DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Otago Daily Times, Volume 13694, Issue 13694, 10 September 1906, Page 4

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. (Ltd.) report as fol.ova:— I The entry { OT last Saturday s sa.e was an exceptionally small one, being composed mainly of light, harness sorts, with one or two medium draughts, but ihero was not a really good beast in the yard. For a day on which nothing special Avis advertised for sale there wis a very good attendanca of buyers most anxious to secure horses suitable for their requirements, hut as our entry did not include anything suitalM they aro still in the market. There was also a "ood number of buyers for strong, light, harness noises, and several changed hands at up to £22 10s. I'ho market continues very bare of good sound draughts from five to seven years old, and as wo have numerous inquiries for sucli we are consequently, in a position to recommend consignments for our next sale. The same remark applies to strong, upstanding light harness sorts. We quote: Superior young draught ge'.dings at from £4-5 to £52; extra, good do (prize-takers), £55 to £GH; superior young draught mares, £55 to £G5; medium draught mares and goldings, £30 lo £40; aged do„£lsto £25; well-matchcd carriage pairs, £75 to £100; strong spring-van horses, £25 to 130; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horse 3, £18 to £25; light hacks, £10 to £15; extra good hacks and harness horses, £20 to £25; weedy and aged do, £5 to £8.

OTAGO FARMERS' HOUSE BAZAAR. The Otiigo Farmers' Co-operative Association' of New Zealand (Ltd.) report: We held our iisim weekly sn'.o of horses at our bazaar, adjoining wool and grain stores, Crawford Mid Vcgel streets, on Saturday. The entry was not a largo one, only 26 horses coming forward. Ine.uded ill this number were a few heavy cart geldings, holding-the reputation of being grand workers and great shatters, and although over seven years' old, lliev elicited good competition, and realised gnotl values. Van geldings were in good demand, hut very few of this class were on offer, and in consequence business was limited in lliis direction. Spring-cart go!dings,-young and sound, nro wanted by several dairymen and townspeople, hut tJiof-e offering were not quality enough for the buyers present, and little or no business was (lone, We havo buyers for buggy geldings, sharp, active, sound, and quiet horses. Wo anticipate a good number of working horses at our sale on the 2Sth inst,, after horso parade, and also a few pedigree mares. Quotations: Heavy cart mitres and geldings, £50 to £55; vail horses, £10 to £50; lorry gefdings and mares, £42 (o £18; plough mares and geldings, suitable for four-horse teams, £33 to £45; spring-carters, £23 to £30; ordercarters, £20 to £27; buggy goMings (qiiiat and sound), £1S to £30; bucgy pairs, £o0 to £00; carriage pairs, £85 to £ - 100.

Th© cheese-buyers were in evidenco in Wyndham Inst week, witli the result that tho outputs of three faclories have been sold out, the Herald understands, at a small fraction over W on (nicks. The factories are Seaward Downs (estimated output ICO to.ns). Mataura Island (-250 tons), and Edendaie (450 tons);— total 850 tons. Messrs Henderson and Batger were the purchasers of the two first-named, and divided the output of Kdenda'e with Messrs Wright Stephenson, and Co. The higher pric-o will meaji an increase in money valu3 fortlio season to factories in the Mataura electorate of £11,000 to £12,000 compared with last year.