DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXX, Issue 27, 3 July 1902, Page 13

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. repont as follows .—. — There was a poor attendance of buyers at our sale on Saturday, and a very moderate entry of horses. This was naturally to be expected so soon after our annual winter sale, which took place on Tuesday and Wednesday last. Only about half a dozen useful draught geldings — three of which came from Maniototo, and were sold on account of Messrs. John Dowling and Sons, at the following prices . Bay gelding, Nugget, aged, £39 , bay gelding, Duke, £28 10s , brown gelding, Smiler, aged, £21 10s — were sold. A few others were offered, btit as the bidding was not equal to owners' reserves they were passed in. About seven or eight inferior hacks and light harness horses were put up, but only one or two sales were effected. We quote :—Superior young draught geldings, £38 to £45 ; extra good, prize horses, £15 to £52 ; medium draught marcs and geldings, £28 to £35 ; aged do., £21 to £28 ; upstanding carnage horses, £25 to £35 ; wellmatched carriage pairs, £70 to £80 strong spring-van, horses, £25 to

£31 ; milk cart and butchers' order cart horses, £15 to £23 ; tram horses. £15 to £23 ; light hacks, £10 to £18 ; extra good hacks, £18 to £25; weedy and aged hacks and harness horses, £2 to £5.