LIVE STOCK

New Zealand Tablet, 3 December 1908, Page 17

LIVE STOCK

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. -report as follows:

For last Saturday's sale there was a better entry of both draught and light harness horses than for some time past, and as there was a number of useful sorts amongst them a good sale resulted. There tvas a very full attendance of the public,, and competition was good for all animals that could be designated

serviceable, especially for draughts. Most of the draughts were useful sorts, although not big — in fact, they were what might be termed .good plough horlses ; and although no high figures can be recorded,, /yet, considering their size, really good values were obtained. In the light harness section there were a few good beasts forward; but most of them were too old and stale, and on the light side for what is required at this season of the year. Buyers are on the look-out for horses fit to go into immediate hard work, consequently business in this class was limited. The demand for first-class young draughts is very keen, the supply falling far short of buyers' requirements. ' Strong upstanding light harness horses are also badly wanted. Superior young draught geldings, at from to £50 ; extra good do (prize-winners), at from £50 to £S5 ; superior young draught mares, at from to ;£6o ; medium draught mares o and geldings, at from to aged do, at from £1$ to £20; well-matched carriage pairs, at from £70 to ;£ioo; strong spring-van horses, at from £2.$ to ; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, at from £\& to £3$ ; light hacks, at from ;£8 to £13 ; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £*3 to £25] weedy and good do, at from £5 to £7.