COMMERCIAL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10645, 26 June 1897, Page 2

COMMERCIAL.

Bbbalt) Office. Friday evening. Messrs Wenley and Lanauze report having held their annual ealo of horses at ratters ill's yardß to-day. There waa a largo attend *nee and a good catalogue n( horses, and the rale can be safely reported as successful. Prices realised were as follows .— Heavy draughts made np to £29, medium ditto 415 to *J18 ; .light unbroken drnughtsi, of whlh they offered eight shapely animals by Llugdilo, averaged £10. Of Mr Allan M'Lean's consignment) of thoroughbreds and ponios moat of the former had to go baok, not reaching the owner's reserve. Ponlea made up to duns. The thoroughbred mare Swindlo, dam Of Morag, waa Dlsood privafoly after the ealo at a satisfactory figure, Hacks and harness eorts were negleoted, bub several lo's at prloos Batlnfaotory to buyers and vendors woro sold. Williams and Kottlo, LlmUod) report hold. Ing tholr annual sale of homes at Beeorof t's Repository, Hastings, today, when they offered a representative catalogue. The attendance was numerous, and comprised visiting sports and looal buyers. Bidding for attractive sound horses waa spirltod, enabling the auctioneer to quit several lots at satisfactory prices. Horsos In training woro dull of aa'e, and in most cases did noo reach owners' Ideas of values. They realised the following prices: -Heavy draughts, young, Bonnd, and equal to trial, from £25 to £10: meainm from £17 to C 25, light £12 to £15 Haoks found people's pricoa up to £10i Rnpo was sold at £16 16s and HuroßO at £12 125. ptloes Wghly in favor of buyers.