DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIII, Issue 48, 3 April 1896, Page 15

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Weekly Report. MrssßS Wright, Stephenson, and Co. rep .it aa follows : — At Saturday's sa'e the quality of the horses forward was much inferior to that of tbe past two weeks, and, in consequence, the bidding was not as brisk as we expected it to be. In a few cases whera really good bosses were offered the reserves were too high. The draught horsr s effered were mostly light and inferior, and met with little demand. First-class spring cart horses are in good demand, and all good sorts of this class changed hands at very satisfactory prices. Buyers for useful young draughts were unable to supply their wants, owing to the small and poor selection. We sold on account of Mr B. Mi'chell, 10 first-class spring carters at good prices. Hacks and light hnrnessa horses sod well when of good quality, but there were only on^ or two really giod ones forward, and for light and inferior horses of this claps there is no demand. There will be no sale at tha yards next Saturday on account of it being Easter Saturday. We qaote:— Heavy drangbtg, four to six year?, L 22 to L 27 ; do, eight to ten years, Lls to L2O ; light and small do, L 8 to Ll2 ; aged and inferior do, L 4 to L 7 ; upstanding spring-cart horses, young and sound, Ll2 to Ll6 ; well-bred upstanding backs and harness horses, Ll6 to L2O ; upstanding hacks and harness horses, LlO to Ll4 ; aged and inferior L 2 to L 5.

Mb F. Meknan, King street, reports:— Wholesalt price onlyOatß, feed: Is 5d to Is 7d ; milling, Is B£d ; demand fair Wheat : Fowls' 2s 6d to 3a 3i ; Fair demand. Milling, 3s 6J to 3s 8d ; Chaff .- new now in, £2 10a to £2 12s 6d ; old, £2 12s 6i to £3 ; market bare supplied. Hay, oaten : None in market. Ryegrass, new, £3. Tbe quality is good this season. Straw : 32a 6J to 355, pressed and loose. Potatoes: kidneye, £2 to £2 ss; derwente, L 2 7s 6d to L 2 15b. Flour : Backs, £9 10s to £10 ; Roller, Itone, £8 to £8 10s ; Oatmeal : in 251bs, £9 10J ; butter, dairy, 6dtoßd; factjry, 9d to lOd. Eggi, 1b 2d. Onions, 6* 6d per cwt, Ohriatchurch, bran, L 3 ss.