DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. WEEKLY REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 1934, 19 March 1891, Page 18

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. WEEKLY REPORT.

Messrs Wbight, Stephenboit. and CO. report as follows: — The sale to-day, taking into account the number of horse* entered, turned out a very fair one, for of the 55 horses' book?* 3a changed haudi. The balauco of the Hon. W. «J. M Lumen's Welsh ponie* from The. Camp were offered to-day, and considering the prices ruling for horses generally, satis factory prices were obtained, a fair business was done in lowpriced draughts, but the majority of tlin sales made were of iprin«cart and light ha.rne» s horses or backs. A few ot the horses offered were o> rather a fu per lor class, and among the sales effected w«a o.ne really ins«nlilc.nt upstanding chestnut gelding, half bi other to tho well known hurdle racer •trapper, b-ing by Dut.tio»n out of Grecian Bend, for £^s,and Miot hf-r iirst-claes bugpy horte for £20. Bujers were Also prcrent. for good us'ful dra'sht horses, but ttinae wee in short supply, ami buyurs hnd to leave without satisfying their requirements. Ktxt Saturday bring the first day of the Ounedin Jockey Olub's Anniversary rnces, our usual sale will b- held en Tueidny. 2tth inst., instead of at the usual hour We quote i Really first-class heavy draught geldings, £32 to £25; medium draught horses. £H to UM; light and aged draught horses, £t to £12; rood spring-carters, £10 to £15; well-matot.ed earrings pairs, £<0 to £50; well-matched bujrgy pal™, £:«i to £10; nrat-ctaae uuutars, £20 to £30 ; useful hacks an'i harness horses, £7 to £16 ; weedy sorts, ti o £5.