LIVE STOCK

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXVII, Issue 5, 4 February 1909, Page 177

LIVE STOCK

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as follows: We had a very fair entry of horses forward for last _\veck s sale, about two-thirds of them - being draughts mostly young, active, plough sorts, and one-third stale and aged harness horses. The attendance was very good, both town contractors and farmers being well represented, and amongst them were a number of buyers for really first-class draughts- and strong upstanding spring-carters. As our entry did not include any very heavy animals suitable for lorry work, we have no high figures to quote, still, considering the size of the horses, prices must be considered very good. The demand, both privately and at auction tor young, useful draughts, is very keen, and horses of this description find ready salo at the present time The market is very bare of young horses of all classes. We quote: — Superior young draught geldings, at from £45 to £50extra good do prize-winners, at from £50 to £55; superior young drought marcs, at from £50 to £60; medium draught mares and geldings, at from £30 to £40; aged do, at from £lo to £20; well-matched carriage pairs, at from £70 to £100 ; strong spring-van horses, at from £25 to £30 ; milkcart and butchers' order-cart horses, at from £18 to £35light hacks, at from £8 to £13 ; extra good hacks and harness horses, at from £13 to £25; weedy and good do, at fiom £5 to £7.

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