Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-24
AFFAIRS At SOUTH OMAHA
Meat Output of Packing Houses
Increases for the Month.
PRICES FOR HOGS ARE HIGHER
Quotations Are Now Ranging Closer
60 the Chicago Market-Man-
aRer Buckingham Talks
Of Conditions.

OF Conditions.
1--WE have been having splendid receipts
Of cattle. a fair supply Of hogs and a fine
active market this month"; said General
Manager Everett buckingham yestaday.
Il don't think you could find a man con-
nected with the South Omaha exchange.
nor a shipper, nor breeder OF stock who
has a word OF complaint. The packers
have been good buyers. More cars Of
meat have been shipped out during the
month than ever before at this season.
This indicates a good outside demand. The
packers buy readily as long as the demand
warrants
Mr.. buckingham thus described the gem
eral air OF prosperity and good feeling
which exists so noticsbly in the South
Omaha market. The South Omaha prices
rave ranged closer to the Chicago mar
kets than ever before. The output has
brought South Omaha to third place, while
for the greater part OF fast year this
market was in sixth place. As to the
rather large decrease in hog receipts last
week Manager Buckingham said that the
supply here was normal, but that during
the same week last year Kansas City was
marooned by the big Hood in the yards.
During the ten days of the flood much
Of the receipts which would have gone
to Kansas City came to South Omaha.
The weather last week was exceptionally
fair all over the state and the farmers
improved the time cultivating corn instead
of marketing hogs. These two facts war
ranted the manager in saying that even
last week the supply of hogs was normal.
The supply is better so far this week.
Yesterday there were about 1000 head,
with prices up to $7.S5 for the top, and a
bulk Of about s7.65 to $40.
Negroes Fight in Box Car.
Alex Pierre and Sam Bowden, " South
Omaha negroes, anxious to settle their diff
ferences according TO the rule Of the sur
vival Of the %fittest, and not willing to be
disturbed by the formality of the law, nor
to brighten the neighborhood by the sigh
of combat, took to a lonely box car on the
Union Pacific track Yesterday evening and
engaged in battle royal. After they had
been fighting about half an hour with hon.
ors even, they were discovered by workmen
Of the Union Stock Yards company. The
word was sent to the police, but 1t was
dbOuA lNNlAg iAAlAuAN bNAbl NHS OAAASNAe
arrived. The battle was still going full
tilt. The mems clothing was torn to
shreds and their faces badly battered.
Neither was ready to quit nor to discuss
the cause of the quarrel. They were ar
rested.
Board of Education Meets.
The Board of Education met in a spe'
cial session last evening to receive tile re.
questions for supplies as recommended BY
the city superintendent. These supple:
cover the entire school year. The board
wnl at once advertise for bids for the sup
plies. The superintendent made his recon-
mendation covering repairs to grounds and
buildings and a few claims were allowed
superintendent N. NJ. Graham wa
granted leave Of absence to attend the con
vention of the National Educational asso
citation to be held IN Denver, early in July
Howe-Burnham Wedding Today.
The wedding of Arthur N. Howe anC
Miss Bessie Z. Burnham will be celebrated
at 2:3O p. m, today at the home of thu
brides parents, Sixteenth and Missouri
avenue. Miss Kate Schwartzlander o.
Omaha is to be maid OF honor. Miss Alic'
Burnham, sister to the bride, Ia to b'
bridesmaid. Harry Flynn is best man. TIL,
ceremony will be performed by Rev. H. H
Mnlar Of Omaha. The young people will
make their home at Twenty-seventh and
A streets at once.
Base Ball Games
Manager @. S. Kennedy of the Unior
Stock Yards base ball team announce ar
open date for Sunday with any of this
local teams. The date is open because Z
game scheduled for Saturday and SUNDAY
at st. Joseph was shifted until July L
and II. The team plays at Fremont Jul,
8 and 4. A game is to be played with At
lantic, Ia, in the near future.
Y. NJ. c. A. Notes.
The Young Mems Christian association
has selected the following numbers TO
the next year lecture course: Dixie Jubile,
Concert company; Rev. Father MacCorry
Catholic priest; Apolla Quintet and Bel
Ringers, Eight Vassar Girls, musical
Ralph Parlotte, orator and press humorist
These numbers will start in NOvembe
and will run one month.
Magic City Gossip.
j. A. Shoemaker, 221s a street, announce
the birth of a daughter.
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