The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11
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the yards, and who is now operating in
the country successfully, both as to his
! patrons and himself, was in on the trade
with a car load of good medium light
/ hogs, which sold readily at strong bulk
prices.
! The Farmers Mill and Elevator COM
/ pany of North Enid, o. T., were sellers
of medium weight hogs of fair grade at
( high up bulk prices.
Jim Miller Of Viola was among the old
timers on the market esterday, his car
of medium weight porkers selling to Dold
at a stiff price
Sam Butts of Mulvane was a late arri-
/ val with a car of extra heavy hogs, sell
/ ing to Dold at the next figure to top Of
/ the bulk.
Dan VIM, the always good-natured
| shipper from Udall, was on the market
with two cars of fat butcher cattle which
! sold at once TO Dold, and a car of mixed
/ hogs, the big end of the bunch going to
! Smith at stiff bulk prices and the sorts
| selling separately also at the best they
| could command.
Chas. Harrison Of Millerton was in with
| car Of extra heavy hogs, which sold
easily at good, strong bulk prices
| Rathbone Bros. had in a load Of very
| fair medium weight hogs, selling to
| Dold at good bulk range figures.
L. NJ. McCrocklin of Derby, one of the
| old-timers on this market, was a ship
per of light hogs on the market yester-
day.
Charlie Dorsey of South Haven. another
| regular consignor to this market, had
| hogs on sale yesterday.
The roads contributing to yesterdays
receipts we're as follows: Santa Fe, 10;
Missouri Pacific. 3: and Rock Island, l.
The daily comparisons are as follows:
Yesterday, tops, SO. 1919; bulk, So. 35dS 40;
average weight, 256; receipts, 976. For the
day previous, tops, SSH; bulk. SO. 25Q
3.35; average weight, 237; receipts, 1,112
For the same day last week, tops, 40;
bulk, So %QS Sly; average weight, 226; re-
ceipts, 80
yesterday were as follows: Three cars
in the jobbing division; cars of mixed
packing house products and a good line
| of express shipments, scattered all
| through the south and southwest =
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago estimated IS, 5000 hogs and
received 5000, with 2,216 left over. This
against 5000 on the day previous. The
market was given last as follows; ''Trade
in hogs was quite animated at an average
! Improvement of sc. and some especially
attractive offerings sold at an advance of
71ac." The estimate for today is 38,0O0
hogs. Kansas City received 1880 hogs,
against Il, 800 on the day before, and the
market was given as advancing to 715c
OF active buying by packers and ship
pers. st. Louis was quoted as strong to
sc higher, with / 800 in, against 1000 the
day before. The provision market was
firmer. Packers who have recently been
doing the selling were heavy buyers, caus-
ing an advance. Ribs closed up &c, and
lard PIC.
Extensive repairs and added adornments
and conveniences are now going on all
about the establishment of the DOld pack
ing plant. Both the offices, the mechan-
ical and the operative departments are
undergoing those necessary repairs natu-
rally resulting from an extended season
of unusual activity. Though even now
all the several sections are kept busily
engaged getting out contract orders, yet
there is slight lull from the rush all
through the recent season; and this is
being taken advantage of TO repair all i'm
PROJECTIONS about the moderniZed and
finely equipped plant, and the result will
be very soon a renovated and completely
finished packing plant. A large force of
workmen. artisans and mechanics belong
ing to the regular staff of employees are
now erecting scaffolding for carrying on
the improvements throughout the entire
concern. Added artistic effects, in and
about the offices, paint and concrete floor
ing where needed, and general overhaul
ing is going on, and soon there will be
refitted the best packing house in the
west. with a capacity of turning out ali
the known staple products as well as the
specialties and novelties for which the
Wichita house has long ago been famed
among the tradesmen and mercantile
houses all over this southern tributary
territory.
Mr.. Frank G. Steck is now one of the
attaches of the Wichita Live Stock Com
mission company. and will be hereafter
engaged with them to operate on this
market.
Mr.. \. b Moore, of the Union Live
Stock Commission company, returned yes
terday from short business trip into the
country.
Mr.. VIII Vandiver yesterday was again
seen at the yards, after an extended cattle
buying trip in the country.
Mr.. Marsh Paugh is still under the
weather with the grippe, although
struggling bravely to fight it off and keep
about the office and yards.
Mr. Allie Spencer, of the Healy COM
pany is making preparations to have this
weeks literary affair at the school house
one of the best yet given. and as president
he viii lose no opportunity to entertain
all corners.
'.Shep." the faithful and ever ready ca
nine servant OF the Stock Yards company,
is missing, and all the entire yards con-
tinsent mour his loss Whether he was
poisoned, stolen, or wandered away. may
never be known, but he is missed and his
nd
formed will not soon find so worthy a
successor.
GERMANY CLAIMS TO BE SQUARE.
Professor Stiles, the scientific attache
of the United States embassy in Berlin.
in a recent interview. says: The pres
ent excitement in America on the subject
Of the meat inspection bill s mucn greater
than circumstances warrant I am con-
WINGED that Germany IS enjeavoring to act
with perfect fairness. I have discussed
thoroughly with the highest sanitary Off
Gals several important points regarding
American conditions which have been to-
tally misconstrued by the German press
and I have informed them as TO the real
facts. The present agitation In America
IS premature and is doing us harm
advise waiting for the Official publication
of the text OF the bill. upon which CAIN
and scientific deiiberation Is proceeding.
1 do not believe Germany will discrsmi-
nate against America The Cologne Ga
zette. discussing the question. expresses
the hope that the United States secrc-
tary OF agriculture wiz not use his powers
against German products without proof
that the latter are injurious
LIVESTOCK NARKET.
St. Louis. Jan. lo,-Cattle-Receip g.