Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-18
LIVESTOCK.
Northern Horses Re-
CeiVed at Yards.
THEY ARE THE FIRST OF SERIES
OF coNsIGNmENTs.
A HORSE MARKET.
ACTIVE STEPS ARE NOW BEING
TAKEN TO ESTABLISH ONE
HERn-rnn HOG SHOW.
News Reported From the Packing
House Yesterday-Per.onaI
Notes and Livestock News.
A HORSE MARKET.

George l.. Amos and C. NJ. Wheeler
arrived at tho stock yards yesterday
from Chicago with two car loads OF
horses. 90 in number. which is all that
the present horse stable capacity OF
the yards viii accommodate. MIR.
Amos is TO have charge of the horse
department OF the yards, ard MIR.
Wheeler, who is another experienced
horseman. will be associated with him.
The arrival OF the two loads OF horses
yesterday is the first real step taken
10 build up a horse market at this
pace. These horses are TO be offered
Doth at auction and private sale to-
morrow, and If, as is confidently cx-
pected, bidders present themselves
with any kind OF reasonable offer. the
horses VIII be sold almost egardless of
cost
While the horses were billed direct
iy to this place from Chicago, they
come from various points in Iowa,
Wisconsin and Illinois. where they
We're recently bought. They weigh from
IVOO TO 400 pounds, and include al
most every kind, from good brood
ana driving mares to excellent heavy
draft horses. OF the latter many are
heavy Norman Percherons and among
the former are a number that have
been bred especially for driving pur-
poses. In fact. there can be found in
the lot horse suited for almost any
purpose. The owners of she Lorses
say that while they could have found
more certain and ready sale, PER-
hap3 at some other place where horse
market has been established, they are
determined to build up horse mar
ket here and brought these Two loads
as first experiment. Their object
is not only to make Fort Worth n
horse market but n distributing point
for all Texas at which the buyers of
other cities can have their wants sat
isted In carrying out their plan.
Messrs. Amos and Wheeler propose to
bring shipment OF horses to this
market every week and hold . sale
every Thursday. They intend I.gin-
ming this the first OF the year. as
they do not deem II advisable 10 have
n sale during the holidays. 1t Is the
intention of the promoters of the
scheme to Increase the bushes as the
demand justifies 1t and the horse de-
partment of the yards will he con-
stantly enlarged TO meet the require
ments OF the Increased business.
The stock yards management ls ark
ious to see the market success. and
has fathered the enterprise to the
extent OF guaranteeing the fnirness
and squareness OF the sales. Captain
]. II. Hosack OF this city has been
engaged as auctioneer, whi1h Will
serve as another guarantee ~ fair
sales. All who have the interest of the
Fort Worth live stock market at feart
hope that the initial sale viii prove 70
encouraging as to induce the promoters
to make II permanent feature. as
they now intend.
The competitive show OF hogs at the
Yards takes place today. 1t is the re-
suit of the Offering by the stock yards
management of 800 to be awarded by
the Judges to the owner vt the best
carload OF hogs consigned to the yards
today. The contest, as announced be-
fore, is open TO the whole state of
Texas. The people generally ere In
yitei to attend both occasions. and
n large crowd OF citizens = especially
desired at the horse sale tomorrow.
Among the consignments yesterday
were one car of hogs from ION Camp
bell. Sulphur Springs; one car OF hogs,
Ralph ogden. Kopperl: one car OF
hogs. L. p. Cobb. Gainesville; one car
OF hogs, Ben l.. Miller. Gainesville; one
car OF hogs. NJ. r. Hoxie, Granger.
and one car OF hogs from Q. II. Love Of
Henrietta.
Ben L. Miller. Gainesville. L. NJ.