Dunedin Horse SaleYards.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 21, 25 May 1899, Page 15

Dunedin Horse Sale Yards.

Messrs Wright, Stcphen-on and Co. report as follows .— For this week's sale a considerable number ot light harne.-s horses came forward, including consignments from Southland and New South Wales. The Southland horses being good .sort- and m good condition sold well, but those from the hitter colony were very thin, and only two out of 1 1 changed hand-. Not withstanding that they were out of condition, there were <>ood otters made for tue unsold horses in the New South Wales consignment, but rather than accept them tho impoiter (Mr. Hegarty) dec:df d to hold over for a future sale. The pri L e3 obtained for the other light horses soM ranged from LI 2 to LIS. Strong light harnebs horses for bakers' carts and the like purpo&e are badly wanted, and would sell readily at quotations. Of heavy draughts not many were offered, but there was strong inquiry for carriers' powerful horses and also for --ood farm sorts. For one first-class five-year-old gelding we obtained L 1 1 ), and for two others L.i, and L 2."> respectively. We'quotens follows ' First-class young draught mares and geldings. L:r> to L\~> : good do., L2S to L.i")) medium sorts, L2O to L_'"> ; aged draught-. LhJ to LX!; first-class- hacks and li^ht harness hor-os, Lls to"].^;* : good do., Ll2 to LX) : medium do., L(i to L.l ; ag<-d and inferior I/ to L.*>.