The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-24

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the last of the shippers to arrive anc
sell out on the closing market
Geo. Kennoyer Of Leon was in with 9
car of hogs, in charge of T. H. Neal.
One of the most practically philanthropy
10 acts which this community has witness
ed in a long time occurred and was
promptly carried out yesterday noon al
the Union Stock Yards, and by the sew
eral firms and corporations there inter
/ ested. When 1t was reported that Cum
bingham had been devastated by ruin
Gus cyclone last week universal sympa-
/ thy ran through the yards, as several well
known residents OF that unfortunate
neighborhood are regular shippers 20 this
market, and well known among the re-
ceivers, the most prominent of the ship
pers being John Radcliffe, himself one of
the heavy losers by the terrible vista
ton. Yesterday John was at the yards
with a car of stock, and related all the
sad and depressing details of the storm.
At once It was noised around the yards
that a general meeting of all the commits
sion firms and officials would be held at
l clock at the offices Of the W. NJ. Paugh
Commission company. Paugh himself call
ed the meeting and Superintendent W. r.
Dulaney was the spokesman called upon
to explain the nature Of the meeting,
which was simply to discuss plans for re-
lieving the distressed sufferers at Cum
bingham. It was learned that John Rat
cliffe, himself one Of the severest losers,
had the next morning gone down in his
pocket and given cash for the Immediate
wants Of his more unfortunate neigh
bors. as well as giving clothing and food
to those who had lost their little all.
Evro "a 1T
meeting, and every one present literally
subscribed to the fund. which very soon
reached the sum of sS5 Just around the
yards. and among the few who knew of
it, Billy Wallace head buyer for the
Dold Packing company, at once commu-
nicated to his house what had been done,
and big-hearted George Dold. who has
never yet allowed himself to be out-done,
and whose big establishment was long
ago on record for prompt response to
just such calls for worthy aid, sent word
to put himself down personally for $500
in cash, thus swelling the money subscrip-
ton to S120. Mr.. Dold did not stop there,
however, but further declared TO Mr.. Rat
cliffe that he might announce that what
ever provisions and packing house sup
plies were required to at once draw upon
the Dold company for all that was needed,
and which would be sent at once free as
the air. This spirit of open-hearted zeal
and generous practical liberality is what
makes the world better, and convinces a
cynical public that after ali the grand
principals of altruism and the altruistic
Instincts are still alive in the breasts of
hose who are at the head of our great
and industrial institutions. !
Mr.. Radcliffe went away greatly relieved |
IL IL
ards and packing house people, and In
,ehalf of the suffering ones of Cunning |
lam warmly thanked them all. 'Inasmuch |
is We have done this thing unto one Of |
he least of these, my brethren, ye have |
lone it unto me-"
The roads doing the hauling yesterday |
we're: The Santa Fe. cars; the Missouri |
Pacific, 2 and the Frisco, 1.
Sim Arnett, for the past several months I
,uyer on this market for one of the large |
astern houses, has been transferred to /
1arlboro, o. T., and left yesterday bear
ng the best wishes of all the yards. His
uccessor to represent the company will
rrive in a day or two.
The Dold Packing company shipments
were: One car to Baltimore, one
o Buffalo, and two to Texas, all packing
Ouse products.
There was no cattle market yesterday,
s no cattle were offered. The Dold COM
any will today receive a consignment of
xtra fine heifers, contracted for last
Teek.
A year ago yesterday the hog market
'as weak to sc lower, and nine cars
f the total received sold at the top price
{ $3.25. lacking cents of being 800 I'M
er the tops for this year.
Saturday the Indianapolis Live Stock
ournal said: ''The scale Of prices of hogs
oday was not the same as they were
ought in the country, but it was the best
nat could be done under the circum-
.ances."
From the Cincinnati Price Current Of
thursday: THE weeks returns show n
rge movement of hogs with a total of
3 0O0 handled by western packers, COM
AIRED with 475,OOO the preceding week, and
O,0oO two weeks ago. For corresponding
me last year the number was 10000. /
rom March the total is 4. 10000. against | :
545. 600 a year ago-an increase of ei5 600
rices have been decidedly advanced and {
the close average % to 80 cents pc: 100
FUNDS higher than a week ago"