LIVESTOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

New Zealand Tablet, 26 November 1908, Page 17

LIVESTOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows :—: — To a fairly good attendance of buyers we offered a moderate entry of horses on Saturday, the minor portion being aged and worn-out sorts from town dealers and other vendors in and about the city. Only a few draughts were included in the entry, and although there were several buyers in quest of first-class, sound young horses, unfortunately at this sale there were very few animals these buyers could bid for. This market is exceedingly bare of both draught and light harness horses. We have numerous inquiries for good draughts for town and country work ; also for strong upstanding spring-van tiers and spring-carters. During the week we sold a large number of light draughts and springcarters at prices ranging up to for the former and £25 for the latter. Quotations : Superior young draught geldings, at from to extra good ditto (prize-winners), at from to ; superior young draught mares, at from £50 to ;£6o ; medium draught mares and geldings, at from to £40; aged ditto, at from to £zo ; well-matched carriage pairs, at from £70 to ;£ioo ; strong spring-van horses, at from ,£25 to milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, at from to ; light hacks, at from £8 to £12 ; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £13 to £25 ; weedy and good ditto, at from to £7.