OTAGO FARMERS HORSE BAZAAR.

Otago Witness, Issue 2668, 3 May 1905, Page 23

OTAGO FARMERS HORSE BAZAAR.

Km. «* *?? g ° sar5 ar , mer n s Co-operative Associa- ' tion of JSew Zealand (Limited) report-— We held our, weekly sale -of horses at our bazaar adjoining wool and grain stores, Crawford and \og?l streets, on Saturday lsst, the 29th April, when we had an entry of 65 heavy, cart, plough, van, spring-cart, waggonette, buggy,w i* ackne y horse s> vendors coming from the Western district, Palmerston, Portobello/ Maungatua, Waitati, Mosgiel, Milton, ' Broad Bay, Anderson's Bay, Seacliff, and a numbe* -v2?-^v 2 ?-^ c suburbs. Buyers were present from Milton, Chitha, Gore, Clinton, Palmerston, and Taieri. The town carriers being well represented. Nbtwithstanaing this «r r eaf gathering of horses, vendors and buyers, bidding throughout the sale was rather languid, especially at the commencement of tha auction, but as business progressed competition became a little more animated, and at the close of the day's work the result was very satisfactory. Consignments from the Western district met with fair competition. Unfortunately, through ill-health, Mr Cripples did not come along with his draft of five-year-olds, S "5. kk P r ?H bi3i ty r iU be h *™ *ext Saturday, the Gth msfc. Included ia Mr Fahey's lot from the west was a really nice quality three-year-olcl off mare, sired by the r renowned Clydesdale stallion Shepherd Lad, dam sired by Craigievar, and which is also a noted stucS horse. Ihis mare was the admiration of a large number of buyers, and was started at a fair figure, and eventually fell- to the bid of Mr Alexander Allison, of Clarksville, at £60. whose judgment of Clydesdale horses is at all times appreciated either in the show ring or al. an auction sale. The geldings accompanying the latter mare from the west were exceptionally good sorts, three and six years off, and realised splendid nrices, as also did the dog-cart gelding- belonging to the same owner. ±he. Palmerston and Seacliff representatives met with fair competition, but in several casesprices offered were not equal to vendors' expectations. Geldings, three years off and four ye,ars off, from the Taieri and Maungatua districts, met a fair market, fetching" up to J842" 10s. Spring-carteps^were not numerous, arid a few sound, yo.ung geldings coming forward 1 would meet a ready sale. A pair of very,handsome waggonette geldings, five years old, sired by General Tracy, changed hands at fair value. On the whole, the sale was very successful, a fair proportioa of the entry finding new owners. We quote: Heavy" cart geldings, young and sound, £50 to £55; van geldings, £45 to £48; piough mares and geldings, £35 to £43; Clydesdale fillies, up to £100; buggy geldings, £25 to £2S; buggy pairs, £45 to £55; carriage pairs; £80 to £100.