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ment bonds, and is traded in many times between producer and 

 consumer, without ever being seen by most of its buyers and sellers. 

 Beef cattle obey the same law, and when one properly understands 

 the method of classification he can tell very accurately what the 

 price of any given lot will be by reading the market quotations. 

 It will be found that there is just about fifty cents per hundred 

 weight difference in price between extra choice and choice, choice 

 and good, good and medium, medium and fair, and fair and com- 

 mon steers. 



Market horses obey the same law, but as intimated they are 

 harder to grade because their qualities vary more widely and their 

 adaptability to any purpose is far less uniform, and consequently 

 the prices obtained present greater contrasts than do other market 

 products in general. 



The greatest horse markets are New York, Philadelphia and 

 Chicago. St. Louis also handles a great many horses, and perhaps 

 more mules than any other trade center. Chicago is typical as a 

 well-systematized market, especially of the heavier grades of horses, 

 although New York and Philadelphia perhaps excel in classes of 

 quality and action. A characteristic Chicago market quotation is 

 as follows : 



Poor to Fair. Good to Choice, 



Drafters $110 to $160 $165 to $240 



Loggers and feeders . . 75 to 145 1 50 to 190 



Chunks ...... 75 to 1 00 1 1 to 1 45 



Expressers 110 to 150 150 to 170 



Farm mares and cliunLs . 60 to 90 90 to 125 



Light drivers .... 65 to 130 150 to 400 



Actors and coachers . . 100 to 175 200 to 450 



To discuss these several classes under their respective heads, we 

 shall learn as follows : 



"Bicf^more's Gall Cure has become a necessity ivith our farmers. 



W. S. Worthington, Neshaminy, Pa. " 



