The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-09

Levi & Co, was a caller at the stock
yards yesterday in company with Mr..
Fred bold of the Jacob Dold Packing
company. He met all the commission
men about the yards and was much in
terested in the amount Of business done
at these yards.
W. A. Mcbride, one Of the oldest travel
ing statesmen in this section of the coun-
try, has taken a position with the JACOB
bold Packing company at this point. Mr..
Mcbride is an experienced packing house
salesman and expert, having spent a life
time in the business in the several depart
ments and knows from the base up all
the best points Of the trade. Not only
this, but he is personally acquainted with
the trade in this tributary territory, and
is one Of the most genial and wholesome
gentlemen to meet. He was once before
connected with this firm, having at the
time the full charge of the Oklahoma
agency. He will from now on represent
the company in the Texas trade, having
especially the new Pecos Valley line of
traffic His always careful manner Of
doing business, the regard for the best
interests Of customers, and thorough 10y
atty TO patrons and employer alike. will
assure for Mr.. Mcbride the best Of sue
cess.
Miss Ida Mahaney, accountant Of the
bold Packing company, has resumed her
position in the cashiers office, after an
absence of three weeks on a vacation tour
of the east.
Miss Sadye Joseph is the latest addition
to the office force of the Dold Packing
company. She is now instaulled as amen
uensis and private secretary to Chief
Clerk Harrison of the accounting depart
menI.
Inspector Tillford of the Union stock
yards was obliged again yesterday to give
up his duties there and go home. as
ordered by his physician. He has for some
time been suffering from lingering symp-
toms Of grippe. and has fought 1t off as
long as he could. Yesterday afternoon
he gave up the unequal battle and took to
his bed. All the yards force wish for him
complete recovery soon
Mrs. J. D. Harrison, wife Of the chief
clerk Of the bold camptny, is expected
home tomorrow from a several months
visit in California among relatives and
friends
Mr.. Howard Wheeler of the firm of
Hewlett &, Wheeler. was a business caller
at the North side district yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. Henderschott, of the city engineer
ing staff, was among the visitors at the
stock yards district yesterday.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago expected $1,000 hogs and
received 5000 with 1900 left over, against
1900 on Tuesday. The market was last
given as follows: There were not enough
hogs to go around, and the sales were
made at an advance Of cents" The esti-
mated receipts for today are S,0O0. Kan
sas City received 10000 hogs against 9,120
the day before, and the market was given
last as follows: Good demand. both
packers and shippers active buyers at )
cents higher prices" St. Louis was
quoted as strong, with 1900 hogs received,
against 1000 the day previous.
PURE-BRED SWINE AS BREEDERS.
The impression is prevalent among
farmers that pure-bred swine are unprof-
liable for breeding purposes. as it is
thought that as purity of breed increases
fecundity decreases. The question of the
fecundity of improved breeds of swine
was investigated recently by the Indiana
station. The number of pigs farrowed |
and raised in the first and the last 200 |
filters recorded in the registers of Berk- |
shire Poland China and Chester White |
pigs were compiled. In comparing the |
filters, 100 filters were selected in which !
the sows We're recorded and 100 in which I
the boars We're recorded. The dates of |
narrowing of the first 200 filters varied |
through a number of years. The last 200 |
filters were almost all narrowed in 1896. |
The popular opinion was not confirmed !
by this investigation. While there seems |
to be a reduction in the number of very /
large filters, the total number narrowed |
is about the same as shown by the first |
records. 1t is not the intent to compare /
breeds, but to compare the earliest and !
latest records of filters. to determine |
whether there has been a real gain or
less in the fecundity Of the breed. The |
number of bears and sows raised was as
follows: Berkshire. 400 filters, 1855 pigs. /
/ 49S boars, 1858 sows; Poland China. 1000 /
filters, 6.542 pigs. 3.22S bears, 1914 sows; |
Chester White, 600 litters. 4555 pigs. 2236 |
boars, 2.3l9 sows. In a total of 1893 pigs |
narrowed. and all raised, there were 1856 |
bOars and 1907 sOws.