The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-06-01

yards Mud at nearly cents pound
| is too rich for a good hog buyer.
Commodore Hance Peoples is through
| hauling sorghum now and has gone to
pulling weeds. He is missed at the yards.
A good run of hogs is expected today.
A good market Is also looked for
the Dold Packing company shipped two
cars OF ice yesterday one to Pond Creek
ana one to Jefferson. The Dold company
makes hygenic Ice and there is big
demand for il When their new evapor-
ator is set up they win have a naddi-
tional manufacturing capacity OF ten
tons per day. It is made In 200-pound
blocks.
Since school closed the stock yards has
additional help. Many boys spend their
vacations at teh stock yards driving
hogs an dthey enjoy ii very much. It
affords them the most healthy exercise
and gives them a mighty good idea Aof
business. II is a good place for a boy
Superintendent VIII Dulaney treats them
well and takes good care Of them moral
~ and otherwise
Ed Hesley can quote Homer's epics
by the yard. He has also studied So
crates an dsays he would be 10000 bet
ter off if he had profted by the wisdom
of the philosopher in his business az
fairs.
Elmer Reif IS getting TO be as good a
judge Of a hog as his two famous broth
ers are Of horses.
WICHITA MONEY MARKET.
The clearances yesterday amounted TO
So, 777.42 The clearances for the month
II May amounted TO s2.1e7, 40 as against
s., $50. 648 during the corresponding month
IN 1885, This shows a gratifying in
crease. It means a big increase IN bus
mess The banks yesterday reported a
great deal OF money on hand with the
demand light. Demand paper is worth
6 per cent and time paper from per
cent to 10, according to the value Of the
security offered. Building and loan bus
mess is very active.
WICHITA PRODUCE MARKET.
Creamery butter, lie; country butter,
14c; eggs in basket trade, &c. The farm
ers are bringing in a good many eggs,
but the butter trade shows a light fall
ing of.
FURITS AND VEGETABLES.
Oranges, per box, $50; lemons, $50
TO 500; bananas, &c per pound: straw
berries from $50 to g per crate. The
market shows an active demand. a great
deal more fruit IS being used this season
than any previous season for ten years.
Northern potatoes (old) are selling for
CSC and western potatoes for 70. Choice
new potatoes are selling for Bis and
some for 81.
HIDES AND WOOL.
The hide trade IS Stacking up coasid-
erably. Green salt is quoted at 6a4c; side
brad, SAC; bulls. 414c; dry salt, 13c; dry
flint, lac; dry culls. Sc; horse hides, 80 80;
Kansas and Indian territory medium
wool is worth 1872 to 1613c; fine. 1917 to
1412c; corpet 131z to BIC. Tallow is
quoted at &C per pound for No. I.
WICHITA GRAIN MARKET
No. wheat was quoted yesterday at
soc; oats, Zoe and &c; corn, 31c and SIC.
WICHITA POULTRY MARKET.
Hens, &c; broilers, lie; old ROSTERS, &c;
hen turkeys. 712e; gobblers. sac; ducks,
SIC; geese. 4c.
WICHITA HORSE AND MULE
Drafts, .S95 70 1925
Drafts, from 1900 to 17O0 lbs. .125 10 $50
Drivers, medium. .--................ - 70 20
Drivers, good to fancy............ IS up
PlugS 10 10
Mules, sound, between and g.. - TO $50
Mules, sound, 1515 to 16 hands. 50 70 10
The price OF mules depends largely
upon their condition as TO fesh aud
trainin.