OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR.

Otago Witness, Volume 23, Issue 2684, 23 August 1905, Page 22

OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR.

_ The Otago Farmers' ' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report having held their spring sale of Clydesdale mares and geldings and van horses at their bazaar, adjoining wool and grain stores, Crawford street, on the 17th August, and which proved to be quit© as successful a fixture as was their winter sale held on the 15th and 16th of June, prices all round being quite on a par with values of the winter dates. One hundred and ten cart and plough, mares and geldings were offered, and the major portion of the entry changed hands at highly satisfactory figures. Consignments of splendid cart mares and geldings came from the Western district, Waikaka Valley, Invercargil], Crore, Kelso, Tapanui, Waiwera, Balciutha, Hillend, Stirling, Milton, Milburn, Taieri Plain, Purakanui, Palinerston, Waitati, Peninsula, North-East Valley, Green Island, Kaikorai, and a few locals. There wa3 a good attendance of farmers and others interested hi horse sales, who came from all parts of the province, the town carriers being present in full force, all of •wrlinm «a*mi>rl +« ha on hiiaiTipqq tlfmfc and

competed well for every horse offered. The feature of the sale and the admiration of the studmasters present was the magnificent -Clydesdale mare Jean, bred and owned by Mr William Waddell, Rough Craig farm, Waikaka Valley. Jean is shed by Lord Iddesleigh, g. sire Lord Beaconsfield, g.g. sire Prmce Charlie (imp.). Jean's dam, Jean the Ist, sired by Wait On Me (imp. from Scot land by the late Mr Hugh M'lntyre), Merino Downs, g. dani Maggie, by prince of Wales (imp.), Ihus showing Jean to be one of the highest class born Clydesdale mares in New Zealand. JNTot withstanding her high breeding, buyers were not inclined to operate to such an extent as would induce the owner to sell. The balance of Mr Waddell's consignment sold at up to £50. This price was obtained for a well-bred three-year-old filly. Mr Sam Fletcher's team met with good competition, and all changed hands at fair values. One four-year-old filly sired by Prince of Windsor made £80 ; others at proportionate values. Mr T. Ryd?r'a contingent also met a most successful market, and made capital prices. A three-year-old filly sired by Vanquisher, dam a Herd Laddie mare, made £65, and a five-year-old mare in foal to Heard Laddie £60, a five-year-old gilding sired by Dan O'Connell fetched £56, others up to £37 to £47 10s. Mr John Grant's team — & very fine lot of geldings, all young, sound, active sorts — were easily disposed of at from iMO to £44. Messrs CuJlen, Imrie, Thompson , and Russell's mares and geldings realised from £4A to £47 10s. The balance of the sales effected on account of a large number of vendors was very satisfactory at prices ranging from £25 to £40. The sale throughout was a most successful one. and quite exceeded anticipations. The auction will be resumed this morning at 10 o'clock with a fresh lot of draughts and light harness horses. Tho Ota.go Farmers' Co-operative Association of-s.N«w Zealand (Limited) report: — We resumed our spring horse sale on yesterday morning, Friday, 18th August, at- our bazaar, adjoining wool and grain stores, Crawford and Vogel streets, when ws had an entry of 40 horses, including a few draughts held over from tho previous day's sale and a good collection of light harness and hackney horses. The attendance was fairly good, 'and a considerable amount of business was done, all the draughts offering being sold at satisfactory prices, as were also a number of spring-van geldings. Spring-carters were not plentiful, but those on offer were disposed of at good values, and it is worthy of note that the bulk of the horses sold in the last two days' sales were purchased by country clients, and at capital prices. We may also mention that our spring horse sale, which ended yesterday, I proved to be one of the most successful fix- ] tures that we have had in hand for some time ; in fact, beating our great winter display to a very considerable extent. The whole of the country consignments to a horse changed hands at prices satisfactory to vendors and buyers. We have no startling prices to record j for Friday's sale, the market being fairly steady at prices quite on a level with ThursI day's quotations, which were given fully in yesterday's Times.- Tt may not be amiss to mention that although a large number of horsee have changed hands within the last two days, we have still a few buyers left for young, sound, clifty geldings, one or two of the largest town carriers being open to purchase j at market rates in order to be prepared for the summer work. Our usual weekly sale ' will be held this morning. The Otago Farmers' Co-opearative Association of Stew Zealand (Limited^ report: We held out usual weekly sale of horses at out bazaar on Saturday i'ast.^ August 19. As was naturally to be expected (after such a largo gathering of buyers and horses as we had on Thursday and Friday laigt) the entry was a small one, and the attendance not very laige. Some 22 or 23 horses of a>U descriptions passed under the h-ammeir, several of which were sold at goc-d prices; in fact, a large percentage of ths •entry changed hands, several medium draughts finding new turners at prices ranging from £28 to £32, and a few light-ear sorts a.t £22 to £27. A couple of spring-carters made satisfactory prices, and several light-weight hackneys went to new stables.