DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1947, 18 June 1891, Page 20

DUNEDIN HOR SE SALEYARDS.

Wekkl? Bspobt. Wbight, Stkphknson, and Co. report as follows : For our weekly sale an unusually large numbei came forward, no less than 113 being entered. The quality of the horse* was not, however, with one or two exceptions, by any means first-class, and sales were in consequence somewhat difficult to effect even at the comparatively low prices ruling, nevertheless over 40 of one sort and another changed ow.ers Ihe principal business done was in useful farm horses, of which olais we had several consignments from South Canterbury, In addition to a few of a better stamp from the Waitati and the Taleri. The proportion of light horses sod was not great, and the prices obtained for them very uaremunerative to the breeders. We quote: -First-class draughts, £17 to £33 ; medium draughts, £10 to £H ; good hacks and harness horses, £12 to £16; medium hacks and harnesi borses, £7 to £9 ; light and inferior hack* and harness horses, £3 10s to £5. OHRISTOHUROH CORN EXCHANGE. The following is the Corn Exchange report (per Bf. P. Meyers, secretary) for week ending Friday, JuuelSs— Latest cablegram* from London continue to show that wheat is without any appreciable alteration in value; whether iv face of imports from the great centres of ptoductions in Europe this will be of a temporary character is morn than we, at such n distance, can decide. Locally inquiries are not favourable to any advance on last week's rates In oats the only inquiry under our notice is for prime milling, Vhile feed sorts remain steady at last quotations, Barley is without any visible alteration ; prime quality commands full rites, inferior samples can scarcely find buyers at sny price. Peas and beans: The former (if band threshed) are worth up to last week's quotations, and bsans have some Blight inquiry at values below. Potatoes: Quotations>re iominal No outside inquiry having come under our notice we oannot say there i« any alterations worthy of mention. Dairy produoe is at our former quotations. -Prioes are as follows : — Wheat : Tusoan, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; pearl, 4s to 4i Id ; Hunter*, 3s lOd to 4s. Oats: Milling. Is 9d to Is lOd; short feed. Is Sd to Is 9d ; inferior, Is 5d to Is 6d. Barley Malting, 3s to 3s lOd ; feed, Is lOd to 2s. Beam, 2a Bdto2s9d. Peas (If hand threshed): Feed, 2s 6d. Potatoes, 17* 6d to 20s at country stations. Dairy produce: Unaltered. The above prices are those

paid to farmers for delivery f.o.b. Lyttelton ; sack* 6s 6d per dozen.