DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

Otago Witness, Issue 2688, 20 September 1905, Page 24

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report aa follows : — I'or this" week's sale we had only a small number of horses forward, all of them (both, draught and light) being aged and worn out, rather an unfortunate thing from a seller's point of view, as there were several buyers in the market for good, young, active horses of almost every description, and lots of business oould have been done had siiitable stock been on hand. There were a number of buyers present in quest of good, young, heavydraught mares and geldings, sound and staunch, suitable for either town or country work; for good, young spring-van, springcart, and light-harne3% horses. The tone of the market is very healthy at the present time, and clients who have the right kind of stock to dispose of cannot go wrong in trying our sales. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, at from £50 to £55 ; extra good (prise horses), £56 to £65 ; superior young draught mares, £60 to £75; medium draught mares and geldings, £30 -to £45; aged do, £17 to £30; upstanding carriage horses, £25 to £35; wellmatched carriage pairs, £80 to £100; strong spring-van horses, £30 to £35; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, £20 to £28; light backs, £10 to £18; -extra good hacks, £20 to £30; weedy and. aged hacks and harness horses, £5 to £8.