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HIGH PRICES IN SOUTH AMERICA. At the annual September sale of the Haras Na-cional of Dr. Carlos I.eiro, held at Buenos Ayres, Argentine, thirty-four yearling colts and fillies were sold for 51,500. Of these yearlings, nineteen were colts, which brought an average of ,040, and fifteen were fillies, which averaged ,050. These are high prices. It may be of interest to give the breeding and prices of the youngsters which fetched the highest figures. Ten of tlie colts sold for ,000 or more as follows: Old Medow, by Orbit Fatinitza, by nervl- dero by Petrarch ; Petite Ecurie 5,000 Obrizo, by Orbit Tarantula, by Gay Hermit; Las Mercedes Stud 12.S10 Ofidio, by Orbit Trinidad, by St. Honorat; Curnpalty Stud 12,500 Ochoa, by Orbit Barearola, by Barcaldine; Messrs. Casado and Thomas S.12.1 Oder, by Orbit Belle Fille, by Tristan; Yu- querl Stud -5,C23 Orkeke, by Orbit Damieta, by Stiletto; Mr. Pedro. Conde 5,315 Olazabal, by Orbit Julia, by Gay Hermit; Mr. A. Carranza ,. 5,000 Brasseur, by Valero Calandria, by Zanonl; Stud Capitan Pocker 9,373 Le I.argy. by Valero Soledad, by Galliard; Messrs. Casado and Thomas 0,503 Delaunay, by Valero Eritrea, by Acheron; Ancalilu Stud 3,313 Only three of the fillies sold for ,000 or more. They were: Solitaria, by Orbit Solifuga, hy Gay Hermit; Ecurie Lagrange 9,375 Marta, by Orbit Monza, by Progreso; Purran Stud 8,125 La Barriontos, by Valero May Morn, by Springfield; Stud St. Simon 4,190 The foaling months in Argentine are October aud November.
