Late Burnside Stock Report

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 35, 31 August 1905, Page 15

Late Burnside Stock Report

Per favor Messrs. Donald Bei«i and Co

Fat Cattle.— There was a yarding of 250, and of these about half were good prime quality, the balance being medium sorts. Prices, owing to the largo yarding, were much easier. Best bullocks, £9 to £10 5s • ing, were much easies. Best bullocks, £9 to £10 5s ! extra heavy, up to £10 15s ; medium to good £8 to £8 17s Gd ; light, £6 15s to £7 15s; best' cows and heifers, £7 to £8 (one extra heavy sold at £9) • light £5 5s to £6 10s. ' '

rfheep -There was a total yarding of 1712, and of these a few pens were prime and heavy butchers' lines but the bigger proportion were light. For heavy sheep prices were about the same as those ruling last week but for Ughter sorts the rates we(e slightly easier. Best wethers, 26s dd to 29s ; medium to good, 23s to 25s • light, 19s to 22s ; best ewes, 21s to 22s 6d • medium to good, 19s to 20s Gd ; others, 17s to 18s 6d. Pigs.— 234 forward, the greater part of these being suckers aiid other small sorts, and as the market was glutted with these numbers were turned out unsold Porkers were also easier, but baconers brought fully equal to late rates. Suckers, 6s to 9s ; slips 10s to 14s ; stores, 15s to 20s ; porkers, 23s to 32s ; light baooners, 35s to 42s' ; heavy do, 47s to 52s ; choppers up to 60s. '