The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-09
spIPPERs AND NOTES.

Wagon hogs-extra fancy-were on the
market in great abundance yesterday.
They brought top prices.
TIE receipts of cattle were larger than
usnai yesterday.
Joseph Scott Of Peck had hogs on yes
terdays market, and was we'll satisfied
with results.
Garland & Knowles of Wellington had
hogs and cattle on yesterdays market.
House & Woulf OF Newton had hogs
DE- yesterdays market.
Mrs W S. Brown Of Franklin, Ind,
mother IF Mrs James Vandiver Of the
stock yards. who was here visiting the
latter with her son for eight or nine
weeks, returned home yesterday.
Manager Fred DCld, of the Do'd Pack
ing company, treated his office aud cler-
ical force TO a watermelon feast yes
terday. At 4 ocI9ck the fine, red, iu cy
melons were spread out on long. high
desk, ard made a tempting display. Pre-
vious to opening the melons they had
been frozen in one of the big cooling
rooms and the cold sweat was still on
them when Mr.. Dold cut them into in
wiling crescents for his guests.
William Astell Of Haven, Reno coun-
". came in late last evening with load
OF hogs. He says the corn will make
about a coed half crop in his vicinity,
and that the big wheat crop Will more
than make up for ii in the enrichment
OF the farmers
Col Billy Wallace. Dold's buyer at the
stock yards con.emplates a ten days
visit to Geuda Springs next month Tor
res and regeneration. Nearly every
man at the yards has been to Geuda at
one time or another, and they all speak
highly Of its value a place OF rest.
5Ir. Berry Of Pond Creek sent in a car
Of hogs late last evening.
From January l TO August e inclusive,
combined receipts At Kansas city Chi
cago, Omaha. st. Louis and St. Joseph
were as lows:
Cattla Hogs.
Jan. l. 1870, to date.....2492.20 10. 9sS, 500
Jan. l. 1S99. to date......3 800 10 355, coo
Beceits AT the same five markets In
days Of August were as follows:
CattIe Hogs
1890 ............................ 25,01o
NS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000 223,l0o
Gain OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 29,7oo .. 500
Breeders Gazette: or course American
meats are tainted. American pork Is
Trichiuous and American sausage is i'm
pure 81 much so that Germany IN
"self-deferse" IS forced TO put I'D the
bars against these products. but-Ger-
many has Just placed large orders for
American meats with which 70 feed her
orn-ie- n ID, Thus the ho'Iowuess Of
the pretense Of that government is ex-
posed Is il for a moment 20 he mag
1ned that Germany would feed her fight
ing men in the face Of Il foe on meats
she honestly believed 70 be tainted and
unwholesome? Would nation thus
poison its defenders? There is nothing
but stultifcati-n n this latest act OF
Germany In buying for her armies the
yer, meats which she bars from her cit-
i2ens under the charge Of unwhcla sorl@-
ness. She stands convicted before the
world o. false accusations against the
commerce Of. friendly power.
Chicago Drovers Journal: Last weeks
receipts OF hogs, in plint OF number.
~ among The srslleSt q r. wear. hi.
the average weight was the heaviest
5, &c the second week OF last December
and pounds heavier than the previous
heaviest weekly average this year. Re-
ceipts included an unusual number OF