DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report.

Otago Witness, Issue 2285, 16 December 1897, Page 50

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report.

JlfSßrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report ns follows :— For this'week's sale so far as draught * ' hordes were concerned the entry was" a " repord " one, just on* solitary animal of this clas3 beiag in the yard. Never in the history of horse sales in Dunodin has this occurred before, and the fact of ib having happened is evidence in support of the statement that the.c is a great dearth of draught horses, and accounts for the decided increase in values which has taken place during the past fow months. At the present time there are numerous inquiries, both from town and country, for draught mares and geldings, fairly heavy and not too old, and it may safely be asserted that for this class of stock Dunediti is the best market in the colony j"St now. Next Saturday, on account of Mr John Bjiihus, of Hyde, wa shall sell a waggon team of nine draught maie* and geldings, lhe principal entiy for this week's sale was a consignment of useful light harness horses from Maheno. These changed hands at fair values. Good, strong, light harness horaes for tbc trams, and also for bakers' and butchers' carts are much wanted, aiid sell readily at quotations. We 'quote :— Kivat-clats j'oung draught marca and geldiugs. , JE3S to £40; good. .do. j£2B to £33: medium draught in!v»es and geldiugs,"£'-0 to £25. aged do, £12 to £18; first-class b ack and ligktharnesa horses, £18 to £25 ; good do, £12 to £17' medium do, £7 to £10 ; aged and inferior, £2 to £5 __ * PROPERTY SALES. Messrs James -Samson and Co. report having 1 sold six cott:i£--n and stable on part sections 9 and J2, block XXXIII, iieorge street, Dunodin The price realised was satisfactory. Also the Royal Hotel, Milton, from Mr Michael Kett to Mr [ Griffith Roberts, at valuation. | Messrs Jamks Pamson and Co. report hiving j sold by auction part section 8, lilock I, Maori I Hill, with the buildings thereon, to Mr M'Millar ; al=o six cottases on part section 9>and 12, block XXX, George street, Dunodin, to Mrs Atkins. " THE LABOUR MARKET. Mi- Skkxe reports under date Dscember 14 :— Station demands are about supplied for the wool season, and all are doing their level best to secure a good result bofore the holidays. In town foUra are already brushing and sweeping for Christmas. Late wages : Couples, £65 and £70 ; musterers, 30s to 4Q.i ; shfivers, 15s per 100 ; cook?, 39j to 40a ; ploughmen, 20s, 17s (jd and 15s ; garden <srs, 26s and j 3 iJ s ; 1 ibonrers, all figures : grooms, 15j ; milkers, 10s, 12-s 15a, and 20.J ;' rabbit lads, 10s.