BRISK MARKET

Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21211, 6 September 1940, Page 10

BRISK MARKET

VALUES FOR HORSES PRICES TO £49 10s QUALITY SORTS SELL WELL (Times Special Reporter.) CAMBRIDGE, Thursday Largest horse fair in the Dominion, the annual Cambridge horse fair with a total offering this year of 850 horses of all classes, has again attracted large buying benches. Values over the first two days of the sale showed a distinct improvement over those of last year, and today values were well maintained. However, today’s sale was a more variable one, but all good quality sorts brought bidding above £3O and sold to £49 10s. Although no very high prices have been paid, the demand has been far more consistent than last year and more evenly spread. To date, the top price for draughts is £SO 10s, which was paid yesterday. Altogether some 160 horses were offered today, and any passings were generally experienced only in the case of inferior descriptions. As on the second day. South Island horses today were favoured against local entries. Tops of the offering were auctioned from £37 to £49 10s, other good useful sorts from £25 to £35 and less attractive descriptions from £l6 to £23. South Island Horses Mr J. R. Mac Murray, of Gore, South Island, who has some sixty entries at the sale, sold 14 today from £3l to £49. The buyer at the latter figure was Mr Lim Chuck, of Ohakune. The sale, which will conclude on Saturday, is being conducted by the Farmers’ Co-operative Auctioneering Company. The auctioneers in the rostrum today were Messrs T. J. Loughlin and A .Smith. Some of today’s best prices were as follows:

S. G. Russell, Whatawhata, 9-year bay gelding to A. Forsythe, £2O; R. Libeau, Matangi, 5-year bay gelding to C. Charlton, Pukeroro, £3l 10s; same vendor, 7-year br gelding to W. O’Neill, Bruntwood, £29; T. Penneket, Rukuhia, 6-year bay gelding to Native Department, £36; D. B. Livingstone, Tuhikaramea, aged bay gelding to H. S. Duncan, £26 10s; same vendor, aged bay mare to A. S. Finlay, Horahora, £27; same vendor, 4-year bay filly to L. F. Beere, £3B 10s; N. K. Taylor, Gordonton, 5-year roan gelding to Native Department, £33; 4-year bay gelding to H. S. Duncan, £37 10s; aged bay mare to N. A. Jacobson, Hairini, £2B; 4-year br gelding to Native Department, £3B; 4-year bay gelding to J. Buckley. Gordonton, £27 10s; 4-year br mare to Native Department, £39; 4-year roan filly to Native Department, £35; 4-year bay mare to Native Department, £37; 4-year bay mare to Hine and Sons, Matangi, £3O 10s; 3-year bay mare to A. Vincent, £34 10s; G. Vosper, Cambridge, 6-year bay mare to G. Grantham, £42; J. R. McMurray, Gore, 6-year bay mare to Limm Chuck, Ohakune, £49; 4-year bay mare to Native Department, £37; 6year br mare to R. G. Kidd, £42; 5year roan gelding to H. Keedwell, Ngarua, £33; 4-year bay gelding to J. Penneket, Rukuhia, £2B 10s. J. R. McMurray, 6-year br mare to E. R. Collins, Tahuna, £34 10s; 6year black gelding to J. L. Chee, Ohakune, £44; 3-year bay gelding to *W. F. Greenville, Morrinsville, £4O; 7-year grey mare to J. E. Tibburt, Puketaha, £4O 10s; 7-year black mare to Native Department, £3l; 7-year black mare to Lim Hong, £47; 6-year black mare to W. A. Soland, Morrinsville, £36 10s; A. Forsyth, 7-year br mare to I. Cruickshank, Otaro, £27 10s; running mare to I. Cruickshank, £2B; 8-year bay gelding to L. Thomson, Gordonton, £2B; 6-year chestnut gelding to J. J. Murphy, £3O; M. Keily, 4-year br gelding to E. Mowat, Karapiro, £3O 10s; S. J. Carter, Waerenga, 6-year bay gelding to M. W. Bums, Fencourt, £37 10s; Department of Agriculture. 5year bay gelding to Native Department, £3O 10s.