Dunedin Horse Saleyards.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXIX, Issue 8, 21 February 1901, Page 13

Dunedin Horse Saleyards.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co. report as follows :— There was a very poor entry of horses at last Saturday's sale, only about 30 animals, all of indifferent quality, being forward, Of that number there was not one draught, notwithstanding that the demand for first-clasa young horses is still good and prices satisfactory. Fully half of the harness horses changed hands, and

had there been more of better quality we are sure that buyers could easily have been found for them. We can recommend consignments of first-class, young, light harness horses, suitable for waggonettes, expresses, and spring carts, and also for good butchers' basket horses, etc. We have also a number of buyers for buggy and waggonette pairs, and a few carriage pairs could also be placed at good prices. We quote as follows :—: — Superior young draught geldings, L 45 to LSO ; extra good prize 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 LBS • well-matched carriage pairs, L7O to LBO ; Btrong spring-van horses, L 25 to L3O ; milk-cart and butchers" urder-caiL horses, LI 8 to L2B ; tram horses. Ll2 to Ll6; light hacks, L 7 to LlO ; extra good hacks, LlB to L 25 ; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, L 2 to L 5.