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

OF the sale the top price or the day.
Joe Scott Of Peck was at the yards
with a car of fair hogs. Mr.. Scott took
the top price the last mic he was at the
yards, and always has the best his section
can supply.
3. R. Boon of South Haven sent In a car
Of hogs which ran even and graded fair
with the run for the day.
Earl Beckham was in with a car of 30
head Of fair hogs He reports heavy rains
all through his end Of the state
George Kennoyer Of Leon one Of the
regular buyers and shippers to this mar
ket, from Butler county, had in a car
or medium hogs on the late market. He
was member Of the former commission
firm Of Bennington, Remover & Co.,
which did a large brober business at the
Union Stock Yards during its early days.
j. D. Rippy of Stafford, one of the west
ern Kansas shippers to this market was
in with car load of mixed hogs for
the late trading.
Martin 6; Graham of Enid, o. T., were
among the late arrivals with a load of
so good hogs, fair sample of the better
grades of the Oklahoma production.
Z. f. Burchfield had a load of medium
weight hogs on the market in charge of
Col Lem Connell the elephantine mem
Der of this popular firm, Burchfeld G.
Connell of Anthony. They had s. head of
fair medium hogs which were sold to
Woods for eastern export. This firm
rarely miss week without from one to
four cars of as good hogs as they can
secure, their wide territory to draw from
giving them advantage. They report
heavy and in some instances disastrous
rains all through Harper and adjoining
counties.
Day & Yomans of Alameda. Kineman
county, were shippers of hogs on the late
market the consignment being In charge
OF Mr.. fomans. Their hogs were very
fair medium stock, which sold up to-
ward the top, Woods taking the load for
his shipment today. Mr.. Yomans is one Of
the pioneers Of the Suniower state. and
Tor 70 years a successful farmer and
stockman in western Kansas. He reports
Iots OF hogs in his county and most of
them looking well, there being plenty Of
corn for them and a large part of it in
the hands of the regular feeders Most of
MS load yesterday was of his own feed
ing, which always tells in the price re-
ceived and the condition Of the lit. He
mas another car in sight for early ship
ment' and another feeder near him has
about 300 nearly ready for the market
saw 1t, and he predicts for Kingman
county and the whole estern tier Of coun-
ties a magnificent crop year and pros
pertty already in the van He says there
are more stock cattle in his county and
that western belt than ever in its history
ana they are in excellent condition. He |
PAID a high tribute to this market and |
the agencies at work for its upward pro- |
gre6s by saying he rarely feels 1t neces- |
sary to come with his stock, as he finds |
II receives just as prompt and careful at |
tentlon when he consigns 1t as though |
ne came in person. He only came yester- |
day, as it was too wet to do anything at |
home, and he came merely to renew old |
acquaintances at the yards and to have a |
day Of relaxation from cares and hard
work
VIM. D. Parshall, of Alamo West Wich-
TIA, was visotr at the yards yesterday, |
looking into the prospects for his ship
ping car Of bulls to his partner, Barbe-i
cue Campbell, at the ranch Of the latter
In Clark county. Mr.. Parshall has been
for many years a large cattle and hog
raiser over between the rivers on the
north and west edge of town. He has
q large herd Of fat and stock cattle and
hogs on his ranch and In the
feed lots, which will be In shape to mar
Set as soon as the water in Little river
S low enough for him to safely ford the
stream, his only near outlet to the stock
Yards. He Is among the old-time patrons
If this market.
e. L. Cof1eld, stock manager for the
Southwark ranch at Nickerson, was on the
market with hogs and cattle He reports Il
Ill kinds of stock in fine condition
throughout his section, and heavy ship
nents of such as is ready About 10000
sheep were fed Immediately around |
Nickerson the past winter, besides about
,OoO cattle and large numbers of hogs.
Corn at from 20 to % cents was in album
lance and fed out to the stock for this
springs marketing. Mr.. Cofeld claims
he laudabe distinction of being a very
expert handler of stock in transit or else
lucky, for in his shipments of
thousands Of sheep the past winter he
ost but five, and his shipment OF Tuesday
vas corker for compact loading with
tut any loss. In the one car were an even !
90 lambs and ewes; seven head of cattle
lveraging over LOCO pounds. and 49 head
# hogs, all coming through in good con-
lition.
Ed. Wigglesworth, formerly one of the (
ariy commission men at the stock yards.
vas in the city and a caller at the yards ]
yesterday. He is now in the stock BUSH
less at Kansas City. feeding cattle as a
pecialty.
Chas. Phipps. one OF the stock yards
orce, is in st. Louis, where he was sent
With train load of sctock bought on the
market the past three days.
Half the yards contingent and commits
ion men, besides shippers and visitors.
TODD by the loading docks yesterday |
waiting the unloading of several cars of
logs when passing freight train bore
long an old faded and painless sto@
ar bearing the ancient and memorable | ,
ppellation of made by the Burton Car
Works. Wichita, Kan, L. S A" Tears
IL but came to the eyes of several as
hey were rudely awakened to the repeated
ealizatiOn of how much subscription they
ad contributed to the bonus to secure
his vast and empirical day dream. The
me and lonesome looking car rolled SOL
mnly past, and was seen no more Where
came from and whittier it was bound.
o one cared to find out. but 70 the ST.
INT gazers it seemed TO come from out
the past and disappear into the insa-
able NAV of somewhere and sometime.
4ne railroads bringing in the receipts
yesterday were as follows: Missouri Pa
Inc, .; Santa Fe, 3; and one each by
tock lsland, Kansas Midland and Frisco. :
Among the visitors at the stock yards
esterday were S. II. Kilgore, live stock
commercial agent for the Missouri Pa
Inc, and Mr.. Overstreet. of the live stock
commission firm of J. W. Oyerstreet & =
%, Of the National Stock Yards, III. :
'hese gentlemen were business callers at
he office OF Superintendent Dulaney. and + ;
a spite of the mud took the occasion to
ook over the yards.
The shipments OF the Dold Packing COM
any yesterday were a 5 follows: Two cars s