Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-20
THE HORSE MARKET THIS YEAR.

THE HORSE MARKET THIS YEAH
lG. u. w. In Country Gentleman.l
Every dealer in horses in New York
reports an unusual demand for the
right kind Of horses both for home use
and export, and prices have steadily
increased since the first of the year.
The supply of the right kind of horses I
| Is not likely to run ahead of the demand
| for some time to come, because there /
ARE comparatively few desirable mares
| in the country to breed from. Conse-
lquently a breeder who takes into full
consideration the demands of the mar
ket can breed with certainty of fair
profit. 1t is wise to consult the mar
kets quite often in breeding any AMI
mails, and in particular horses. in which
| the fashion seems to change more than
lin any other creature. Those looking
for particular style of horses are usu-
ally willing to pay fair price, While
|animals that meet nobody's particular
purpose go begging in the market.
! That was the case Of lot of western
| ponies this week, which We're sold at
auction for prices ranging from $So to
4 $40. Nobody wanted them, but right
i after them followed some fine road
horses and first-class draft horses,
WHICH SOlu dl All 6lNSld "a wv " ~-'S
each This typical case illustrates the
4 difference between the value of a thing
that is in demand and of one that Is
= not.
The government has continued to buy
horses for shipment to the Philippines,
and the English government has agents
here now buying horses for South At
RIGA. Then our horses have become
tn and large
signments have been made there within
the year. These latter are not the
), cream of the trade, and the French
! buyers are unwilling to pay for the
} best They demand horse weighing
from $50 to 1850 pounds, and from fif-
: lteen to fifteen and half hands high,
t lwhile our government prefers smaller
horse, not over fifteen or fifteen and
Iauarter hand high. Prices paid for
: these horses vary from 800 to 5000. The
English government expects to pay
g about 800 to 1925 for it's horses, but
deals have been made with the agents
this week at $3.50 for good horses for
I 1.-THE cavalry service and 1925 for good
a draft horses.
!. The demand for fine horses for the
e wealthy class has also increased, and
5 dealers in these animals are actually
. securing the country for animals that
9 will suit their orders. A pair of good
$ roadsters that match we'll in color and
lhaye a good appearance in harness Will
bring today from $1,000 to $500 That
!. lis not bad price for horses In these
|days of electric cabs and cars. Carriage
D and coach horses should be bred for APP
lpearance as much as for anything else,
Tney should have handsome heads ana
lnecks, good color and style, short backs
= and with a manner that suggests good
= breeding The breeder who can sue
ceed in producing horses of this nature
: is sure of his market. There Is rarely
! too large a supply of such animals, anc
Y dealers always have orders ahead t.
look out for gems.
r Those who have mares of the Hack
l. ney or Morgan type should beSlr
lie breeding at once, and to stations of thu
same general standard The future o.
lc the market is promising, for this rea
lie son. in this line. The horses in tn
market now are from the crop OF ls94-o
L and in 1900, 1901 1902 and 1908 we shall
consume the crop of the three year
I'd when the depression in the horse mar
ct ket was almost at its lowest ebt
N Breeders became discouraged abou
ID that time and they not only ceased {
breed. but many of them sold thei
to mares. The crop of these years wa
he consequently small, and we ought Z
IS Ifeel ii more next year than this. Price
IN will consequently advance rather ina
n decrease, until they reach pom
where every farmer who has goo
r horses will reap his reward. Breedin
De for two or three years ahead Is not al
a. ways satisfactory, but with the presen
ne outlook it ought to give encourage
IS, ment.
Meanwhile, farmers are parting wit
of their horses to secure the high price
US offered. and in time there will be
MT famine on the farms for horses. Their
n vii, spring UP a demand for good fari
ne horses so that the man who has thes
on hand will find a ready market 1e
ed them. 1t is impossible TO rob one SEE
ia tion of the country of anything and NJ
lie leNpect that it will retaliate in som
Ia l.way and farmers who are selling the
es farm horses at good prices now shoul
ne look ahead and consider whether the
ed will not have to buy them back aga
later at sitter prices.
No In breeding horses for city use an in
ks portant point is to break them in tho
ID loughly, so they Will be accustomed
be city noises and sights Many otherwi
L. good horses sell cheap because tn'
300 have never been broken in for city III
he and nothing seems able to overcon
nut their fear and fright. In some way u
as farmer must overcome this fright wn'
the animals are young if he expects
is obtain ready market for his ANNA
,ty Int is this market, too, that the smi
600 eastern breeders must look to for mo
ty- of the sales of their horses, and 1t
nd lwise to make due calculations as to t
for manner of training essential to the d
zen mand.
nd New York City, November, 1889.
use Beggs' German Salve. the famo'
by pile cure, promptly cures skin disease
of sores, ulcers and wounds. A guara
NO teed remedy that has never failed; D
ark ware of counterfeits. Il have used
rd- flor piles and found it the best.--dil
Hamilton, Ottumwa, Ia. Geo. T. POI
an lers.
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