OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 12, 23 March 1905, Page 15

OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR.

The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report :—: — We - held our weekly sale of horses at our bazaar, adjoining wool and grain stores, Crawford and Vogel streets, on Saturday last, when we had an entry of 30 horses all told, -made up of light draughts, mares, and geldings, suitable for lorry, plough, and -san work. Horses Suitable for heavy expresses were well represented. A few buggy and dog-cart sorts were also well to the fore, and several light-weight hackneys. There were a good many buyers present. We had nothing Special regarding youth or quality to offer in the draught class. At the same time a good few useful geldings were submitted, for which bidding was rather slow,:and several changejd hands at auction and privately at fair prices. We offered a few buggy horses, but the demand was not good—in fact the class offered was not quite quality for the buyers present. We quote :—Heavy draught mares <and geldings, £55 to £60 , \an geldings, £35 to £48 ; plough mares and geldings, £35 to £12 (these latter prices represent horses suitable for contractors'- fc-urv-horse teams) ; spring-carters, £25 to £32 ; buggy geldings, sound, quiet, and good travellers, £20 to £'30 ; pairs, £15 to £55 ; waggonette pairs, £50 to £60,; carriage pairs, £80 to £100.