The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-01
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

| G. T. Kroeker was the prize-winner yes
! terday for top-price hogs and heavy
weights His load of IS head weighed up
81 pounds, and sold al the top price OF
: g so. These hogs were fed by Mr.. Davis
Siemens Og Buhler who raised all Of
them, and has been feeding them for a
year. Frank Steck bought them in
among his purchases the past few days.
They We're prime hogs and a credit TO
the feeder and the firm who bought them
up, at whose head is the main buyer, Mr..
Kroeker.
Howard Stsley OF Medford was on the
market with a load of good hogs, heavy
in weight and of weI-fed butcher type,
and these brought the top Of the bulk.
T. \ Clark Of Medford was another
OF the Oklahoma shippers who had hogs
on the early market, his car of mediums
selling at good bulk price.
A B. Crawford had car load Of heavy
hogs on the trade whichsold at a stiff bulk
range price.
Jen Houston OF Ponca City shipper up
a car Of medium heavy hogs which sold
at a strong bulk price.
L. NJ. McCrocklin OF Derby was in with
a cars load Of medium lights, which sold
at good bulk price.
John Radcliffe Of Cunningham had in
hogs and cattle, both lots selling to Dold
at good prices. The hogs were heavies
in fair form, and sold without dock at
good bulk price.
Joe Kirk of KingIhan was a seller Of
light weight hogs in fair condition, SELL
ing strong.
Charlie Land Of Kremlln. O. T. was
early on the market with a car OF medium
hogs which sold at the popular bulk price.
W. L. Farquharson Of Hennessey was
in with a car load Of light hogs which
sold at all their grade could command, the
deal being the final one Of the day.
J. II. Holland. who had in a car Of
mixed cattle and hogs sold out both
lots at good prices. the small bunch OF
heavy hogs selling we'll
J. c. Greenwade shipped in from Cald-
we'll and Hunneweu TWO cars Of stock.
One was the fine load Of dressed beef
steers. and one a mixed car OF hogs and
cattle. the latter crossing the scales early
this morning, the first part selling az
once. Mr.. GTeenwade is one or the sue
cessful stOckmen and shippers who rsgu-
larry consign 10 this market, and mis- deals
are usually marked with Top prices such
asthe fve-cent cattle OF Yesterday bought
of the feeder. Mr.. Fox. He was eminent
II satisfied with the market. and ex-
pressed himself as long ago convinced that
this was the best market a all times one
day or week. or MONTH with another.
anywhere in the west. and also that his
cattle transactions had always come MS
way with good profit here.
Charlie Smith. the cattle buyer for
Dolds. arrived AZ the yards with the
three cars Of y head Of fat butcher steers.
All in fine trim. from Brown 4 Harsh. Of
White Eagle. and they were a. once yard
- in the feed lots Of the Dold concern.
u meet the growing fresh beef demand.
boIh local and foreign. which this enter
prisng firm Is enjoying.
Among the other signs 81 Increased bus
mess az the yards yesterday was a sheep
sale. There were Is head % sheep ard
lambs averaging s. pounds. and sold BY
Ed Healy 70 the Dold company.
The roads which Yesterday brought n
the receipts were the Santa Fe and ne
Rock Island, the former and the lat
Ter s.
Mr. Fred Dold. OF the local packing
company. mas returned from Z business
trip 10 Kansas CITY.
M r / T0rriuSt0r was a business
visitor at the North end yesterday after
noon. looking over the growing business
o. that thriving district
M Arthur GoGair. cashier and nanaS-
Ing director q the large livestock CON-
nilsson r-ra % Cioda5r. Harding & Co
Of the National Live Stock yards a. East
s. Louis. was present ~ the Yards yes
terday OF business for his firm Mr.. Co
dair Is one Of the always welcome genial
stock experts Who visit these yards
The statement for yesterday j a. tol-
lows: Tops. 3 81. bulk $S.s515.55. with q
large percent Of this bulk narrowing down
10 S2-+al5-6o; average weight -; receipts
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IN the dispatches from Washington I
which appear on another page u the
Eagle. some very cC-1ostneu-ary resrf-
mony was submitted before the beer In
vestisauDs court favorable - the DolE
products. Lieutenant Colonel \ /. Smith
chief ccmniSssry az Havana appeared /
before the court and amoug ctae- things |
said the following; The ccnn.ssary |