The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
Dock Az VT
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Seymour Clarke of Benton. sold out
car Of mediums at the top price, without
dockage.
Other shippers in were John Radcliffe
OF Cunningham, and H. Y. Williamson OF
Pratt.
Cattle were steady apd one load Of west
ern cows sold. They were brought in by
Mr.. J. B. Highlands of Cristiei1, a large
ranch owner in western Kansas, and sold
10 II. F. Williamson of Pratt. There
were "a head Of them, averaging SIS
pounds and selling at $3.50.
Yesterday was a normal day at the odd
Plant and the shipments, both jobbins
and express, and in earliest. about on the
average Of the large run Of late.
Mr.. Henry Schad was business visitor
ut the yards yesterday.
One of the large eastern provision jour
mails, published in the interest of the trade
and its official organ, in recent issue
makes extended mention of two famous
brands OF specialties made solely at the
Wichita branch of the bold Packing COM
pany. They are the Dewey Philippine"
brand OF ham sausage, which no pack
ing house on earth makes or even ap-
proaches but this house, and which was
mentioned in the testimony of Commits
Bary General Eagan before the govern
ment investigation board as the only sat-
isfactOry meat food which stood the trop-
acal climate and satisfied the soldiers. The
other was the new but already widely
known brand, the "Rathman Pressed
Ham" This latter Is new to the trade
and has only been on the market a short
time, but Is purity. delicious flavor, keep
ing qualities ard general flneness Of make
up havs made Of 1t a prime fasorite IN
the trade and the department is crowded
70 keep UP with the demand. Thus the
Wichita house Is widely known AID its
several speciality brapds. as we'll as the
staple cuts, stand on a plane OF merit all
their own and the result Is the rapidly
growing and extending trade.
Provisions were quiet and irregular.
TIE opening was steady at some advance.
i,ht hog receipts encouraging buying.
6ut yellow fever news caused renewed
selling later. Stocks were about as eX-
plcted. September pork opened 2i2 cents
higher, at 80 declined to $S.lG1 and adj
Vanced 10 SS22s. eptembeT lard opened
e., cents higher, at S.GIia; declined to S-2l
and reacted to $5.22i2G5.25. September ribs
opened 81 cents higher at SiSei2: sold at
EiE: declined to $LS5. and reacted TO $3.50
Ci.S2l2.
AGENTS Of the agricultural department
activity on the part Of agiSatoTs who are
exe-tlnE their influence to curtail 10 the
minimum The importation OF American
IC>0d products into that country. While
thsse reports are not made public, Il Is
kn, IN that they represent that greater
RGC than ever before viii be made 10
SECT &c from the next meeting Of the reich
stag statute providing for an inspection
by agents " the German government OF
al AZ erican products which shall be SO
siriCi Is 10 entirely ignore the certificates
OF American inspection. The agitation is
conducted principally by the Agrarians
RnE IL is stated that the press is beng
used 10 quite an uuWuu:yd extent to ere.
ate pubic sentiment adverse 10 all Amer
ican food articles. ESpeCi-. attention 5
given TO our beef and liberal use Is made
o. the testimony taken before the wal
Investigating committee and the sect
court OF inquiry. This aEita;i-a in itself
has had The effect OF reducing German
consumption Of our meat products. hut
the Officials IN Washington are MT es.
pec!a.ly apprehensivs Of legislation.
The huge meat carrier, Fifesh.-e. e,
Gently arrived at London, completing bel
maiden trip TO Australia. Before she va:
emptied she discharged $500 carca>s-l
(S.0d9OJ0 TbS) of frozen mutton. l5.eo fro
zen rabbits and a miscellaneous cargo 81
nearly 100000 lbs more of frozen beef
cheese and other STUFF The FIteshirS j.
. mammoth warehouse, equipped with twi
reffigeEatii-g machines. Sach OF wliSh VII
circulate l,S90,00o cubic feet OF All escs
q hours at 10 degrees Fahrenheit. NheI
her mutton holds are fun she holds 1Ve.0t'
carcassss-