The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-11-15
THE HORSE TRADE.
WHERE THE HORSES COME FRoM-wHo BUYS

WHERE THE HORSES COME FRoM-wHo BUYS
AND SELLS THEM-HoRsE AUCTIONS.
Where do all the horses come from? How do they
get here? And who brings themP These questions
doubtless often asked by people of nquirng minds
and how many of the average citizens would be able
answer them satisfactorily and correctly Few arc
OF the magnitude or, in fact have
given a thought the subject OF the horse trade in
this city or the interests Of those engaged
in It, With many the of 'horse DEALER signifies
man the business OF whose lie it is to cheat every
ono who deals with him and who has made misrep-
resentation science. As to this is doubtless
true, but by must they all be viewed in this
light There many men in the trade who carry on
their business in as honorable those en-
gagged in dealing in dry goods groceries any other OF
the many necessares of life. The horse business here
in London has special streets devoted to It's traffic
There three blocks Twenty fourth street, from
Second avenue to Lexington avenue, mainly occupied
by trade stables although there many stables of
dealers scattered about the upper part ofthe city.
Agents are constantly employed by the city dealers
to travel through the country buying up horses where
ever they can be bought from. tho farmers at such
prices the state OF the market hero will warrant
tending all the public sales, and when they have
bought horses enough to load two shipping
them by railway to this city Some mako speciality
some stables deal almost altogether in work horses for
the street railroads and omnbuses; others in road
sters, carriage horses, matched teams and trotters
The work horses for the railways range from
10 to 15h hands in height, aud are
brought here at not less than Eve years
OF age II younger than that their feet have not yet
matured sufficiently to withstand the travel
ling over the pavements. Not many are brought that
over eight years OF age The supply comes princi
llv from IA tai Of
gan and Missouri The animals are worth here from
$40 10 $l60 Formerly Canada contributed a large
ragn money together have rendered the importa-
ton so Improbable that has almost entirely ceased
Horses for trucks carts and similar heavier work are
mostly from sixteen to seventeen hands high and come
in the MAN, from Pennsylvania Ohio and Indiana their
value varying from sl75 to $780, selling high
$500, according TO appearance and quality.
MATCHED TEAMS
of carriage horses for private come from New York
State Ohio, Kentucky and Vermont, and hardly be
prices ranging from $500 or 5000 all the way up to
$1,000 or $4,000 and when extraordinary speed is COM
bned with size and style the prices asked and obtained
are without limit Trotters, that say horses that
are able To trot mile in three minutes less are OBJ
tanned from pretty much the same localities carriage
horses and each second That horse is able to take
OF his time below two minutes and half may be said
to add ST. 900 to his value Canada is still largely
contributor Regarding trotters 1t may be we'll TO
remark what may seem TO most people to be passing
strange that while few Of the remarkably fast are
good looking fewer still are sound, many OF them are
both ugly in appearance and unsound to lameness
AUCTION SALES OF HORSES
have of late years become quite important branch OF
the horse trade and there several prominent
llshmcnts solely engaged in selling horses and their
equipments, carriages, harness. blankets, whips &o.
These firms have regular sale days. that If one
peascs he may 60 to horse auction every day in the
week 1t Is the auctioneers business TO explain the
terms the meaning OF the guarantees Sc before COM
mencing the sale Thus II horse is described tho
catalogue as kind Ia all harness. the buyer has twenty
four hours to try him in, and II he proves un-
kind, 70 take him back, and his money will
warranted
the certificate or recognized veterinary surgeon
that effect must Do returned with the horse. Many
horses sold at auction Tor account Of whom may
concern" This Is technical phrase meaning that
the animal is only warranted TO be horse and nothing
Most OF the horses sold here harnessed be-
fore vehicles OF some kind. Tho horse is driven up
and down the street IN front OF the stable give tho
purchaser fair chance to see him move. First the
horse is sold TO the highest bidder then the harness.
then the wagon. Taken altogether purchaser is as
safe in buying at those places he would bc anywhere
else. There arc also men who make IL business
tend all these sales, buying at one to sell at another
Some OF the railway companies have contracts with
the large dealers 10 furnish such number OF horses
say hity or one hundredof specified stze weight and
age, to be delivered many each month at given
price, and these dealers have hundred horses per-
haps In their stables al time, they do pretend
exercise them with any regularity they arc gener
ally turned TO tho railway companies within a
week after their arrival
Like most other branches OF business the dealers
all complain very much OF the general depression in
business. especially IN fancy stock-carragc trottpg
aud road horscsand the auction say that although
they have twice as many horses sell as during former
years, they only sell for half much money So az
they receive only Fixed commission. they have do
twice as much work for the money.
THE NEWARK BANK run"