New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-02-04
4 Dull MARKET FOB HORSES.

,p,crs ARE LOW AND ANIMALS ARE PLENTIFUL
STREET CLEANING DEPARTMENT WRECKS
rbera ia no business that IL more greatly az
fsctad nv business depression than that OF DEAL
ing in horses When men OF means begin TO cur
tail their expenses the first to go are the n"tsc
used for carriage driving purposes Inc oo'ene''
baker grocer and others who keep TWO horses o's-
pose OF one and try to get along win the SERVICES
OF the other The truckmen dispense with the extra
or emergency horses 50 that in times OF depres-
sion the market is glutted. Prices rule iow' %
that II is an easy task to secure good horses at an
extremely low figure.
The horse market has been dull. and prices have
been low for the last two years 80 that tne dealers
have TO content themselves with a small percentage
on their sales The auction sales have done nucn
TO injure the established dealers OF this CITY WHO
have built up a trade and own their stip'es' ine'
pay taxes and do much for the general prosperity
OF the city The old established auction markets.
like Van Tassell 4 Kearneys. help the "us'-
worthy dealers by their sales. az they DO not nc
cent consignments from persons who hod auction
sales which OF the Peter Funk oruer' Inc IN
v.dinp Canadians absorb the good money OF the
New-Yorkers In return for mutila'ed' "or'"'es.
horses which are a disgrace TO their owners anu
are cast aside as worthless after Few months oi
,niserv IN their owners The Canadian makes
great ado about his consignments. and advertises
extensively In certain quarters when are not wv
particular in regard to the welfare OF thcir teu'S
who attend the sales. The horses arrive INC "'
before the sale and when the sale Is over the I'M
porters settle their accounts as 500" d. po ~
start for home. .
There are different classes OF horses In this city
which are used for the caings which require the
use OF horses. The closely built blocky. compact
Normans ale looked upon as a standard aruce ol
value as the many breweres in this city ana SUI
burban towns cause a steady demand Tor theh
They weigh anywhere from 200 to 2.vv pounns
| As a rule they are fast walkers with heaVy
load AMI when they have delivered the loaa OK
fu casks or kegs Of beer they are capable OF stih
| ing a lively gait their journey home 10 tne
| brewery The prices range for Normans from sz'o
| TO 800 Grade Normans can be purchased az prices
ranging from $50 TO s225 that the light express
| and the delivery wagons OF drygoods houses are
| supplied at a reasonable rate.
| The horses which are used the hotel carriages
and cabs do average over $3.50 each The s'Fees-
ers" as the car horses called. range from *ilV
TO $40 each Truck horses. such as are USED 70
haul heavy loads can be secured for from $500 70
$500 A pair The express companies horses average
about 500 each.
High.class coach horses. with high. perfect knee
and hook action well-mated and OF good Solo
color range anywhere from so 20 w" ptsr cais
that there are many gradatlons III. tie sca,s
Commodity II is now a standard Joke at the horse
markets whenever dealer asks hgn price tor
sell him to the Street Cleaning Department IN. In
various quarters so much has been sa aeSs from
~ ills started out 10 find OF the horses
tbot are talked about II they were the chie, at
traction in an opera bou'fe called hrses Yer.
omv" After a long search some of the horses were ,
found late at night In Park Row, ana tn. re,ii ms ns
| made by the visiting horsemen were noted; y pay
horse with "lop ears" neck set on upside iowh,
stood straight upon his fore ankles WIN h S n 20
/ slightly bucked or sprung. The horse seemed 20
he ashamed of being the medium OF puhcVnS eie
| city ont of $275 and did his best 10 maui lshe
load Of the dump. one OF the Vis,ois s,,
I'm bet that horse was not IN WIN N ~ IL CO
he was sold That's what makes MIN look 80
sad" , ,o,,,,,, ar,r,,,
Another bay that fairly good-looking amman ANNA
| hut had sickle hooks and cooked ankles lopo"eu;
| when the buyer wasn't looking Number tnree was
| a big bodied horse. but extremely ilSht-poueu -
Boston dealer said. That one would 90 on Lsn.
| berry farm" Number four was the pest-loohihe
such THE dealer made nistahs a., any ~ ~ :,
( or.J tho wrong horse" NO that amt II; mes an
+ Investigation boss" The boss was out taxing, q q
drink and the hostler put him In the wrong s'aiL
/ "Ther man tibet sold him might nave s'o'e" N'''''
! rnebbe that accounts for it, - .,,,.,.
| When the driver was questioned ne was inHsh,,Le
.bae ANYBODY should entertain the Idea tnat the
/ horse was owned by the Street SI.anIhs Iepat J.
,,ust or cum from Westminster. en- are Jays. see
| Icls horse is me uncle's wot has pull an ger
civ hires der rig Most of der department NOISES
IL TOO delercatr ter be out in der snow, see Ds
is der oniiast hired boss on der job See Git up:
Tho visiting hOrsemen inspected every animal ia
,ha linz, and asked many questions wh.tl tne
! drivers could talk English. one OF them ASKED an
i,aiion why they didn't haul away the snow IN the
davtlme The Italian said: You donta knowa
Tammana Haa. In the nighta nopoIa G G n he
menna. De horses no gooda ana looka Hha Doo-
bins in de nighta. ,. ,,,,,aa o.,
ayar,g. value on the horses which were 'Hka DOB
bins in de nighta at $50 each at the hishest na'-
ket price.