The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-02
REPRESENTATIVES, SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NO EEs.

T. B. Staley of Rose Hill was IN with
a car Of good medium heavies, which sold
for the top price of the day. Mr. Staley
says that there is no hog market in the
n west which compares with the one in
this city when ii is considered day in
and day out. He thinks that any ship
per who goes past here with hogs is mis-
taken in his judgment and is losing
money every time he does so. Mr.. Staley
ships here regularly and handles a large
amount of stock in the course Of a year.
Cheskey & Funk of Nickerson were on
the market late last evening with a good
car of hogs. They are old shippers and
have been coming to this city for num-
Der Of years.
L. NJ. McCrocklin Of Derby was In yes
terday with a load of good medium hogs.
He disposed Of them for a good bulk
price
Hall & Sego Of Orlando, one of the
many Oklahoma shippers who come reg
ularly to this market were in yesterday
with good car of hogs. They sold them
for a high bulk price. The Oklahoma
shippers to this market increase daily,
and ali are more than satisfied with the
treatment they receive and the prices
paid for their stock
Rippy & Butcher of Stafford were on
the market last evening with a car Of
good hogs They have been shipping here
for some little time. The contingent of
shippers in the western part of the state,
who patronize the Wichita market, is in
creasing to a fiattering size.
JEFF Houston, the veteran shipper at
Ponca City who rarely misses a day,
marketed a car of good medium hogs
yesterday.
c. A. Cliff was on the market late yes
terday afternoon with a car of medium
lights w H. McCarger came up with
the load. They brought a good bulk
price.
Jim Holland of Zyba was a shipper on
time market yesterday with a car of good
mixed hogs. They brought high bulk
price.
d. NJ. and J.,R. Circle. the heavy cattle
dealers of Haysville, We're mere yesterday
with six cars of cattle, which were yard
ed and fed.
Yesterday was a rather dull day in
freight business. The Santa Fe brought
fn 4 cars. the Missouri Pacific s, and the
Rock Island ?.
stock yards. says that while he lost his
Christmas turkey, he gained one for New
Years. Colonel Bean remembered him
with large. fat gobbler.
II I Smith well known at the stock
wards. has returned from an extended
visit at Smiths Grove Ky.
The commission men had all kinds of
trouble Yesterday with their accounts, as
they could not accustom themselves TO
writing 1900
There was nothing doing at tne boio
Packing company yesterday. The men
were given a lay-off on account Of the
Fol;davs. and the plant was shut down
for the day in all departments. Pracu-
cally no one was around the building du-
ring the day except the watchmen. Inc
clerical force was also given ga vacation.
They did some work in the morning, out
had the afternoon to themselves.
The shipping business Of the lAold PACK
ing company. is looked 10 take q large
increase Immediately after Christmas.
rrhe business during the holidays was
,nuch larger than expected, and 1t Is
4bausht the ratio of Increase will continue
the rest of the season.
The new steam fire pump is in operation
nj the Dold packing plant. and nre
pressure of about 100 pounds is main
tanned.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa re
railway announced rate of one rare Ior
she round trip for the annual convention
80 tbe Oklahoma Live Stock association
--hieh viii be held at FL Reno, l. 1,
T-ohr,srv 1S to Il, 1900. Tickets viii De
-, sole east OF the Missouri river Feb
~,arv II p and Is; west Of the Missouri
-;,-sT February q u and u, with a maj
limit to February L.
The Cincinnati Price Current says;
rrhe holiday. season has served to lessen
.be offerings of hogs. Western sIaush-
4 s,,rg Cor the week has been 525.eoo- COM
$3.50 wien $4,000 the preceding week and
e. a. two weeks ago. For corresponding
tf-ne last year the number was eio.te9,
and TWO wears ago 50St'9 the past We
~ $50 decrease of 5000 in comparison
- ,ss+ year. and an increase Of 2,oto
: Nth two years ago. From No
v s,,,b the total is 100000 against o.