The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-04-10
Brief Mention.

Great big cattle day and great big cattle
at the yards today.
J.SLahman shipped carofheavy street
Frs to Chambersburg, Pa, today over the
Rock Island
G. T. Collier and Mr.. Galloway ship one
ear each of horses to Mephis, Tenn, over
the Frisco this evening
W. B. Gibbeny came in from Abbyville
with car of cattle.
N. NJ. Duncan, OIcott, had three cars of
cattle and hogs on the market,
NJ y. Munger sent in a car of cattle
from Anthony.
: +. D. Taylor, Hazelton, had two cars of
rattle and two cars of mixed stock on to-
days market.
4. G. Steck sent in q car of cattle on the
market from Hazelton.
Frank NJ Reynolds, Hazelton, came in
with car of mixed stock
J. D. Gilchrist, Valley Center, had some
fat steers on the market.
NJ T. Lindley x Co. came in from
GreenSburg with two cars Of cattle and
two cars of hogs
Carr * Son. Udall, marketed a car of
cattle and hogs.
TIE. Gileland. Winfield, had car of
hogs on the market.
Mrs. James Keeney and daughter ar
rived from Kansas City and will remain a
few days hooking over the city. Some of
the boys say keeney has ordered sausage
and scrambled eggs for breakfast.
J. :. Norris, Furley. was a late arrival
with car OF cattle and hogs.
Butt purchased a steer today which
weighed , 220 pounds He was fat and
smooth and was certainly a beauty. 1t
took $3.50 per hundred to get him.
Ward Tucker. who has been on the mar
ket all week buying for the Colorado
butchers trade. will ship three cars of cat
tie to Leadville in the morning.
THE WOOL TRADE.
As the wool season Is again at hand the
wool grower naturally asks the question:
''How can / obtain the highest market
price for this seasons clip2' The answer
is: "Sell at home Experience on ship
ments east to commission houses in 1889
taught the inexperienced dear lesson.
Woods that sold in this market from IS to
15c the commission house returns last year
melted the shipper from TO l2c.
Wichita, with her abundance of capital
in the banks, Is well able to handle the en-
tire product Of the southwestern clip, and
bv selling here, which is near
Your horne. you save freight. commits
sion and storage. There are some Of
the largest buyers here there are in the
country. They sell direct to the manu-
facturer and thus brings the producer in
close connection with the consumer. This
will be an exceptional year, however. it
having been a mild winter and sales of
woolens thereby decreased. Manufacturers
only bought and viii purchase Sparingly.
The merchants are well supplied from last
year on wooden goods and viii only buy to
sort up their stocks. Thus ii is wool
growers Will face a slow market and values
will naturally run low. At the last Lon
don sales woods for the continent fell -
per cent below last falls prices: 50 the out
look Is only low values. But in order 10
obtain the highest values of the various
grades. the sheep should be kept clean be
fore shearing. fleece put up as near square
as possible with no rubbish. and put up in
good merchantable condition. Earthly and
dark greasy WOODS VIII find a slow draggy
market II is the intention of the EAGLE
TO keep the public posted on any changes
in the market and prices VIII be corrected
according TO eastern markets.