The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-05-03
No LOCAL MARKETS
Trains Unable to Reach the
Yards.
WAGON TRADE ONLY
Yards and Pens Ready For
Business Today,
CON TRADE ONLY


There was practically no market yester
Cay at the Union Stock Yards, due to the
excessively high water over large tracts
around and adjoining the yards. and the
track and siding conditions. The roads
were unable 10 gain entrance to the docks
because of submerged tracks The Santa
Re for several hundred yards was com.
p!etely inundated, and the other lines were
20 soft and treacherous as to make 1t a
dangerous undertaking TO push an engine
and cars over them The market was
quoted as cents higher. and the few 10
cal wagon loads all sold well up and were
disposed Of at once There were about
forty hogs which came in from the neigh
borhood and were hauled to the chutes
and pens only with great difficulty. Only
once before In the history Of the yards
has such water fall laid on the level 1t
Is fast disappearing, and 1t is expected to-
day business Will be resumed and con-
tinue without interruption Everything
was promptly done by both the Union
Yards and the Dold company to carry off
the water, and safely take care Of all con-
signments, and so far as possible Keep
the wheels Of business moving. The CHS
holm creek having burst its banks at
once left the neighbOrhood for many
acres helpless, but added 10 that was the
greater source Of annoyance by the Little
river, which once full backed the creek
up and sweiled thetorrent past any pre-
Nention- The floor pens of the yards were
high and dry and the water in the alleys
did not remain long. Twenty-four hours
of sunshine will dry the yards all right,
but the outside track switches are a more
serious matter. However, this will be rem
edied without delay and the moving Of
stock again carried on. The Missouri Pa
cific and Rock Island by going up to the
north Y and backing in can now reach
thedocks without trouble, and everything
has been arranged that is possible to
handle all stock that is now coming in
Last year the receipts were light all this
week, with liberal run Of cut-outs and
docks, with a falling market and lower
prices. Only 34S hogs were received a
year ago yesterday. Other comparisons
would be meaningless and inapplicable
since no market yesterday could be repre-
sentative. To the credit Of the manage
ment and the yard forces be It said that in
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best possiblehas been promptly and eff
GENTLY done since the disastrous storm.
Other live stock markets reported fair
receipts and generally higher markets.
The receipts of hogs at Kansas City was
$780, against $500 for Saturday The
market was steady to cents higher and
active. The estimated receipts at Chicago
were IS. 900 and 1000 left over The mar
ket was active and 5 cents higher. The
st. Louis market was also higher with
1900 hogs received. The provision mar
ket ruled lower with the grain markets
There was no special feature of the day,
the trading being listless and inactive
The great excitement prevailing at Chica-
go after the war bulletins had been post
ed had considerable to do with the busi-
ness on change Theeasing off was al
most entirely due to this Indifferent trad
ing. July ribs closed 10 cents lower than
Saturdays close, and lard lost 121a cents
The tone of all the markets in all the pits
Is higher and stronger. Onecause and an
other is operating to maintain good prices
and even unexpected and unusually large
receipts does not break or weaken the
markets and they have invariably reacted
TO a former stiff, firm condition. The fu-
ture seems bright in the live stock trade
and the local market is receiving its full
share Of the edifying and perceptable
prosperity. Greatly enhanced receipts.
usually fair quality and higher prices are
this seasons records, and the farmers,
buyers and dealers and stockmen are the
direct beneflciaries Of this satisfactory
condition. One dealer on the market yes
terday expressed himself as highly pleas
ed with this market and among other
predictions declared his conviction that
higher prices would prevail for stoclers
and feeders. A livelier business would be
a welcome feature In the cattle division,
especially in thebutcher grade. Good
prices are always offered for this stock.
and the demand is always far in excess
Of the supply More could be handled, and
X is gratifying TO see a gradually inicreas-
ing run, though much more is needed both
by the local requirements and the export
buyers. This week viii see a good busi-
ness as soon as the old condition Of af-
fairs resumes as advices by consignors to
the commission men indicate a good vol
ume of stuff in sight and ready for ship
ment only awaiting the subsiding of the
water. which with the continued clear
weather viii be practically realized by
this evening.
NOTES AND GOSSIP.
The Dold Packing company on Saturday
had several cars Of produce billed and
loaded for shipment, but were unable 20
-ec them out because of the critical con- I
5ition of the yard tracks. on Sunday /.
morning. however, a switch engine was +
safely piloted over the rolling deep and /
hauled out the following shipment: One /,
ear of packing house products 10 Fort /
smith; a car OF fresh pork TO Boston and /
TWO cars of mixed products to Louisiana /
IN the continued fail OF water yesterday /
hey got out a shipment as followe: Two /
,ars Of packing house products 20 Texas.
me TO Louisiana, two 10 Arkansas. and /
me TO New Orleans.
Dock Peoples Of the stock yards con-
ingent is something Of a hero himself
When the flood tide was al its height
Sunday. he was carefully picking his way
With a horse and buggy along the uncer-
ain right Of way over in the draw east OF
he tracks. when he saw in a window a
woman sitting upnsht in bed making
rartic signs Of distress 10 him. Her liz
ls home was an island in a wide waste Of
water. He backed his buggy up 10 the
ront door. and then saw the water was
atndinE two feet deep on the floors Of
ne house With difficulty the lady was
nalIy towed 10 JheGoor. assisted into the