DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

North Otago Times, 5 August 1903, Page 1

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co, report as follows-': -A fair number of horses came forward this week, principally medium draughts and ordinary harness horses, The attendance of buyers was exceptionally good for a sale at which no very special consignments were announced; in fact, the majority of those present seemed to be on buying intent, and a/most satisfactory sale resulted. Meesr Tonkin and Oo.'s cousignment of 12 medium draughts were the first to be offered, and these commanded really splendid values, considering that they were all just of useful class, suitable for the trams, spring-carts, and the like. The prices for this consignment ranged from £l7 10s to £35.. For one very strong spring-van five-year-old gelding we obtained £3B, and for an eight-year-old dog-cart horse £25; A few other harness horses changed hands at equally, satisfactory prices to the foregoing. The number of draught forward was half a dozen and those were eagerly competed for, and found new owners at the following prices:— Brown gelding, eight years old;.heavy shafter, £sos 10s; chestnut gelding, nine years old, waggon horse, £46; roan gelding, niue years old, active, nuggety, £47; bay gelding, aged, farm horse, £42; do, £3B; do, £35. Taken all through, the salo was one of the best we have had for somo time, not oven excepting that of tho last shipment of Australian horses •