Dunedin Horse Saleyards.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 7, 14 February 1901, Page 15

Dunedin Horse Saleyards.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co. report as follows :— There was an unusually large muster of horses for this week's sale, the largest since the annual winter fair last June, and there was a very full attendance of buyers and others interested in the business. The total number of horses entered was 118. The majority of horses offered were only of medium class, and a large proportion of them aged. The consignments submitted were from almost every district in North and Central Otago, and over 20 came from New South Wales. In the case of the best horses, both draught and light, there was fair competition, although for the former class prices are not quite equal to what they were three months ago. We consider even the best draughts are fully L 5 per head cheaper now than then. Still, for first-class young draught horses there is excellent inquiry, and for the proper stamp of horse there are always customers forthcoming. Taking into account the state of the market and the quality of the horses submitted, we had an excellent sale, over 60 of one sort or another finding new owners. We quote : Superior young draught geldings, L 45 to LSO ; extra good price horses, L6O to L 65 ; medium draught mares and geldings, L3O to L4O ; aged do, L2O to L 25 ; upstanding carriage horses, L 25 to L 35 ; well-matched carriage pairs, L7O to LBO ; strong spring-van horses, L 25 to L3O ; milk-cart and butchers' order-cart horses, LI B to L 25 j tram horses, LI 2 to LI 6 ; light hacks, L 7 to LlO ; extra good hacks, LI 8 to L 25 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, L 2 to L 5.