The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-18
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I'M AND ABOUT STOCK YARDS.

Shippers who come TO the stock yards
generally report that there viii be plenty
OF hogs about the middle of October.
The railroads can not furnish cars to
snip all the cattle, but the farmers for
several miles around wichita drive them
in.
J. c. Clifford OF Pontiac consigned a
car load of hogs to this market yester-
day.
Campbell and Horton. the well-known
shippers at Caldwell. sent in a car load
of hogs yesterday.
J. B. Fowler OF Elkhorn. o. r.. had a
mixed load OF cattle and hogs on the mar
ket yesterday.
Dunaway and Son Of Tonkawa were the
Oklahoma shippers who topped the hog
market yesterday.
Stuart and House Of Newton had a car
load Of Harvey county hogs on the mar
ket yesterday that sold for the bulk price.
c E. Blake OF Mount Hope sent in a
mixed load of cattle and hogs last even
ingg. The hogs were sold but it was too
late to sell the cattle and they were
held over.
Knott and Kirby of Belle Plain had a
car load Of hogs on the market. Mr..
Kirby was in charge and he was satisfied
with his sale.
Hugh Johnson of Braman was a late
arrival last evening with a car load of
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today's market.
Ed Healey Of Z. J. HeaIey & Co. went
I'D to Hutchinson yesterday to attend
the state fair ard see the fine stock.
J. A Morrisey. the veteran engineer on
the Missouri Pacific has returned from
his two weeks vacation in Colorado and
he was around telling his friends yes
terday what a good time he had. Nor
risey is the engineer who undertook some
time ago to run down jack rabbit on
q level stretch Of road down in Har-
per county, and of course A man of that
bent Of mind would enjoy a trip in the
mountains He says he assembled Pike $
Peak on an automatic rubber tired burro
and when ne descended he dined at the
Norris house. which is kept by John Ray
formerly of this city. He was also at
Rocky Ford on what they cali melon day
He saws the people came in on special
trains. and there must have been $1,000
people present at the feast Of melons. The
melons were piled on the ground in an
immense heap and Il table surrounded
the pile of melons. Men were busy cut
ting and placing the melons on the table
while the guests ate them. Mr.. Morrisey
saws he was caught i'm a snow storm in
the mountains and he was glad to get
back 10 sunny Kansas.
There is question as to whether the
rcop.c Of the West would not glut all Of
the mark t with cattle ana press down
prices still lower If they could get The
cars 10 ship the cattle All Of the rail-
roads running into Wichita are short on
cattle cars. and hundreds Of cars ordered
for the purpose Of shipping cattle cannot
be furnished.
a l. Price. live stock agent fer the
Missouri Pacic. said yesterday that the
territory represented by him along that
road were short 40 cars at this time. He
said Henderson and Bolock OF Eaton.
down in Cowly county. had twelve car
loads Of the finest corn fed cattle in the
West to ship TO Chicago They will aver
agge 100 pounds and are inc export
steers. He has been trying 70 get the cars
for them and fueal3v cCt the r~0-'- - So ?
they viii be furnished next Monday. Mr..
Price says there are $50 car loads IF cat
tie at Davidson awaiting 10 be shipped.
He has had a good deal Of experience in
shipping cattle and never before has his
road been 50 short Of cattle cars. lie
saws the road is having the same trouble
in getting box cars. The road is simply
buried with the immense business along
its line