The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-23

Arlington shipping them TO his big ranch
n the western part OF the state
The Doid company yesterday shipped out
four cars Of mixed produce 20 the south
and east. and have on their tracks at the
docks eight more partially filed cars, most
OF which will be shipped today. This con-
Germ has more 10 do than they can get
out right now. the booked orders now on
file beng fully up 20 the capacity 20 Ill.
the present light run OF hogs considered.
All the several departments are running
up 20 the full Capacity 70 keep up WIZ
standing orders the only drawback be-
ing the scanc supply Of hogs. The mar
agenent anticipated this light August
run OF hogs, and IN accordance laid in
al the live hogs they could buy, thereby
filling the immense cellars and storage
Wareroons with ali tie various cuts and
so are OF the market 70 A. any orders
mat come II. and a. market prices. To-
day several large shipments Will De made
OF products. the orders for which were
received yesterday ard Saturday. Tney
make their pride n prompt ard readF re-
spouse 20 mall or agency orders.
II IS a cogent fact that the trains pass
ing through the yards lately bear prac-
tically nothing consigned 10 yards and
markets beyond What few hogs there
are which are in marketable condition
in this tributary country are coming 70
this market the few receipts at All the
markets being proof positive that tnere
are none In the district ready TOR ipne-
date shipment
Charles \. Schnitzier, speciality sales
man fer the DoId Packing company. yes
terday sold to local merchants over 400
pounds CT their celebrated brand OF
White Clover Leaf Lard" the same
brand which has long ago attracted the
notice Of European produce commission
merchants. This IS a significant and
weighry fact, showing more than all else
that the hot weather has no disadvantage
Gus effect on this perfected brand Of
pure lard IN other words, the hotter the
weather. the greater are the sales Of the
lard. This can be said Of no other bran1
Of lard on earth, the hot weather usually
having 4 very bad effect on its inherent
quality. The White Clover Leaf brand,
however. has been tested so long and 50
rigidIy that it is now proven that It IS the
only hot weather lard for merchants TO
handle.
P. D. Armour: The cash demand is ex-
cellent- Any packer will tell the same
story on that point I've believed all
along there were plenty Of hogs, but there
If anything does are going out OF here
at good rate. Yellow fever cuts no fig
IRE except with the Spectator. It does
not effect the consumption a pound in
creases il, If anything, by upsetting the
regular methods OF living and compelling
people to resort to cured meats"
Sioux City Tribune: y. y. Junker, an
extensive farmer near Gayviile, S. D.
was at the market today with a load Of
hogs Of his own raising. They were most
" Duroc Jerseys, well fattened and bore
many evidences Of careful feeding. Most
of the porkers were just year old. There
were IS in the load, they averaged $50
pounds, and topped the late market"
Receipts of stock at the ST. Louis Ma
tional Stock Yards so far this year to and
including Saturday, amount to 3S1, 229 cat
tie, and l. or, 591 hogs against Az $50 cattle
period last year. These fig
ures show a decrease Of s., 651 cattle and
g, $50 hogs.
HOG CHOLERA
The veterinary department OF the Agri-
cultural College, at Manhattan. Kansas,
IS making experiments along the line Of
protective incubation for swine plague.
The virus used in these experiments IS
and offered for sale by Dr..
H. J. Detmers. Columbus, Ohio. formerly
investigator OF animal diseases for the
Bureau of Animal Industry and later
Professor OF Veterinary Science in the
Veterinary College of the Ohio State Uni
versity) This virus has been successful |
" used IN Ohio and neighborilg states
and in some states west of tn Mississippi |
river for a number Of years. 1t is not |
q patent nor a secret preparation, but |
simply a carefully attenuated culture OF
the swine plague bacillus inoculaued in
scientific way It's methods Of prepa- |
ration and application have been described /
by DR.. Detmers and published in pamjhie- |
form. The practical part Of the expert |
nents that are being carried out IT the
experiment station consists of the inocu- |
ation Of three or four-months-cld pigs,
and after the incubation has had suffi- /
cient time 70 protect the animals, the
after will be sent out, in pairs 81 diff /
,erently treated animals, to infected herds |
and exposed in every possible way 10 |
pigs diseased and dying OF swine pl3 que. I
ANY farmer who owns a herd OF cholera |
infected pigs. and who will agree to carry /
put instructions. may, by applying 70 the !
department Of the Kansas /
State Agricultural College. obtain a pair !
Of these pigs. The only cost 10 any hog /
raiser who obtains a pair OF these piss /
: their fair market value, and the obiI- /
cation of exposing the animals 70 .nfec- F.
ion and giving written report after the |
lapse Of a certain time
LIVE STOCK MARkET