The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-19
A BIG SALE OF HORSES
THE CRONK HORSE COMPANY DIS
POSES OF MANY ANIMALS.
In All About Two Thousand People
Were at the stock Yards-Sales
Five Days Each Week.

Indianapolis is a horse market. IL has
been such n market for some time, but
the opening Of new concerns and increased
effort of old firms has led to new condi-
tions and If the opinions Of buyers and
sellers are worth anything the time will
come when indianapolis will be the first
market in the country.
The week in the horse market has been
unusually interesting, opening Tuesday
with a successful auction sale at Warman.
Black. Chamberlain & Co.'s stables. when
sales were brisk at good prices. Wednes-
day witnessed the most successful sale, II
is said, in the history of the market here
up TO that time at the Blair. Baker &
Walters sale, when some five hundred
horses were sold at unusual prices.
Yesterday the Cronk Horse Company
opened its new stables at the Union Stock
yards with a very successful sale, at
which some four hundred horses were dis
posed of at prices much above those OF
any former average. The highest-priced
team sold yesterday brought $3.50 and $3.50
was the figure paid for the best single
horse put in the auction ring. The highest
price paid for a draft horse was 500. The
sale OptnSQ DIT d. III WIFI d lull lOuSc,
the building being so crowded that there
was not room for the showing OF stock.
Galleries along each side of the arena were
packed and there were quite number Of
women present. There was not moment $
recess and no sooner did the auctioneer
announce the sale of horse or team than
another animal was rushed forward. The
bidding was very brisk and the average
prices paid were high.
The sale. which lasted until $50 p. m.
was attended by about two thousand per-
sons most of whom were much interested
in the proceedings from a business point of
view. A large majority of those present
were buyers and sellers who have been
attracted here through the publicity given
the Indianapolis market in the newspapers
OUTSIDERS PLEASED.
Many of the dealers present were here
simply to see what the Indianapolis mar
ket was. An enthusiastic buyer for export
trade said last night relative to the sales
of the week and the prospects for this
market: There have never been sales any,
where in the United States where SO many
horse dealers have been represented as
here this week. There are here some 25c
horse dealers handling carloads exclusive
ly who are here just to look over the
market and will be Influenced by the re-
i
shipments. The results have so far been
beyond all expectations and the success
of the sales will be a great thing for In
dianapolis. 1t will not be long until In
dianapolis will be at least the second mar
ket in the country. 1t is right in the GEN.
ter of the country where are bred the
best horses of all kinds and the railway
facilities are such as naturally make q
market. The new condition is probably ow-
ing to the location of new concerns here
Indianapolis has always been q good mar
ket, but the business has been conducted In
a manner not conducive to brisk business
The Cronk Horse Company, which opened
here to-day, and the Indiana Horse and
Mule Company, which will open up fol
business Monday next. are responsible FOL
the new conditions. No doubt other con-
Germs will come in here and with competi-
ton between them there Is bound tn be
good business Beginning Monday next auc'
ton sales will be conducted five days ir
each week"
Among the buyers here are many repre-
sentatives of export firms, among them be.
ing L. l.. Strauss, John Arthur. Wolh
Brothers, John Doyle and Isaac Hahn. OF
New York; Edgar Snow, L. II. Brockway
o. A. Kelly and George Prescott, OF Bos'
ton; G. T. Turnbull and w. H Smith
of Toronto ]. NJ. Johnson, V. +. Bailey
Herman Stoner, Daniel Taylor and A. ID
Knox of Buffalo; Hay yd&r Fox n JeEsey casy
John Watson, Glasgow, Scotland.
The tendency of this market toward
higher prices than obtain elsewhere wa
shown by a conversation heard on ca
coming from the stockyards. Three mel
were earnestly engaged in discussing
plans of trip to st. Louis for the purpos'
of buying horses at auction there and ship
ping them to this place to be put up a
auction.
The Cronk sales will be continued to-day
and Saturday and all offerings will be cata
logued. The offerings will be principal,
light stock, and every team and animal vii
be exhibited in harness to wagon TIL,
character of the sales will be much diff
ferent from that of yesterday In that al
business will be quietly transacted in tn
office. AS many of the animals on sale viii
be such as are suitable for family carriag'
horses it is thought there will be man,
women present.