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 PRINCIPAL PLACES OF SALE AND AVERAGE PRICES OP ANIMALS OF EACH BREED. 



Principal Places of Public Sale, 

 Exhibitions and Shows. 



Average Prices. 



Sales by auction are held from 

 time to time in London and at 

 other centres, particularly in 

 the South of England. 



Shows : The Society holds a 

 show in London in March. 

 Classes are provided at the 

 Royal Agricultural Society's 

 and other shows. 



An Annual Show is held at Lynd- 

 hurst, Hants, in April. 



Sales are held at Brockenhurst, 

 Lymington, Ringwood and 

 Lyndhurst. 



Sales : An annual joint sale of 

 pedigreed ponies is held in 

 September at Earlshall, Leu- 

 chars, Fifeshire. 



Shows : Highland and Agricul- 

 tural Society's, Royal Agricul- 

 tural Society's, Royal North- 

 ern Agricultural Society's, 

 Lerwick Agricultural Associa- 

 tion's, Tunbridge Wells Show, 

 Polo Pony Show. 



Ponies of proved merit make from about 

 100 to 300. At recent sales by auction 

 prices up to 630 were obtained. At an 

 annual sale in 1912 at which principally 

 young stock was sold, 38 animals averaged 

 47 10s. ; highest price 152 5s. 



Registered stallions in 1912 made up to 25 

 each, average price about 15. Registered 

 mares averaged about 10 ; -highest price 

 25. Unregistered mares average about 

 8, yearlings 6, and foals 3. 



The average prices for slallions, mares, 

 colts, fillies and foals obtained at the 

 Joint Annual Sales held in Fife in the 

 last few years were as follows : 



1909 ... 23 2s. Id. for 89 head. 



19,10 ... 20 13s. 2d. 124 



1911 ... 17 18s. 2d. 106 



1912 15 11s. lOrf. , 126 



Sales : Auction sales are arranged 

 by the Shire Horse Society in 

 connection with its Show at 

 London in February ; sales are 

 also held at Peterborough, 

 Crewe, Derby and Wrexham 

 and other places. 



Shows : Shire Horse Society's, 

 Royal Agricultural Society's, 

 and all the principal Live Stock 

 Shows in England and Wales. 



The average prices obtained at the Shire 

 Horse Show in!911and 1912, were127 7s. 

 for 149 head, and 120 6s. for 142 head, 

 respectively. The highest price at the 

 Society's Sales was 1,233 15s., given in 

 1911. Detailed prices for the 1912 sales 

 were as follows : Highest Average 

 Price. Price. 

 



6 Stallions, 1 year old 126 

 29 2 



23 3 

 10 4 



5 over 4 

 17 Fillies 1 

 12 2 



8 Mares 3 



7 4 

 21 over 4 



4 Geldings 



At private sales the following noteworthy 

 prices have been obtained 

 1909 Tatton Dray King ... 3,885 

 1911 Pailton Sorais (Mare) 1,260 

 1911 King of Tandridge ... 1,680 

 The two latter prices were -made at a dis- 

 persion sale, at which 84 head averaged 

 188 17s. 6d. 



