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Domestic News
September 14, 1861
Ashtabula Weekly Telegraph
Ashtabula, Ashtabula County, Ohio
What is this article about?
Demand for horses in the local area for the Wade and Hutchings cavalry has spurred brisk trade with farmers, with average prices dropping to $80 from previous $100+, allowing sale of inferior horses and improving stock quality amid economic stringency.
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The Demand for Horses in this neighborhood for the Wade and Hutchings cavalry has produced quite a brisk trade with the farmers. The prices have ranged as is supposed, at moderate figures—$80 being the average for such as have heretofore been held at $100 and upwards. Though some have, no doubt, from the stringency of the times, been sold below their value, it is just as true doubtless, that many plugs have been worked off, whose riddance was a windfall to their owners, and will leave the common stock much improved.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Military
What keywords are associated?
Horse Demand
Cavalry
Farmers Trade
Horse Prices
Economic Stringency
What entities or persons were involved?
Wade
Hutchings
Domestic News Details
Key Persons
Wade
Hutchings
Outcome
average horse prices at $80, down from $100+; some sold below value due to economic stringency; inferior horses ('plugs') sold off, improving common stock.
Event Details
Demand for horses for the Wade and Hutchings cavalry has created brisk trade with farmers, with prices at moderate figures averaging $80 for horses previously valued at $100 and upwards.