New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-25
THE 1NJNlI MARKET.

After having thoughtfully considered win
o,imals os neyt-door neighbors, and looked az
them at large in peaceful community rom non
no rtisan noint of view. we come naturally to the
wild Animal of Commerce. Fortunately ouPei-
irt.rdent Conklin of Central Park has recently
issued q vouminous report of the present COIL
dtion of the wild beast market from whlcn "o
NAV extract facts which will be of interest 10
persons intending TO lay In stock OF "ni''
elephants or other useful - "amental ahlihais
To begin with, the Sre r.ntendent mas t'e
wild beast market improving Prices are nisn
and dealers are rushed with orders. Inc CASE VI
n London dealer Is noted who recently In uhc Iu'n
of trade sold large python containing ohe VI ~"
best clerks the young man not being nilsSee iOA
several days. Mr.. Conklin very wlCtny says
that this sort of business will bear looking Ii'o
More careful interior inspection woulo certainty
have tendency to save clerks, we shouta say
Buvers are not. of course SO we'll pleased with
the present state Of the market as sellers, anu
many who intended to secure lion or tiger are
content with leopard or two hyenas. lnueeo'
in the case Of the block-maned South African
lion. buyers are forced to do without II as IL Is
no longer on the market. North African lions,
with short Names are comparatively numerous,
but they do not look fierce enough to please the
critical buyer Imitation Southern lions, WIN
artificial names made Of horse hair, have recenuy
baen nut on the market by unscrupulous dealers,
and BUYERS would do well to examine the hlrsute
adornment of all lions before purchasing. 1t is
bnmiliatinr the first night to see your lion take
off his name and hang 1t on the side OF
tho cage There are about 100 lions IN America
ot the present time, and good one is worth
~ OO0 There are more tigers, Dut the
nrescnt demand for wild tigers in this country
is not LARGE For some reason people prefer tigers
which have been reared in captivity They take
more kindly TO having the thoughtless multitude
offer them peanuts and have greater tall-lashlhS
abilities A tiger which will not lash bis slueS
constantly with his tail commands very 10"
Gcure in the market. The authorities at Sprlng-
field, Mo-, about a year ago found themselves
with an INDECENT tiger which would not ash
on their hands, but the ingenious superintendent
NJ the Geological Gardens constructed an eppara-
tus which is placed on the animals back anu
which runs by clockwork and connects WIN the
larqIng tail by two strings, which keeps IL con-
stnntly lashing at q high rate of speed. Inc
citizens are much pleased, and the only rauit
found is that one string will sometimes oreaK,
thus making the lashing all on one side good
African elephant is worth $4,000 in the New-forK
market but they are very scarce, owing TO the
fnCt that African
NOES nv the war with the Mahdi. They are the
LARGEST and most desirable kind, and take readily
70 peannta and sugartopped cookies offered by the
odmiring hand of youth. Indian elephants are
also very scarce, as the British Government has
prohibited their expectation, wishing to preserve
them for military purposes. They are the only
things in the British army that don't play oac-
carat. The solitary place from which regular
snnnlv Of elephants is obtained is Ceylon. They
are small, and have no tusks. They are highly
regarded by scientists, but the popular demand
is for tusks Cames command good figures
Monkeys remain firm, but with lowering ten
dency. Snakes are active. IIippopotami and
bears remain in good demand. The old catch
penny plan of giving chrome with every hippo
potamus sold has been abandoned, and there is
not o. bear on bargain counter anywhere to-day.
Rhinoceros jobbers report satisfactory sales.
Take 1t altogether the wild animal market
seems TO be in an exceedingly satisfactory con-
dition. Buyers who are holding off for lower
prices will. we believe be disappointed Prairie
wolves. monkeys, and other animals in the notion
department may sell cheaper in the fall to close
out stock but heavy goods like alligators, glraeS
and genuine blacl1-mane lions will hold their own