WAIPUKURAU HORSE FAIR

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXIII, Issue 210, 18 August 1933, Page 11

WAIPUKURAU HORSE FAIR

BROKERS’ REPORTS. The associated brokers held a very successful < orse sale at Waipukurau yesterday. -'here was a large attendance of buyers and bidding was very busk. The yarding of draught horses was of extra good quality. Hacks were forward in good numbers, but were of very poor quality. The following is the range of prices: ■—Draughts iron £2B to £45 (the latter

price was obtained for a 4-year-old mare bred by and on account of Mr H. G. Dalby, Porangahau, and for a 5-year-old gelding on account of Mr R. A. Kyle, Waipukurau); 1 rising 4-yr. gelding (bred by and on account of Mr J. W. Harding, Mt. Vernon) £44, 1 at £36; hacks, from £2 to £ll 15/-. Individual brokers report the follow" ing sales: — Murray Roberts and Co., Ltd. —1 agri draught mare (all places) £l5 5/-, 1 7-yr. gelding (saddle) £4, 1 3-yr. gelding (saddle) £ll 10/-, 1 aged gelding (saddle and harness) £ll 5/-, 1 aged gelding (saddle) £l2 10/-, 1 6-yr. mare (saddle) £8 15/-, 1 aged light draught gelding (chains) £l6. H.B. Farmers’ Co-operative As»n., Ltd.—l 5-yr. grey gelding £2l, 1 rising 4- bay gelding £44 (account J. W. Harding), 1 at £36 (account. J. W. Harding), 1 rising 3-yr. gelding (account Est. James Tod, Otane) £35 10/-, 1 4-yr. gelding (account R. Matthews, Tikokjno) £3O, 1 at £3O (account It. Matthews), 1 5-yr. gelding (account It. Matthews) £36, 1 aged mare £7, 1 5-yr. bay gelding (account W. J. Craig, Takapau) £34 10/-, 1 4-yr. mare (account H. G. Dalby, Porangahau) £45, 1 hack £5, 1 at £5 5/-. N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.—l 7-yr. grey gelding £ll. 1 5- chestnut marc £l5, 1 9-yr. gelding £3O, 1 grey marc £26 10/-, 1 7-yr. hack £4 15/-, 1 9-yr. hack gelding £5, 1 hack gelding £3. Williams & Kettle, Ltd.—2 draughts £32, 4 nt £27, 1 at £3O, 1 at £33 10/., 1 at £7 10/-, J at £2O 10/-, 1 at £27 10/-, 2 at £29, 1 at £37 10/-, 1 at £lB 10/ , 1 at £6, 1 at £B, 1 at £9 5/-, 1 pony £3, 1 at £2, 1 at £6, 1 at £2 10/-, 2 at £2 5/-, 1 ha. k £1 5/-, 1 at £3, 1 at £5, 1 at £6, 1 at £7, 1 at 10/-, 3 at £1 12 /6. Hoadley, Ron and Stewart, Ltd.— .Heavy young draught mares and geldings £3O. £36, £45, unbroken 3-yr. spripg carter £l6 10/-, hacks and harness horses £9 15/-, £7, £l2, £5, £7, £B, £ll 15/-.