The Meeker herald., 1897-06-26
s.,.. Of A...,o. Sale. 81 n...ss.

Rates 81 Aaelio~ saIes - uesses.
without invldious comparison the
Chicago horse market II the largest
place in the world to buy horses. either
at private sales or at public auctions.
Every animal 10 sold under EuaraA-
teed representation. and Is tried BY The
purchaser before being accepted. sna
must be in all respects according 70
the conditions Of the sale. All kinds
of vehicles and appliances arc at hand
to show horses according to their sew
eral uses, either Is drafters. drivers or
saddlers. and all sales are void II the
animals fail to perform according TO
the recommend.
A horse sold sound must be 20 IN
every particular. free from vices and
able to pass perfect veterinary exam
ination.
A horse sold serviceably sound must
virtually be sound horse for all useful
purposes Of his class. He must be psr-
feet in eyes, wind. not lame. not .
cribber. and be able to do as much work
as perfectly sound horse. He can Be
serviceably sound and be little round
ing on the curb joint. but not curbed or
branded. He cannot be SCARED from
nstula, or have a hip down, but may
be slightly cut out at the knee, OF
puifed a little about the ankles. he
cannot have scars or blemishes that
constitute deformities, or blemishes
and scars that deteriorate his value
more than q tribe or that in any way
impair his usefulness for work Car
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 eiss
goes with him.
A horse sold for worker only must
be good worker, and all imperfections
go with him.
A horse negotiated at the halter ID
sold Just as he stands. all imperfec-
tions, blemishes and unsoundness 20
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-
tion reports are for horses sold on the
block to the highest bidder. The sales
made at retail are not published un-
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 1t 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 oRsrins1
por hour. r1vrscs sold at private retall
generally command better prices than
horses negotiated in the auction, al
though there are many exceptions to
this rule. the spirit Of the bidder ere.
ating competition. and buyers, relying
on each Others Judgment, bid the ofle--
ing up to q price above his retail value
There is no uniformity among shippers
as to methods in disposinE of their con-
sisnments. one shipper selling all the
horses he can privately out of his load.
and another shipper reservinx all his
horses for the auction, with the expec-
tation that the better offerings viii
help sell the plain and medium kind.
Buyers. however. prefer purchasing At
retail and for the superior advantage
1t gives them to ind out the quality "a
their purchases they are willing to
pay higher price privately than thev
would bid in the auction. The excep-
ton to this rule Ia In those instance.
where prospective buyer has thoe.
oughly inspected and tried hoss> b.
fore he is put up under the hammer.
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