Wichita eagle., 1890-01-25
Brief Mention.

Butt bought rs cat lie today.
II ii. Walker, Walton, sent in a car OF
hogs
A. ID. Cation, Peabody. had car of hogs
on tie market
Kilgore & Chef, Bluff City, marketed
cattle and hogs.
MIR Jewett, Fail River, marketed a car
Of cattle and hogs.
Liverpool received IA, 70i cattle from
America during 1889,
McVey, Hazelton. had a car of mixed
sock on UOday's market.
Colonel E Neff, Arkansas City, had q
car of hogs on The market.
Arnett Bros, Anthony, came in with one
car of mixed stock and one car OF hogs.
J. ID. Scott, of Kell s. Scott, Peck, was
Oh the market with a car of mixed stock
j. j. DOnabue, New Salem, was on the
market with enc car OF cattle and one car
of hogs.
Houst on went to Kansas City today with
several cars of cattle which he purchased
at the yards.
Secretary Mohler, of the Kansas Agri-
cultural department, says that reports
from all sections of the state show that the
winter wheat crop is in splendid condition
and that never before has the outlook for
an enormous crop been more fattering
than at present He estimates the acreage
at about 20 per cent greater than last year.
Barring Unforeseen misfortune the secre-
tary says the crcp viii amount TO u, 600 0G0
bushels.
Mr.. l. \. DEAN, city. marketed some
butchers stuff today. Ia conversation
with Mr.. ID. he said ten years ago the win
ter hogs were selling at II. IS per cwt. and
corn was selling on the street at 10 cents
There must certainly be money in hogs at
$50 to S3.7 fattened on Kansas corn at
10@l2 cents per bushel.
LOOKS MUCH LIKE DISCRIMINATION AGAINST
WICHITA
Our grain buyers and shippers are max
ing bitter complaints against the different
railroad lines running into Texas, AS they
say they are compelled TO pay IS cent
rate on corn to nearly all points in that
state and only a 81 cent rate on wheat
rye and hominy. Our rate on corn to
those points Is . cents more than Kansas
City rates. Why should Nebraska have a
IS cent rate TO Texas points with a much
longer haul? Your reporter was shown n
large number OF letters from leading grain
a.
shire which read about As follows:
Dear Sir: Replying to your favor Of
- inst. Will say. The best corn laid
down here or at Boston, which is our rate
ing point, costs Us about IL to Az cents
We are using mostly Nebraska corn as we
find It impossible to get satisfactory rates
from Kansas points. We would much
rather handle Kansas corn if we could lay
it down at the same price as it is much
better quality. We shall be very glad to
do some business with You If satisfactory
shipping rates can be made from your
city"
Can't Kansas railroads afford to haul
corn as cheap the roads running
through Nebraska? Haven't the Kansas
railroads been treated handsomely in the
way of subsidies by the generous and free
hearted people OF our state to afford TO
give them as good rates, To say the least.
as railroads are giving our sister statess
This extra tariff is unnecessarily taken
directly from the pockets OF the producer
as our shippers must pay just the excess in
freight less for corn in order 10 compete
with shipments from other states. Posi-
bly our railroads are waiting unit! the i'm
meuse corn crop of Kansas has been
marketed and then no doubt they will b
willing to MAKE as low Il rate as Is now in
force in other states.