The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-14
CLIPPERS AND NOTES.

Top price yesterday. $40.
The receipts yesterday were light and
common.
Pork was off cents yesterday, lard
: cents, and all cereals.
The people at the stock yards don't I'M
derttand the decline in provisions
"Trii5y." pet dog at the stock yards,
bit William Wallace, Dold's hog buyer,
yesterday. The dog wasn't mad.
Swimming has resumed iJs prominence
at the Dold bathing pond.
The subject of ;'ghosts" was the theme
of discussion during a hot and idle hour
or two at the stock yards yesterday. No
body believed in ghosts, but everyone
agreed that it would be an unpleasant
experience to sleep over night in a GEM
etery
The Dold company have had such
rush Of orders last weeIA that they had
10 SPLIT them in order TO supply every
bo4y. They are now working to their
full capacity in order TO supply the de-
mands made upon them by their custom
ers.
Corey & Corey Of Pond Creek had hogs
on the market yesterday.
GIr. Wilson OF Pelmont. Kfnrnau
county had hogs on yesterdays market
d Holland was W from Zyba with
. load of hogs yesterday.
All reports that came to the Yards
yesterday indicate that the corn has been
badly damaged by the prevailing intense
heat
The Cincinnati Price Current Of Thurs
day said: There is no. much change in
TIL extent of current OFFERINGS .of hogs.
Western packing for the week S25 900.
compared with 335.0Go the preceding W. ek
and 3t5o'n two weeks ago For CORE
spending time last year the number was
$1,000. and two years ago 240.010 From
March 1 the total is $3.50 90 against o.
$500 year aEo-an increase Of 215OlO.
There IS not much complaint in regard
10 quality"
The Fort Worth CTexD Register If the
lot inst. said: Colonel jim Wilson.
genera, 1--we stock agent OF the Cai-a-o
an Alton railway. remarked that the
noVeuent % cattle to market from
Teas was about over AMI hat in n s
opinion there We're not more than fft-
car = STUFF yet 10 20. This settlement
m reference TO this part Of he cattle
count. and also the southern portions
% he state. Tie saws that a-out the
mrs NJ Se7-ember the cattle out in -he
ext eEce west part If the state along the
Texas and Pacific railway viii begin
nering 10 market"
a, recent meeting II the directors Of
The American Angora Goat Br- cd RS as
sec q on j. was decided u hold is frs
.eaat exhibition and sale October L
ar IS inst sad Of OEtrba- L and Is. as
"t Irst decided Sheep and goat breeders
VII accordingly take notice Of the
change Of date.
D--ve-s Telegram: w A Combs as
sis-an. general live stock acent of the
Sar-a F'e vas talking this morning
about Che Grouth which seems 20 he
pretty general over the Wes,, but ac-
Cor-in- 10 Mr. Combs. who has ben
travel E over the middle states IS a.
it, height in Illinois sad hu I was
p-=cticaNy all over Illinois. and found
the grass ana pastures there pretty red.
the h5a- beng intense. Corn locks to
be rarChad Uo. Kansas as far as 7
could judge. Is in \ much o tier con-
Cisior. corn u the southern portion. as
! noticed yesterday. looked fairly green
one good rain viii put Missouri Iowa
and Kansas corn in first-class condition
an5 insure a good yield %
Tha ChsutauCUa county T xas fever
situation Is sriI far from settlement.
though the Kansas board claims thar
{, has the conta ion under control and
Is asking The federal authorities for the
raising Of the quarantine. Daniel McCun-
ninsham he Inspector ~ the federal
department. who has been conducting
the .nsD5Ction work n that county for
the Tn.ted states Sovern-aent. was a
kansas city yesterday, and said: IF
the kansas board would see L II ;ha,
she ate laws are strictly enforced in
the matter. 7 believe il would De safe
Tor TIE federal department. - raise toe
cue -anJine. But from the boards ac-
ton in tie past I cannot recommend
that the quarantine be raised The Kan
Sss board he's given no assurance that .
wiz protect tire cattle interests af ~
county and the state, and the only 81
forts it has made has been . Justly Is
own acts
There seems 10 he considerable con-
hict between the Kansas bad and h
federal inspector Mr.. Cunningham. Poth
the board and Mr.. Cunnir CHAM accuse
each other OF incompetency- TIE Kan
sas board claims II knew = the fsvel
outbreak and had the pastures qGaraa-
tired ten days before TIE federal de-