The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-20
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

SHIPPERS AND NOTES.
George DeVore OF Greenwich was pres
ent at the yards with a mixed car of cat
tie and hogs. the cattle going to DoId and
the hogs to Woods. All his offerings were
very fair, and both sold up well. He ex-
poets early next week to market some
more goot cattle. He has now about 20
head Of cattle on his farm in fine trim,
out says there are not many fat cattle
in his neighborhood. He also has a herd
Of 200 hogs in his feed lots, ranging all
the way from pigs up. and feeding them
on alfalfa and dry feed. He was well
satisfied with yesterdays market.
Joe Scott, the reliable and regular ship
per from Peck. was again on the market
yesterday with the top load Of good hogs.
He had IS In his bunch, averaging 245
pounds and selling readily at s+27A. but
21a cents below the top of Wednesday.
They were a fine lot of good hogs and
worthy the top figures for the days Of
ferings.
Jeff Houston Of Ponca City was on the
market with load of good hogs, sold to
bold.
L. B. Morledge & Co.. also Of Ponca
City, were in with car Of fair hogs. This
enterprising firm have not missed a day
now in nearly two weeks with at least
one. and sometimes more cars OF hogs.
]. n. Pirtle, Of Pontiac, was on the mar
ket with car Of fair medium hogs. He
reports lots of good hogs in his neigh
borhood. and many being shipped out
He is a large shipper and buyer, and
now has several cars bought at El Dorado
read for shipment to this market. He
says there are lots of grass cattle all
through his section. and all crops save
corn are looking we'll The bottoms have
suffered severely and much of the corn
in these quarters viii have to be re-
planted.
The elephantine form Of Dan Winn was
again present yesterday, this time with
two cars Of fair hogs from Udall, which
sold to Dold. He is among the most regu-
lar Of the old-time shippers to this mar
ket
Horner & Kirk of Kingnan were on the
market with hogs yesterday.
E. B. Wetherly e. Co, OF Enid, were
shippers Of good hogs on the closing mar
ket.
L, c. Greenwade & Co. shipped in two
cars Of AZ head Of cattle from Hunnewell,
billed to the east, which after feed and
rest were sent on to their destination.
Steiner & Blair Of Lyons, were among
the late arrivals with hogs.
G. A Stuart Of Augusta was a late
shipper of hogs which went to Dold.
VIM. Wiley of Benton was in with a
car of good porkers, which easily sold to
DOld at the close.
Bill McClintock of Lyons was a shipper
of fair weight hogs which Dold took in
with his late purchases.
I. P. Campbell was at the yards yes
terday with bunch Of ten light weight
hogs of his own feeding.
Major Chris. Shepherd was a visitor at
the yards looking over the prospects for
cattle prices in the future.
Mr.. Chas. A. Walker of the New York
Life Insurance company agency of this
city, was a business and pleasure visitor
at the yards. incidentally renewing ac-
quaintance with his many business friends
here.
Col. r. T. Bean of the Wichita Live
Stock Commission company left last even
ing for Kansas City, on business trip.
There was an exciting runaway among
the feed lots yesterday when a big team
hitched to a double box wagon, plunged
through the scale yards and on up the
Whitaker chute and all over the north
lots, repeatedly turning over the wagon
and making 1t lively for their own and |
about half the yard force to capture They |
we're finally stopp de, after wrecking the !
wagon and harness.
The Dold Packing company shipments |
included the following: Cars of |
packing house products to New Orleans, |
Charleston, Shreveport and Texas.
The several roads contributing to yester- |
Jays receipts were as follows: Santa Fe. |
I; Kansas Midland, 8; Missouri Pacific, 2; |
Rock Island, 2; and Frisco, l.
Chicago looks for 10000 hogs this week. !
Since January !, Denver has had about /
d, 900 cattle.
Thus far this year receipts of cattle al |
St. Louis show an increase over 1897 Of |
900 head, and a decrease of IS, 900 hogs |
and $1,000 sheep.
Receipts Of hogs at Indianapolis last |
week were "a, 500 head. OF 1000 more than |
4 year ago. Since January l, the total is |
543, Co., gain of 142 900 over the same Pc |
,iod last year.
Hogs last week averaged 2O7 pounds al |
Kansas City, the same in the two pre-
rious weeks, and pounds lighter than a |
year ago.
Packers bought 16S. 700 hogs at Chicago |
asst week, against 14l, 400 a year ago. OF |
his amount Armour captured So. 900 head |
At Omaha last week receipts were: 49,
nc cattle. A.. 29S hogs. and S4.505 sheep
At Buffalo last week receipts weuH: 49,
80 cattle, $3.50 hogs, $1,000 sheep, and l. /
200 horses.
At St. Joseph, Mo, last week, receipts
exported were: 1855 cattle. 1907 hogs, and
$40 sheep.
At Chicago last week receipts were:
{, 246 cattle l7S.59S hogs and IS 2S7 sheep.
At Kansas City last week the receipts
we're: 1882 cattle, g9,OSS hogs, and 1889
sheep.
Last week Sioux City received S,444 cat