456 TYPES AND MARKET CLASSES OF LIVE STOCK 



Class 1918 1917 1916 1915 1910 1902 



Draft horses.. ..$210 $215 $210 $203 $200 $166 



Southern chunks.... 100 100 96 88 87 57 



Express horses 170 175 169 166 161 135 



Carriage horses (pairs) . . . ; 425 450 470 473 473 450 



Drivers 165 165 160 164 172 145 



Saddle horses : ... 190 190 187 179 177 151 



General use 150 150 146 155 144 117 



The above is a rather incomplete report, but it is all that 

 is available. The total value of all horses received at Chicago 

 in 1918 was $16,246,700, and their average value was $185. 

 The average was $185 in 1917, $180 in 1916, $180 in 1915, $183 in 

 1914, $188 in 1913, and $179 in 1912. In connection with these 

 figures it should be remembered that many of the best loads 

 of horses from the cornbelt are taken directly to the eastern 

 cities for sale, being gathered by country buyers who consign 

 them to eastern dealers. 



