The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-10
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Townsend & Lamon Of AndaIe came in
late yesterday afternoon with a car of
good medium weight hogs. They sold
quickly for the bulk price of the day
Mr.. Townsend accompanied the car and
expressed himself as more than pleased
with the result of his venture Mr.
Townsend has been shipping hogs for ten
or more years and has shipped here reg
ularly for the past seven or eight years.
He says he has seldom gone past this
market and does not see how anyone
can do otherwise but market his hogs
here if he is in the business for money.
He says that the market here is always
10 or Is cents better than Kansas City for
the shipper.
VIM. Astle the old-time shipper of
Haven. was IN yesterday with a mixed
load Of hogs and cattle. The former sold
late on the market for a high bulk price
They were heavy packers. The cattle
Eere held over until today, when they
will be placed on the market.
A. p. Johnson, one of the regular ship
pers at Elmer was up yesterday and dis
posed Of a bunch of good medium weight
packers for a nice bulk price.
frankie & Shepherd, one of the heaviest
shipping firms in Oklahoma, were up
again, yesterday with a good load Of
mixed hogs. which sold at the bulk figure
J. u. Cation, a recent convert 10 the
merits of the Wichita market was here
again yesterday from Peabody with a
toppy load of hogs. and the price he re-
ceived was entirely satisfactory and prof
liable. Mr.. Cation comes in twice a week
and his hogs are always OF the best quail
fly. He states that the hog crop in his
county is large and tnat Wichita viii
see him here very often.
Gust KEff- now simmer 10 p
ket from Hudson, Kan, came in yester-
day late in the evening with a toppy
load OF medium heavy packers which sold
for one of the high bulk prices of the
day Mr. Witt was pleased with his
transaction.
c. A. Gift. the genial shipper at Bluff
City. visited the boys at the stock yards
yesterday and incidentally disposed of a
nice load Of mixed packers for the ruling
bulk price.
Adam Hufbauer. the reliable old ship
per at Mulvane. who rarely misses COM
ing to Wichita two or three times a week.
was in with a nice load of medium
weights yesterday. They sold, as usual,
for one Of the best prices of the day,
E. X Eberle OF Maize topped the mar
Ret Yesterday with fine load Of heavy
packers They were nice, smooth ami
mails and about as good hogs as have
ever passed over the scales IN the market
here. Mr. Eberle is naturally pleased
with his transaction.
c. G. Handy, one Of the oldest and most
experienced shippers 10 Wichita, was in
again yesterday with good load Of me-
dunn heavies which brought nice bulk
price Mr. Handy is doing a great deal
of business lately and has been very sue
cessfuI His friends at the yards are
more than pleased with his success.
Coyie & Son Were up yesterday from
Perry with good load Of heavy hogs,
which brought the bulk price OF the day.
q. P Hawkins an old shipper At Nash
vile. was in yesterday for the first time
IN some months. Mr.. Hawkins wandered
from the fold. but became convinced that
n-.chita offered better opportunities for
Ssflire hogs and returned TO trade on the
-nariet once more. His friends are glac
10 see him back
Purcbfield & Conneu were up from An
shonv with three loads 'of hne boss
.nostlv lights. which sold for high bulk
-f-,,es The hogs were good ones and
- Iocsl packers snapped them n at
s,.ce. rhe firm IS one Of the heaviest
sainpiyK concerns in southern Kansas