, 1863-08-24
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Nor Is this folly confined to our boys In the
army-thero. nrc many Of this class VI advcr- i.
tisemcnts inserted by persona Of cither sex
In tho city, few pcrhnps In sober earncst,
but a great majority Of them from impure
motives, by persons Of questionable charac.
ter.
Condemned Horses and 1Iulcs.
An army In Ito march through an cnomy's
country never loses In the quality OF lta
hosses. Commanders may daily Issue otdors
and bulletins lnnumerablc, that ali captured
animals shall bo turned ovor to tho Quarter.
masters Department, but while corsatn
number OF horses aud tnules aro turned over.
thcy arc by no ulcans always tho "capturod"
animals. Wheuevor d trooper aads bestor
horse than The ono 10 Is riding, ho invariably
"cssmps'' II, aud turns over hls worn out
horse. Tho disabled and run down and worn
out animals OF tue army constitute = very
largo lnoicty Of its quadrupodh force. b.
Ridcs these, thoro nro grcat numbrrs Of cap,
...a - ,us .sqtb Fnnf anH snfts ,x.fat ntr s,f
no uec, which naturally Gil Into tho llands OF
tito Quarterinaster. Whom su1lc!ont mum.
her IL gathered In tho corral to lond steamer
they arc shipped to st.. Louis, sud, nftor bcing
duly Advertised, sold 10 tho highest bidder.
Many Of theso horses and mulos aro perfectly
sound. only Low In condition. needing rest.
good food and grooming, TO restore them to
their former condition and yaluo. Tho marcs
sro usually good animals, msny OF theua, pnr.
tlculasly those captured In Mississippi, blood.
cd stock, and yory valuable. Wc know an
Instance In this city where . bloodod marc
was purcha8cd ht Government sale for thirty
dollars, which cannot now bo bought for nye
hundred dollars.
Ihcso animals arc taken 10 tho Qoyernmcnt
Corral in 1t. Louis, and sold at public auction
by E & ". Morgan, Government auction
ecrs. OF courso, tho prices realized arc low
lin eome instances fidiculously low. Now,
II NO Ind few thousand dollass to invest
md owned farm lp Illinois. or any othe'
Northwestern State, which, unfortunately
wo hayc not, we should purchase Of Ms,srs
Morgan fitty or tixty brood mares, and onte
| Into the bualntss Of raising mulcs.
We have demonstrated that 1t would bo a
emincntly Wise and profitable undertaking t.
purchase these condemned animals, aud "
have no doubt that those Of our readers wh
arc seeking Investments OF this nature, vii
attend the sales advertised by Messrs. Mol
gun. The same arguments would apply t
those purchasing smaller lots for firm an
family Use.
We have known horse dealers In this city
bny lot OF these captured horses for fro,
seventy to eighty dollarsa head, and cell the1
back again to Government, after they wei
recruited, for one hundred and twenty.
The sales nre held daily at the Stock Mar
on the corner Of Fifth md Carr streets, 8
Louis, Mo.