DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2849, 21 October 1908, Page 23

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows: — There was a fairly large entry of horses forward for last Saturday's sale," but wLth half a dozen exceptions aH wero xatfher 6-ralc and aged sorts. The attendance of the public was good, and included amongst them were a number of buyers, but as most of the horses forward were on the old side business was limited. There is a strong demand, for young, sound draught marcs and geldings, and several eales have been made in the country during the week at highly satisfactory prices. Iht market is Active for good jmiuu;

draught both for town and country work, but for stale and aged horses it is decidedly dull, and values of the latter description are distinctly in favour of the buyer. Sprin.g-vanners and spring^carters are also in request, and any coming forward meet good .sales. A number of geed reliable harness sorts would meet a good market at the present time. Quotations : — Superior young draught geldings, at from £45 to £50; extra good do (prize-winners), at from £50 to £55; superior young draught mares, at from £50 to £60; medium draught mares and geldings, at from £30 to £40 ; aged do, at from £15 to £20; well-matched carriage pairs, at from £70 to £100; 6trong springvan horses, at from £25 to £30; -jnilk-oart and butchers' order-cart horses, at from £18 to £35;" light hacks, at from £8- to £13; extra -good hacks and harness horses, at from £13 to £25; weedy and good do, at from £5 to £7. '