The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-02
REPREsEnETATTvE SALES
sHIPPERs ANO NOrEA

len Houston OF Punch City, EzS Z SIP
ner ot heavy hogs which sold without
dock at the top of ths day ana they were
h1y far the best czr received during the
day. They were very uscs hugs fnr any
vnarkst and at any cu16itisn af tbs trad
Ing and were registered at their best mar
ket value.
I'D WeidIina Of Augusta was shipper
OF two cara Of hogs. one heHTy and one
light, both bringing a price wen within
the bulk.
The other shippers who had hogs ON the
market yesterday were as follows c. C
Carson, Of Mt. Hope: Seymour Clark. Of
Benton; A Richardson, Of jefferson; L
NV. AIoYvnsy, a Pond Greek. two loads
The cattle trade was practically moth
srg The sales as recorded were as fol-
sows: Two st5ckeHs, Us pounds average,
price Al5; COW, Lee pounds. selling
at 500 and heitsr, 60 pounds. at S2oa
d. JackaoR Of dazslton, had IN two cars
OF stOckera, g head, and d Al Circle also
of HRzelton had IN q car Of cattle.
Yesterday at the Dold plant was very
good day for AL ths several departments.
There was q good limo Of express and JOB
bIng trade as web as q heavy shipment
from the straight contract car division
Ar ths departments were represented In
she output ana the day showed mp very
Eell al along tho line
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Missouri Pacific S;
Rock Island. s; Frisco, =; Santa Re, L
The fertilizer plant at the Dold packing
house Is IN the hands Of the carpenters
who are al work on the roof erecting an
escape retort By this cuHtrivance al the
steam and gases from the guano house
- 40 Svma
floor Of this department Of all odors-
MessrE- Marsh Paugh and A b Moore
were absent from the yards yesterday be
ing on business at Anthony.
CIR. ID Healy Of the Heafy Commission
company, has returned from a business
trio 70 his sheep pastures at Beaumont
The first scare OF yellow fever having
nSated the tone IN the provision. pit yes
tsrday was better. Though trading was
small. prices showed considerable i'm
provemeut Cash Lard closed up ~ cents
at &2o, and cash ribs closed steady a.
R4SA
: The statement yesterday was as fol-
lows: Tops, $40; bulk. tAG6410: aver
age weight. -: receipts, IS
The enxine which Is TO furnish the
power cor the pumps IN the building OF
me new big well at the Do9d plant has
arrived and Is being set uD In the ma
chine works Of the house. A complete
description OF this novel and unique well
building method viii be given later as the
work progresses.
Chicago expects for today 25.ooe hogs
as receipts
The Cincinnati Price Current OF last
Thursday said; There was considerable
falling OF In the packing % hogs the past
week; western packing SS50o compared
with 5000 the preceding week. and EsS.-
Coo last year. From March !. the total
Is $4,000. against S.Ss5.o00 year ago.
Artichokes-A report recently received
at the department % Agriculture from the
Oregon station contains some interesting
and valuable information concerning the
food value OF artIchokes. To determine
the proportion OF ratious for farm ami
mais that can possibly be made up OF
these tubers the Oregon station fed six
thrifty Berkshire pigs which had been
cunning on wheat stutbls and weighed
from III 20 Els pounds. For two months
abe pigs were fed on artichokes supple
Dlented BY a small ration OF equal parts
pf chopped wheat and cats An effort
was made at the outset 10 compel the
pigs to subsist on a diet OF Rrtichokes
alone; but In the absence OF grain there
was very iittie gain and the pigs were not
rontented. They were vigorous in their
demands for something more substantial.
Hhe artichokes were grown near the pens
90 that the pigs could have access 10 them
whenever they desired. The tu5ers were
eeft in the ground for the pigs 10 root
put as they needed. portion OF the
sniat was measured and the aFtichokes dug