The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-28

| 10 be a wet season" for US here seems to
have changed tactics, and now It looks as
| though 1t is to be a dry summer True
more moisture fell here during the spring
| months than has for several years. but
| for five weeks ago the flood-gates were
| closed on US, since which time we have
| had no rain. The grass got a good start.
| however, and has grown 10 a good length.
insuring plenty OF feed on the range for
winter use, which is the principal thing.
| While the grain fields are standing the
| orouth REMARKABLY well and good crops
Will yet be raised IL little moisture can
be secured within the next few days"
Receipts at the St. Louis National Stock
Yards during the week ending July %,
were; 1926 cattle and o.40s hogs, against
l'fSS cattle and 1882 hogs during the pre-
vious week. These figures show a de-
crease OF 1873 cattle. an increase of !, 44s
hogs. As compared with the correspond
ing week year ago, cattle show a de-
crease of 300 head. hogs increased 1,0oo
head.
A Yankton. S. D.. special says: THE
great wheat fields OF this state are
source of wonderment and establishment
to the northwestern farmer this year
Harvesting has commenced in the south
ern counties OF the state, and the re-
the first settlement OF the northwest has
the growth of small grain been so rapid
as during the present season, and the
first dressings show that the yield has
been greater than ever in the states
history. And to this condition the fact
that the increase has been Is per cent
greater than last year, the state will pro-
duce 90. 100000 bushels of wheat, as COM
pared to %, 900, 600 bushels last year. The
high price of wheat last fall, occasioned
by the Letter corner prompted farmers to
plant more extensively OF wheat this year.
but this alone was not the only reason.
The western farmer has learned to cult
vate wheat at less expense than formerly.
and the immense sttlemnts of Russian
farmers understand little else than the
raising of wheat"
Drovers' Telegram: "a stockman has
just returned from Council Grove. En-
poria and other points in that section Of
Kansas, and says that corn Is looking
universally well. He failed to find any
on the line of the Santa Fe that is suf-
fering from the drouth, and yet rains
would be beneficial"
A Chicago authority says that there is
an improved demand for meats, and OF
late little better demand from abroad
for lard. There will be a large increase
in the local lard stock here this month,
80 600 tierces, compared with a small de-
crease in stocks last July: but a de-
crease equally large in stocks abroad and
afioat is predicted. Prices OF product
have held well considering the lack Of
speculation. and especially in view OF the
anxiety over new outbreaks OF yellow fe-
yer. Prices look high compared with last
year, but they are moderate compared
with any except those so-called panic
years. The outcome of provisions VIII de-
pend a good deal on corn. With the course
grain in the 30s, the provision bull cannot
expec tmuch success. II corn went into
the 4Os, ribs and lard would probably get
over &c to stay The packers are rather
friendly to product; even the English con-
Germs. The Cudahys are believed to be
the most decisively bullish.