The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-05

cyclone. from which the enterprising COM
munity has long ago recovered, but as
though fated in this respect, another
| heavy wind storm visited the thriving
village a few days ago, wrecking hen
houses and out-buiidings, corn cribs, and
scattering lumber generally.
JEFF Houston of Ponca City had in a car
load Of heavy hogs of select stock which
were recorded at top prices.
+. B. Stanley of Rose Hill, was a ship
per of medium weight hogs wnich sold
at a good bulk figure.
II. NJ. Dowd of Gainesville was a seller
of light weight hogs without dock at a
strong bulk price.
Mr.. Enoch Burchfeld, of the we'll known
shipping firm of Burchfield &, Connel, of
Anthony, was III with a mixed load of cat
tie and hogs The cattle end sold TO
Dold at once, and were fat butcher stuff
fed by Mr. Burchfield himself, and were
the last end Of a herd of10O head with
the exception Of one or more car load
which will be shipped to this market on
Monday next.
The statement so far as The trading
went yesterday was as follows: Tops,
$50; bulk. IS. 40d3 80; average weight, 254
receipts, 756.
The Dold business yesterday again
showed the salutary effects OF the open
ing warm weather season for this line
OF merchantable products. There was a
heaYy outgoing of express and jobbing
products, and the usual normal Shipping
or straight car lots of mixed packing
house produce. All departments were
Dusy getting out the stock and the dav
was very satisfactory, well sustaining he
late daily rush of shipments since the
warm weather set in.
old-time shipping firm of ]. w. Haskell
%, OF Gordon, was a visitor at the
stock yards yesterday and was the proud
exhibitor 10 an admiring throng of COM
mission men and stock handlers of his
etyhsh, high-bred team Of notified blue
roam norses full brother and sister, which
he raised himself They are fine bred
ANIMALS and thoroughly trained and well
hahdled, and were the object of consider
able admiration and comment among the
crowd Of yards officials and stock men.
On the provision market yesterday there
was an early weakness, followed by a
Idily' Cash lard closed steady at $5.07,
ana cash ribs sc higher, at S4s5715.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
loWs;' Chicago expected 5000 hogs and
received 21,G00, with 5000 left over and
the market was given as a very poor de-
mand, with prices off fully cents. The
receipts for the day previous. We6nes
day. were 25000, and the estimate for %
day is 1900. Kansas City received 9 500
hogs, against 1900 the day previous. and
the market was 216 to cents lower. ST
Louis was cents lower, with 5000 ncas
received, against $500 the dav before.
National Live Stock Reporter: The Uni
TED states government adopted a dip in
order to kill the ticks on the southern
cattle so as to purify them and permit
fhem to pass from one state to another
without danger of communicating dis
ease. The dipping process was found to
be too expensive. It killed the ticks and
incidentally killed the cattle. It is now
suggested that spraying with the proper
huid will do the work effectively and with
out loss of cattle. 1t is to be hoped that
the United States authorities will give
the spraying a trial and do away with the
dipping if it is possible to do so. Putting
the dip on with a hose is certainly an
improvement over throwing the cattle IN
to the solution. Dipping cattle will al
ways be clumsy and dangerous perform
ance and 1t will be worth something to
the people if it can be avoided.