New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-15
THE STOCK SALE AT ALBANY.

Once BEFORE during the course Of our experience,
we have attended sale of fine stock in cold petng
storm. Whether or not the clerk of the weather looks
favorably upon our stock.breeders, We cannot say;
but as general thing, their auction sales fall upos
plea days. Under the influence of the heavy rains
of Tuesday night and Wed esday, the dust on the
New Scotland Plsnbroad which runs out of Albany,
had become mud by Wednesday noon, aud the bsrn-
ysrds and stock yards about the Log Tavern" were
little better than qua. mres The handful of persons
" BIO gathered at that pa 10 attend the advertised
sale Of the Albany Breeding Association, were obecSs
of pity they waded through the sticky miro, ex-
posed to tie mercile driving north-eastef, or
cTouched shivering under the caves Of come friendly
shed. IL was bad day for an auction of any kind,
Wa Wednesday, and than all for an auction Of
expensive Short horns and good horses. The resul.
bears out in our as. ertion. William NJ. Bullock,
joseph Hilton, VIM. II. SliugeIland and w lliam
Hurst four farmers living in the vicinity of Albany,
joined together three years ago to form Breeding
Association" Putting iD certain amount of capital
they formed fund for the purchase of some very
choice and expensive cattle, aud thus, by species Of
partnership arrangement secured better stock for each
then either cout afford TO alone. They commi need
BY turcbasirg a number Of Shcrthorus at Lewis q.
MoIriss sale in 1856, and some time after ward ven
tured On paying Samuel Thorne 81 900 for Neptane,
the imported bull which took the first premium at the
National Agricultural Show at Pbia( eipbia. At the
same time they bought FiIes, red cow by Grand
Duke oat # Fey bred by Mr. Dolden and imported by
Dir, Alexander. OIber straifs OF blood used at
vsIous times up TO the present. aud the result # the
laoors of the association has been very pretty los OF
cattle. Two Of the partners having an eye for the
pleasures Of horse breeding associated themselves With
Mr. G. w. Adams, the weli-known horse breeder at
Whitehall and have given good share Of attention to
this specially. IL seemed to us that it would have
beer better fer them to have restricted themselves 70
one at most two good s'alions Instead Of the mum
Der which bave sired their colts for greater uniform.
y of qasity must by that means have been secured.
The hour appointed for the sale "Wednesday WAS
noon; hut the storm seemed TO have preveoted
many possible buyers from being in attendance that
what with waiting for trains and stages and one thing
another it pact o'clock before the auctioneer
mounted bis box under the drppog caves Of tho horse
shed and calico toe fret lot he called in vain for
there came response 10 his confidential aud CHEEKY
sppeals and Anna Page, the in question pulled
her feet from ont their deep bed of icky clay and
was driven away. So came lot . lot g. aud the next
four lots at which uncure lot p Bloom was rec 4ed,
and sold for SIS 10 Mr.. Trowbridge of New-Jersey.
Lot Swas pretty, stylish, red.an6- white cow, by
Lord Eyholme, I'd Ql,7l5 out of Norris's
Agnes. She bad large bag, and the uslal ius Of q
qualifications which made her appear TO the
eyes of Mr.. Roessie of tire Dtavan HOuse worth the
5000 at which che was knocked down to him. Tbs
rain falling bravey aud the cold crept nearer
and nearer TO our msrrows as we waited for soms
to bid. 1t a useless task no gever thas of driy-
ing up the various lots in succession for it seeued
one present would tske the best animals in the va
at cent apiece and at last, when about the tween
teth lot had been called and passed. the auctoaeer 70
quesed some gentleman to name animal which
he would bid TIE result Of the desperate appeal WAS
tie sale OF grade wi her calf for $50 that Of
Flattery, large barren Earl Ducie, white coz, for
$3.50 to George Charles Of Albany, aud fine pair offs
yesrs-od, matched Devon working oxen, for $40 to
j. V. Moore Then there was pause, which was
to be final and 80 the other lots of cows,
calves and bulls Neptune and alp were passed, and
the hortes called.
Of horses there were registered in the catalogue ~
brood mares ,hreeyears old colts 10 swo-yearS GA
l3yearngs l3 under year; and severh stations
There were horse fAucers than stock nen on he
ground and surely supposed that there would have
been some brisker bidding when the horses were
reached. Vain deuson the majority OF the hystaad'
sIs evidently bad NO money to invest, and thoss wac
had would lot show their hands. Que gen''emAA