. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. gn countries British Possessions. Channel Islands British East Indies Canada , Other British possessions Total British possessions All other countries 1894. Grand Totals 23,106 1895. 3,293 86 1,802 2,202 4,785 3,765 1,129 1,285 255 143 293 287 4,843 10,351 821 439 88 17,595 34 18 5,424 12,908 35 5,511 2,754 23,106 34,147 Russia has completely dropped out of the Englishmarket, and there is a decline in the shipments fromGermany, the Argentine Republic and Belgium. Itwill be seen that the Americ
. Illustrated history of the Union Stockyards; sketch-book of familiar faces and places at the yards. gn countries British Possessions. Channel Islands British East Indies Canada , Other British possessions Total British possessions All other countries 1894. Grand Totals 23,106 1895. 3,293 86 1,802 2,202 4,785 3,765 1,129 1,285 255 143 293 287 4,843 10,351 821 439 88 17,595 34 18 5,424 12,908 35 5,511 2,754 23,106 34,147 Russia has completely dropped out of the Englishmarket, and there is a decline in the shipments fromGermany, the Argentine Republic and Belgium. Itwill be seen that the American working horses dominatethe English market. The value of the imports fromthe United States in 1894 was $898,845, and in 1895 u ILLUSTRATED HISTORY $1,726,625. In 1894 the Canadian importations wereworth $905,895, and in 1895 $1,846,285. All the good horses do not go through the Chicagomarket to other places. Many of them stay here. Thereis spirited bidding between Chicago men over speciallydesirable animals. Still, it must be admitted thatChicago is a good deal like the farmer who sends all his. a bad UN. best to market on the principle that any old thing isg«iod enough for him to live on. Considering thelength and beauty of Chicagos driveways, the valuablehorse is not so much in evidence as one would expect. The coaching division makes a fair showing on stateoccasions, though there are probably less than a scoreof Chicagoans sufficiently interested in a four-in-handto boast a complete turnout. By the enthusiasts horseback riding is regarded as the OF THE UNION STOCKYARDS 75 poetry of motion and the best of all exercises. A phy-sician who rides both a horse and a bicyole puts it thisway: After all, the bicycle is but a substitute forthe horse, where the horse cannot be had, and horsebackriding remains the perfect exercise for health and en-joyment to all who are fortunate enough to be able toobtain it Some ardent believers in this exercise claim
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