The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-21
PROVISION MARKET.
:<lFsPPERs AND NOTES.

Commodore Peoples was at the yards
yesterday TO see what kind Of hogs were
selling for $50.
W. G. Ferguson, formerly connected
with the Joe Mcmahon show. but now
with Pawnee Bilrs Wild West, was at
the y2-ds Yesterday shaking hands with
old friends.
Stock Commission company, and r. w.
Eldridge, of the State Live Stock Com
mission company, Of Kansas City, were
a the yards yesterday looking after the
interests Of their companies.
Corey & Shepherd sent in a car load
of hogs last evening from KinEfsher
that were good enough to bring $40.
DunaWaN & Gregory of Tonkawa, Ok
lahoma. marketed a car load of hogs
yesterday
Burohfeld & Cornell sent in a car load
OF TOP hogs yesterday from Anthony.
Joe Porter, the big shipper and feeder
1T Tlwanda, who was at the yards yes
terdGy, said he sat in the telephone Sof-
flee at Towanda for three hours the day
before trying to talk with Marsh Paugh
in this city, and the force in Mr. Paugh' 5
office say they viii swear on a stack
Of spelling books that in that three
hours there was no call from Towanda.
Conner & Murphy of Kingfisher, were
emong the Oklahoma shippers who sold
hCgs on yesterdays market for the top
price.
The Drovers Telegram published a list
of contributors to its fund for the re-
lief of the Galveston sufferers, and they
were al from Kansas. This only shows
that the Drovers Telegram subscribers
live in the great Sunflower state. OF the
fund Of S1l3 sent TO the governor Of
Texas $57 was contributed by the people
OF UdaL in Cowley county.
kansas City this year has sold more
Btoclers and feeders than Chicago, St.
Louis and Omaha combined.
1t is cold day when Jeff Houston
can not gather up a car load OF hogs az
Ponca city. lie sent in another load
yesterday that went TO Dold.
Foster & Cheesemap of Whitewate r.
were among the shippers who had hogs
on the late market yes ,erday.
Some 81 the commission men who use
the long distance telephone threaten to
give il up and rely ON the Western I'm
Ion Telegraph company to send their
nessa ages. They say the service on the
Ions distance phone is too slow and I'M
certain Tor modern business methods.
r. a. Sykes * Son Of New Murdoch,
regular shippers 10 this market had in
another car load OF hogs yesterday.
j. u. Pirtle of EldOradQ. marketed a
car o. boss yesterday that went to
no'd at The top price.
Martin &stayton had 4 car load Of
hoes on the market yesterday, from
Mayfield that brought $50.
r. :. Townsend. the popular shipper
at Andale. was one Of the sellers who
disposed of a car load of boss after the
sun went down yesterday. He said his
hogs were in the city three hourse BE-
fore they We're sent TO ire stock Yards
lie says he has lost a good many hogs
since he has been shipping at the Ms
souri, Pacific depot AT Twelfth street. IN
this city. Mr.. Townsend said he could
see that the Missouri Pacific people did
the best they could He believed the
read cid not have sufficient switch room
IN this city to accommodate its great
business. and the men were sometimes
obliged 10 leave live stock on The
swi ches in order to get trains out on
time. Mr.. Townsend SAID when We ct
another packing house the roads ought
70 have suitable engine for the stock
SaIds business alone.