The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-17
SAMPLE CATTLE SALES,
sHIPPERs AND NOTES.

William Astle & Son Of Haven were
in yesterday with a car of hogs. He re-
ports the wheat in fine condition and
says he never saw the prospect for a
large crop better. The acreage is large
also.
Townsend & Lamon of Andale came in
with a car of good medium hogs which
they disposed of at good figure.
Stanley Bros, Of COrwin, who do a
good deal of shipping, were on the mar
ket with a car of good hogs, and re-
ceived a toppy price for them.
frankie & Sheppard were up from
rate light hogs and received the top price
for car hogs Their Offering Was snapped
UP eagerly.
Sale & Johnson of North Enid, O. T,
got in late yesterday afternoon with a
load of medium light hogs. and got the
top price of the market. They are fire.
quent shippers to this markets
The experiment station at Manhattan
sends out the following bulletin Alfalfa
is essential to the cheapest production
in Kansas of beef, pork. milk, and the
rapid growth OF young animals. AlfaIfa
is our best soil enricher, bringing up
plant food to the surface soil from great
er depths than any other crop plant
grawn in Kansas. Hogs fdttened on grain
and alfalfa hay showed q gain of S6S
pounds of pork per ton Of hay and hogs
on alfalfa pasture showed a gain OF 1I6
pounds per acre of pasture. Alfalfa hay
is our cheapest milk-prOducing food. and
when fed with other farm feeds induces
a full milk yield without the use OF pur-
chased feed stuffs. Feeders report near
ly double the usual gains in fattening
steers where alfalfa is used for rough
ness
A. Richardson was up from Jefferson.
Q. T., with a good bunch of medium boss
and disposed of them at a good figure.
He is one Of the regular shippers.
The provision market had a weak SPOT
in it yesterday and suffered a heavy Ge-
cline before the close. Cash lard opened
at S5.45, the closing price OF last night.
but declined to 81. . before the close this
afternoon. Cash ribs opened at $I.lj. but
dropped 10 $.S2i2, decline of = cents.
Cash pork was also of color. It opened
at 30. but closed weak q $50.
All the Dold travelling men came IN
Saturday to report Tor the week. They
report a good trade IN spite Of the usual
siackeniug up previous to the holiday
The Saturday sales at Dold's were good.
Something over 10000 pounds OF meat
were contracted for immediate delivery.
A. D. Butt of Blackwell was a I the
stock yards yesterday he yaTded and
fed two cars Of stockers- which ne was
taking 10 Blackwell TO feed.
r. ". Burr Of Danviile visited at the
exchange tedav. He had with him a load
OF st0ckers which he yar6ed and fed
here while taking them home 10 feed.
The commission men are thinking OF
having a snundpr9of telephone booth nut
in the exchange building for the acc m
mediation of everyone. At present the
different telephones are SO arranged that
there Is not much privacy.
". L. Gray. shipper and feeder NJ
kiowa. vas at the exchange today He
mad with him q car Of feeders and
stockers which he was taking 70 his
ranch.
Adam Hufbauer OF Nulvane was On
the market today with cattle which
Grace Sos Of f,i,srev -va~a IN v-s.L
good load OF hogs, which brought The
ruling price.
J. " Haskell Of Douglass. was In yes
terday afternoon Win car Of hogs.
kell is q regular shipper 10 tbs msrAtt
J. :. Greenwade % HGuuewaN WAS IN
with TWO cars ~ swi1e which he dis
posed Of az good buik prices.
d. II. Hutchinson OF Hzve-hiii one ot
the regular shippers. was f. early WIEN
big load OF hogs, ard sold az the bulk
price.
The funeral OF Charles Ros,ev. The I'D
time stock man. VIII take place az I
O'Clock this afternoon from tl@ nome -
South MartinSon. \ number Of The stock
yards men viii attend tae funeral
The railroads did 2 good business FOR
Saturday. The Santa r brought IN S
cars the Rock Island cars. thz MS
souri, Pacific 5 cars and yhe Frisco
car
Smith & Jackson were in w:ta q car
% hoss yesterday. from Eurisy. ThsF
We're of good grade
The kiIliug department at Doi5-s Eaf a
good run yesterday fer Satu~Sar IN an
81 hogs we're slsughtere3 uu-i-c tha
week 2,557 hogs were killed. wh5cz is a
good average week.
The speciality department - the Pod
plant has mad busy week Tuessav
a new Sneciattr hcyaa5ess PIGS faa- a.
great hit The orders are coming in --f-s <
and the Eew machinery Is being ruE az