DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 6, 5 February 1903, Page 15

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows :— To a fair attgndance of buyers we offered 30 to 40 horses on Saturday last—about a dozen consigned from country clients, the balance being the usual entry on account of town dealers and other vendors in and about the city. Draughts were not represented in the entry, although there were numerous buyers in quest of firstclass, sound young horses, but unfortunately at this sale there was not one horse these buyers could bid for. We can strongly advise clients having good horses to dispose of to try our market. The supply lately has been far from equal to the demand, and we are confident that owners would not be disappointed in the prices realised. Spring-cart and spring-van horses are also wanted here, and we know of a number of buyers for good young horses for heavy harness work. We sold one aged spring-van mare on Saturday at £30, and a good number of horses could be placed at our quotations. We sold half a dozen light harness horses at from £15 lo £22 For buggy, dog-cart, and tram horses there is a good inquiry, and bidding is always brisk when horses of these classes are submitted to public competition. We have buyers also for good buggy and carriage pairs, and vendors are requested to send particulars to us of what they can offer. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, £50 to £55 ; extra good, prize horses, £56 to £60 ; medium draught mares and geldings, £?7 to £48 ; aged do, £24 to £36 ; upstanding 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, £18 to £25 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £4= to £8.