The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-10-23
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Dent Mccormick. the successful farmer
and stock raiser near Andale, was at the
Gtockyards yesterday buying some stock
srs to take out to his farm
D Spence, the popular bookkeeper
for E. j. Healy & Co, returned yester-
and Harvey counties. He says he never
before saw such wheat at this time Of
year. He drove across the country from
Haven to Benton, a distance of about
eighteen miles, and he SAYS all along the
route the ground was covered with the
growing wheat.
A Garland. of Kiowa; c. G. Handy. of
Norwich, and L NJ McCrocklin, of
Derby, marketed hogs yesterday.
1t was reported at the stockyards yes
terday that Mr.. Cudahy viii arrive here
next Wednesday evening to commence
work on the packing house.
The heavy rain of Saturday night
made the roads so muddy that wagon
hogs were scarce at the stockyar1s yes
terday.
Every few days the rumor is reviv
at the Union stock yards to the effect
that large addition is going 10 be built
to the big Dold packing house, The re-
port probably originated from the knowl-
edge that the house can hardly fill its
orders.
The three days public sale of Short
upIH cattle III hdIlSdS lily closed ldSJ
Saturday evening. Forty-seven bulls
brought S143G5. 90, or an average of s905.6f
a head; 81 COWS brought s91,27O or an
average price of S322,S7. The average
price of the whole IA head was $316 81.
And now comes here the Denver Times
with the announcement that the farmers
at Rocky Ford, Colorado, have discover
ed that cantaloupes are a great feed for
cattle It not only makes beef, but fed
20 ha a1 oil +ba
best and richest milk ever given a scien-
tific test.
special from Rocky Ford says: Otero
county alone will feed over 100000 lambs
this winter At Fowler. Manzanola, Ord
way, la Junta and Rocky Ford extern
sive preparations are being made for
the feeding season, and train loads of
lambs are coming into the county. The
largest feeders are ". 2. Brown and W
A. Colt of Msnzanoa; 2. NJ. Harsin. G..
J. Iackey and A. c. Conner. of Rocky
Ford, who will feed about % 900 head
Mr. Chandler. Of Fort Coll MS is shipping
IN $1,000. FIVE thousand head viii be
fed at Ordway and twice that number
a. La Junta while there are dozens Of
feeders who viii feed from 50] to 700
head. About 1000 head of these lambs
have been shipped in from the san Louis
valley, but the principal shipments are
from New Mexico points. Z
Specia reports to tie Cincinnati Price
CGrrent show that western packing cen
tsrs have packed 13250.00 hog since the
first of last March, against 1855. 600 for
Il e same time last year. The report also
5, ows that Dold packed 1900 more hogs
IN this city from March list to November
i7th than for the same time last year.
Cne thousand dollars was paid for the
yearling bull. Knights Valentine. at the
closing sale Of blooded Shorthorn cattle
at the recent fancy stock show at kan
SIS city. The animal was bought by r
Tabst. of Dover. Kan. Il was bred and
owned bv G. E Ward OF Hawarden. Ia.
and has a pedigree traced to Senpress,
imported by J. J. Davidson in 1881.
KNIGHTS Valentines half-brother Sem0-
fress Valentine a bull calf, also owned
by Ward. was sold 10 J. T. True & Co.
sof Newman. Kan, for S525. Other fancy
prices paid follow: Missile. of Brown ale.
6-year-old COW. with calf. owned by 7.
W. Smith 6 Sons. Allerton, Iowa. sold
10 NJ. A Low. Topeka, Kan, $3.50; Second
Ravens wC0d Flower S-vear-old COW. own
ed by cha rles E. Leonard, Bellair, Mo-
sold 70 s r Thompson. Midland, Tex,
$500: Village Lilly Third. 2-yesr-old heifer
owned by I. J. Wornal. II Shy, Mo-, sold
70 W r. Nelson. Kansas City, No. $500:
Third Rosamond Flower. S-year-old COW.
owned bv Charles =. Leonard. Eel ir
Mo. sold 10 l. J. WarnalL Nosby, Mo-
S5,O. Princess Waterloo heifer calf. own
cd nv Gentry Bros. Sedalia. 40. 50 4
=, Martin Flynn. Des Noines, Iowa s421;
baroness Fourth Of Wocdale, yea-linS
heifer. owned by Nh. Gentry la
Mo, sold 10 ". r. Nelson. Kansas ",
No. S415; Violet Of Meple III MINI
sold 10 H. r Clay. P.attsburg Mo-.
$40 During the sale an average price
of $500 was maintained
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