The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-14

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scarce and stock hogs of also, the result
Of bad luck with the past seasons pig
| crop.
Martin & Graham of Enid were on the
market with two cars of good medium
light hogs, IN charge of Mr.
Graham, sold on the closing market.
He reports seeming plenty of marketable
hogs left in his section, in spite Of the
heavy shipments made from there the
past season. He says about cars a week
are sill being shipped from that point.
Anderson & Dellmuth OF Wellington
were late arrivals with a car Of medium
! fat hogs sold on the close to Dold
Other markets were as follows: Chicago
had estimated 81. 900 hogs, received IS 600,
with $3.50 left over from Tuesday. AMI
the market was a times 10 cents higher,
closing easy At Kansas City the market
was quoted as to 10 cents higher, with
II, 600 hogs received. St. Louis received
5000 hogs, with the market strong TO
10 cents higher. Cash lard closed 2lk cents
up. and ribs III cents off. Good cash
trade reported by packers and higher
hog prices strengthened provisions.
The shipments Of the Dold company yes
terday were as follows: A car to Fort
Smith, one to Kansas City, both pack
ing house products; a car Of fresh meats
to Chicago, and a car of lard to Chi
cago.
w. H. Woods will leave this evening for
St. Louis, to look after some cattle in
terests.
"Sallie" Graham, formerly telegraph op-
orator at the Stock Yards, left yesterday
afternoon for Kansas iCty, where he ex-
poets to make his home from now on.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Rock Island, 4: Kansas
Midland, 8; Missouri Pacific, 2, and one
each from the Santa Fe and the Frisco.
The shipments out last night of hogs
bought on this market were five cars.
Gunter Bros. Of Burdock were business
visitors at the yards yesterday.
There were no cattle offered yesterday
for sale. but several large deals are pend
ing for early shipment.
GENERAL REVIEW.
The Lexington, KY, Union Stock Yards
has been duly incorporated, and held its
first sale on Monday. July II.
Drovers' Telegram: The demorsliza-
ton on live stock and packing house
freight rates. which has been upsetting
stock shipments in the west for several
weeks will come TO an end on July "a.
The old rates will again become effect
i've"
Judge Joseph G. Mccoy OF Wichita. who
is now the Kansas caJt'e inspector a the
Kansas City Stock Yards, has submitted
his June report to the Kansas Live Stock
Sanitary Commission. Among many other
interesting statistics. the report closes
closes with the following: at is apparent
Kansas sold 47.163 head of cattle more
than they purchased, not to mention the
235. 74S head of hogs and sheep sold for
good cash prices
At Chicago last week receipts were
1866 cattle 1O4,396 hogs and 43, 756 sheep.
At Kansas City last week receipts were
1554 cattle. 1918 hogs. and 1892 sheep.
At Omaha last week receipts were TO-
COZ cattle. 1885 hogs. and 1892 sheep.
A year ago Monday hog receipts were:
Chicago Il, 600; Kansas City. 5000; Omaha,
3S00; ST. Louis 800. Same day this year:
Receipts at Chicago, 1900; Kansas City.
$500; St Louis, 1925; Omaha, $500.
Last week on the ST. Louis market the
hogs on sale averaged 1S9 pounds. At this
point the total average was 224 pounds.
Last week at Buffalo receipts were
1921 cattle and $3.50 hogs.
At Indianapoli last week receipts were
2,4o0 cattle and 81 600 hogs.
During this week year ago National
Yard receipts were H. AIS cattle. and q, 1856
hogs.
Up to the end of last week National
Yard receipts thus far this year amounted
to 3O7. 433 cattle, and 81 100 hogs.
A little over 10000 hogs, 1850 cattle.
and 1O0O0 sheep were received this month
a year ago at Indianapolis.
Denver Stockman: Captain STANDARD
was visitor at the yards a few days ago
looking over the cattle. While not in the
business now. Captain STANDARD has to
come out once in awhile 10 look over the
cattle just for old acquaintance. as it
were. Talking Of some good Oregon cat
lie he was looking al, the captain ex-
y1lqina6 why a Orapo,, bad erat,
a good strain of cattle Early in the war
of the rebellion a lot of Kentucky stock
men became frightened and decided to
move out west. They went to Oregon.
taking their good Short-horns with them.
and from these were bred large herds.
which improved with the years until Or
egon today has as good average cattle
as any state in the union. The movement
of the cattle from Kentucky to Oregon
seemed to have the effect Of making the
cattle grow larger than in the south"
Price Currents review OF last week: In
the provision trade there has been COM
parative steadiness the past week not
withstanding the fact that the offerings
of hogs have been somewhat in excess
of prevailing calculations. For lard the
market has shown something OF weak
ness. The recent decline in export clear
anCes Of this article make II appear that
stocks afoat have been decidedly reduced
compared with a month ago, while the
stocks in European markets have ircreas-
ed. under the arrivals Of the previous large
clearances. The aggregate OF these guam
titles IS 10. 900 tierces greater than a month
ago. The total stocks At Chicago. Kansas
City. Omaha. Milwaukee and New York
represent 222 900 tiercss. against is 000
month ago. showing an increase Of $500
tierCes. Last year teh total was $50 90
tierces, or 1900 more than now reported
Persons troubled with dlarrnoea VII be
Interested IN the experience Of Mr.. W. NJ
Bush. clerk of Hotel Dorrance. Provi-
dence. R l. He says: For several years
I have been almost a constant sufferer
from diarrhoea. the frequent attacks COM
pleteIy proStrating me and rendering me
unfit for my duties al this hotel. About
TWO years ago a travelling salesman kindly
gave me a small bottle Of Chamberlain
Cole. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
Muca 70 my surprise and delight is effects
were immediate. Whenever I Eel. syrp-
toms Of the disease would fortify myself
against the attack with a few doses Of tbs
valuable remedy. The result has been
very satisfactory and almost complete
re-lsf from the afilctiou." For sale by
druggists.
LIVE STOCK HARRIET
KANSAS CITY