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New Zealand Tablet, 16 July 1908, Page 19

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DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows :—: — The entry for last Saturday's sale was only a small one, being composed entirely of horses from and around Dunedin. Owing to the recent flood, the entries from the country could not get forward, and for the same reason farmers were too busy at home to attend horse sales, consequently the attendance of the public was smaller than usual. There were very few draughts in the yard, but we succeeded in placing one or two at prices ranging up to £<\i. The spring-cart and light harness sorts forward were a stale lot, and there was little business done in these classes. The country consignments advertised for last Saturday's sale, and unavoidably kept back owing to the breakdown of the train service, will be forward for next Saturday's sale. We quote :

Superior young draught geldings, at from to £50 ; extra good ditto (prize-winners), at from £50 to £$5; superior young, draught mares, at from to ;£6o ; medium draught mares and geldings, at from to £40 ; aged ditto, at from £15 to ; well-matched carriage pairs, at from £jo to ;£ioo ; strong spring-van horses, at from to ; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, at from to £35 ; light hacks, at from £8 to ; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from ;£i3 to ; weedy and good ditto, at from £$ to £7.