The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-17
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

]. II. Porter of Towanda was on the
market with car load Of fair porkers,
being one of the two top loads. There
were seventy-two 232-pound hogs, selling
to DoId for $40.
]. NJ. Radcliffe Of Cunningham was the
other top winner, he having a fair load
of lights in, which sold to Dold. They
averaged 213, and were 96 in number, one
of the two best for the day in plump quail
ity though not heavy in weight.
A. L. Gilleland shipped up fair load
of hogs from Hackney. which sold to
Dold on the early market.
McNaughten & Lamber OF Newhirk
were on the market with a car OF hogs.
they being among the new territory ship
pers to this market.
W. F. Barnes Of Pratt swelled the days
receipts by two loads Of medium hogs.
Chesey & Funk were at the yards with
a load of hogs from Nickerson.
Burchfield & Reneau were late arrivals
on the market with two cars of hogs.
Campbell & Horton shipped up a car
of good light weight hogs from Deer
Creek, o. T., which sold to Woods for
the evenings order shipment.
L. B. Moreledge & Co. of Ponca City
had car of II fair lights on the mar
ket, which Dold bought. This firm is
shipping heavily of late from the terri
tory contiguous to Ponca City. They did
not miss day last week and generally
have in the best their section affords.
Sale & johnson of North Enid had in
a car of mixed mediums and pigs Dold
and Myers taking the lot The better
grade of the sorted bunch took next to
top price for the day. The last time in
of this firm they had the largest single
shipment to the yards this year.
E. L. Smith. of the firm OF E. B. Weth-
erly & Co, of Enid, was present with a
car of hogs sold to Woods
Mr.. Davis of Whitewater, was shipper
Of a car of fair hogs.
The Dold Packing company shipments
yesterday were as follows; A car of lard
to Kansas City; car OF fresh meats to
Boston; and cars of packing house pro-
ducts to New Orleans, Texas and Mis-
souri, The company are selling freely on
the late rise, but all the time keeping
their reserve stocks intact The consum-
ing trade find it difficult to buy on the
unsettled high market, as 1t keeps them
studying and puzzled to know how and
whe nto buy. Nevertheless the trade has
been very brisk the past ten days, the
shipments of the Dold firm for the last
iwee kbeing % cars to all parts of the
country, and all classes of their pro-
duce.
The roads contributing to yesterdays
receipts were as follows: Santa Fe, 6;
Missouri Pacific, 4; Rock Island 5.
There was quite business ar the yards
Sunday in the receiving and shipping line.
several cars being transferred or ship
ped from accumulated purchases the day
before on the open market.
The market now is just about a dollar
higher than a year ago. with the receipts
generally about twice as heavy, and the
weight being in favor of last year. The
tops yesterday were Is cents higher than
the top for the same day last year.
There was no cattle market yesterday,
only one offering being on the market,
and that a COW weighing 1910 pounds and
selling at $3.50 per cwt. There were four
cars Of cattle received at the yards Sun
day for feed and rest, which were ship
ped to their destination at night.
W. II. Woods, the popular commission
buying agent at the yards. returned last
night just before the close from business
and pleasure trip in Missouri He reports
everything looking well over there. and
at least one result of his trip he is Very
proud of, but which he has little just yet
to say about. He is glad TO be back and
again ready for business.
Among the visitors at the yards yester-
day were o. B. Stocker and Ralph Mill
son. who drove up on business and sight
seeing.
Walter Garrison. for several years the
telegraph operator at the Union Stock
Yards. has resigned his position to accept
promotion to the offices down town.
His place will be taken by Mr.. F. A Var
ner. who was at the yards yesterday
getting acquainted and learning the de-
tails of his office Every one about the
yards wishes "Sallie" the best and extend
/ a welcome 10 his afable successor.
Hans Peoples of the commission firm
Of Longnecker & Peoples returned yes
! terday from a business trip in the west
ern part OF Kingman county, where he
went on cattle business He reports
wheat simply grand in appearance and
/ condition. There are vast herds Of cattle
all through the western tier of counties
/ the most, he says. he has ever known in
/ the state. Since the coming Of the new
/ grass the cattle are picking up very rap.
/ idly. Hogs he reports as a scarce com
modify. large numbers having been ship
/ ped out this season.
! Stock Commission company. mas return
/ ed from a stock business trip TO ST
Louis, where he was gone for week.