Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1904-06-09
PERIODICAL AUCTIONS.
For the Marketing of Live stock.
An Ohio Horse sale.

Of Agriculture
Auction sales furnish a good oppor-
tunity for disposing Of stock Some
times a special country auction sale
is held to dispose of the surplus stock
of a local breeder or two or more such
breeders may combine to hold such a
sale In such cases the arrangements
and advertising may be left to the
auctioneer, who receives a percentage
of the sales made and pays for clerk
hire, advertising, etc.
But the more important local auc-
ton sales are those which are held
periodically at some point convenient
for both producers and buyers. Such
sales are not very common in the Unit
ed States, though they have been es-
tablished in few places in the central
west, especially for the disposal of
horses and cattle Such sales are
sometimes held on the streets or on
the public square of a considerable
town or in some commodious stable.
The animals are offered for sale sin
ely or in lots, as the seller may prefer.
The auctioneer usually receives either
so much per head for stock sold or a
percentage of the amount realized by
the seller. The cost of advertising
such sales is usually nominal, and
sometimes no special advertising Is
necessary, as in case of the monthly
stock sales which have been held for
many years on the streets of London,
O., on the first Tuesday of every
month Payments for stock sold at
these periodical auctions are nearly al
ways made on a cash basis.
British Auction Sales.
The local auction markets held in
Great Britain are of considerable i'm
portance and are usually held weekly.
At Kilmarnock, Scotland, periodical
sales are held, the stock sold being
largely Ayrshire dairy COWS and butch
ers' stock, much of which comes from
Ireland. From 100 to $50 cows are
commonly sold at each weekly aue-
ton. There is a yard with pens for
keeping stock for inspection; also two
buildings about forty feet square for
conducting the sales There are in each
a sawdust covered ring. box for the
auctioneer and clerk and seats arrang-
ed in amphitheater style for the bid
ders. Each COW is entered on the rec
ord by number, and a slip of paper
bearing the number is pasted on the
rump.
At Kilmarnock the cattle are con-
signed to the auctioneer, to whom the
consignor must look for his pay. No
animal is to be taken from the yard
until paid for. For remuneration the
auctioneer receives about / 50 per
cent Of the amount of the sales.
These British sales are patronized
by dealers, farmers, dairymen and
butchers. All have an opportunity to
inspect the stock before the sale. Some
of these country local auction sales in
Great Britain are very large. At Here
ford, England, on each Wednesday
hundreds of cattle change hands, as
many as 1000 being sold in one day.
A Typical Local Horse Market.
At Orrville, o., for some years a
horse company has conducted sales
twice month. The horses are brought
in from the surrounding country and
are offered for sale in a building con
structed for the purpose, containing
many stalls, a salesroom, auctioneer's
and clerks box and seating space for
buyers. These sales are attended by
local buyers and men from distance
who come to secure stock for special
orders.