LIVE STOCK

New Zealand Tablet, 2 September 1909, Page 15

LIVE STOCK

DUNEDIN HORSE SALEYARDS. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co. report as followB: For last Saturday's' sale there was a rather poor entry of horses, both in respect to numbers and quality. There were several buyers in^tlie yard on thelookoutrfor first-class ; heavy draught geldings,' also for young, well-bred mares, but as our entry did not include any of these descriptions very little business was done. The" demand for second-class draughts is not so keen, still business amongst this sort is rather better than it has been for some time past. Good young, staunch spring-carters and spring-vanners continue scarce. The inquiry for first-class harness horses has improved of late, and at the present time we have buyers for a few reliable animals. We quote: — Superior young draught geldings, at from £40 to £45 ; extra good do. (prize-winners), at from £45 to £50; superior vounc draught mares, at from £50. to £60; medium draught mares and geldings, at from £30 to £40; aged, at from £10 to £15; strong spring-van horses, at from £25 to £30; strong spring-car,ters, at from £18 to £25; milk-cait and butchers- order-cart horses, at from £15 to £25; light hacks, at from £8 to £13,;' extra good hacks and harness - horses, at from £13 to £25; weedy and aged, at from £5 to £7. ___^___