bollocks £52 os, best £2O to £22-10s, medium to good £l6 to £lB 15s, light £l2 to £ls, best cows and heifers £l4 10s to £l7, medium 40 good £2 10s, light and unfinished £B. Fat sheep—36oo penned. The quality on the whole was the hest brought forward for some time. The entry exceeded butchers’ requirements, and prices declined about Is 6d. Export buyers -secured a good many pens. Best wethers 35s to 37s (id, extra prime 42s 6d, medium to good 29s to 32a 6d, others 27s (id, best ewes 295, to 345, extra 40s, medium to good 24a to 27a, light and nnfinished|2os. Lambs—s 73 penned. The quality was onlv middiiug. There was a full attendance of export buyers and farmers. Last week’s prices were fully maintained. Best 24s to 265, extra 38,5, medium to good 21s Od to "235, others 20s. There was a large entry of pigs, and good competition for fats. Prices were about equal to last week’s rates. Stores were not in such keen demand, and prices declined. LONDON MARKETS. United Press Association—By Eleoim trio Telegraph—Copyright, Loudon, Aug. !). Tallow—s 93 offered; 121 sold. MuttonI—Fine, 1 —Fine, 50s Bd ; medium 475. Beef—Fine 60s; medium 4.75. STOCK REPORT. Loan and Mercantile report—On Tuesday we held a clearing sale on account .of Mr Robt. Waller, Bainesse. There was a large attendance and the sale. was good throughout. 4 and fifth ewes in lamb to Romney rams 36s to 38s 6d, 6fcb and f.m. ewes in Jamb to Southdown rams 32s 6d, good mixed hoggets 24s Id, fair mixed hoggets 19s 3d, small mixed hoggets 13s, Romney rams forward bullocks £lO 11s, Syr store bullocks £9 15s, steers £7 12s 6d,Fyearling to 18-months steers, discoloured, £5 O.s 6d. dairy cows £7 os to £lO, heifers in. calf £5 to £7, yearling heifers £2 14s to £3, 18month empty heifers £4 Is, fat heifers £0 5s to £6 10s, forward cows £6 5s to £6 13s 6d, fat £8 10s, yearling Jersey bull £4, 3yr Holstein bull £6 ss, breeding sows £B.2s Gd, slips 17s, 4yr draught gelding 21s, good hack £l3 10s, harness mare £B, dog cart £25. 1