Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-05-30
WEEKLY REVIEW.
A Glance Over the Weeks Doing's in this
City

Notwithstanding the cry OF dfouth and II
consequence poor crop prospects, the vol
ume OF trade has not notably decreased. In
dry goods and fancy goods there is slight
falling off, as there is also in furnishing
goods and come other lines, but staples
have suffered nothing.
There has been no noticeable change in
the produce market. The supply of grain
slightly exceeded that of the two previous
weeks, especially in wheat and corn. Prices
during the week were substantially Is
quoted in our local market report.
Strawberries and cherries have been COM
ing in freely and are down to ten cents per
quart retail. Peas and other green vegeta-
blss are in abundance.
The horse and mule market has not been
very lively during the week. The demand
is chiefly for good family drivers and heavy
railroad mules. There is nothing doing in
scrubs nor inferior stock and western buyers
are conspicuous for their absence.
The railroads report q very heavy BUSH
ness in both passengers and freight during
the week, and all our hotels have been Kept
full Of guests.
Owing perhaps in great degree
to Encouragement consequent upon
the continued drouth, slight
falling off in the volume Of real estate trans
actions, during the latte, half of the week, is
noticeable, but prices are firm and no one
appears inclined to cut the ruling prices of
the preceding three weeks, but yesterday
there were some heavy sales, the majority of
which are not on record. The aggregate
transactions recorded during the week lie
S276, 1862, and the purchases made by Mr.
Rosenthsl yesterday makes Sl05,000 ad-
dittonal. Many Of our real estate dealers
besides report many good sales SO that on
the whole the week shows little, if any de-
cline.
There is no let up on the building boom.
The number of buildings commenced dur
ing the week, according TO the most accu-
of any statistics, are fourty-one or on an
average Of nearly seven per day. A COM
plete record might increase these
slightly, but even as these figures
rate continued from May 1st or, the new
year would find US with about 1000 new
buildings erected this year.
Local society circles have not been very
prolific in interesting events during the week.
owing no doubt to the extreme heat.
The reception given by the Woman's
Guild of St. Sohn's Episcopal church. Tues
day evening, was a pleasant affair, and the
"Baby Logue," given at the opera house by
local talent, WAS one of the events of the
week, which. however. was eclipsad by the
Amorits, which drew full house on
Thursday night. The high school
commencement which was held in the opera
house WAS az event of unusual interest.
On Thursday evening the ladies of Re
bekah Lodge |. o. O. F, held q pleasant co.
| cable in their hall, and the same evening the
ladies Of the Emporia Avenue NJ Z church
geve al ice cream and strawberry festival.
4 very pleasant social event also was the
socisble ut the A. o. Z. w. hall on Thurs
day evening. On the same evening the
Knights of St. Joseph held ball in the
Fifth ward, and on Friday night there was
| pleasant school entertainment in the Fifth
ward Presby terrain church.