DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 28, 10 July 1902, Page 13

DUNE DIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co report as follows :—: — Thero was a very poor entry for this week's sale, only some 20 odd horses of all classes being in the yand, about half the number medium quality and aged draughts, the other half inferior hacks and light harness horses. The attendance of tho public was also small, but nevertheless, as/ there were a few buyers in the yard, a fair amount of business was done, and if there had been more fresh sound young horses (draughts especially) forward, they could readily have been placed. Three aged draught geldings were sold at £38, £34, and £28 each respectively, and a rather nice turned four years old spring-van mare from Mr. Donald Miller, of Allanton, met with keen competition, and was sold fon £37. A number of weedy hacks and harness horses changed owners at from £5 10s to £13. We quote :—Superior young draught geldings, £40 to £50 ; extra good, prize horses, £52 to £55 ; medium draught mares and geldings, £28 to £38 ;, aged do. £18 to £26 ; upstanding carriage horses, £25 to £35 ; well-matched carriage pairs, £70 to £90 ; strong springvan horses, £30 to £37 ; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, £16 to £25 ; tram horses, £12 to £20 ; light hacks, £8 to £15 ; extra good hacks, £18 to £25 ;, weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £3 to £7.