LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

New Zealand Tablet, 22 October 1908, Page 17

LIVE STOCK DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS.

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows :—: — There was a fairly large entry of horses forward for last Saturday's sale, but with half a dozen exceptions all were rather stale and aged sorts. The attendance of the public was good, and included amongst them were a number of buyers, but as most of the horses forward were on the old side business was limited. There is a strong demand for young, sound draught mares and geldings, and several sales have been made in the v country during the week at highly satisfactory prices.' The market is active for good young draughts both for town and country work, but for stale and aged' horses it is decidedly dull, and values of the latter description are distinctly in favor of the buyer. Spring-van ners and spring-carters are also in request, and any coming forward meet good sales. "X number of good reliable harness sorts,. would meet a good market at the present, time. Quotations . Superior young draught geldings, at from to ; extra good ditto (prize-winners), at from £$o to ; superior young draught mares, at from to £60 ; medium draught mares and geldings, at from to aged, ditto, at from £15 to ; well-matched carriage pairs, at from £70 to ;£ioo ; strong spring-van horses, at from to £30; milk-cart and butchers'" order-cart horses, at from £i% to ; light hacks, at from £8 to ; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £i$ to ; weedy and good ditto, at from to £7. «■