LIVE STOCK. Dunedin Horse Saleyards.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVI, Issue 25, 27 October 1898, Page 13

LIVE STOCK. Dunedin Horse Saleyards.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co. report aB follows :—: — The entries for Saturday's sale were limited to about half-a-dozen medium draughts and 15 hacks and light harness horses. The draughts met with brisk demand at from L 2 > to L 32 10s, and most of the light horses changed hands at from L 4 to Ll3. Heavy cart gildings continue very scarce, and first-class horses of this class can be readily sold at from L4O to L3O. There is also a dearth of strong spring van and light harness horses, and we strongly recommend those having such for sale to take advantage cf the good prices ruling at present by sendin? in to our sale at once any they have to dispose of. We quotf : Superior draught geldings, young, L 35 to L4O ; extra good, a few pounds more ; superior young draught mares and fillies, L4O to 1.50 ; prize mare* and fillies, L6O to LIOO ; ordinary draught mares and geldings, L 25 to L 34 ; aged draught mares and geldings, Ll4 to L2O ; well-matched carriage pairs, LSO to LrtO ; strong spring-cart horses (young), Lit! to L 25 ; ordinary hacks and lisrht harness horses, LBto Ll I weedy and aged hacks, and harness horses, L 2.