Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-21

GOV. TANNER SUSPENDs QUARAN.
TINE UNTIL JANUARY II.
Suspension Made Because the kansas
Board Permits Texas Cattle to
Enter That State Until
February I.

Springfield. ILL.,. Jan. Ex-Governor Tan.
ner to-day. on recommendation of the state
board Of live stock commissioners issued
a proclamation s~uspending the operation
or his proclamation of December 81, 1897.
scheduling certain localities on account of
splenic or Texas fever. which proclamation
was effective January ID. 1893, until mid
night OF January 81. 1855. After midnight
OF January 81. the proclamation will re-
main in full force and effect.
The suspension is made because the state
BOARD OF Kansas permits Southern cattle
the maintenance Of the quarantine in III
inois would cause large shipments OF
Southern cattle to be diverted from Illinois
to the market at Kansas City.
The department of agriculture will co.
operate with the Illinois state board of ag-
riculture in this matter.
The concentrating of the horse and mnls
business at Twenty-third street and Grand
avenue has put new lie into the trade.
the market, and II is more healthy than for
months. Since Monday the receipts here
have sold without trouble and broush.
steady and firm prices. Tn South contin-
ues to take q good deal OF stock. and some
Eastern demand Is developing for extra
draft and nice, smooth drivers and gooa
chunks: J.P. Nelson. Victoria, Tex: Dem
MS Hills; New Orleans La; J. i. Patton.
Arcadia, La, all carried stock away from
here the past few days, and a good ship
ment of horses is being made up for the
East next week.
Captain ". 8: Tough will remain at his
old stand. the Stock Yards Horse and Mule
market: for the present, and expects to con-
tinue his auction sales every Wednesday,.
It Is reported that many sales of cattle
were made at the San Antonio stockmen's
convention. Among the more prominent
Of BeevfIe. Of 800 cattle to o. R. siavens
and ]. W. Catlin. Of Kansas City. for $4,000.
The death of j. F. Sadler. the we'll known
cattleman of Buffalo. n. Y, was announced
yesterday by a telegram to Rufe Lindsay.
P. G.. Walker. ST.. the head of the Walk
er-Russell Live Stock Commission Compa-
ny. met with q serious accident out In the
and large man. In trying to get out of the
way Of a steer in an alley. he jumped upon
q pen gate to climb II. but he lost his hold
He had to be assisted up and was taken
to his home, 1916 Olive street. in a carriage
and medical aid summoned.
There were no fancy export steers in
yesterday, but several lots of choice heavy
weights were on hand. F. B. Pirtle. Eldo-
grade Shorthorn steers of his own feeding.
They were very ripe and well finished. and
averaged 1.6sl pounds and were sold by
Ladd, Penny & SwaZey at A.5. the top
price of the day. A. Meyers took them on
an order.
Among the export cattle here yesterday
were nineteen choice grade steers owned
by ]. E. Conroy. Of Riley county. Kas.
They were well fatted and beefy and av-
eraged 1,565 pounds. The Charles Dixon
Live Stock Commission Company sold them
at A.S5. the best price of the day. TIL
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger Packing Com
pany took them for the export trade.
Young things continue to sell astonish-
ingly well. W. E. Thompson. Salina. Eas..
was in yesterday with twenty-five choice
yearlings. averaging 764 pounds. hat were
sold at A.35 per cwt.
A. 7. Mccormick. Diyernon. ILL.,. was here
yesterday and carried home eighty choice
feeders.