Wichita eagle., 1889-12-24
OPENING THE NEW STOCK YARDS.

II is understood that the new stock yards
Will be ready for occupancy today and
& ere will be a genera! move for better
O qlarters al along the line. The new yards
nave heretofore been fully described in
these columns. They will be more con-
Eenientlv constructed for buyers, shippers
snd packers. The pens will all be under
cover, as the unloading floors will have
pens that incline all the way down. There
will be no mud, consequently stock can be
better cared for. Tho handling capacity
will equal to all demands The hydrants
are so arranged that every pen will be
amply supplied with water. The tracks
have been completed by a first class yard
engineer, that at all times will be at the
disposal OF the exchange.
THE GRAIN MARKET.
There are no changes on quotation prices
in the grain market The price paid for
VI mite and mixed corn is still 13 cents, and
II cents for good yellow corn. At the ele-
yators the wheels of business in transpor
tation of grain are virtually clog2ed, and
l20 car loads of grain are now awaiting
shipment, and as yet no cars can
be obtained. Everything is blocked at St.
Joe, Kansas City and ST. Louis. Recent
statistics show that the immense amount
of traffic given the eastern lines tor the
last month has almost completely choked
the leading lines east from Chicago.
Nearly $500 cars belonging to the west
ern roads are now in the Chicago yards of
east-bound roads. This not only adds con-
fusion to east bound traffic, but it further
Increases the shortage of cars on the part
of the western roads and Is the cause of
the trouble here now. Carefully collected
figures show that outside of the corn now
in Baltimore, q, 600 cars are now on the
way there. This would make an amount
of corn three feet high, seven feet wide,
ana l26 miles long. For once the railroads
are congratulating themselves on the con-
tinuaDce OF mild weather. Should cold
weather come it would require for ship
meHt an amount of traffic estimated at
twice the present tonnage.
BRIEF MENTION.
Now for the new stock yards.
Mr.. II. McFadden, well known ship
per, made his first shipment of stock here
last Tuesday. He resides at Marion, deals
largely in all kinds OF stock and is highly
pleased with the outlook for first-class
tome market here.
Inc receipts anu shipments Oh SIOCh
were fully up 10 the mark yesterday with
prices only a shade lower than eastern
markets.
b. c. Cochran. of Tisdale was on the
market yesterday with a car load of fine
hogs.
Mr.. E. Louder, a well known shipper
from Woodward, Oklahoma, was on the
market with two car loads of cattle which
were sold at the yards FOR shipment.
Pough Bros, of Sedgwick City, sold a
fne load of ho.s yesterday.
W Wichita Grain Market
WICHITA Kan, Dec. %,
GRAIN-Car lots on track:
WHEAT-G Good milling 5SGG2c, while other grades
srequoted at Juc aud down.
CORN No 5 lSI.
OATS-l2Otl.c.
RYE-No 22+a25c No. 5 23G24c
HAY s! 30 per ton; - in car lots.
GROUND CORA-Chopin In car lots SIC per 100 lbs.
Wichita Produce Market
WICHITA. Kan. Dec. o.
PoTA1 oES-Kansas iOc per bu. northern soc.
ORANGE -Mexi,an IS IS per crate; Florida S. IS
LEMoNS-Mas s5 % per box
MALAGA GRAPtS-a5 10 keE, 80 90 per keg.
RRRRkSSSc ges rthcE5 Ga 80 y y per 3 re4 so5 Iao
COCOANUTS-7c.
oNIONS-Spanish &c per bu Kansas GOc.
BANANAS-sl .0s2 80 per bunch.
RAISiSS-S. NJ. g. 80 per box, London layers 81 65
=. N. Ia sacks Slsc Der 10.
EGGS-15c per doz-
BUTTER-Fancy creamery 2Sc. choice creamery,
&c, choice butter lSc fair 5c cooking butter l0c