DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report.

Otago Witness, Issue 1915, 23 October 1890, Page 19

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report.

Wright. Stephenson, and Co. report as follows :— Por tin's week's sa'e an unusually large number of horses came fcrwnrd, principally light harness sorts and medium diaughts. Amongst the former were several very fine upstanding buggy horses, notably a roan gelding, syrs, by Pinole J'ntcheH, and anothur black gelding by same eire-both belonging to Mr James Alan. of Hopehill and sold at £25 10s and £22resp«ciivfly ; a'ao. a very sty'iah roan cob, 4vs old, by Tckoa out of a Quicksilver mare, fold at £23 10. For re a 1 ly first c'as«, reliab'e hujjfjyand carriage horseF(if young and sound) th°re is a brfsic demand— Indepd the present supply is unt-qual to it, and. aa miv b'j gathered from the t-an actions recorded above good pnp»s nre nb'nfniibleforsii'tableanlm^ls. Hnrsrs of a'l other descriptions were not so keenly competed for; nr'v<rthpie°B, «s vendors and bnvrs we"P prppa^e"! t 1 - meet one another in the matter o( price, a very satisfactory sale resulted In all wo sold 47 horses, l.h' 1 principal consignments being from Messrs .Tarn c xllnn (Hof).-hili), Dr Allan (Moegi I), P. I/ffpr. Twcntvmnn Hndgron (Papanu'o, Malcolm dirmichael 'Ri 'erside), Alt. North, J It. Thompson, a. O. Thomson, and Mrs Watt (Milton). We quote m follows:— Really flrst-class heavy draunh f jreldifg?. £'i 2to £27 ; medium draught horse", £14 to £20 ; light and aged draught hows, £7 to £12; good 8,-rinj; c-irters, £10 to£is; well-m'tfihed enrring" pnlrs. £40 to £50; welima'ched huggy pairs, £3Q to £40 ; first-claes hunters, £20 to £30.