Late Burnside Stock Report
Cattle. — 156 forward; a medium yarding, consisting of a few prime bullocks, the balance being medium bullocks and heifers. The sale was rather slack. Best bullocks, £9 10s to £10 ss; medium, £7 to £8 ss; light, £5 to £6 15s; best cows and heifers, £8 2s 6d. Sheep. — A fair yarding of 1630. Prices for good wethers were firm. Best wethers, 16s 6d to 17s 6d; medium, 13s 6d to 15s 9d; light, 10s to 13s; best ewes, 13s to 15s; medium, 10s 9d to 12s 6d; inferior, up to 10s. Lambs. — A big yarding of 1416. Owing to low rates prevailing in the Home market, there was a drop of about a shilling per head. Best lambs, 11s to 13s; medium, 9s 6d to 10s 6d ; light, up to 9s. Pigs. — 80 penned, consisting of a few stores and a fair number of heavy pigs- Suckers, 12s to 14s; slips, 18s to 21s ; stores, 22s to 295 ; porkers, 37s to 445 ; light baconers, 45s to 525; heavy do, 54s to 635.
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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12, 25 March 1909, Page 457
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177Late Burnside Stock Report New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12, 25 March 1909, Page 457
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