DUNEDIN HORSE SALE.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 10462, 23 May 1910, Page 2

DUNEDIN HORSE SALE.

Messrs Wright,- Stephenson, and Co., report as follows: —The entr->- for last Saturday's sale was a fair one, and was Composed principally of young ordercart sorts, with a few good draughts. There was a large attendance of the public, farmers and dealers being well represented. A start was made with the consignment- from Westland. These were mostly young, unbroken sorts, suitable formilk-cart or order-cart work, and the whole lot was easily disposed of at prices ranging up to £l3. For other vendors were sold a number of draughts at prices ranging up to £37, this price being obtained for a nice five-year-old gelding from Central Otago. The demand for heavy draught geldings, suitable for town carting, continues good. Our annual winter horse fair will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, June 1 and 2. We quote : Superior young draught geldings at from £4O to £45; extra good do (prizewinners) at from £45 to £SO; superior young draught mares at from £SO to £6O; medium draught mares and geldings at from £3O to £4O; aged, at- from £lO !to £ls; strong spring-van horses at from £25 to £3O; strong spring-car-ters at from £lB to £25; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses at from £ls to £25; light hacks at- from £8 to £l3; extra good hacks and harness horses at from £l3 to, £25; weedy and aged at from £5 to £7.

TIMARTT MARKETS.

(Timaru Herald.)

An unexpected turn has eventuated on.tlie local wheat market: Prices at Home have been steadily dropping for some weeks past, and in sympathy with the London market, prices in Australia have also dropped. The drop at Home, as compared with prices ruling two months ago, is equal to fully 9d per bushel. This had the reverse of a good effect on the New Zealand markets, and merchants in Timaru, on Saturday, said it was impossible even to give nominal quotations as there was no business passing; they could not give what growers were asking, and until the market at Home settled down, or some idea, could be gained as to what was likely to happen, they were disinclined to do business at any price. Most millers and merchants bought a good quantity of wheat earlier in the season, and they could not turn it over now except at a loss. They are, therefore, not inclined to enlarge their stocks in the meantime. About 10 days ago a local miller offered 3s 9d for a line of prime .milling wheat, but his offer was refused, and on Saturday he was not prepared to give 3s 6d for the same wheat. As with wheat, so with oats there is practically nothing doing, and it is impossible to give detailed quotations. All that can be said is that for really prime samples up to 2s is being offered. But there are very few prime samples ,'n South Canterbury this season. The potato market has firmed on account of orders received from the North Island. For prime samples £4 per ton at country stations is being offered.