DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2401, 8 March 1900, Page 16

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows:— For this week's sale a fair number of horses came forward, including 15 held over from last week, most of which were sold to-day at advanced rates. Business, on the whole, was very fair considering that there was not a decent draught horse in the yard. The only specimens of this class forward were aged and inferior, but even these were sold at satisfactory prices. There is an excellent demand in this market for young, first class draughts, but seldom of late do these come forward, owing no doiibt to the fact that the f aimers are busy with the harvesting. Thcro was a poor yarding, too, of good spring van and spring cart horses. A good inquiry exists at piesent for these, and buyers appear to be much disappointed at the numbers coming forward. "We would strongly advise anyone with these on hand to try our market, and we are sure that the lesult will be more than satisfactory. Good hacks are al^o selling well, and vendors are well satisfied with the prices realised. We quote: Superior young draught geldings, £-10 to £ l 5; extra good, prize horses, MQ to JESO; medium draught mares and geldings, £30 to JC3B; aged do, £9.0 to £27; upstrndiug carriage hoiso&, £25 to £30; well-matched carriage pairs, £50 to £60; stiong spring van horses, £22 to £28 ; milk cart and butchers' order cart horses, £15 to £20; tram horses, £8 to £12; light hacks, £6 to £10; extra good do, £15 to £25; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £2 to £5.