BURNSIDE STOCK REPORT.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVIII, Issue 52, 27 December 1900, Page 13

BURNSIDE STOCK REPORT.

Wednesday, December 19.

Fat Cattle — 156 head yarded. Only a small proportion was prime Christmas beef, the balance being bullocks and heifers of medium to good quality. Good beef was well competed for, and realised prices slightly in advance of late quotations. Best bullocks Bold at L 7 15a to L 9 15a ; extra prime and heavy, to Ll2 2s 6d ; medium, L 5 15s to L 7 ; best cows and heifers, L 5 15s to L 7 15s ; medium, L 4 to L 5 15s. Fat Lambs — 490 penned. Being the Christmas market, there was a larger entry of lambs than usual. Good to prims lambs met with exceptionally strong demand, and realised prices about 3a in advance of late quotations. Best lambs sold at 13a Cd to 1 7a ; others, 10s to 13s. Fat Sheep — 1,891 penned. The sale opened at prices slightly below those of last week, and although certain qualities sold on a par with late values, the sale throughout showed a decline of about Is per head. Best cross-bred wethers, 21s to 23a 6d ; medium, 15s 6d to 18a ; best ewes, 17a to 20s ; extra prime, to 22s 3d ; medium, 12s 6d to 16b. Pigs— l 96 forward. These were fully equal to requirements, the sale being but slow. Suckers, 6a to 10a ; slips, 12s to 16s ; stores, 17s to 21b ; porkers, 24b to 32s ; baooners, 33s to 36s heavy piga, to 60.