The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-17

| llclOded cars 70 Buffalo, the Okla horn Z
! country. and the southern states. Many
more cars Of produce are booked for i'm
mediate shipment just as fast as the sock
/ is ready. The firm Is now behind in
| their orders from all parts Of the coun-
! try and are daily making shipments of
ali cuts 10 all parts OF the land all de-
partments being all the time taxed 10
| their utmost capacity keep Up with the
daily commercial demand.
Ire daily comparisons are as follows:
For yesterday: Tops. 1855; bulk Of sales.
!5-52-a305; average weight. Els: receipts
2el For the day previous: Tops, s3.671a;
bulk OF sales. s5.s0G3. 671z; average weight,
231; receipts, Al or the same day last
week: Tops, $40; bulk OF sales, s355G
$40; average weight, go; receipts, Las
For the same day last year: Tops. g. 90 /;
bulk OF sales, 50. 4oGS. 50; average weight.
22s; receipts. PCT. The market for both
yesterday and today e year ago was
quoted as steady.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were: Santa F'e Z and one each from the
Frisco and tbs Missouri Pacific.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago had estimated 1900 hog
receipts, received 1900. with 5000 eft
ever. and the market was quoted as &C
tive and a shade higher. One bulletin
gave out: There was a good local pack
Ing and fair eastern shipping demand
for hogs az stronger prices" The re-
ceipts for the day before were s.. eco. kan
sas City received Z, ol5 hogs. against 5.Ii0
the day before, and the market was quot
ed as steady 70 ctrong- One bulletin gave
out. Moderate supplies and general &C
tive buying advanced prices about q
cents" 81. Louis received $500 hogs, and
the market was quoted as steady. Provis-
ions closed steady with Mondays ruling
prices.
Miss Pearl Ludlum, for lone time one
OF the Efficient amanuenses OF the Doid
Packing company. has resumed her posi-
ton in the accounting department Of the
concern She was always one OF the trust
ed and expert stenographers Of this ee Lao-
lishment, but for several weeks has been
obliged 70 relinquIsh her duties, because
of i'll health She has regained her health
and her many friends about the Doli
works and IN the city wish for her the
continuance Of improved vitality and hope
she may remain indefinitely in her pres
ent position.
John Cudahy is bull on provisions. He
looks for an increased demand and higher
prices within the next three months.
Receipts for te year 1885 20 Saturday, |
inclusive, al Omaha, are 4ls, 257 cattle, l.
207, 2s1 hogs. 6S1, 437 sheep an increass as
compared with same period, 1897. Of S,Sl6 |
cattle, 1g7, 707 hogs. and rs, 22s sheep.
Advices 10 one OF the leading packers /
received from Italy yesterday were TO the |
effect that there had been a very serious
loss Of hogs IN that country from dis
ease, sufficiently possibly to cause an IN !
usual demand for American product the /
whole year.
Indianapolis Live Stock Journal: Last |
weeks receipts show a total Of about &C. /
600 hogs, 1000 cattle, against 9,776 hogs. /
!, 791 cattle, last week, .4sS hogs and 4.340 4
cattle the same week a year ago, and /
L. $40 hogs and 1881 cattle the correspond
ing week two years ago. The cattle mar
kets were quiet at quotably unchanged |
prices. and hogs sold lower, with the /
change principally on heavy grades.
FEEDING BUTTERMILk
Exchange: "ButtermIlk. If handled |
promptly, is one OF the very best feeds
for swine, writes Prof. W. A Henry. The
mild Tactic acid at churning time or short
y after. probably improves buttermilk
as a feed for pigs, for only a little of
the sugar is broken up 20 form the acid
The Tactic acid In the milk renders II
oalatable. and seems 20 have a favor
able action on the digestive tract. since
outtermilk IS rich in protein. corn is q
substance TO feed with II.
Shorts or middlings are likewise satisfac-
DRY, but hardly as economical Since
hese two are rich IN protein, the feeder
5 supplying rather too much Of that cost
Y element for the most economical re-
urns. Bran is bulky, chaff like food that
: not satisfactory for young pigs. but
which may be used with older animals,
specially where the feed is not heavy
md ii is desirable TO give volume 70 the
eed. IN some cases buttermIIk is held
Il filthy vessels at the creameries. and
Il those still worse at the farm. When
his product Undergoes a pu-refactlve fer
nentation. it should not be used even for
,ig-feeding."