GOOD QUALITY OF ENTRY

Southland Times, Issue 24229, 12 September 1940, Page 3

GOOD QUALITY OF ENTRY

FAT CATTLE SALE AT BURNSIDE YARDING NUMBERS 338 (United Press Association) DUNEDIN, September 11. An extra large yarding of 338 fat cattle came forward for the Burnside sale. The quality of the entry was very good, with several trucks of outstanding bullocks forward. Prices for prime heavy cattle were from par to 10/- a head cheaper than at the last sale, with medium bullocks, cows and heifers £1 to £l/5/- lower. Extra prime heavy bullocks made to £26/17/6, prime heavy bullocks £2l/2/6 to £23/2/6, medium from £l5/12/6 to £lB/17/6, light from £ll/2/6. Extra prime cows and heifers made to £l7/2/6, prime from £l3/2/6 to £l5/7/6, medium from £lO/2/6 to £ll/12/6, and light from £7/17/6. The store cattle entry comprised 230 head. The sale was a free one with prices a shade easier for bullocks. Prices for vealers were a shade easier, while graziers’ cows and heifers met a free sale. Three-year-old steers realized £l2/2/6, two-year-olds £9 to £lO/15/-, and forward heifers sold from £7 to £9/3/-. An entry of 2165 fat sheep was forward. There were more wethers than ewes penned, with the result that they receded 1/6 to 2/6 a head, while ewe« sold at last sale’s rates. The quality of the yarding was very good, with several pens of extra prime ewes forward. Hoggets met a keen sale. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 50/-, prime heavy from 42/- to 45/9, medium from 33/- to 37/-, light down to 27/-, extra prime heavy ewes to 42/6, prime heavy 36/- to 39/9, medium from 30/- to 33/6, and light down to 26/-. A yarding of fat ’pigs was. forward. The sale opened with bacon pigs showing a decrease on last week’s prices of up to 8/-, but as the sale progressed prices showed a slight improvement. A small yarding of store pigs was penned and competition was very good.

SHORT YARDINGS OF FAT CATTLE PRICES RISE AT ADDINGTON (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, September 11. There were short yardings of fat cattle and sheep at Addington today and the prices of both rose—cattle by £1 to £l/5/- and sheep by 2/-. The sheep yarding was the smallest of recent years. With a smaller yarding of store sheep there was a sound demand for all classes, especially hoggets. The cattle entry numbered 264 and was of medium quality. Good beef made £2/10/- per 1001 b, best to £2/15/-, extra prime steers made to £26/12/6, medium to heavy £l5/10/to £22, others £lO to £l5. Best heifers made £l3/5/- to £l9/2/6, others £8 to £l3, best cows £lO/10/- to £l9/7/6 and others £5 to £lO. Of the sheep yarding of 2250, a fair proportion offering was of southern sheep passed last week. In view of the small entry a rise of 2A- was moderate. The sale was steady throughout. Best wethers made £2/5/- to £3, ordinary to good £l/19/6 to £2/4/9, and light down to £l/12/-. Best ewes made £2 to £2/10/-, good £l/10/- to £l/19/6, light down to £l/2/-. The pork entry was small and prices were the highest of the season. Baconers made little change, except for the heaviest which were easier. The pork average per lb was B£d to 9Jd and bacon 7-Jd to Bd.