The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-28

City a car load of mediums which went
over the scales early.
D. McNaghten of Newkirk was ship
per Of three cars Of hogs, all Of them
selling at the top of the bulk. One was
heavy, one medium heavy and one light
lights, two Of them selling without dock
age and all very fair conditioned hogs.
Ed Weidline of Augusta shipped in a
car load of medium lights which went
at bulk prices, and without dock.
A. Garland of Kiowa. sent in a car of
light weight hogs which crossed the
scales on the late close at good bulk
figures.
A NJ Horner Of Cunningham was a
shipper of two cars Of fat butcher cat
tie, which the Dold Packing company
bought at fancy prices.
II. F. Williamson of Pratt, one of the
veterans at this market was in with two
cars of mixed cattle, which sold at good
figures.
L. F. Means Of Wilmore was a shipper
of three cars Of cattle, one car Of which,
feeders, sold at once at good prices
Among the cattle consisnors yesterday
were Eberley & Schweiter Of Wilmore,
who had in two cars of beef stock.
H. S. Hall Of Spivey sold out a car load
Of calves. 20 in upmber, yesterday, re-
ceived the day previous. They were sold
by the head at private sale.
Messrs. J. S. Liggett, T. Z. Morris, and
John Scott, all prominent and well known
cattle men and stock dealers of Spivey.
were in the city yesterday on business
and taking in the big races.
Mr.. Ed Healy was busy yesterday en-
tertaining a large clientage OF customers
and friends from out OF the city, and it
is needless to say he did 1t right.
The little Misses Katherine and Julia
Paugh were callers at the yards yester-
day, and with the juvenile Mabel Reiff
lent a ray of soothing and refreshing sun
shine into the dun, grey life Of the Ex-
change.
Yesterday Mrs. J. Kerfoot, of the
SiegeI Sanders Commission company, ex-
pected to yard a large line of cattle
which would be placed on sale at the
Union stock yards at very reasonable fig
ares. The trains were delayed, however,
and today about O'Clock the invoice will
be received. There are in all 1900 head
of cattle; 1000 of them yearling heifers
and 300 yearling steers, all in prime con-
dition, and will be sold right and on
terms very reasonable to purchaser. This
Is a rare opportunity for buyers and these
yards have not in some time received so
large and favorable a shipment of cattle.
The bold business so fas as orders were
yesterday was heavy in all de-
partments. The railroads however, re-
fused to receive produce after noon, and
several large prospective shipments were
held over on that account. They will all
be forwarded promptly this morning, as
well as the accumulation Of orders re-
ceived yesterday. The management very
allowed all those who co,L-1-,
be spared in the accounting force to take
a halliday off, and after dinner most Of
the large force were at the fair grounds,
or else helping their wives put up pre-
eerved tomatoes and melon rinds, chat
IS, if they had any wife or any rinds).
Mr.. Frank Robbins, the genial and old
time cattle buyer at the yards, is in the
city for a day or two, visiting his family,
after several weeks absence in Barber
county buying D feeders in that section.
The roads doing the hauling of stock
to the yards yesterday were as follows:
Santa Fe, Is; Frisco, 2; Rock Island, 2,
and Missouri Pacific 2.
The daily statement yesterday of the !
hog trading was as follows: Tops, S42715; |
bulk of sales. A.1719q4. 271z; average
weight, OF; receipts. S04.
Mr.. Chas. H bold oil the Kansas City |
house of the Jacob Dold Packing COM |
oany. IS in the city on business and SELL |
ng upon the lohal plant
Provisions yesterday were dull and |
steady. Trading was featureless, mainly |
n the way of changing. All classes closed |
about the same as Tuesday.