The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-24
REPREsENTArIvE SALES
.4ATPPEIls ANO NOES.

Joe Cation was down from Peabody
again yesterday with a load of hogs. This
is the second which he has brought here
and he is more than pleased with the
market. He says that it is much supe-
rior to the Kansas City market, and that
he does not know how he was so long
finding it out. He received the top price
for his hogs, which were a good bunch
OF medium weights.
Jess Houston was in again from Ponca
City with a load Of hogs. He is shipping
regularly to this market and averages
about a car a day.
J. b. Givens Of Kildare topped the mar
ket with a load of medium hogs. They
were a good lot and easily brought the
top price of the day.
Johnston & Hanna of Enid sold a car
OF medium heavy hogs on the market to-
DAY. They brought the ruling bulk price.
d. jackson of Hazelton was in yester-
day with a car OF hogs, which he sold for
the bulk price. Mr.. Jackson is one of the
regular shippers TO this market
Provisions were strong today. Pork
opened at $50 and closed at $3.50. Cash
lard opened at $5.27ia, and closed at S5.25.
Cash ribs opened at 1875, and declined
cents.
The Santa Fe brought in 10 cars Of hogs
To the markes yesterday, while the Rock
Island brought in
The yards will be closed tomorrow and
the exchange will observe Christmas.
Stock will be received and cared for as
on SUNDAY.
The Wichita livestock exchange has de-
Cided to send a representative to Emporia
December IS. to attend the meeting called
10y the State Livestock Sanitary commits
sion, which will meet at that time 10
consider ways and means to secure the
by the railroad companies governing the
shipment Of stock. The shippers and the
commission men will insist that the old
Car-lot rates be restored or more eQuit-
able basis established for the weight sys-
ten.
J. {. Sharp has returned from CalifoT-
ni5 and is again on the market. He is
Wei known TO the shippers Of this sec
tion.
W 4. Kirk stenoEr3 pher at the bold
Packing company. went to Nj. Hope yes
terdsy TO spend Christmas with his par
ents
Miss Pearl LudIum. stenographer in the
traffic department. of the Dold Packing
company. left yesterday for Pratt to
spend Christmas with her parents, VINO
live in that city.
There was little business done az the
Dad packing plant in the shipping de-
partment The near advent Of Christ
mas had caused a slack in business. The
express shipments were quite good. but
there were few straight car loads sent
cut OF little done in the joobins depart
I>,o-t
The men at Dold's were paid of early
yesterday afternoon and were allowed %
20 home so that they could pr Rsare for
Christmas. The men Quit work about
o'clock. and most Of them went homo al
that time. There Will he practically moth
ius' done at the pant Christmas day and
all the employees Will observe the day
az home.
Yesterday was devoted in the clerical
department. AZ Dold'S 70 a general clean
10. Al the travelling men were in ard
settled un for the calendar year. They
vii not so out again until after Janu-
e~y
There VIII 30 a holiday tomorrow IN
e. departments At Do,ds. Nothing Will
BE- done until Tuesday morning.
Secretary liearne of the Galloway
Breeders association. writes: Volume
=. Of the herd book Will close on Janu-
airy i. 1870 AT entries and transfers
for this volume must be in by that time
I trust you Will send IN all entries and
transfers that you have an once. This
has been our best year and we are now
on the eve Of much better times and the
way to take advantage Of these conditions
IS to do our best. BY keeping volr csttte
a recorded you not only make money
Tor Yourself hUt YOU also holm - make
a better showing for The entire brother
mood Of Galloway breeders The more o.
tries and transfers we have. the larger
the herd book ana the better impression
1t makes on the public. It also assists