LIVE STOCK OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 13, 30 March 1905, Page 13

LIVE STOCK OTAGO FARMERS' HORSE BAZAAR

The Olago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Limited) report :— We held our usual weekly sale at our Horse Bazaar, Crawford and Vogel streets, on Saturday last, when we submitted to auction 85 draught and light harness horaes and a number of medium-class hackneys. The atiendanco of farmers was limited. Town carriers and contractors were well represented, most of whom were on the lookout) for young, sound horses suitable for van, lorrie, arid stone-cart haulage. Very few of this class were included in our entry, and a few intending purchasers were disappointed, and failed to supply their requirements. We had a few buyers for buggy horses, but the bulk of our entry was not suitable for their requirements!. All the young and sound horses, with the exception of a couple of three-year-old colts, changed harids at satisfactory prices, which is good evidence of the demjand already mentioned. We quote : Heavy cart mares and geldings, £50 to £58 ; van geldings, £10 to £48 ; plo'ugjh mares and geldings, suitable for contractors'' four-horse teams, £35 to £40 ; spring-car-ters, yqung arid soimfl, £22 to £32 ; buggy geldings' for single and double harness. £20 to £25 ; hackneys, useful dortSj £18 to £28 ; carriage pairs, £80 to £100.