DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXI, Issue 22, 28 May 1903, Page 13

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

lows^- 66 — SrS Wright ' St^Phenson and Co. report as fol-

The horses forward for this week's sale, some 40 in number, were with a few exceptions, the poorest lots we ha\e seen in the yards for years. There was a splendid attendance of buyers, more especially for sound draughts and the few that were entered commanded great prices lwo eight-year-old geldings were sold at £50 and £48 respectively, an d one asred heavy spring-^van gelding (blemished) brought £37, while several animals changed hands at from £15 to £26. Prices ruling for frfsh draught and harness horses are exceedingly good and those having suitable stock for sale should sell now In light harness horses some capital sales were made in those cases where the quality and age were right For example a five-year-old spring-cart gelding realised £27 fn« 8 i« *« year -° ld ™y 25gs, and two yearling filly foals £8 10s each. Wo quote : Superior young draught geldings £50 to £55 ; extra good/prize horsS, £56 to £6o ; medium draught mares and geldings, £36 to £48 • acred do, £25 to £35 ; upstanding carriage horses, £30 J?*^ 35 '• cart and butchers' order-cart horses £18 to £25 ; tram horses, £16 to £27 ; light hacks, £10 to £15 ; extra good hacks, £18 to £25 ; weedy and a«ed hacks and harness horses, £4 to £8.