The advocate., 1896-10-21
KANSAS CITY STOCK YARD NOTES

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handled q splendid business during the past
month. Their customers come from all parts
| Of the territory tributary TO Kansas City.
This Arm makes little unnecessary noise, but
the verdict Of It's customers Is such as to win
| 1t increased popularity.
Wright & Hannah may not have millions be.
hind them, but they have q plain, common,
everyday way Of receiving customers and
handling business which is sure to bring in
creased trade. They manage to get their full
share Of the stock placed on the market They
are men Of experience who always give their
customers the benefit Of 1t. Shippers are as
sured OF cordial welcome II they call on this
firm, whether they COnsign stock to 1t or not
The A. B. Clarke Company is one of the lead
Ing East st. Louis horse commission firms.
This company Is handling a splendid busi-
ness and finds that their customers are very
largely those who are just finding out the ad'
vantage Of shipping to this market. The man.
ner in which this firm does its business has
been such as to have marked influence in the
building up OF this market It's statesmen
know their business well and every attention
Is given to customers interests.
The Chicago Live Stock Commission Com.
pany Is still at the front and indications are
favorable for . continuation Of successful
business by this firm. good alEaround force
OF men helps any business to obtain and hold
trade, and this firm is fortunate in that re-
spect. The interests of shippers is looked
after with scrupulous care. w. W. Rineau Of
CherryV8lo was among their large number Of
customers last Wednesday. He Is enthusias-
tic over the treatment given him.
H. G. Lindsay Of Topeka, whose card appears
In another column, Is one Of the most extern
sive horse and mule buyers in the State. This
has been his business for years and he under.
stands 1t well, His extended acquaintance
and fair method of doing business gives him
decided advantage over the transient buyer
who drops down in o community and Is then
gone never TO return. "Hank," as he Is tamil.
tarly called, has come to stay, and intends to
maintain his reputation &s buyer.
Ben L. Welch & Co. are still retaining their
Well-deserved popularity. One can drop into
their Office any time and find farmers from all
parts OF Kansas and Missouri who have con.
signed to them their stock. The expressions
on the faces OF these customers always indt-
cate that they are well pleased with the treat
ment given. W, K. McCarty OF Douglas county
was one Of their customers Wednesday. He is
one Of the leading and most prosperous farm
ers In his section. His Judgment In the choice
OF commission firms Is excellent
John Kirk, one Of the best horse aud mule
commission men In the country, Is doing an
enormous business at the National Stock
Yards, East ST. Louis. He handled nearly
1000 head during the first two weeks Of this
month. he Is known to shippers IS q careful
handler OF stock and his sSlesmen always get
the best price the market will ahord. He Is
receiving large cOnsignments from shippers
who have never before been ON this market,
and he sends them all away pleased with their
treatment. His influence and methods of
doing business have done much to popularize
this market
The National Stock Yards of East Louis
is making q splendid showing as a stock
market. The horse and mule department is
especially prosperous. During the first four
teen days Of this month, 1899 head were
handled, as compared with $500 during the
entire month Of October, 1895 The gain for
the nine months Of this year has been about
100 per cent. Considering the condition Of
the times this is certainly good evidence that
the National Stock Yards has been able to
convince both buyers and sellers that 1t is
very good market One strong point in this
company's favor is its superior facilities for
handling stock, together with its convenient
arrangements for showing it. This is all
under cover. This company Is decidedly pro-
Rressive, and the horse commission houses
doing business there are enterprising and
thoroughly up to date. These two elements
have made this she great horse and mule
market Of the world. All classes Of horses are
handled, and both buyers and sellers can
always find what they want.