LIVE STOCK

New Zealand Tablet, 18 October 1906, Page 17

LIVE STOCK

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., report as follows :— * \\ ...jL. „ The horses entered for last Saturday's sale were, with a few exceptions in the light sorts, all .of fairly good quality. -For a race day the. attendance was iirat-class, a good number of country clients and most of the town contractors being present ori,_ the look-out for suitable -horses;" and in „ consequence-a- very good' sale ' resulted. The principal feature- of i>he sale was the waggon team, from Kaitangata, . which were a real, "good, .Useful lot,, and every horse changed hands at up to £47 10s. 'For other vendors we~ sold draughts at up to £49, and light harness horses horses at up to £33. The following are a few of our principal transactions for the week :— Bay gelding at £49, brown gelding at £47 10s, bay- gelding .at £46, c chestnutgelding at £.45,' bay gelding atiJ4s, brown mare at £43,. brown gelding at £33, bay buggy .mare at £33, bay buggy, mare .at £25, chestnut buggy mare at £23, and . several „ old and -.stale animals,.at up to £15. \W • cpibte:_ . Superior young draught ■ .geldings at .from " £45 to £52 ; extra good do" (prize takers), £55 to £60; superior young draught mares, £55 to £65 ; medium draught . mares and geldings, £30 to £40 ; aged do, .'£ls to j£2s ; well-matched ' carriage pairs, £75 to £100; strong"' spring-van horses £25— to £30 ; milk-cart and butchers' order-*art horses, "£lB to £25 ; light hacks, £10 to. £15; extra, good hacks and harness horses, £.20 to £25 ; weedy and aged do.^jSS to £8. ■,