Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-04-09
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Asthe spring approaches andtnoy ounq
mans fancy lightly turns TO thoughts OIL
love while the young woman's mind il
wrapped up in lovely spring bonnot7, The
practical Snowman cO.itatos about the
new stock OF wild animals he VIII have
10 lay in for his summer campaign. Per
fumed note paper auaIutlo bpuuets might
naturally increase IN price
al this ~nH. .. intense gen.
eral SRI, ..u....a hs the announce
ment tn., ~u- 10 the troubles caused
10y tbr aIent prophet III Mahdi IN
Cent Ica, all The Wild animals to
sbe Is on the African continent
hay. .n mp considerably price. while
son .. not to be obtained for love OF
anon specially not for love. The
distressing intelligence is given that
there are no hppopotami for sale at
the present time either an America or in
Europe.
A reporter was vending his weary way
down the wilds Of Chatham street, one
day last week, when roar that drowned
the rumbliug or the elevated train above
struck his ear. IL Is violating no pro-
iessiOnal secret TO say that the elephant
snay be seen early and often In the lairs
OfChatbam street, and that sharks swarm
In the ark depths there, but as such
roar could come from neither species, an
3nyeetigation was at once begun. A num-
Ter Of cages, from which strange and
uncannv noises of every kind proceeded,
were being unlOaded in front Of store a
few doors above william street. the
wagons which had brought the cages were
surrounded by most Of small boys, who
clambered on the wheels while the uu-
loading was IN progress and peeped
Z oh Z ha frpr ha Of hy
heavy wooden boxes to yet "a free snow OF
future circus performers. Crcnins ran
their bands over the tawny hide pressed
against the iron bars, and yelled with de-
light when the Gagged monsters rOared and
snapped their shaggy jaws vciously in
the VAIN endeavur to get a tender piece OF
human arm Tor dinner.
When all the biz boxes had been safely
stored and some others put on tue wagon
20 be shipped away, the re orter pushed
through the crowd of boys, VINO still
besleged the door aud fatteued their
noses against the glass in their endeayOTs
70 catch one more glimpse OF the animals
within. The young man IN charge Of the
store was asked now business was in
wild animals.
1T is always good at THE season." was
The reply. The show people are begin
Dlng TO make their purchases now, and
JOr an mas Of "a certain Kind the demand
exceeds the supply. We formerly got
great many orders from the geological
gardens OF ST. Louis. Cincinnati and
Philadelphia in the spring, but of late
years their business seems to have been
cropping of, and they buy very little"
Glow are the prices this year?'
''Hhe recent troubles in Africa have
shade all African animals expensive; but
80 many Indian animals have been ship
ped to all paris Of the world that they can
be bought very cheap. You can now get
a fine Bengal tiger, that would have cost
You from $1,000 TO $4,000 not long ago, for
s 800 or 81 800"
"What sort OF ANIMALS command the
highest pricesP questioned the reporter.
"Well, you know that there is a great
deal OF fraud in the show business as we'll
as in other professions and other lines Of
trade On general principles, a Snowman
will pay the highest rates ior any animal
be can advertise for any especial pecul-
arity or quality. The most < caring in
stance can remember is the price paid
for Jumbo. We had here a couple Of
Malay elephants that came from a noun
famous country, and which by prOvis-
Ion OF nature were covered with hair four
or five inches long to keep out the
cold. There was nothing very eXtraordi-
nary, about that. perhaps; but those ami
mails were widely advertised as 'woOllv,'
and we had no difficulty in disposng ef
them for $4,000 each, though they were
as poor. small specimens as ! ever saw.
One was only 81 inches high"
(which animals sell the best"'
'The most expensive probably are hip
popotaml. There are none TO be had in
the market at the present time. II we
had one we could readily get 1000 10 S.
200 for IT. A rhinOcerOs will command
IRON $4,000 to So 600, and is hard to get
Elephants are now a glut on the market
and are consequently cling cheap.
Those we used 20 get $4,000 for we now
sell for $4,000"
Glow do the felines seIlYv
"Well, here's a lion, in good condition.
we have marked at $1,000. Lions are
Haught when about tive or six months old
hy our agents in Africa, and kept tor
about year when they are fully grown
j is almost impossible TO eaten them
when they are old. T gers bring the
same prices, a tirst-class one running up
nearly to $1,000. / have magnificent
pair of black leopards there,' point
ing TO cage IN which two huge creatures
were growing. They are the crOssest
brutes Eve ever seen, though we've had
them some time. They're worth 5000
each. Here's a nice little pair Of spotted
ieopards." putting his hand through and
caressinR one Of them, that are worth $500
Tor the two, because they are particularly
EN"A Apt a Gus bflN- NNltt tdlut ana
consequently available FOR exhibition BY a
beast tanner or for a parade"
DO any other animals bring good
pWcos|'
"On, yea. A chimnanzee brings $500.
" we bad dozen cirafes to-day we could
sell tuem for $1,000 apiece. A good ba-
boon !. worth $3.50. Little monkeys sell
from $40 upward. There are few Afri-
can antel0pes aow ia the market. but
they always bring good prices"
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