The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-04-03

Newton yesterday and obtained the bulk
price for a car of heavy hogs he had
on the market. Mr.. Steinkirchner is a
regular shipper to this market and han
dies good class of hogs.
Steiner & Blair, the old-time shippers
OF Lyons, were on the market yesterday.
They received the bulk price for car Of
medium light hogs they had in.
Joe Kirk of Kingman was on the mar
ket yesterday with a load OF medium
light mixed hogs which sold for the
bulk price.
NJ. A. Nation was in yesterday with
fifty head of southern heifers. They sold
IN three punches at prices ranging from
g. 65 to 1915. The heifers were of a good
class. Mr.. Nation expected to ship them
to Kansas City and had them only for
feed and water. He was surprised. how
ever, to find such a good market, and
sold his cattle at once.
Colonel Johnson, travelling representa-
tive Of the st. Joseph stock yards, was at
the yards yesterday visiting the commits
sion men.
Beckham & shive of Burton came in
yesterday with a car of heavy hogs,
which sold for the bulk price.
Nickle & Wright of Lyons were down
yesterday with a car of good hogs. They
ship here regularly.
l1O 1DO4N L GNNhiIS CODpdly DOuSuL
quite a string of fine "A. p" heifers
yesterday.
House & Woulfe, the well known ship
ping firm Of Newton, had in car of
heavy weight packers yesterday, which
sold for the bulk price Of the day
John Stanley of Kildare, a new shipper
to this market, was in for the first time
yesterday. He was pleased with the
market, and said that he thought he
would continue trading here in the flu
ture.
Joe Liggett of Dover, o. T, was one
of the Oklahoma contingent of shippers
in yesterday. He obtained the bulk price
for a load of medium weight packers.
w. D. Parsons had six loads of fat
steers at the yards yesterday for feed
and water. They went to Kansas City.
H F. Williamson of Pratt was in yes
terday with four cars of fat steers,
which he was taking to Kansas City.
Huff & Hoop, the popular shippers of
Udall, were up yesterday and sold a car
of medium weight packers for the bulk
sum.
Fritz & Bunch, the heavy shippers of
Ponca City, were on the market again
yesterday with a car Of light hogs which
sold for a good price.
Page House of Newton says that fully
nine-tenths of all the calves this spring
are heifers. He says he can assign no
reason for the cause.
SHEEP SHEARING IN OREGON.
Five thousand sheep, belonging to
Charles Cunningham, of PendletOn, says
the Portland Oregonian, were sheared
last week, being about two months be-
fore the time that shearing usually is
begun. The shearing of sheep 80 early
as this is, perhaps, unprecedented in any
county in eastern Oregon, and is occa-
stoned by the unusually warm weather
which has prevailed the last few weeks
| This shearing also has taken place be-
fore lambing has even begun, another
very unusual feature. The wool taken
from the sheep, although it has had but
ten months growth, being sheared two
months earlier, is well grown, clean and
of good staple. Weather conditions We're
so favorable during the winter and spring
as to cause a continuous growth, which
makes a fibre without any breaks in it.
Sheep men generally are reporting most
favorable conditions. both as to weather
and range. The clip this year will be
remarkably fine in quality, will be heavy
per fleece, and unusually good staple.