Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-06-09
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HO HORsE SALE.

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A BAND Or u ii goo HORSES DIS
X POSED OF IN THE sTOCKYARDS
AT ST. PAUL-INC GREASE IN THE
/ DEMAND FOR HORSES OTHER
H LARGE SALES IN SIGHT. .sa .
5Ss ST. Paul June s. The auction sale of.
Il 200 head of western horses was a
feature at the stock yards here The
animals came from all parts of the,
west, largely from Montana and the
Dakotas. The owners have been
gathering the band for some time, and
the sale was successful one. s,
On July 5 next there will be another
sale at the South st. Paul yards by the
same firm. It is expected that from
10000 to $4,000 horses will be sold at
that time. Over 81 900 head of west
ern and range horses have been dis
posed Of in the st. Paul market within
the last two months; and this city
seems to be in the lead of any other
i'll the horse line.
A dozen or more years ago scare
ity of good horses existed, and the new
settlers and old ranchers of the plains
began to invest in breeding stock. The
farmers in the Mississippi and Mis-
sburi valleys did likewise, and in the
course of a few years there was "a
slump in prices. 1t was not long be-
fore there was a large surplus, aud alb
solutely no sale for any but the best
horses. 1t was too expensive for the
western ranchers to ''olose herd " or
hold their stock in scorals, conse-
quently they turned their horses loose,
regardless of their sex, and, like Dands
of gypsies, these horses began to roam
the prairies and to climo the steep
sides Of the mountains.
It soon became out of the question
70 corral these herds, and colts were
set loose as soon as branded. These
horses degenerated in size and guilty,
and during the early 9Os were gener-
ally dubbed { tbroncho'' and tcayuse.''
They were. also called scow'' or ( Nav
erick" horses, notwithstanding the
fact that some excellent blood flowed
in their veins. k
These herds of millions of half wild
horses soon became an absolute nui-
sance. In 1895 the idea Of getting rid
of the horses by advertising them in
Europe with the intention of disposing
Of them on the hoof if possible, oc-
Cured to number of western horse
men. If this plan would not work,
the projectors planned to have the
horses Sliced up and served in steaks
to the Frenchnen, or in sausages to
the Germans. In 1896 several train
loads were shipped on the hoof to Ger
many, and about that time there was
inaugurated in Oregon the slaughter
Of horse flesh from the ranges, since
which time shipments of picked and
canned horse meat have been made
regularly from this horse meat factory
located at Portland to stockholm,
Chris stiana and Copenhagen 1. a. .5s
In 1898 an enterprise OF this char
acter, to be handle,. on a large scale,
was on the tapis, and the only thing
which prevented its consumma ton and
location on the once famous Marquis
de Mores ranch on the Northern Pa
cific railways in North Dakota was the
threatened advance in the price of
horses. To such an extent had the
market depre reciated ait tnis time that
many breeders were forced into bank
ruptcy. y. n }5Z5 Il II;
With the advent Of 1900 the boom
began. The low prices prevailing for
several years caused a cessation in
breeding in the east, and this, with
other factors, combined to take the
kinks outsof the market and prices be-
gan to advance. The eastern and mid
die states were being cleared Of horses
Of average value, and this forced the
buyers Of those states to look to the
west to replenish their farming dis
tricts with cheaper horses. This
search scar for horses promises to continue
and It is anticipated the sales will be
nun, " l,l erous from now on. as there is a
shortage OF horses through the eastern
and HI middle 4 states, and the buyers Of
the British government are ON the
lookout for good material 81,
BATrIlEsHIPs GETTING READY
Norfolk June O. The battieships
Mlassac achusetts and Indiana arrived
this morning ana are being coaled pre-
paratory to joining Farqrhar's squad
ron At Newpor
The state of New York has EXPENDED