The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-31
REPRESENTATIVE SALES
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Joe Cation was down from Peabody
again yesterday with a car Of good hogs
which brought the top price OF the day.
Mr. Cation is more pleased with the
Wichita market every time he brings a
car Of hogs here. Since he has been COM
ing here he has not failed aIsingle time
10 get the TOP price, and has always
struck -the market On a bulge. Mr.. Ca
70 used 70 ship TO other western mar
kets, but now ships to Wichita eXclu-
sively
D. NJ. NIcNaughten of Newkirk was in
with two loads Of hogs yesterday. They
We're good packers and brought one Of
thtNhighest prices Of the day. Mr.. Nc
Naughten is one of the regular shippers
To this point. He has been shipping here
for a long time. He says that the Wich-
tia market IS the best all the year round,
and he does not understand how there IS
a shipper in this section Of the country
who can afford to market his hogs else
where. He says he has tried it and found
II TO be losing venture.
J. F. Cooley, one OF the standby SHIP
pers to this market, was on the market
yesterday with a good car Of medium
hogs. They sold for a good price.
Joe Kirk of POnca City was one OF the
old-time shippers who were on the market
yesterday He brought IN two cars or
hogs which brought good prices. Mr..
Kirk Is q shipper who never falls 10
bring his stuff 10 Wichita
William Garland of hiOwe was on the
market with good car Of medium light
hogs. They easily sold at a good price.
q long time.
Rankin < Johnson Of Billings disposed
of a good car Of hogs on the market yes
terday. The price obtained was the rui-
ing bulk one The firm succeeds john
son & Hanna, who have ben shipping 10
this market for some time. Billings 5
one of the new towns on the Enid branch
Of the Rock Island road in Oklahoma:
Campbell & Horton. the oid-ume snip
DerS Of Caldwell. obtained the oUik pIlce
for a car of light hogs which they had
mo III flf - zrt41- E-
G. NJ Shive of Burton, known 10 me
shippers as Doe was on the market
yesterday with a good car OF swine,
which fetched a good price.
The market will be open Monday and
business viii be transacted as usual New
Years is not observed as q holiday by the
stockmen. All western markets viii De
open the same as the one IN this city.
Miss Mamie Mahaney. the queen of the
Wichita carnival, resumed work NeSter-
day at the Dold Packing company. She
has been away on vacation Tor some
The men at the Dold Packing company
Will have a vacation Monday. Inc holoaE
will be observed and there viii be noth-
Ing done at the plant. Few, u any, 81
the men viii be on duty, A. there VIE
be nothing done but which Is apSolutely
necessary for the care Of the buildings.
A large increase is looked Tor IN me
express and lObbiug business at DolC
next week. The traVelingmen Will pe OUT
on the road and then II Is Thought lhat
their n of turkey. The business Of these
Two departments this week has been very
large for such week in December.
It IS estimated that the stock Of new
contract mess pork in Chicago decreased
1000 barrels in December. Ribs gained
200 00n pounds but lard did not change.
In two months pork has increased ONLY
y co.. barrels while lard has lost $500
tierces. while ribs are about the same IS
on November l.
The Texas Stock and Farm Journal
reports SS.25S cattle on feed at Texas oil
mills and 1850 IN the Indian Territory
and other places making 1888 in all
Other reports are expected, but no great
increase Of the total
Lot Ravenscr0ft and T. NJ. Arnold Of
Clark county. Kansas. are pleased with
the results Of the CattIemen' $ convention
at Fm1ori3- which they attended and
which they are satisfied means business
IN the contention with the railroads over
rates Mr.. R4venScroft thinks there are
30 3er cent fewer cattle in Clark county
Than wear ago. He estimates the losses
% cattle in the county last winter AZ
60}0 head.
provisions were rather weak today.
RIBS declined from $5.Se To $. p. Pork r.
waf~ef steady at $50 while lard sod
during the day al $50