The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-23

National Live Stock Reporter will apply
to all live stock centers and all the
clubbing of law can not change the true
situation: When you sell a COW in a
stock yard you don't have 20 put rev.
enue stamp on the bill for it, any more
than store keeper does on bill fol- a
pounds of sugar or a dozen eggs. 1t is
all very well 70 comply with the law but
there is no need to hunt trouble when
you are outside Of the law. Amy law
making the sale Of COW taxable while
the sale of a dog is not taxable is uncon-
stitutional. Any law makingfi a sale in
the pen taxable while sale outside OF
the pen IS not taxable is not constitu-
tional. Laws taxing the sale OF corn for
future delivery don't apply to the sale
Of corn from farmers wagon. We are
selling farmers live stock at the Ma
tional Yards and the sales here are bona
fide. are not made by the Exchange at
all. and are not taxable any more than
are the sales OF wool and hides IN the
city or the sales OF live stock In the
country. This opinion is good in law, in
equity and in common sense, notwith-
standing Washington opinions 20 the con-
trary."
Exports OF hog products from the At
lantic ports last week were 5000. 600 pounds
OF lard, against u. 600 pounds the same
week last year, and q, 3l2 boxes of bacon,
against 27,271 last year.
Dallas, (Tex.,) News: "a number Of
prominent cattlemen from Texas, are now
in Chicago. lending their weight towards
inducing the railroads to withdraw their
terminal charge rule. 1t is not thought
that the roads will make any change in
this matter unless compelled 10 do SO
by the courts"
The anxiety which ar the
commencement Of the war that their bus
mess might be interfered with, has been
entirely dispelled. In fact, at no time has
there been any disposition to curtail ship
ments on this account. As many cattle
have been sent abroad since war was de-
clared as during any similar period. ana
not even prices have been affected. There
was a good deal of speculation about what
would become of the South American
trade. which had to pass close to the scat
of war. English journals believed that
it would be checked because boats ply.
ing between Argentine and England have
to coal on the way, and it was thought
that this facility would be denied. How
ever, so far, there has been no Interrupt
ton in this traffic and from all indications
not likely to be.-Chicago Drovers' Jour
nal.
Coleman's Rural World: Cows and
stock cattle are now selling far above
their intrinsic value The best best cattle
are no higher in the principal markets
of the United States than they have
been for the past fifteen years, but stock
cattle are 100 per cent higher. and a reao-
ton is bound to come. The cattle bro
kers all say the price is lower than two
months ago on account of the war. This
may be true so far as the Spectator Is
concerned, but the war and the Tightening
of the money market have not hurt the
legitimate dealer. The price is lower, but
is too high now and is bound to come
down TO correspond with the price of
beef. In speaking of this matter leading
sattleman says in Field and Farm: My
advice to those who want to quit the
cattle business is TO sell at once, for /
believe an ordinary bunch of stock cattle
will bring as much money now as it will
two years hence with the increase added.
but 10 the genuine cattle raiser L would
say hold on to his cattle for money can
not be invested in anything surer than
cow. A cow is the best producer in the
world. and as long as the cattleman gets
$50 and upwards for q three-year-old steer
he has the best business in this or any
other country.
INDIANAPOLIS NOTES.
A year ago this week prices of hogs ad-
vanced 20 cents per hundred pounds.
Nearly 5000 sheep two years ago this
week.
Over $500 cattle three years ago this
week.
Less than $4,000 hogs a year ago this
week.
Receipts OF hogs for the last half of
this month year ago were 1850 smaller
than the first half. Current prices of hogs
about so cents per 100 pounds higher than
at bnis time year ago, and little over
800 per 100 pounds lower than five years