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Show To te c ... J.) THE MANY ni.'t C7 ZlZZZ. All mules are not alike. There Is a greater difference bet Ween mules tban horses, although they Vary less in size. Mules ar known on thSe market as cotton cot-ton mules, lumber Anules, railroad mules, sugar mules, faAm mules, levee mules, city mutes anA miner mules. Miners are classed as pr:t and surface mules. The commonest kilnd Is the cot- ton mule, and there are more of this ' class than any other. V ThAy range f;m thirteen to sixteen hands Klgh, and are at their best between 4 an A 7 years. It makes ' little difference how they are built, so long as they are sniooth. They bring Ip. the Southern markets from to $165 each. , - - The best mules are lumber mules, ranging from fifteen to seventeen hands, large, heavy-boned arid ru??ed. Their values depends upon thfelr ability to draw heavy loads. &eauty cuts no figure In prices, which range itroro $100 to $250. Occasionally aa extra good pair will VirlnB1 tr.Clft : . . Itailroad mules are lumber males that have been, somewhat braktn clown or a little Entailer than thor. usedi In the lumber camps. Sugar mules belong to the fancy class. Sugar mulcts are smooth, rangy, with small beau and neck, and run from fifteen to sixteen hands high; they will bring fronV $150 to $?00. ' White and sorrel mules are qiever used In the 'mines. They say wher6 the mine shafts are long a white mule resembles re-sembles a ghost and frightens the ether eth-er mules beyond control. All pit miles must be dark bay or black In color, heavy-boned, good weight, and twelve to fifteen hands high. They bring frim $135 to $200, but if used for any other purpose they would not bring within $60 aa much. The Government la the best mule-buyer. It pays big price, but demands the very choicest anlmalib on the, market. The demand for mules) is increasing every year. Omaha) World-Herald. V . I |