Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-07-22
LIVE STOCK NEWS AND GOSSIP
NEW HOG PENS At THE YARDS ARE
COMPLETED.
The YnrdinT Capacity Increased Thir.
ty Cnrs-A Large sheep House Is
Being Built - Many Fine
steers ON the Market.

The pen improvements at the yards tina
have been in the course OF construction 70
the past two months are rapidly drawin
| TO completion. The new hog pens on tn
| north side have just been finished, 10 Il
| number. Increasing the yarding capacit,
| thirty cars. The new sheep house on tn
north side when finished will be the larges
| and most complete in the world. having
| daily yarding capacity of 5000 sheep. 1t Il
mere than half done. When 1t is finished
| the old sheep house will be changed a. llttl'
and made into hog pens. further enlarginl
the capacity of the hog division.
| Choice export cattle this week last yea
sold here at $3.50. Yesterday the top pric,
was $.lO.
Harry I'M is back from the chIekasaN sa,,
two. thirds of corn crop. Cattle in yer.
good supply, but not as fat as expected.
t.. There we're a good many dry lot steer steer.
buyers. L. a. Graf. Graf, Seb.. was was
h,rs Yin b ss shof beS
pretty lot of well neshcd 2-yeur-olds, aver.
aging q? pounds. They were sold by
Q, the day. Eastman took them Tor the
export trade. The same firm also sold for
W. I. Hewitt, Leavenworth, kas;., forty
fieshed, They averaged 1921 pounds and
brought s"i,:. next to the highest price of
the day.
OF the heavy steers In yesterday there
wa, was one lot that deserves more than Thar pass pass
sher;hogns bred and fed BY /. {. sins,
vile Has They were I'm ne lot Of fully
eyer. TO bring the top OF the market
They ayerageS l25 pound, ia, ana I've were sold
mission company at 800. the highest price
of the day for their weights.
Among the fine medium weight steers in
yesterday were twcn,y-three smooth, well
fattcd grade steers. brought In by John
Hoover, Paola, kas. They were OF his own
feeding and showed skillful handling. They
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Live
Stock Commission Company at si.lO. the
highest price of the day. Swift s. Co. got
j. p. Shea, Cloud county. Kas.. was here
yesterday with hogs,
Calvert & Sharp, Muscotah, Kas.. had In
Wesley Wilson, Geary county, Kas.. was
at the yards yesterday. lie says wheat
er better. Oats poor. Cattle and hogs
j. NJ. Beatty and r. ]. Ray. Johnstown.
j. y. Dean. severy. Eas.' was at the
yards yesterday with cattle.
Charles Umschied. Pot,awatomie county.
kas., was on the yards yesterday with cat
Phil Conboy. Johnson county. Kas.. was
IN yesterday WIN noes.
c. Longvordt,, Alta Vista. Kas.. was In
yesterday with hogs.
G.. W. Alexander Adrian, Mo-, was at the
yards yesterday with hogs.
a. Graves, Norton. kas.. came In yester-
The ogden. IT,. Packing Company had in
sheep yesterday.
James Paul. Garland, Mo-. was here yes
terday with cattle.
Lee & Hays, Mountain Grove. Mo-. had
S. l., Glevsnger. Wizard. Mo-. was hero
yesterday with hogs.
Mason & stevens. Corning. Kas.. had in
cattle and hogs yesterday.
j. l.. Humphrey. Warrensburg, Mo-
came in yesterday with hogs.
i. r. Pierson and william Van Stroh |
Lockwood, Mo. were at the yards yes |
terdHy with cattle.
William Fitzpatrick. Ernest. Mo-. was
on the yards yesterday with cattle.
l.. ". Lyons, Lanexa, kas.. was here
with hogs
Sid NJ. Lucas, Doniphan county. kas..
was on the yards yesterday with hogs.
He reports wheat, corn and grass all fine
IN his county, oats poor, corn in roasting
ear, cattle and hogs short.
u. f. PITTS, W arrensburg. Mo-. came in
yesterday with sheep.