LIVE STOCK.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 9, 27 February 1902, Page 13

LIVE STOCK.

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Messrs. Wright, Slephcnson, and Co. report as follows :—: — There was only a moderate entry of horses for Saturday's sale, the number, however, including a consignment of useful farm horses from Toviot station. For these there was good competition at prices ranging from £20 to £38. The lower price was for a very old gelding. A large number of town and country buyers were in the saleyards, wanting; horses for harvesting operations, and at the present time several town carriers are hard up for powerful young mares and geldings for stonehauling and lorry work. We note a decided improvement in the demand for all classes of draught horses, and where owners are reasonable in fixing their reserves sales are easily effected. Several good horses were sold on Saturday at from £40 to £44 10s. The same remark applies to strong young harness horses, the demand for which at the present time is practically unlimited. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, £45 to £50 ;] extra good prize horses, £52 to £55; medium draught mares and geldings, £30 to £40 ; aged do, £20 to £27 ; upstanding carriage horses, £30 to £35 ; wellmatched carriage pairs, £80 to £90, strong spring-van horses, £28 to £35 ; milk-cart and butchers' ordercart horses, £18 to £25 ; tram horses, £12 to £18 ; light hacks, £10 to £15 ; extra good hacks, £18 to £25 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £3 to £8.