The advocate., 1896-02-12


years of experience In the stock bust
ness, and are fully conVerssnt with che
needs and desires of shippers. They
will take pleasure In overseeing
any 8ld all cOnsignments made 10
them, especially the weighing of stock,
which is q very important point to re.
member. Their card appears in this
issue of the ADVOCATE.
Ben L. Welch & Co. report this
months business as starting in good
shape. The shipments have been light
but they have received their share.
They are always up with the process
sion. They request patrons and pros.
pective customers to send for market
reports and any other special informR.
ton regarding the trade. Stock con.
signed TO this firm at Chicago and East
st. Louis, ILL.,, will be sold by honest
and competent parties with whom they
have made arrangements. Notify
them when consigning stock to these
points.
M Peters & Co. can be found at
rooms 70 and II in the new building,
first Office on the left of main entrance.
Mr.. Peters is well and fsVorably
known to almost every stockmsn in
the country and needs no introduction.
He is thoroughly posted in the live
stock commission business. He has
an excellent corps of assistants who
will give their personal attention to
every detail of business. His son, M.
s. Peters, Jr., has charge of the office.
Parties coDsigning stock to this firm
can rest assured they will get every
cent the market will bear.
Fletcher & Patterson have handsome
rooms in 1854 and 365 Live Stock Ex-
change. They have issued a circular
in which they say: "The demand for
COWS and heifers is strong with an up.
ward tendency. There is good demand
for calves and yesrlings Of all kinds.
Light veal calves are scarce and the
market strong. Hogs are selling about
the same as they were last week. Not
expecting much decline In the near
future, yet we can see no good reason
for holding. Mixed packing are selling
at $3.50 to S405, and heavies from
WOSe O w WOoOOS GMOAADb A0A-
niShed free to their customers.
Robert White & Co. are at their old
stand, which has been refitted, and
they are doing thriving business.
Mr.. White Is one of the pioneers Of
the Exchange and has the confidence
Of his many customers. He received
cOnsignments from the following men
on Friday: John Hillstesd, KirWin,
Kss., one car of cattle; j. A. Lind,
SsffordsVille, Kss., one car; Louis
Hothan, Carbondale, cattle and hogs;
j. II. Witbeck, Burlingame, hogs;
Russell Bowman & Co., Lawrence,
hogs; G. Koch, Cedar Gap, Mo-, cattle
and hogs; T. M. Hancock, Stanley
Kas., cattle; Allen MCGEE, Red Bridge,
Mo-, two cars cattle; Charles Ebes,
GlenWood, Kss., cattle.
Uncle William Rodgers says: 1.-THE
past week has been one of light re-
ceipts, and slow, drsggy tendency,
in sympathy with the depressed condi-
ttons all over the country. Neither
politics nor religion can help us out of
the hole. So we would suggest to our
patrons and the trade generally that
this is an off year for speculation, and
one in which we should take an in
voice, not Only of our effects, but of
the strained conditions that surround
us, and adjust ourselves to meet the
emergency of low cattle market and
cheap grain. We anticipate low prices
for the next four months. The bulls
must die, while the bears hold high
carnival. Economy is the only true
source of wealth. Time will develop
a truth and mature q note.'"