COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 193, 23 September 1909, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

The Farmers' Co-operative Autioneering Co.. report as follows: We held oar annual spring horse fair at Cambridge on 15th, tt> and 17th. under favourable circumstances—splendid weather, large attendance of buyers from all parts of the province and a couple of Australians after good draughts. The tatter bid Cor everything suitable up to a c«rtain> limit, and were a great help to the market. Although no fancy prices were realised, values were fully up to expectations, and we believe the sale can be reported as successful as any we have held. Unbroken heavy draughts, 3 and 4 years old, made £3O to 138 10s; medium draughts, same age, £2O to £2B 10s; yearling draughts, £8 to £11; 2 year olds, £lO to 115; light unbroken horses: good upstanding sorts, £l4 to £l6 ss; medium sorts, £8 to £l2; others, £4 to £7; heavy draughts, 3to 6 years. £35 to £45; medium draughts, same age, £25 to £33; aged, but sound medium and heavy draughts, with a lot of work in them, £l6 to £22; upstanding hacks and hunters, well paced, and from 4 to 6 years, £2O to £3O; a few thoroughbreds op to 18 and 28 guineas; good class of cab coach and carriage horses £22 to £26; milk cart horses £l4 to £2O; good hacks and cobs £l4 to £18; useful light backs cobs and light harness horses, £8 to £l2; others £3 to £7; The action, style and get up of a horse makes a wonderful difference in value, and this partly accounts for the range in quotations. A few of the sales are: W. J. Corrigan averaged £35 for twenty-one medium and heavy draughts, 3, 4, and 5 years old; Andrew Wallace £39 for Ave same ages; H. Rhodes £3O for eight; W. Kay £3O 10s for four; W. J. Holt £26 for five; Isaac Hodgson£ 36 for three; N. Tay- | lor £3B 15a for two; James Taylor £24 for thirteen medium draughts; W. McKee £37 for two; J. Raynes £3615s for tow; A. Souter £39 15s for two ifive and six years old; and John Fisher obtained £45 each for a gelding and nan. five and six years old. During the four days 941 horses were offered and of the 690 were sold, made up as follows: —First day: Offered 242, sold 184; second day, 261—204; third day, 280—916; fourth day, finishing about 2.30 juii., 168— lOt,