The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-07-01
CATTLE SALES
PROVISIONS MARKET.
AT THE YARDS

| Travis & Campbell Of jefferson, o. T,
| had q car load of light hogs on the
| market yesterday.
Jeff Houston sent in a car load of
hogs to Dold, from Ponca City, yester-
mi, MIX Cow COWS that were worth SIS and nd $50
lower now than June first.
,,J Hog receipts in all the the leading mar
Ed Bealy had five nice. fat spring
lambs killed at Dold's and yesterday
roast for their Sunday dinner.
There has been large increase in the
sale. of range horses in the western
markets this year, on account of the ad-
These range horses sell by the car loa I
at prices ranging from S. to $50 per
head
Henry steinl1irchner of Newton had a
car load Of hogs on the market yes
terday.
The pending opinion among the COM
mission men at the yards is that the
hog market will not show very much
change in the next two months. They
of course, expect slight changes from
day to day. but they expect that good
the fve-dollar mark.
The Nashville Packing company ship
ped one double deck Of hogs last even
ing ing Some 2e Of the ns 9fdTE oe buyers hope
A B Crawford of Garden Plain
brought in 4 car lead of hogs yesterday
that sold for a good price, considering
Fred Williams of Mt. Hope came IN
with a car load of hogs after the mar
ket had closed last night, and they will
be held over until Monday. Mr.. Will
Jams saws the farmers in his section
have finished the wheat harvest and
threshing will be commenced at once.
There were two threshing outfits from
IND mo CGff ir11 m
Mt. Hope yesterday. They came all the
way from the Hoosier state to help
thresh Kansas wheat.
II would have been pleased" said j.
IT. Bradley hog buyer for the Nash
vile Packing company, last evening, 'if
1 could have secured more hogs on this
shipping from here for about two weeks.
and our people are pleased with the class
of hogs we get here. There Is a great
scarcity of good, heavy boss on the
Nashville market, on account Of the light
corn crop last year in the border south
ern states, and Kansas always has
plenty of good, fat hogs. 1t is my can
did opinion that the Wichita market viii
continue to grow until Il viii become
one of the great hog markets Of the
west. Packers all want good hogs. and
they will come here to get them"
Charlie DarrigTand, the superintendent
at the Doid packing house. last evening
remarked that this had been a week Of
hard work. Head Clerk Harrison said Il
were all figuring on a fun holiday rest
on July 18th. He said none Of the rail-
roads would receive station freiSdt for
the fourth. and that would give the DolG
force a chance TO rest. The people at
the big packing house are already hxur-
ing on the Carnival and Fan Festival
Manager Fred Dold IS already asking
how much space ne can get He in
tends TO beat their splendid show of
last year clean out Of sight. Mr. Har-
rison, the head bookkeeper. said that
Dold snent nearly 5000 last year on
their display at the Street Fair. counting
their building, force Of people employed
and meat given away. and Mr.. Harrison
said il figured M q good sum Of money
Manager Fred DOld IS a loyal Wichitan
and he is taking a lively interest IN the
big show fer next fall
Speaking OF profits in sheep feeding,
the Denver Stockman says that The great
success scored this season by the lamb
feeders in northern Colorado has given
an immense impetus 70 the growing %
alfalfa which. in fact, Is tho basis OF
the profits realized from the fes5in2 n
are bought in southern Colorado ard
New Mexico. and are led here In tran
sit. The large quantities OF corn lei
10 the lambs ere also brought In from
Kansas and Nebraska. 81 whst-yer prcl5-
over and above cost OF lambs. corn.
transportation end labor IS placed % the
credit % the alfalfa Eay fc1 cut Ths
feeders this year have realized from
from four 70 six tons Of hav can b.
harvested from an acre Of land. (. NAV
readily be seen THAI it Is profitable
CROP As a consequence. alfalfa IS taking
the place OF many other crops. notably
trat ~ wheat Many II the pr0rnir mt
feeders are buying more land 70 seed
down 20 this crop whlle the farmers
Ce-erslv are Increasing thsir acreage
annually. Several small farms changed
hands taiS season and viii Be seeded to
alfalfa instead OF wheat.