DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIV, Issue 1, 1 May 1896, Page 13

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Weekly Report.

Mfssbs Wbight, Stephenbon, and Co. report as follows : — At Saturday's sale there was a very large entry of horee*, but not Tery many buyers. There was a large number of draught horsea forward, and the demand for them was fair, especially for young heavy ones. Most of thoso offered changed hands at satisfy ory ptices. Spring carters were poorly represented, very few b»ing forward, and tbe'e were of rather inferior quality. Tne demand for this claa is still very go->d, anl had thervj bean more firsf-jlass ones cffered we should have disposed of them easily. Tne hrteks and harness horses offuvd were of raher poor quality, and for tb-asj there was very little demand. In a few c ses whero lignt borsaa wera offered the bidding was very good and the pnc?s obtained satisfactory. We quote :— Heivy draughts, four io six years, L 22 to L 27 ; do eight *o ten years, Lls to L2O ; light anl small do, L 8 to Ll2 ; upstanding spring-cart horses, youug and sound. Ll2 to Ll6 ; well-bred upstanding hacks and harness horses, Ll6 to L 29 ; upstanding hacks and harn3B3 horaes, LlO to Ll4 ; agel and inferior, L2toLs.

Mb F. Meenan, King street, reports:— Wta .lesalt price only— Oa!p, feed: Is s£l to la 7£d ; milhog, la 81 j demand good Wheat : Fowls' 2a 64 to 33 U ; Fair demand. Milling, 3-6J to 3a 8d; Chaff: new now in, £2 103 to £2 12a 61; old, market well supplied. Hay, oaten : £3 ; Ryegrtsa, new, £3. The quality ia good ths season. Straw, : 30s to 32s 64, pressed and loose. Potatoes: kidneys (seed) £2 to £2 15a; derwente, L 2 7s 64 to L 2 15*. Flour: sacks?, £9 10a to £10 ; Holler, stone, £8 to £8 103; Oatmaal : la 25165, £10; butter, dairy,. 61 to 94; factory, 104 to 114. E*gs, la Bi. Onion?, 9j par ewe Christcburch, bran, L 3 10j. Pollard, 83 ».

The Ardgowan Ettatd, Dear Oamaru, which will opsa for application on the lease in perpetuity system uader the Laacta for Settlement Act will be disposed of on Fhurslay, May 14 Anyone deairoas of acquiring a good section for sottlem nt s louid no" let this o ( >por'nit7 (as, The estate is clos \ to Odmim, intersect! with noyd roads, popsesses good bian'lary fencs, and tTo sul for ci her pis ure or cropping cannot be surpassed. Mr J. J. Dunne, late minager for J Muir and Co, Prinoa street, has now started busings f>r himself. Ml' Danae has selected a choice stock of the latest novelties in tie', hats, au4 mercery. (Jlnncal silk hats are a speciality. Prices will be strictly moderate, aad unly tbe best goods kept in stock. The D.amond Scissors Sbarponf-r will, wj arc saro, prove a booa to all. It will sharpen any szi s'umm or fcci«v)rß in (en secoads, and .is it only coa s la 6 1 a largo d^raml for them, wo are sure, will be ihe result. Mr B. O. Galy, 173 Piincss rejf, Duaedin, is tbe sola importer, and to whom all communications are to be addressed.