LIVE STOCK

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 19, 13 May 1909, Page 737

LIVE STOCK

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows: We had a good entry of horses for Saturday's sale, and a splendid attendance of tlxe public. Considerable interest was taken in the entry of trotting bred horses offered on account of Mr. T. Farquharson, but the quality of these were rather disappointing, and not much business was done with this consignment. For draught horses, however, the demand was keen, and last week's- improved rates were quite maintained. As a consequence we have pleasure in reporting a complete clearance of all the country consignments at very satisfactory prices. Although there were no horses of outstanding merit in the yard, the entry was comprised mainly of good useful sorts, mostly young, and the feature of the sale was the competition of country buyers. Although the usual muster of town .carters -and contractors was present, most of the horses sold were purchased by country clients. It is Avith the greatest coniidence that we recommend consignments 1 of sound" yoxaig draughts to this market at present. Besides - -having a keen demand from our friends in town, we have several country clients whose demands are still unsupplied, and the market for good draughts at the present time is in a better state than- it has been for some weeks past. There is also a good inquiry for strong spring carters and spring-

Van horses and good Upstanding light harness sorts. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, at from £45 to £50; extra good do prize-winners, at from £50 to £55; superior young draught mares, at from £50 bo £60 ; medium draught mares and geldings, at from £30 to £40; aged do, at from £15 to £20; well-matched carriage pairs, at from £70 to £100; strong spring-van horses, at from £25 to £30; milkcart and butchers' order-cart horses, at from £18 to £35; light hacks, at from £8 to £13 ; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £13 to £25; weedy and aged do., at fiom £5 to £7.