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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1903)
PLI Ife MA Hi tiit H EL ATOOUTH UMAHL l M Iff jog t KNT UvM KN ! Before thla sale I C I opens I wish to say that we have l J about 80 CA-rlnndH of hnraM to Bell and we are going to sell them this afternoon. You all know the Ann of McCreary, Curey & Anderson. They have been holding these sales at regular Intervals since the opening of the range season and are going to continue through out the year. Their aim Is to conduct thla ale In such a manner that they will win and true to his word the auctioneer sold every animal before his hand was finally lowered or his voice ceased to tease the bidders on to greater efforts. No better managed sales are ever held than those conducted by McCroary, Carey & Anderson. The sales are held at the Union Stock Yards, in South Omaha. An amphithea ter has been constructed and covered with a large tent. The seats are elevated so that one buyer has as good a view of the ring as the other. The horses are taken In at one end of the tent and when sold driven out at the other end, and In that way tiresome waits are avoided, and In fact the whole sale Is carried on with a vim and an energy that Is pleasing to all. Colonel Holland understands his business perfectly and knows what he is doing at all times so that no disputes ever arise as to the ownership of the horses, and In fact no complaints are ever heard re garding the management of the sales. A good braes band Is always on hand to keep up the spirits of the crowd. When one firm can sell from 75 to 100 cars of horses in a single afternoon and keep that record up week after week. It does not appear that the automobile has had much effect upon the demand for horses. Bicycles and automobiles come and go but horses go on forever. In thla con- Carey A Anderson, who handle over 65 per cent of the range horses received at that market. Tills firm started In business with the idea that In order to be successful in buy ing and selling range horses, they must stick to perfectly square business methods. When thoy first began, some of the older horse men told them they would soon be out of business, but they have never chang ed their policy, and the fact that they have bought and sold more rango horses In the last three years than any other firm In the country would Indicate that they made no mistake by doing business on the square. As a result of this policy, horsemen know that when McCreary, Carey & Anderson advertise a horse sale they are going to have plenty of horses to supply the do mand and that they aro going to havo the kind they advertise. Furthermore, horsemen know that the horses will be ac tually sold and not bid In by some repre sentative of the Arm. The firm always has men In the ring who' take the names of the buyers as fust as the horses are sold and if desired arrange for the billing at once. In other words a man can arrive at South Omaha at ten o'clock In the morning and by four In the afternoon, can have his horses on the cars. This does away with all the risk and extra expense of go Tresident of the National Uve 8 toe Orowers Association. The first shipment of these horses arrived at Bouth Omaha for the sale of July 30. For style, color and breeding they have no equal la th country. Among them were 21 head of Imported French and German coach stal lions. Imported by Crouch A Bon, of lAfao yette, Indiana, who aro the largest Import crs of coach stallions In the United Btate. l'art of these stallions were In the yards at the time of the Bale to show the bread ing of the horses being offered. Particular mention should be made of the yearlings and two-yeur-nlds In both of these bands of horses. Thoy are rery large and shapely and would be an orna ment on any man's farm In Iowa or Illi nois. Many of them In fact have the max lug of teams which no one need be ashamed to drive to his carrlago In any city m the country. Shipments from tho two droves of horse mentioned above will arrive at South Omaha about every two weeks until they are all disposed of, and the sales will be conducted by McCreary, Carey & Ander son, In the same manner as they have carried out all their sale during the last three years. In September, there will be about 2,000 head of unbranded sucking colts, out of Imported sires which will b 1 uf.4 t 1 I ' Li' ft V - V . 'v ... -' .; ,. f"V r -jr.- a : " i . r . ' ft t i -' "" - ... t. your friendship, your confidence and your good will and In that way bring you back. If you have come here to buy horses we want you to give us as much for them as you can. If you have not come with the Intention of buying we hope you have left your hammer at home and If you have brought it with you, either leave It in your pockot or cut the handle off." With these few words Col. Wm. Holland, the peer of all range horse auctioneers, opened the horse aale held July 22, by McCreary, Ca rey & Anderson, at South Omaha. No soonix had he finished than the gates swung open and in came the first bunch. They were a fine lot and the bidding was keen. In leas than three minutes they were sold and another bunch was In the ring. They had all kinds from sui kling colts to horses broken for general utility, nectlon It should be mentioned that only a short time ago a horse with a brand on was considered of but little value and that was particularly true In the east. The situation Is entirely different now, how ever, for the stock on the western ranges' has been greatly Improved and the pre judice against branded horses has practi cally disappeared in all progressive sec tions of the country. Bouth Omaha Is now the largest range horse market in the country. In 1892 time thing over 14,000 horses were received at that point, while in 1902, or ten years later, the arrivals amounted to over 4'ooo head, the receipts having trcbbled In that time. This rapid growth has made South Omaha the best place in the country In which to buy range stock uiul this fact is largely due to the efforts of the ilrm of McCreary, lng farther west to buy the horses. When a shipment comes through from the west, there are bound to be some cripples, but when they are bought at South Omaha, the purchaser does not have to stand that loss. In regard to the class of stock being handled by McCreary, Carey & Anderson, it should be said that the firm has recently purchased 3,000 horses from the well known firm of Ash Bros., at Pierre, B. I). The first consignment of these arrived at South Omaha and were sold July 23. The horses were pronounced by all competent horse men as being the best in color and quality the heaviest bone and largest In size of any rango horses ever seen on the market. The firm has also purchased 4,000 head of the Hash Knife brand, at Blle Fourche, S. D., owned by Col. John W. Springer, Included In the shipments from these Bam two bands of horses. They promise to be extra nne and will make the purchasers good money. That, however, Is true of all the horses being offered, as evidenced by the fact that last year when cattle men were losing a pile of money, the farmers, who bought good, young draft horse, made plenty of money. The conditions are fully as favorable this year as they were last for an active demand for horses and the man who buys these western rangers, and fattens them will certainly be well paid for his time. One thing that should be rememhered, Is that the horses are well cared for and given all the hay they will eat up to the time of the sale, ho they are In good shipping condition and will arrive ut their destination in first clas shape.