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New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10, 9 March 1905, Page 13

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OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report :— We held qur weekly sale of horses at our bazaar on Saturday. We had an entry ef 35 draught mares and geldings, van horses, and a few good sorts suitable for ipkmgjh and farm work generally. Springy-cart-ers were .not plentiful. The few we had sold readily at good values, and a good many more could have been placed easily at fair prices. Cait geldings suitable for tip-dray and lorry work were wanted, but the number of this sort forward was small, and a ready sale for those offered was the result, whioh was appreciated by the vendors. A consignment from Mr. J. Kerr (of Blairgowrie, Otautaai) met with a good market. Being good active siorts, and sold subject to trial, tihere was really no trouble in disposing of horses of this class, the only trouble being that we had not more of the same sort to offer. Young, somrid van geldings were also in demand, and half a dozen mjore of this sort could have been easily placed at good money. On the whole our sale was a very satisfactory one. We quote : Heavy cart mares and geldings, £50 to £60 ; medium, £45 to £52 ; plough mares and geldings (suitable for four-horise teams), £38 to £45 ; van geldings, £40 to £46 ; spring-carters, active smart Horses, £25 to £30 ; buggy geldings, £18 to £25 ; buggy pairs, quiet and good goers, £40 to £55, according to style and quality ; dog-cart gektings (with good action and style, and a fair amount of pace), up tlo £50 ; carriage pairs, £80 to £100.