HORSE MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1840, 14 May 1888, Page 2

HORSE MARKET.

Mr T. Bullook reports for the week ending Saturday, May 12th:— There waa a smaller entry of horses than at the previous Saturday's sale, viz., 28, but amongst them were a number of good draughts, for wbioh biddings were fairly spirited, and np to £26 to £26 15a was obtained ior geldlnga of a good stamp. Oqe would have thought that the large number of 90 bones sold by myaelf and Messrs Frledlander Broa. the previous day at the ' Oounty Saleyarda would have stooked tho - ' market, but still there appeared to be phnty of buyers, aud ont of the total entry of 28, 15 were sold at the following prices, viz :— Galdlnga of a good stamp, 5 year oldo and aged, £26 and £26 15s, and for. .one of a lighter atamp, £18, medium draughts of a lighter description, 4 and 5 ' yeai a old, £11, £16 10s j aged, £9 10s to £12 ; inferior, £6 10 j. Light harness horses again dull of sale, and only those of a medium stamp changed hands at from £4 17s 6d, and one of a better, stamp brought £9 ; hacks, £5 to £7, according to description; aorabbers, from 10s to 30a. Sandrles— Double furrow plough, - £9 ; quantity of long pata, la 6jd.per ' bushel; seoond-hand harnessj new horse covers, &o, at market rates. MM_nom__________________U MB ___________>