Dunedin Horse Saleyards.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 9, 28 February 1901, Page 13

Dunedin Horse Saleyards.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co. report as follows :— Good horses of all descriptions were conspicuous by their absence at our sale on Saturday l:>st. The entry was composed of about 30 inferior and aged draught horses, and very few changed hands. 1 here is a good demand for first-class animals of all olasaea, and any but theee are exceedingly hard to quit. We have numerous buyers for carriage and buggy pairs, first-class draught and springcart and butchers' basket horses, and we are sure that consignments of any of thepe would realise very satisfactory prices. We shall shortly be offering a consignment of first-class draught and farm horses from New South V\ ales. There will be no sale next Saturday, it being a race day. We quote as follows :— Superior young draught geldings, L 45 to LSO ; extra good prize horses, LGO to LGS ; medium draught mares and geldings, L3O to L4O ; aged do, L2O to L 25 ; upstanding carriage horses, L 25 to L 33 ; well-matched carriage pairs, L7O to LBO ; strong spring-van horses, L 25 to L3O ; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, LlB to L 25 ; tram horses, Ll2 to Ll6 ; light hacks, L 7 to LlO ; extra good hacks, LlB to L 25 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, L 2 to L 5.

LIVE STOCK. Addington Stock Market. The entries at Addington market to-day comprised 5000 fat sheep, 5100 fat lambs, 6000 store &heep. Fat Cattle— l 43 head yarded, mostly lightweights, with the exception of a few bullocks. The market was irregular, and prices slightly easier. Bullocks realised from LBto L 9 1 2« 6d ; steers, L 5 2s 6d to L 7 15s ; heifers. L 4 17s 6d to L 7 ; cows, L 4 17a 6d to L 6 15s. Store Cattle— There was a keen demand. Three and fouryears Btcers brought L 7 10s ; three-year old heifers, L 4 5s • two-year do, L 3 15 ; IS-montha cattle. L 2 7s to L 2 10s ; calves and yearlings LI 9b to LI 128. ° ' Fat Shffp— Tho hnlk of the yarding were ewes, which were in over supply, and sold irregularly, the market showing a drop of Id per head. Export buyers were indifferent, and wethers and maiden ewes were slightly easier. Heavy wethers sold up to Sis 8d ; freezing do, 18s to 20a: lighter, down to 17s; maiden ewes, 16s 3d to 19s; heavy ewes, 14s fid to lfis 3d; aged and lighter, 9s 6d to 13s ; merino wethers, 12a 5d ; and ewes, 7s lid. FAT Lambs— These were mostly of secondary quality. Export buyers were holding off at the start, and about 1000 were passed in but matters improved later on, and came within 6d of last week's rates. A few extra heavy were sold to butchers at 16s ; freezers, 13s 6d to 15s lOd ; lighter, down to 12s 6d. Store Sheep— These were mostly breeding ewes and lambs, with a few wethers. There was not very much demand, and with the exception of the mature ewes prices were easier. Wethers sold at from 14a 5d to 15s 2d ; young ewes, 15a to 16s 4d ; aged do 11s Sd to 13b 6d ; lambs, 8s 9d to 12s 6d. Pigs— There was a fair demand for fats. Baconers sold at 34s to 45b, and up to 50s for extra prime ; porkers, 22a to 32a ; stores (in very strong demand for stubbling), 13s to 27s 6d ; suckers and weaners, 6s to 11s.