Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-01-18
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
TIE WONDERFUL GROWTH on KANSAS
CirN'S LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Interesting Statistics in the "Red BOOK
just Issued by the "Droyers' Tcle-
gram" -Rcccipts and shipments
for Twcnty-four Years,

The marvellous growth and rapid strides
| OF tav l,e stock ud.c here has long been
understood in general way. But one
must loIuN inc movement OF STOCK ht!t
year hy year 10 appreciate the stability
Tho Dgoyrrs Telegram RED Book just
ont. furuishr- this information and its va
ri399 ,!ret'trgue" tables make an interesting
re,pts shipment, and drlve-out-; The re-
coipts ana shipments by railroads; the re-
vcipts or cattle here. the first year after
lhr opening Of the yards, were l-o,s27. and
last year lbl3,iSi, q most surprising growth
receipts In ls'l Here 4lrG. and in 1896 wer5
i527. ana Ia - We're s6i.si8. ana horse anI
mule receipts were IN ISL sU, and IN l>s5
Were j-,Gu5, on the next page g. found
the yards auI its Valuation. In ls7l III isg
head of stock Of AN kinds We're received,
the value OF which Was $4,000. and in lstl
the receipts 0f All kind were 5.nGi c6a head,
oqualed in ans Other clty in The West
Ihen there are tables of receipts by thou-
rAui5 .ot ~, I. y.liS, " T,eord 81 ne iaisrst
and one year Tn, big months With pack
rrSS ana me yearly PACKING lu lNi5 Armour
hlNgi m one month bn-N cattle, and ls,G
lhsy pa ke4 IN one mQntI llI,|o6 hos-. The
lablg slaughter here by years shows that
IN $50 th,Ir "rrr ~ so killed by The
combined packers, and IN 1886 there were
9l3.2i5 cattle KILLED. In 1888 there were
iA26 hogs packed and m 1896 the COM
b.uei packing was 2.ii5.l3l In ls1y there
slaughter was ..I.SJG Then there an. tables
of prices oI berf ,atfI@ Tor dftssu yrars
anu mghihy prices OF feeding ANA range
cattle Tor nFr years. The average weight
price OF native beef steers each day the
past year ON January ~ 1895 the top
On DeSembgr s. II Vas sis s Ths 1t1o io1 piaa aa
OF leedins ana range cattle each day given
Sgtas S@ '9ap, 9r I. L1gfE 2i @ hog ana sheep
hogs her ln January, 1850 was Si45, in lss4
II was So IN l,n II was s3s2is. IN 1898 II
Va ss,y. a.l "a tsj} m was Si95 The live
stock markets of Chicago, ST. Louis aul
omaha ar" lrsatei IN the same ~ay,though
not on 30 LIBERAL "a scale
The iSd Texas now coming TO market are
unusually good some really good beeyes
state. 4. ;. ana IT, Witherspoon. Of Gaines
NilIr, Toy PAD 20 yesterday eighteen cot
aged l.2,4 pounds They were both TAT ana
hrm and were sold by Casslay Bros. *
90. al $50 me hishesrt price for Texas
Among The export cattle here yesterday
Tas Wa iiae ior ilom A p. EMS < coi q
own feeding and fully ripe, The eighty
i've average - POUNDS and were sold
the top prices az the day. Ar Ellis says
cattle am hogs are short in his county.
lion. J. .. Morrow ana Mat Williamson.
OF washington county, has,, were in yes
q
hogs short ln their county. Corn selling A
L. Robbins Golden City. Mo. was here
yesterday with cattle. lie says cattle and
hogs ar shert IN Jasper county. Corn sell
". g Ellis Noun. Grove, No.. came in
Wlth hogs yesterday
a. ". Wilson. Oiathe Kas.. was on the
yards ytsigidiy with cattle.
N, T.. Rigs MatnelI Green, Has., was
=. o Davis, EMporia, Kas, had IN cattle
James Beatty & Co and Davis & With
9Ispooni Gata,svi4le, Tea. were up yester-
s q and T. D. Thomas. OsceoIa, No.
we're IN yesterday with Cattle.
T. +; Farmer Belton, Mo, had Ia cattle |
yesterday.
Johnson, & Henderson. Gallatin. No, |
were = tae EaEds yesterday With cattle.
yesterday with cattle.
Frank sears, Eskridge, No, was here |
yesterday With cattle
b. 5. Campheu, Latham. Kas,, was at the |
YARDS yesterday.
Chambers a Whitney Evasion. Wyo. |
had in cattle yesterday
j. G. Stewart, Valley Center, Kas,, vas IN |
yesterday with cattle.
II. + Dean and r.. q. Cohleld, Ada, kas. /
j. NJ Wilson, Llauo, Tex, was up yestcr-
day with cattle
Charles Davis, Valley Falls. Kas, was (
here yesterday with cattle.
8 /, S,andish' Hume, No., was at the /
=. Rotz, Man hester Kas., was in yester- |
day with eatug ana hogs
". 9, Teas, Lenexa, Kas., came In yes /
terday With cattle
the yards yesterday with hogs.