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Ashburton Guardian Office, Monday Afternoon. « •: Kfat T.. Bullock-reports on the horse market week‘ending Saturday, May 17th ■ «. horses were entered for the day’s sale. ;■ There was a good attendance of country set- ; tiers, but apparently only a few buyers, as ybfriHfiigjii were -again languid for all} inferior • ■** stock; but for afew of the best sorts the b.d- ----• ... dingsyvere fairty spirited, in fact it is more apparent every week that sdlers are anxious to gef rid of inferior stock, ancLbuyers prefer giving a little more for a superior class, especially for good draughts, rather than purchase infe- >-» rior-atlow prices. Out of the total entry of • '55, 24 were sold aai follows, viz :—Useful farm ; horses,' medium, Lll 10s to Ll 5 10s: do, ’superior, one on account of Mr Fumeaux, as bighasLjj; aged draughts, L 6 5s to Lll ' tbs t three-year-old medium, Ll 5 iOs; twoe year-olds of a light description, L 4 to L 6 $s ; ughf harness horses, inferior, L 5 to L 6 I os. ;- -Hacks—A r number of inferior changed hands at low prices, t •
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1257, 19 May 1884, Page 2
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179COMMERCIAL. Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1257, 19 May 1884, Page 2
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