The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
sMlPPEhs ANO NO UEs.

Sale & Johnson of North Enid came in
yesterday with a good load of medium
light hogs, which sold for high bulk
price They have been shipping to this
market for some time, and are one of
the heaviest shippers in Oklahoma. They
are well known all over the territory and
especially at this market, on account Of
the very good average quality of their
hogs.
Henry Steinkirchner of Newton was
down again yesterday with car of
heavy packers They brought the top
price of the day for the class Of hogs
they represented. Mr.. Steinkirchner is
one Of the oldest shippers to the Wichita
market, He makes a speciality of hog
shipping and feeding cattle. de has been
very successful in both lines
a. Garland the veteran shipper at
Kiowa, was on the market yesterday with
a load of medium weight packers, which
brought q. high bulk price. Mr.. Garland
has been shipping quite heavily for the
past few months, and all his hogs have
come TO Wichita.
Steele & Sons, the heavy shippers of
heavy load of hogs, which brought the
top price of the day. Steel & Sons have
d deserved reputation of being one of the
best firms of shippers in their vicinity.
George w. Kanaval of Sedgwick was
at the yards Yesterday Mr.. kanaval is
the chairman of the state board Of chart
"a BILE institutions, and is also a member
OF the firm Of Paugh & Co., at the stock
y
cattle shipper, and previous to his entry
into politics spent most of his time in
that business.
A. Begg. head buyer for the Armour
Packing company of Kansas City.was a
visitor at the stock yards yesterday af-
;ernoon. Mr. Begg has been buying hogs
in Kansas City for the past twe1ty-one
EearSf and is the veteran hog man on
the market. Mr.. Begg is well known in
this city and has many friends here.
The provision market was strong yes
terday, much stronger, in TACT. than II
bias been for several days. May pork
opened at SO. IS and closed at Sl0,S5.s May
lard opened at $5.97 and closed at 6.02.
May ribs opened at S5.72 and closed strong
at $5.T.
The Dod travelingmen were in yester-
day closing up their business for the
week The trade has been exceptionally
good during the past week, and the high
record of year ago was ec4psed. me
business however, is expected to fall Off
considerably from now on, as the quaran-
tine regulations In force in many towns
in the territory will injure business. Fri
day a number of the men were unable
no stop at towns in Oklahoma, because
they were quarantined against the small
pON. and no one was allowed to alight
from the train and visit the town. AS
many of the farmers are in the same
plight they will have to stay at home
and get along as best they may. his
will cut off the demand for meat and in
CiGeptaliv.- of course. the men cannot get
khe orders. Whatever orders may come
I'm viii have 10 come in by malls.
Z f. lockwood, in the Farmers Ad-
Nocate. says: The hog is one of the most
printable animals the farmer has. Con-
s1n1ing as it does the refuse of which
~ other disposal could well be made up
on the farm. looked upon as the lowest
Of domestic animals, doomed too often 10
exist in filthy quarters ana receive only
tn slightest attention as to material COM
forts. yet the pig repays his owner ten
fel8 profit for his keeping. While pigs
undoubtedly thrive better when given a
HAeral supply of sweet skim-milk for a
time after wing. they do fairly well
without it. if fed upon bran and mid
dlirgs made into a slop with water.
Whey from cheese factories while sweet
Is better than water for this purpose, ,but
Is not available in many localities"
Growers and shippers of farm, orchard
Ind garden produce, who have been in