Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-03-29
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
FEED-IN-TRANsIT PRIVILEGE TO BE
RESTORED.
Santa Fee and Rock Island VIII Go
Back to the Old System After
April IL orders Received
From Headquarters.

1t was announced late last evening that
the feed in transit privilege would b re-
stored by the Santa Fee and Rock Island
railroads after April 1. The general live
stock agents of these roads here were noti-
fled from Chicago that their roads had de-
cided to restore these privileges. and the
Texas and trans-Missouri lines had been
notified. This will be hailed with general
satisfaction throughout the Southwest. and
Is a just concession to the Western cattle
citation by the Southern and far Southwest
cattle shippers. who sell many cattle for
grazing and feeding nearer market; with
the cattle business, committed to this pol
Icy. Ii is only a question of time when the
other roads will be forced to adopt a SIM
liar policy or relinquish the cattle trade to
these roads.
animal industry, received notice yesterday
of the change Of the government quaran-
tine line in California, including the whole
state and instructing him to send an adj
ditional inspector there. He at once assign
ed DR.. R. P. Steddom to that field, and he
left last evening for San Francisco. where
health in watching over the movements OF
cattle in that state.
Mr.. Daniels, of North Carolina, and
Homer Hill, Of New Orleans, are among
the newcomers here after horses and mules.
The quarantine country continues to send
some pretty good cattle to market. ]. P.
yes1erdag fo Of csissass fsa !; "a: s sseer here re
his own feeding that averaged 1.151 pounds.
and los fed Texas steers averaged LIS
Hunt & Adams at $3.50 and A.s5 respec-
lively. the higest prices Of the day in the
Texas division
The bad foreign markets are showing
themselves upon the market here. There
were only 391 cattle taken here last week
for the export.
C.. H. Gable. of Brownsville. Ore. is on a
VISIT here to his brother. NJ. n. Cable.
Packers purchases here last week were:
Cattle. 1912: hogs. 5O.15l. and sheep. 1851,
against. cattle. 1851; hogs, 49, 500. and sheep,
1855 same week last year.
Visitors at the Yards with Stock.
B. P. Smith. of Mineo. 1. T.. was he, yesterday
with hogs.
W. s. shearer. Cawker City. K... was in yesterday
with cattle.
J. H. Crawford, Purcell. I. T., was here yesterday
with cattle.
A. NJ. Fowler. Richmond. No.. was q visitor at the
yards yesterday.
Rhodus Bros, Lawson, NO., were In the city yes
terday with cattle
C. W. Turner brought cattle up yesterday from
Muskogee. !. 7.
Ronon Bros, DEBORAH, Ia, was at the yards yester-
day with cattle.
Gates & Burns came In with cattle yesterday from
Lime Springs. Ia
W. R. Holmes. Bates City. No.. was in town yes
terday with hogs.
Evertson. Bros, Melyern KaA. were At the yards
yesterday with hogs.
A. B. Lawrence. Of wynnewood. l. T., arrived hers
with cattle yesterday.
Noah Lael brought hogs and cattle up yesterday
from Wynnewood, 1. T.
Hooker & Woods brought cattle and hogs up yester.
day from Purcell. i. T.
Robert Neil, Qusnemo, Kas., was In the city yes
terday buying stockers.
Swindler & Evans brought In hogs and cattle yes
terday from Braymer. Mo.
James Doyle and Frank slayens were here from
Bellevue, Kas-, yesterday with cattle.
J.. F. Dunn and F. j. Dust, Stockton, Kas., had
hogs and cattle at the yards yesterday.