The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-05-11

Let ye who have nags to sell pre-
pare to sell them now. Horses Of
every class, II Is announced, have in
creased from 125 to $50 per cent. in
value in the last year, and judging
from present indications they will con-
tinue to increase in value for the next
two or three years. Horse Dealer
Waldron got $685. for an ordinary pair
of drafters at his recent sale in this
city and other horses brought cores
ponding prices. The same is true of
mules, and despite the assertions of
bicycle and automobile manufacturers
that these machines are displacing
horses, the horse dealers, by statistics
they have collected locally, show that
they are not
The causes given for the increase in
prices are as follows: First, the large
purchases of horses and mules for use
in the Philippines, Cuba and Porto
Rico by the United States govern
ment. Second. the drain upon the sup
ply caused by the large shipments to
South Africa. Third. that horses are
again popular among the richer class
of persons in the country. Fourth,
that there has been a great revival OF
ing.
SALES DOUBLE.
According 20 the Philadelphia Times,
the sales of horses this spring were
double those of last May. 1t was also
said that the United states and Eng
land had purchased 1S7 500 horses and
mules in Missouri Texas, Kentucky
and Tennessee and the other horse
breeding states during the past three
years, at an average price of sl15 each.
| This would make total of s2l ,462, 500.
the largest amount ever paid for hor-
| ses and mules in the same time in
| the history of the country.
Except in thoroughbred running
| horses and animals that are not suit
| able for military purposes, these states
have practically been cleaned out OF
s1lable animals.
| The agents OF the British govern
mcnt are now operating in the north
west, Maine, Vermont and other east
ern states. They have collected 200
more horses, which will be shipped
from New York and Montreal next
month, For these animals 1t was said
an average of sl35 was paid. and about
| d tiouSiH' nl'lc Will 20 ipIl todltl-
more soon, and the agents are trying
to get as many as possible of the 35,'
600 horses still wanted, through Phil
adelphia dealers. More than $4,000, 90
was offered for this number Of ami.
mails. Unless the British agents are
! willing to accept the less desirable
range animals from Wyoming. Mon
tara and the other western states tht
! demand cannot be filled.
FOREIGN SHIPMENTS.
English agents have shipped a to
tai of 12,S15 horses and mules from
| New Orleans, 1000 mules and horses
from Charleston. $500 from Galveston
and also several thousand from New
York and Montreal. The exact mum
ber, however, cannot now be told a:
statistics have not Yet been made. Tn,
United States is still purchashinl
horses for the Philippines, which ar
being shipped by the way of Sal
Francisco and Vancouver to Manila
The sales to erstwhile bicycle enthu
siasts are said to have doubled.
Two or three years ago cab ligh
draught and ordinary carriage horse
sold for from $40 to 800 each. Trot
tiers. saddle horses, coach horses an,
medium draught horses sold from sS
to Sl2S. Thoroughbred trotters. saddl
horses and other fine animals, whei
they could BE- sold at all, brought onl.
from 800 to $500, except in long pedi