The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-21

near GAINESVILLE Fred was kicked twice
once in the stomach which laid him out.
He was removed 10 one Of the commission
offices and laid on a cot and later given
three large doses Of opiates to ease him
from the misery Of the fearful blow. Once
he spit blood, and DR.. Hoskins. who was
summoned expressed some uneasiness as
TO the internal injuries possibly inflicted
The injured man was taken 70 st. Fran
els Hospital in the city ambulance. In
charge OF Officer Reeder, and at mid
night was reported as resting as easily
as possible. AS yet no complete dag
nosis has been made as to the extent Of
his injuries.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: At Chicago $1,000 hogs were ex-
pected; 81 900 were received, against H.
0C0 the day previous, and the market was
fairly active at decline Of about cents.
Kansas City received 1900 hogs, against
900 the day previous, and the market
was lower by to 10 cents. with some
what stronger close. St. Louis was cents
lower. with 5000 in, against 5000 the day
before. Ribs and lard both scored an ad-
vance of cents at the close Of the day,
the opening market being weak
Mr.. James Vandiver expects soon TO
take trip down to his hog ranch in
Texas and look things over.
The good rain Of Tuesday night makes
all the stockmen feel better, as this gives
corn new lease Of life, and one, too,
WHICH It was badly needing in some SEQ
tons The early rains made this cereal
very backward. much of It having 20 be
replanted the second and third time. and
hence II is not nearly enough matured
to be able to stand hot winds yet.
One Of the yards employees yesterday
desired earnestly to change his trousers,
the pair he had on having disputed the
right of way with a barbed wire fence,
to the disastrous and in glorious defeat Of
he pants. He removed them and with
all his keys in the pockets hung them up
in a self-locking closet in the scale house
and closed the door. Then he regretted
his haste, and crouching down behind
the water cooler, sent out howl for help.
At last one Of the other employees leis-
urely sauntered in and using his keys
assisted the discounted youth out of his
unpleasant predicement.
The average weight Of hogs at St Louis
last week was 1913 pounds
Purchases of stock by the local killers
az Omaha last week included 1900 cattle,
80 900 hogs and 300 sheep.
An exchange says; What is said to be
the largest meat freezing plant in the
world was recently shipped by British
MISUNDERSTANDING company 10 new AAGoHiiS
works on the Platte river in The Argen-
tine Republic, in South America. The ca
paclty of the plant will be 100 tons of meat
each twenty-four hours"
Drovers' Telegram: "A private letter
from Fort Worth. dated last Saturday,
says: The Illinois State Live Stock San
itary Board including DR.. Lovejoy, are
here buying eight car loads Of cattle which
will be dipped before shipment to their
state. DR.. Norgaard expects a consign-
tmen of oil (for Dip to arrive here next
Monday. The doctor firmly believes he
has the application which will effectively
do the work.
The Trans Mississippi Exposition now
in progress at Omaha, offers $4,000 in
premiums for live stock, and to this
amount the various record associations
and other interests have made liberal ad-
ditions The official schedule gives the
following dates OF showing: Poultry, Sep
TENDER 10 TO 80; cattle, horses, jacks, sheep
and swine October Is to 90"
The strike at the Omaha packing houses
is over and the men have gone back to
work.
Henry Clews. the New York banker,
saws in the course OF his weekly market
letter; While the stock market is COM
paratively stagnant and speculation is
lifeless, there is no abatement of its in
trinsic strength. Stocks are well held, and
holders appear confident Of higher range
of prices when the summer absentees re-
turn and the war has entered on the
peace phase.
On tn country hide market, Saturdays
Chicago Shoe and Leather Review SAID:
There is no unusual animation. Inc tan
ners do not seem greatly interested IN
the market and are becoming less con-
Of Inn r1ITf4ltIng
operations by working barely half time.
Stocks in the hands of local dealers are
light and accommodations in the country
are slow and small"