LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

New Zealand Tablet, 15 October 1908, Page 17

LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

r Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co.. report as follows :—: — The entry for last Saturday's sale was an exceptionally small one, being composed mainly of light harness sorts, but there was not a really good beast hi the yard. The attendance of the public was very representative, both town and - country .buyers being" in evidence; but our entry did not include anything suitable. There was also a good number of buyers for strong, reliable light harness sorts, and had such been included' in oiir entry a very good business could have been done. As is usual at this time of year, light harness horses arc -in good demand. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, at from £^ to £'$O\ extra good ditto (prize-winners), at from £50 to ;- superior young draught- marcs, at from to £60 ; medium draught mares and geldings, at from £36 to £40 ; aged ditto^- at from £15 to ; well-matched carriage pairs, at from ,£7O to ;£ioo ; strong spring-van at from £25 to £29; milk-cart and butchers* order-cart horses, at from £18 to. light- hacks, , at- from £8 to ; extra good hacks and harness -.horses, .at from £*3 to ,£25; weedy and good ditto, at: from '£§■ to' £i..X .