DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS' WEEKLY REPORT.

Otago Witness, Issue 2325, 22 September 1898, Page 15

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS' WEEKLY REPORT.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows, under date 17th inst: — Mr John Grant's shipment of draught mares and geldings from Richmond, New South Wales, attracted a very large number of buyers to Saturday's sale. A few of the mares and geldings were really good, and the rest of them apparently sound and very useful sorts. The consignment came to a good market, and although the animals comprising it were a bit on the thin side, all but two of them found purchasers at excellent prices. The two exceptions were a good sort of mare named Flower, by Young Malcolm, out of a mare by the Richmond stud horse Davie (imp.), that was suffering from an injury received on board steamer, and an exceedingly well-bred two-year-old filly (in low condition), by the champion horse at this year's Sydney Show — viz.. Prince Colin (imp.), — out of a mare by The Masher (imp.). The rest of tbo shipment sold uncommonly well, the geldings, which were a really good lot, fetching from £31 to £40; and the mares and fillies, most of which were a bit on the light side,but good sorts,at from £28 to £40. A number of other consignments, chiefly of aged draughts, were also offered, and a fair proportion of them also changed owners at quotations. Powerful young geldings are in as great demand as ever, and are easily placed j at from £35 to £40 ; extra good animals at a few ! pounds more. This week's entries included several useful light-harness horses, suitable for | trams and similar work, and moat of those were

disposed of at current rates. Young spring-cart and spring-van horses continue scarce, and we can recommend consignments of these as certain to meet with a satisfactory sale in this market. We hold our thirty-seventh annual sale of stallions and brood mares at Tahuna Park on Thursday, 29th inst., and at Milton the following day (in conjunction with Messrs J. A. Duthie and Co.) we will offer the whole of Mr William Robinson's well-known stud of Clydesdales, including the stallions Young Extinguisher, Lord Nelson, and Southland Stamp. We quote: Superior draught geldings, young, £35 to £40 ; extra good a few pounds more ; superior young draught mares and fillies, £40 to £50 ; prize mares and fillies, £60 to £100 ; ordinary draught mares and geldings, £25 to £34; aged draught mares and geldings, £14 to £20; young carriage and cavalry horses, £20 to £30 ; well-matched carriage pairs, £50 to £80; strong spring-cart horses (young), £16 to £25 ; ordinary hacks and light-harness horses, £8 to £14 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £2 to £5.