Wichita eagle., 1889-12-26

Everything and everybody was in full
holiday attire at the stock yards and pack
ing houses yesterday and there was no bus
mess stir except the transfer of the COM
pany's Offices from the old to the new
yards. kilograms that came in from ST.
Louis, Chicago and other points opened up
with ''no markets" and closed with the
] time honored salutation: "a merry Christ
mas and happy New Year"
The commission men, some of them, oc-
ruDied seats at their respective offices and
figured on business for the remainder of
the week. while the firm of Eldridge &
Campbell eniigened things in the morning
by presenting each of the buyers represent
ing the Whitaker and Doid firms with
6ne s. whips, made of solid whalebone and
Of the finest finish. Everything will be
ready for rush of business at the new
Tards today.
HOGS, CATTLE AND GRAIN.
A well known shipper and stock
taiser OF southern Kansas, visited
the yards and packing houses yesterday,
and in general conversation remarked
that Wichita had every reason in the
world to feel encouraged over her first
gears business in the stock and packing
business In speaking of agricultre and
stock growing he said the farmers have
become aroused as to their best interests,
and will in the future greatly improve the
present system of farming. and with this
they will also improve stock raising. He
saws a large portion of our present crop
chat cannot be moved, will be fed to stock,
and as result shippers will greatly in
f,%, 81, &c IF ho~, noft
Nand sheep to this market. The very
quickest way to get handsome returns
from the enormous crops of this section is
70 feed the grain to stock, and then dis
posing of this stock at home market,
where the expense of shipping it to an
eastern market can be saved and will add
materially to the bank account of the
shipper.
The above facts are true to the letter and
demonstrated every day at the stock yards,
by shippers who come here with hogs and
cattle, receive checks for their money at
only shade less than prices paid by east
ern markets. and return to their homes the
same day that the shipments are made.
Messrs Dold and Whitaker, who have 10
kated two of the finest packing plants in
the country here, are far-seeing business
men, and thoroughly understood all these
facts before building their immense estab-
lisbnents. Recent conversations with
these gentlemen establishes the fact that
they are more than satisfied with the pro-
gress that has been nude during the first
rear, now drawing to a close. The most
aattering part of the business is the steady
daily increase of fine stock-hogs and
cattle coming to the market. The two
houses jointly now slaughter 5000 hogs
every week, to say nothing of cattle and
sheep, and. as above stated, there is a
steady increase of supplies. Each firm has
also commenced shipping finely cured
meats in car lots to Oklahoma and other
sections growing rapidly in population
and tributary to this market. From No
vember, 1888, to November, 1889. the record
shows that 1SS,000 hogs were handled in
this market. This is certainly a fair |
showing to present to the outside word of
,mmerce, and according to the rapid rate |
Of increase in business, there will soon be a
demand for the enlargement of capacity
tor the present packing firms and good
outlook for others to move out in this di
rec ion. l