The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-23
ST. LOUIS HORSE AND MULE MARKET.

MARCH 19.-Horses.--To. day the market opened
with better indications for real horse market than
for some time past, say for twenty days. This was
buyers buyers from the West, and one or Two from he
South. The light supply In the stables, say ESQ
head, most of them common, together with the pro-
speclive dImand, gave some life to prices, though
buyers are sun very close ana refuse to pay any out
heavy horses of l,20O@l 400 POUNDS, for freight
ingand farn-work. at extreme range Of s12O@$150
per head offerings Of these light, but probably the
stables will be able TO order in more. The southern
demand Is moderate and mostly for drivers and sad
die horses. Last week there was moderate eastern
drivers. To-day there were in buyer from New
Jersey and one from Pennsylvania. The former
eh ns isyA ars uSi and WORK Plugs though
not active, are now showing q lttle better demand,
mainly on aceeant Of the necessities Of farmers IN
sufficient for all wants. The only change In anota-
t0us IS an advance extra draft horses OF SO per
o ea Ions are kept down to loves, sures
Us buyers will not otherwise purchase. Prospects
now good for fair trade during the week. .,r. .a
Hules.-5iules come In and 20 out, and the supply
now gives 500 head In the stables, consisting OF good
cotton mules, good medium, With iGll proportion OF
good heavy all being Ia excess OF demand, espe-
cially for the two first named. Business has been
duh for the week. The only demand To-day was by
freiehling Other grades In light request, eastern
being. quiet. A few goed-szed thin mules are IN
CURED Tor by Illinois feeders at range Of
Possibly few light West India mules may sell this
week, but the demand will not be very active or ex-
tensivc. Quotations remain weak except for heavy
Cotton and medium remain weak, yet they continue
TO cone III, Notwithstanding the letters of stable
men requesting them to be kept back 4 few were
shipped South In first hands last week. and some VIII
20 West In fret hands Tomorrow. Trade VIII be bur
moderate hereafter, and hence receipts should
tighten up little. Quotations unchanged.
Horses.-Piug horses, very common, $500
S25; plug horses, fir, s25GES40; plug horses,
extra, S35@&45; plain common southern horses,
S30@$40; fair southern horses, S40@S45
extra southern horses, $50 @$S0; plain heavy work
ers. ss0@$95; good heavy workers, s115@
$120; fair to extra heavy workers. SLIGO
$780, city light sprinE,wagon horses; sso@$95 !;
New York streeters. sSO@S9o; New York street
ers. extra. s9O@$lo0; extra draft, $l25@S l 90:
Ing from 1850 to 1900 pounds, s16o0@Sls5; eX-
extra fancy driving horses, good action. $1,000
300; good matched pairs for carriages, $1,000
minutes per mile l65@s240. ,';'ass = :.
Broke Mlles.-MuIes, 13k TO Il hands high, S45
1855; II to 14S hands high, $G5@$70: il TO Ian
hands high, extra, 759$80; l4H TO is hands high.
sSO@SS5: lax to 10 hands high. extra, $500
S95; Is TO ISL hands high, $l00@S110; Is TO
i5S hands high, extra, S1O5@$Il5i 15E 70. 10
hands high, gfI6@sl20: 15h 70 16 hands high,
| xtra 81 25tG$140; 16 to ICY hands high. $500
Sj55: I6 to l6h hands high. extra, 81 5GS170.
I'm broke Mules-Quotaconso on all grades are 81
MSl5 d head less than those for broke mules. I'm
Srnke mules to be salabe, must be fat. Fat mules,
fonr wears old and under, sell 1t $10@Sl5 less than
older mules or same grade. Those that are over four
ycars old to seven years are the most marketable
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