The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-19
PR0VISION MARKET
Z 1EPPERs AND NOrEs.

David F. Tailor, one Of the employees
al the Dold packing house. has return
cd from his old home at Hagerstown,
Maryland, where he buried his father.
Captain Tailor, who commanded a COM
pany in the war with Mexico. He was
nearly 81 years Of age at the time Of his
death.
J. T Craig Of Clearwater marketed a
car load of hogs yesterday. They were
light hogs, but Brought sos.
Fred T. Williams, a regular shipper
and present fusion nominee for district
clerk of this county, was at the yards
yesterday looking after voters.
Horton & Campbell Of Caldwell had in
aload Of hogs yesterday that went to
bold for S5.07m-
The feeders at the yards buy loose
hay for 81 a ton and sugar cane for
s. The cane sowed thickly on the
ground so as to make a small stalk is
considered q fine feed for horses and
cattle.
One OF the motormen on the stock
yards street car line said yesterday that
since the drouth terminated it rained
every time he removed his rubber
coat. A passenger on the car requested
him 10 keep his coat on all the week
Of the Fair and Fall Festival.
Cusahy last week bought in Kansas
City 2.SS0 cattle, $50 hogs and L014
sheep; 9.174 head in all.
r. T Huston. farmer and feeder
near Oatville, was at the yards yester-
day inquiring for stock hogs for his
brother in Missouri
In the first fifteen days Of September
Chicago received 1890 cattle, 2S5 500
hogs and 169.o00 sheep, an increase over
same time last year Of u $50 cattle and
255Ts hogs and a decrease of 1880 sheep.
Official receipts last week were 1892
cattle 5542 calves. 1852 hogs. 1898
she=p. Total receipts bv cars were 32o5,
being so larger than the previous week
and so larger than a year ago. It was
the heaviest weeks total Of cars cince
the second week in last October and has
not been exceeded half dozen times
In the history Of the market.
Joseph Porter. a regular shipper 10 this
market and a successful feeder at To-
wanda was on the market with a car
load Of hogs yesterday that brought the
tor price.
The city street force yesterday put IN
culvert to drain the water from the
corner Of Lawrence avenue and Twenty
3 street
Clifford Daratt. head bookkeeper for
the commission house OF ". NJ Paugh
&, Co says very nearly all the people
working a. The yards would ride on the
street cars If the line were extended to
tire yards. and that many people in the
city would Visit the yards II they could
ride or the cars TO It. He says many
o. the shippers ride from down town on
the switch engine. bring their stock 10
the Yards, which they would not do II
they could ride on the street cars.
G.. a Foster, Of Foster & Cheeseman
Of Whitewater. was az the Yards yes
teriav. He went IN near Mount Hope
ant BOUGHT a head OF feeders. The
c7F1e win be driven across the coun-
trv 70 their feed lots ar Whitewater.
they have a head Of cattle on full
fed now. They viii feed over 1oo head.
Th-v are successful feeders and Mr..
T0sstar says the corn IN their section IS
f-iYtv good this year and IS selling for
% cents 0er hushel.
TIE boys at the yards talked horse
Yesterday. the result Of which may De
2 trouirg race At the fair grounds IN
TIE near future between Ed Healys
roadster and Frank Robins flyer. Marsh
Pauah save Healy and Robins some ad-
vice about setting their horses In condi-
ton for the race. He said ne logged his
own horse on the road until white balls
Of foam gathered on the harness and
then save him a bucket az cold WI
watsr ard booked him upo in box stall
20 cool of.