MASTERTON HORSE SALE.

Wairarapa Age, 4 May 1937, Page 7

MASTERTON HORSE SALE.

N.Z. LOAN & MERCANTILE. The New Zealand Loan & Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report: We held our Autumn horse sale yesterday when our offering comprised of twenty-five horses of all classes. u All of these were sold with the exception of five. Good draughts were in keen demand, while inferior sorts met with a dragging market. The few good hacks offered also met with a good sale. The following will give an indication of values: 1 3-yr. unbroken gelding, £25; 1 4-yr. do. £25; 1 5-yr. mare, all work, £45; 1 7-yr. gelding a.w., £42/10/-; 1 aged mare, £3O; 1 8-yr. spring eart mare, £2l/10/-; 1 3-yr. do., £22; 1 8-yr. do., £25; 1 hack mare and foal, £l4; 1 4-yr. hack, £l3 10/-; 1 7-yr. hack, £l4; 1 do., £7/10/-. Harness etc. made late rates. F.C.D. COMPANY LTD. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd., report: We held a horse sale at the Masterton yards yesterday. Good horses were in demand making from £55 to £6O; medium draughts were not in great demand, making from £25 ‘to £35. Good hacks sold from £l5 to £2O. We quote: A/c. C. Oliver 1 5-yr. bay gelding purchased by J. Butler, £5O. Ac. C. Oliver, 1 6-yr. bay gelding purchased by F. E. Dorset at £52. A/c. N. R. Wyeth, 1 bay mare purchased by J. G. Gray, £6O. A/c. M. Rowlands purchased by N. Birket, £44. A/c. M. Rowlands, purchased by N. Birket, £35. We quote:. Good heavy draughts, £55 to £6O; medium draughts,, £25 to £35; light draughts £l7/10/- to £23; good hacks, £lO, £l5, £2O. DALGETY ft CO., LTD. Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their Masterton horse sale held yesterday as follows:—A large number of horses of all weights came forward and met with a good sale from a large attendance of buyers. There was a good demand throughout for draughts and any of these- showing quality made good values. We report a total clearance under the hammer as follows:—3yr. draught gelding, broken to chains, £4O; 5-yr. draught mare (light), £2B; aged draughts, £l5 to £lB/10/; aged gelding hack and harness, £11; hill hacks, £7/10/, £B, £9, £lO, £lO-/10/ to £11; child’s pony, £5/10/. WRIGHT STEPHENSON & CO., LTD.

Messrs Wright Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report:—A big yarding of hacks, draughts and harness horses came forward at the fair yesterday and was offered to a large attendance. Buyers showed discretion and good horses were keenly sought after, but inferior sorts were hard to quit. . The following are some of the realisations:—l rising 3-yr. draught colt, broken to lead, £45; 1 rising 4-yr. draught gelding, all work, £37/10/; 1 9-yr. draught mare, all work, £4l; 1 aged draught gelding, all work, £2O; 1 aged draught mare, in foal, all work, £35; 1 6-yr. draught mare, all work, £4l; 1 4-yr. half draught mare, broken to chains, £3O 10/; 1 3-yr. cob, £l7; 1 good hack, 7yr., £l5; 1 hack, £l4; 1 black mare, broken to saddle, £7; other hacks, £6 10/ to £7/15/; 1 3-yr. unbroken gelding, £lB/10/; 1 2-yr. unbroken filly, £l4 10/; 1 filly foal, £8; unbroken hacks, £4 to £l3/10/.