The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-21
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Major Chris Shepherd graced the Ex-
change building and the yards Yesterday
with his genial and smiling. presence. and
he had with him a car load of medium
weight very fair hogs which took in the
top OF the bulk range. The Major is al
ways welcome and he is enough Of an ex-
pert stock dealer 10 manage TO gather in
the best his section of country affords
Chas- II LANCE of Kremlin was a shin
per Of medium weight hogs Of very good
grade of stock, and they sold readily with
out dockaSe at the top notch Of the bulk
range
The smiling face Of Charlie Granville. OF
the oid-time regular shipping firm of
ranville & Paugh Of Sedgwick City. was
seen on the trading yesterday. and every
man about the yards from the secretary
OF corporation down to the lowlv hog
EDITOR took special pains TO shake his
hand and bid him welcome. He had in
car OF very fair medium lights. which
sold promptly at a good stiff bulk figure.
charlie Is among the always welcome
Shippers. from his affable and sunny tenn
permanent He reports good prime. market
able hogs as none too plenty in his sec
zion. and that it takes careful and long
pickins TO find a good shipping bunch of
hogs Wheat. he says, looks a little off.
hut altogether his neighborhOod is doing
very wei.
W $ Thomas Of Ponca City had in a
car OF medium weights which sold with
out dock AZ the popular bulk price
JEFF Houston OF Ponca CITY Skinned M
the heaviest load Of hogs received during
the day, and they We're of extra fine grade
of swine stock and were rated at the TON
of the day.
Uncle Philo Hunter OF Etbing was pres
emf with q car load az medium Uairb-
porkers Of very fair grade. and they sor5
ar once at the price at which the most Of
the bulk range sold.
NJ shepard of Pond Creek was IN pe-sa7
ar the yards with a car OF lights. vhseh
sold without any dock At the stiT bulk
prize
Cal Stuart OF Whitewater was a tate ar
r-va. with car Of light mixed hogs
which sold for all they could command
Their grade and class considered. They
went Within the bulk range.
yesterday was q good day for quality
or the local hog market and the dock
sse was very notceably light Just half
the car loads had no dock on them al
al ana TWO of the others had one dock
piece me .aSl load in was more laden
WIKI dockable SowS. but all through tho
Gay this feature was exceptional1y ligrt
and or all the long list of wagon .sgras
taere was not single dock. save on TO-,
tail end Of the list one lone. single picar
so" watch with her unseen family kicked
up me scale beam 70 450 pounds. and
selling a s. 90
ne cattle trading yesterday vas reore-
sente1 oy one lonesome COW, Weighing
=" pounds and selling TO pold Tor 3. IS.
more would have been bought had they
appeared on the scene Of action hr- n
their absence the craft were patient and
agreeable and willing 10 await the next
ca II me fond nope that . better supolv
would be Afforded
The Do-d business yesterday was mora
than up 10 the average and saowe7 I'm
very active and healthy trade. Thee
were several cars booked Tor immediate
shipment ard a good strong line 500 ~
besides heavy express and 5oa5ing trade
The roads doing the haaiins yesterday
Were as follows. Rock Island. !: santa Fe
g Frisco. I