DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXV, Issue 37, 14 January 1898, Page 15

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows for Saturday, January 8 :—: — For Saturday's sale there was a good number of horses forward, comprising draughts from the Oamaru, Clutha, and Lake Wanaka districts, besides other lots from surrounding districts. The entries on the whole were only of medium quality, most of the draughts being either aged or light, and the light harness horses are of unsuitable stamp for this market. Bidding was fairly brisk throughout the sale, and a large percentage of the lots offered found new owners at satisfactory prices. The inquiry for draughts is not quite as good as it was a month or two back, but we expect to see a large number of farmers and others wanting draught horses in a few weeks, when the harvest is nearer at hand. Strong light harness are still wanted, and sell well whenever they are forthcoming. We quote : First-class young draught mares and geldings, £35 to £40 ; good do, £28 to £33 ; medium draught mares and geldings, £20 to £25 ; aged do, £12 to £18 ; first-class hack and light harness horses, £18 to £25 ; good do, £12 to £17 ; medium do, £7 to £10 ; aged and inferior, £2 to £5.