The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-21

known to fame as the man who organized
the aggregation of artists known as the
Crawford String Band, and he trained
and released the orchestra all for the
sole purpose of having them attend the
wedding of Major Chris Shepherd and fur
nish the music for the boys. but after
The whole deal was supposed to be fixed
and primed, Chris didn't do thing to the
infinite disappointment Of the invited
guests but back out and refuse to get
married az all. A B. c. says that Broth
er Shepherd is too slow for him and he
can next time furnish his own music be-
fore he will get any out Of Garden PLANE
Whirnore Bros, of Conway Springs.
were late arrivals the night before and
sold or the opening at the top of the
bulk.
Horner & Kirk OF Kingman were in
with car OF light hogs which sold early
in the car lot transactions.
House & Woulf Of Newton were down
with a car load Of mixed light hogs. part
selling 20 Dold and the rest Of the ship
men: to Bennett
P B. Lincoln OF Enid was late conner.
but he had the prize load OF the day. his
lot being the heavy 2sl-pound fat butcher
stock which Dold put the top on. They
were good hogs. such as M Lincoln usu-
where IN his section.
]. c. McCandless of Deer Creek was
among the three last TO arrive at the
yards with a car of light hogs. but Of
firm, hard flesh and good enough TO take
the top price Of the bulk, and selling with
out dock.
w. L. FarQuharson of Hennessey was
another late conner. but with bulk top
car of medium hogs which sold on the
last close.
The shipments Of the Dold company yes
terday were heavy. all the several de-
partments of export and domestic trade
each consigning good sized portion 10
swell the aggregate. In the jobbing di-
vision it was especially busy, the most
so in about a month. There were four
cars shipped from the jobbing end, and
all of them were large cars and packed
full. Besides these there were two cars
out for the east, Of straight contract
stuff. Then, there was an especially heavy
downtown and depot wagon trade, as
we'll as express matter and more heavy
orders received and booked for immediate
shipment The cool weather coming on,
and the season when every farmer kills
his pet family hog for home consumption,
it was expected that the jobbing trade
would drop off little, but the contrary
the length and breadth of the company's
territory, the shipments are heavier than
for some time.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were Missouri Pacific, S; Santa Fe, 4;
Rock Island, 3.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
For yesterday. tops, S3.521R; bulk. So. 400
$50; average weight, ga; receipts. 800.
For the day previous, tops. $50; bulk.
s.. 4212G3. 30; average weight, 243. For the
same time last week, tops, s3.45; bulk,
s.. 3593. As; average weight, go; receipts,
$751;
The provision market was firm and
about one-eighth higher all around.
Buffalo Express: If the farmer likes TO
see large, fat hogs. he will feed them I'M
til they weigh 400 pounds or more, though
he has been repeatedly told that he can
grow three pigs to weigh 175 pounds each
with the same feed, and sell them much
more readily at a higher price.
indianapolis Live Stock Journal Mon
dav: Actual receipts last week show a
decrease of 2,O44 hogs. and 725 cattle, COM
pared with the preceding week. and an
increase of i, 952 hogs and $50 cattle COM
pared with the corresponding week
wear ago. There was no quotable change
in the cattle and sheep markets today
and average prices of hogs were strong
compared with the close of last week.
CHARCOAL FOR THE PIGS.
Pigs that are fattening will often eat
charcoal quite greedily. That from the
corn is probably the best, as the cob
contains a very considerable amount OF
potash. which corrects the acidity OF the
stomach. Corn is a very heavy and rlch
grain, and hard Of digestion for any
animal. In the quantities that fattenins
pigs eat of corn it is no wonder II the
stouachs are cloved. A little charcoal
viii greatly improve their appetite. Even
r;qs that are not fattening will eat some
charcoal. It has some nutrition, and they
are in no danger of eating too much
Prairie Farmer.