LIVE STOCK

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXIII, Issue 47, 23 November 1905, Page 13

LIVE STOCK

DUNEDTN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., report as follows :— We had a moderate entry of horses for Saturday's sale, but on the whole the quality was not so good as at' the previous week's. There was a very good attendance of the public, a good number of whom were in quest of animals suitable for their respective work, and

as to be expected, a good sale resulted. The demand, both privately and at auction, for young, useful draughts and harness horses is very keen, and anything offering of these descriptions finds a ready sale at prices fully in ad\anee of late rates The summer demand for good hacks and harness horses is just setting in, and parties having such to sell will find this a good market. There are also inquiries for upstanding carriage horses, pairs, and good single harness sorts, that are fit for immediate hard work. We quote : Superior young draught geldings at from £50 to £55 ; extra good do (prize horses), £sfi to £65 ; superior young draught mares, £60 to £75 ; medium draught mares and geldings, £30 to £Iri ; aged, £17 In £S0 ; upstanding carriage horses, £23 to £35 ; well-matched carriage pairs, £80 to £100 i strong spring-van horses, £30 to £35 ; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, £20 to £28 ; light hacks, £10 to £18 ; extra good hacks, £20 to £30 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £5 to £8.