Invercargill Horse Market

Southland Times, Issue 19726, 29 January 1906, Page 3

Invercargill Horse Market

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20. J. A. Milchell- and 00. report that they had a medium entry of horses this day, forty, of all descriptions coming foii'.vard. Tho quality, taken nil through, was of a morn indifferent class than that usually entered and competition, excepting for a few fair sorts, was dull, os tlie majority of farmers have got through with the most of their work in the meantime and do not care to buy horses to run idle. By auction amt privately we sold useful draughts at £25 to £35, aged' and stale very hard to place oven at low rates ; a superior 4-year-old filly was withdnuwn at £l7. Hacks and light harness horses.—Fair enquiry for nice .quiet animals at from £l2 to £l3. We sold useful sorts at £ls to £lO. Wendy and aged to £3. At Wir.tou on Friday we had an entry oi thirty horses and disposed of a fair proportion at prices equal to those ruling in other centres. Draughts,' brought £34, £33 10s, £3l and £29 for likely sorts, aged ami stale only saleable at very low nates. Hacks ami light harness horses. —First class horses of this class were noticeable by their absence, but of ordinary and inferior sorts there was more Ilian sullicient. Wo quote first class animals £2O to £25, good £ls to £2O, ordinary and light £44 to £B.