New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-03-12
The Horse Market.
NEw-YORE, March 10.

NEw-IoRK, March 10, 1860.
II is probable that greater number of horses have
been cold in this city in the first ten days of March,
1860, than in any previous year since the principal
sale stables have been located in Twenty street.
Good judges estimate the number sold at fifty day.
There almost entirely work horses, and consid-
cradle portion of them railroad and stage horses such
ordinarily sell for about $l2j to $l3j EACH The
city and teamwork horses have sold from 800 to $3.50
eacn-very few at the highest figure. Generally
speaking, the prices of horses this spring almost
precisely the last Spring. The only difference
in the market Isl that owing to the favorable weather
in February and the first week of March, the business
has been much more lively; horses have arrived
and they have not ashley sometimes do stuck OH hand
till they " eat their heads off, In fact the margin
between country and city prices is small, that
horses cannot be kept on band very long without
danger Of oss As general thug we cannot
advise horses in the country to bring them for sale
them farmer VINO has for sale,
fifty Day. II business OF experienced sharp.
her,. s.p sI SsTS Mot Of toe S Ssd Of the
ting then upeetng nd Of their counJhed appearance or mt
ting pair. together by which the OF horses purchased
Is often doubled obed, aud sometimes quadrupcd ia
sometimes by the dicoysy that the horse has speed that
being important item in the saeaoe value Of hone in this
city At present he number u fast fancy horses sale
not lsrge but there s,nVeTy valuable pairs and single
here ia very string OF such in Posts stable
and rine psI. and single horse owned Joenon
expected arrive tomorrow from Central New ork valued
$3.50 This State furnished more hne horses for
this maxi than all he other States oeside the
most ,slabe class Of work horses Pennsy furnishes
good many Of our heaviest workers. We noticed arrival OF
Thirty three m lot this monngrsome Of which very
heavy such often aaehedto the city brewers wagons
vermont hores are generally too small for this MARKET though
admired Tor their beauty Of oim and hne action Mr. Macagy
has stable full OF Vernon, horses that he taken ge., pains
select oil larger Size than the general run aud altogether
they form remarkably handsome collection Some Of the
that mixed with Messenger oood give
hem standard oXeen hands very much improved In
judgment Nen1tced OF this mixture OF blood sin year.
DID, sixteen hand, 3D. blood bay and beautifully formed COCA
in baIness and delightful under the saddle held a. $50
pair OF very nice Morgans hleen bands high ave or si
OLD, exactly matched In color, size, spsed aud
acton and able 10 make mile In four minutes. are valued
the locality OF the zane age raise offered
for These quite II hands high, but we'll made
and looked as tough wirehtred terriers There has
this Spring an unusually demand for shipping horses
very liberal prices have been paid for tho class suitable for
that purpose which generally OF rAhor light build active
good under SADDLE snd not high priced We think We
have at the stables 30 well ned up
thev Az. now with good assortment Of all classes OF horses
And We presume that weather should be for the
two weeks the sales viii be larger than 10 any corresponding