The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1897-06-22
Rnles Of Auction Sales of Horses.

Chicago horse market is the largest
place in the world to buy horses, eltneF
at private sales or at public auctions.
Every animal is sold under guarah-
teed representation, and is tried by the
purchaser before being accepted, anu
must be in all respects according 70
the conditions Of the sale. All KINDS
of vehicles and appliances are at manu-
to show horses according to their sew
eral uses, either as drafters, drivers or
saddIers. and all sales are void II the
animals fail to perform according 70
the recommend.
A horse sold sound must be so IN
every particular, free from vices anu
able to pass a perfect veterinary exam
nation.
A horse sold serviceably sound must
virtually be a sound horse for all useIul
purposes of his class. He must De Pc
feet in eyes, wind, not lame, hoC d
cribber, and be able to do as mucn WcfA
as perfectly sound horse. lie can DC
seryiceably sound and be little round
ing on the curb joint, but not curpeo OF
branded. He cannot be SCARED from
fistula, or have a hip down, but may
be slightly cut out at the knee, OF
pulled a little about the ankles. he
cannot have scars or blemlsnes tndt
constitute deformities, or blemlsneS
and scars that deteriorate his Value
more than trifle or that in any way
impair his usefulness for work. Gar
bruises must be of a temporary nature
A horse sold to wind and work must
be sound in wind, good worker, not
ribber or weaver. and everything elsa
goes with him.
A horse sold for worker only must
be a good worker, and all imperfections
go with him.
A horse negotiated at the halter IS
sold just as he stands, all impertec-
tions, blemishes and unsoundness go
with him. He is sold without recon-
mend, the title only is guaranteed.
Whether the animal is sold to work
single or double, he must have all other
qualities recommended by the auc-
tioneer at the time of his SALE ANY
horse proving different from the rec
ommend on which he is sold can be
rejected, but the purchaser must exam
inc and try the animal on the day 1t
is sold, or within the required time
specified by the rules and regulations
governing sales adopted by the Horse
Commission Union at the Stock Yards.
The prices quoted in the horse auc-
ton reports are for horses sold on the
block to the highest bidder. The sales
made at retail are not published I'M
less they are for extra choice animals
that sold considerably above the regu-
lar auction quotations, says Drovers'
Journal. Domestic and foreign buy
ers carefully inspect all the arrivals as
soon as reported, and as many animals
as possible that will fill their orders
are purchased privately, dealers pre-
ferring this method, as it gives them
more time to examine and try their
purchases than can be accorded where
horses are sold under the hammer at
the speed Of sixty to eighty offerings
per hour. Horses sold at private retail
generally command better prices than
horses negotiated in the auction, al
this rule. the spirit of the bidder Gre
ating competition, and buyers, relying
on each others judgment, bid the offe"-
ing up to price above his retail value.
There is no uniformity among shippers
as to methods in disposing of their con-
signments, one shipper selling all the
horses he can privately out Of his load,
and another shipper reserving all his
horses for the auction, with the expec-
tation that the better offerings will
help sell the plain and medium kind.
Buyers, however, prefer purchasing at
retail and for the superior ADVANTAGE
it gives them to find out the quality If
their purchases they are willing to
pay higher price privately than they
would bid in the auction. The excep-
ton to this rule is in those instances
where prospective buyer has thor
oughly inspected and tried a horse be-
fore he is put up under the hammer.
A Berry Picking Army.-A report
from Sarcoxie, Mo-, May IS, says the
strawberry picking season has opened
here with great and picturesque
gathering of people. The Sarcoxie
Horticultural Association controlling
farm of !, 400 acres in strawberries, adj
vertised for 10000 pickers. Their cir
culars were responded to by fully 20
900 people, who are now besieging the
hotels and lodging houses of Sarcoxie
The overflow has been so great that
thousands were forced to sleep upon
the ground and prepare their meals in