DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 4, 22 January 1903, Page 13

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows :—: — Forty horses of one sort or another were entered fon 'last Saturday's sale, the offering being composed principally of aged ' done ' animals whose days of work are nearly over. Only one draught horse that could be termed anything approaching first-class was offered — viz., a really good stamp of a Bix-year-old gelding, of fair quality and in good condition, the property of Mr. Robert Matthews, of Gore, and he was disposed of after spirited competition at £52. Judging from the fact that there were 10 or 12 of the town contractors in the yard, all of them wanting really firsti-class horses (powerful shafters) from five to seven years old, it is safe to say that there would have been a record sale on Saturday had suitable horses been entered. We note a good inquiry for big, upstanding, well-trained harness horses of from five to seven years old, horses suitable for carriages, hansoms, waggonettes, and for the city trams. For medium and low-class horses of both' draught and light breeds lower prices have to be accepted than were ruling some time ago. Only one li^ht horse that could be designated a good beast was forward at the sale, and this a powerful spring-van mare, was sold at £30 10s. We also disposed of a four-year-old hack at £17 10s and a yearling at £10. We. quote : Superior young draught geldings, £50 to £55 : " extragood, prize horses, £56 to £60 ; medium draueht mares and geldings, £35 to £48 ; aged do. £26 to £38 : upRtanding carriage horses, £30 to £35 ; well-matched carriage pairs, £70 to £90 ; strong spring-van horses, £30' to £35 ; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, £22 to £28 ; tram horses, £14 to £21 ; light hacks, £10 to £16 : extra good hacks, £38 to £25 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £4 to £8.