The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-12
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

! fair mixed stock which went to Dold.
Whitmer Bros, shipped in car Of hogs
on the early market, which were gathered
around Millerton. one Of their regular
shipping points.
A. Garland Of Kiowa, one of tn regular
shippers 20 this market, was IN with car
Of hogs, which Woods bought.
L. P. Moreledge & Co. of Ponca City,
swelled the receipts by two cars Of hogs
grading good and selling to Dold.
Horner & Kirk were on the market with
five cars of stock, four OF cattle and one
Of hogs. The cattle were stockers and
feeders, which were yarded and feed and
rested and reshipped to their destination.
White and Woods took the hogs.
HUFF & Hoop, OF Udall, were in with a
car of hogs shipped from Kellogg and
sold to Dold.
William Eperson & Co., Of Udall, had In
car Of good hogs. which came up close
to the top price for the day.
joe Scott of Peck was present with
shipment of hogs. Woods took the load
for his night shipment.
Steiner & Blair were again on the mar
ket for a second time this week, this time
with the prize top hogs for the season,
which sold to the Dold company for s3.S71a.
There were seventy-two,ot them, averag-
ing 2eS pounds.
c. H. Keener Of Patterson was on the
market with a car Of hogs.
James Miller Of Viola had car OF hogs
which went to Dold-
D. NJ. Hutchinson Of Haverhill was
present on the market with car of hogs
which sold to Woods. He reports the late
heavy shipments of hogs from his section
as having about cleaned them out of there.
There are lots Of cattle on pasture. The
wheat, he says is the finest he ever saw,
but the corn prospect is bad, the recent
heavy rains having about drowned 1t all
out, requiring replanting IN most cases.
Joe Cheskey Of Eickerson was on the
market with load Of fair hogs, which
Dold took among the late purchases.
Charles Roberts Of Anthony was present
at the yards with car Of hogs.
Burchfield & Council OF Anthony were
shippers Of hogs, the consignment being
in charge of Lem Council. They were fair
mixed hogs which sold readily among the
last transfers to Woods.
Burchfield and Reneau Of Waketa were
on the market with medium light hogs In
charge Of Mr.. Raneau. Woods took the
load to AL out his last purchases.
D. w Muck Of Haven was a new Ship
per to this market yesterday. He had two
loads, one Of light weights, and one good
load which took next to top price. His
stock showed good handling and the bet
ter load was among the higher grades for
pleased with his first dealing with this
market, and expects soon to have another
shipment.
The roads contributing the days receipts
were as follows: Santa Fe, 10; Missouri
Pacific, 10; Kansas Midland, 2; one each
by the Frisco and Rock Island.
The Dold Packing company shipments
yesterday were as follows: One car OF
packing house products to Cincinnati,
two cars Of the same to Texas; two cars
to Fort Smith; two cars to New Orleans;
one car to Kansas City; a car of fresh
pork to Boston, and car of lard to Kan
sas City.
The youngest shipper ever on the mar
ket appeared yesterday in the person of
Miss Fern Huff, the bright little daughter
of the senior member OF the well known
shipping firm of Huff e. Hoop. She came
up with her papa to see the sights OF the
city and yards. and was much interested
in the big buffalo and other stock yards
points Of interest.
The average weight of hogs at Kansas
City in the first week in May was: In
1885, 2O7 pounds; IN 1897, 212; in 1896. 224
On Saturday Swift & Co. made a bid on
!. 900 900 of bacon for the war department.
Chicago received e92 Texas cattle last
week, against $500 year ago.
Indianapolis received 1880 hogs last
week; a year ago q, 400.
Packers at Chicago bought 157 200 hogs
on that market last week, $1,000 more than
a year ago. Armour got 100. Anglo |
American 1880. Boyd & Lunham $780,
Chicago 1890. Continental 1880. Ham |
mond $500, International 1920. Upton |
9. 400, Morris 100 Swift 1900 viles & Rob-
bins 5000 and city butchers $500.
Hogs at St. Louis last week averaged |
179 pounds.
Chicago hogs averaged 223 pounds last |
week.
Just year ago Judge Alden knocked |
out the anti-dockage law in Kansas, and I,
the Drovers Telegram adds: And it has |
been knocked out ever since"
The Wichita hog market is now on the |
boom-not on the hog. Never in the his /
tory of these yards have there been so /
many buyers here at any one time ready |
to take all the hogs that may come. Four |
thousand to five thousand hogs per day |
could just as readily be disposed of as
the 1.50O 70 1000 which are now coming in. /.
Tie Wichita Union Stock Yards company /
appeals especially to the Oklahoma and !
Indian Territory shippers to consign their |
hogs to this market. They Will see that |
the shippers get courteous treatment, /
prompt and careful attention, and as much |
or more money for their hogs freight on |
as at any other market in the United /
States. They are glad to say that al /
ready a large number of shippers from the (
above mentioned districts consign their !
stock TO the Wichita market. and the list I
is growing every week. The entire south I
west should be as much interested in the I
upbulding OF a market right at home. .
The man who buys for his nearest market 1
is the man who has good bank account !
at the end Of the year. Such has always 4
been the case and always viii be. Stu /
ated al the meeting point OF al the lead /
ing lines OF railroad which traverse the I
great hog raising country Of the south
west. these yards have a very important !
ADVANTAGE for convenience TO the shipper
and early handling OF his stock. AL the +
officers are long experienced stock eX-
perts. the employees thoroughly acquainted /
with their requirements, and the yards
themselves up to date and fitted with all 1