The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-27
SENTATIVE SAFES
&EBIPPEKs A., NOTES.

Day & YOman of Alameda came in late
last night with three cars Of good hogs.
They brought the top Of the day Mr..
Day has been shipping to this market
for a number OF years. He says that he
used to ship to Kansas City occasionally,
but that he never does this now "A man
cannot ship to Kansas City" said Mr..
Day. II is an impossibility. Wichita has
too good market. A shipper cannot
get past 1t If he is well posted in regard
TO IT. Ny partner and myself have in
vestigated the situation well, and We are
convinced that the Wichita market is
I5c better for us than the Kansas City
market under any condition. We think
we make that much on every load we
ship TO Wichita and we are satisfied that
We would lose nearly double that amount
by shipping to Kansas City"
L. Edwards of Weatherford. O. T.,
came in last night with a car of cattle
The cattle were unloaded too late to be
placed on the market
.. NJ Circle, the veteran shipper Of
Enid, o. T., was in again yesterday with
three cars of cattle
Joe Cation, the old-time shipper of Pea
body, was down with a car Of hogs yes
terday. He received a high bulk price
lie was more than satisfied with the
market. Il tell YOU" he exclaimed. when
he received HIS check, the Wichita mar
kot is the best in the west. 1t can't be
beat anywhere"
J. A. Hoop of UdaI was in yesterday
with a car Of hogs. Nj Hoop is the
Junior member of the firm of Huff &
Hoop. which does a great deal of shipping
II this market. Mr.. Hoop says that a
telephone line is being built to Udau from
Winfield and he expects to get daily mar
bet reports from this city. so he will
know exactly when to ship his stuff here
Fred Thrush Of Bentley, a well-known
stOckman, was a visitor at the stockyards
yesterday.
House & Woulfe. the well-known ship
pers of Newton, were down yesterday
with a car Of hogs. They received q high
bulk price. House & Woulfe have been
shipping here for some years.
Charles Dorsey OF South Haven was IN
Yesterday morning with a car of good
medium hogs. which he disposed Of for
good bulk price.
A u. Spencer has returned from
weeks visit al Marshal Q. T. where he
visited his parents. His father. ". s.
Epencer, is now here visiting him for
few days.
The provision market was strong yes
terday, although there was no decided
rise. Pork sold steady at $S.S5. Lard
opened Al S9--~l anu A4eiSt-lA al 49,. MOS
sold firm all day at $50.
The proudest boy at the stock yards
Yesterday was Walter Wood Walter had
been wishing for some time that Santa
Claus would send him a great nib pony
de was rather surprised. nevertheless,
when the latter complied with his re-
quest, and when Walter went 70 the stock
Yards Christmas day the pony was there
waiting Tor him. Walter says with rea-
son. that IL is the best pony in town.
number Of stock hogs were sold yes
terday on the market for a good price.
This is becoming quite a market for
stock hogs.
: The railroads only did a fair business
yesterday at the stock yards. The Ms
souri, Pacific brought in seven cars. the
Santa Fe three cars and the Rock Island
two cars.
c. II. Austin yesterday sold three fine
black bulls TO J. NJ Rushing Of Beard.
Texas.
Miss Mamie Mahaney OF the Dold Pack
ing company has returned from an ex-
Eended visit in Missouri Miss Nahauev
went from here 10 Lexington. No. and
from there TO St Louis. Chicago. ana
Louisville. She says she had a delightful /
time
Business is slowly picking up after