The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-28

a car load Of heavy hogs in good condition
on the average, and sold out at the top
of the bulk.
Adam Huffbauer of Mulvane was an
other old-timer who was a shipper yes
terday of hogs, his consignment being
| heavies in fair form and selling at bulk
prices.
L. F. Quigley Of Medford was the last
to weigh up, his car beng one Of medium
weight hogs and selling readily at good
bulk prices.
F. B. StaIey Of Rose Hill was a late ar
rival with car of heavy hogs, selling
to Dold at strong bulk prices.
W. L. FarquharSon of Hennessey was
| late arrival with a cor of light hogs in
| fair form. He is among the most regular
of Oklahoma shippers to this market
D. NJ Hutchinson of Haverhill was
late arrival after the close with hogs,
which will be disposed of early on this
| mornings opening.
| The roads contributing to yesterdays
| receipts were as follows: Santa Re, 6;
| Rock Island. 6; and Missouri Pacific. O.
The record in detail yesterday of the
| sales and quotations was as follows:
| Tops. $3.271k; bulk, g. 20d3. %; average
weight 242; receipts, 1,1S9. The tops
show up strong. The bulk range is also
suggestive, it being the very narrow
| limits of five cents. All cars of hogs and
| many punches of the local traffic came
within this narrow range; and this indi-
Gates a strong tone to this market and
shows conclusively that hogs anywhere
near good will get the best treatment and
highest prices possible with ruling condi
tons all over. Those car hogs which did
not line in with this bulk were two cars
selling at 212 cents better and taking the
top This is a condition very favorable
to shippers. The average weight was
good, and shows a better class of stock,
the one load Of lights and pigs not be-
ing included in the above days average.
The receipts were also very satisfactory
and following a holiday so closely is very
encouraging. None went unsold that
could at all be used at this market, and
the one solitary hold-over was bid upon
and will sell on the early morning mar
ket today.
The other markets yesterday were as
follows: Chicago had estimated for the
day 2. 900 head of hogs and received 30
co. The market was given on the close
as follows: Buyers of hogs were not
eager, though provisions were higher.
Sales were made at an extreme range
of s.. 30d3. 10, the bulk going at S3.5oG
3.55." The estimate of receipts for today
is 5000. At Kansas City the hogs re-
ceived were 10. IT'S, and the last bulletin
issued gave out as follows: Packing
grades in fairly good demand, at steady
to cents lower prices. Light weights
| supply in excess of demands; 5dlO cents
lower" St. Louis received 5000 hogs and
the market was given out as easy. Pro-
visions were even stronger than on Fri
, day. when prices advanced sharply. Shorts
covered freely and longs increased their
holdings. Outsiders were good buyers.
|
were reached. Lard closed 20 cents up
from Friday, and ribs Is cents up from
the same last market.
| The business at the Dold Packing com
pany yesterday records another good day
of shipments and sales In the contract
, division there were shipped out cars OF
mixed packing house products; several
cars (not enumerated) in the local de-
partment; large line of express goods.
and above the average per day of sales
made Of stock goods for future delivery.
This is the season when It is always eX-
pected that abattoir products will fall off
in consuming, as the holiday period calls
for poultry. buffalo" and game. This
is DISCOUNTED every year, and looked for,
and yet this season, though up 10 the
| average in the call for these novelties,
so far shows very little diminutiOn if any
in the output of the Dold novelties and
staple goods as well. From the southern
territory clear up to the immediate contig-
uous neighborhood of the plant. come
daily demands for the cured meats and
specialties of every department, espe-
) cially so in the sausage and fresh meat
, line The express business of the firm
IS daily averaging well up to the normal
F standeri, and this means a greatly in
creased trade over even one yeal ago.
Among the visitors at the stock yards
Yesterday were J. y. Morrison, president
Of Paramount college; i. r. Cole. of the
real estate firm of L. r. Cole & Co, and
j. E. Gresham, of Burton. Kansas.
J. D. Harrison. chief clerk of the ac-
counting department Of the Dold Packing
company. was about the offices yesterday
after an acute attack OF pneumonia. He
is still very weak but is considerably
better. and all his friends and oc-workers
about the plant and in the city extend
to him the best wishes FOR immediate and
complete recovery.
Taylor & Reeves Of Johnstown, Penn,
are newcomers at the Union Stock
5 Yards. and their presence indicates Wig
: orous campaign for catue business on
the north side of the yards they have
: fenced in extensive feed lots. erected a
complete windmill power. arranged feed
! ing and grinding machinery. and VIII be
on the market for cattle on a large scale.
They now have 50 head in the feed lots
and are prepared TO handle 200 head.
They will soon be on the market for cat
= tie and VIII operate on an extensive scale,
their already erected apparatus being in
sufficient TO take care OF a large number
of cattle.
Thus far this year receipts at Omaha
t show a decrease Of 2F74 cattle and an in
: crease Of 4605o hogs. and 1927 sheep.
S hogs. l7Oo0 more than a year ago. The
receipts for the year are lS45,@o an in
5 crease over 1897 Of 4So 600.
! Packers at Chicago last week killed
20S go hogs. against 575.2ro the previous
, week. and IS. 90 year ago. Armour
] got $3.50. Swift $50 and Anglo-Ameri-
can. 22.5O0. All the others got under 20
? 90
5 Drovers' Telegram: Omaha reports a
scarcity Of light hogs coming TO market
e which is usual al that point but that
/ The supply Of medium hogs is quite large.
At Kansas City the recent change in
$ wefghts was from medium weights TO
. lights and pigs.
2 D~overs' Telegram: Estimating ;. 1oo
? cattle. 2l0o0 hogs and 57.on sheep a;
/, Chicago. this week. Chicago's lSS> re-
e ceipts VIII be 80. 90 cattle. $4,000 hogs
] and S6ls. Gco sheep. The above number
2 / OF hogs includes Sopo0 that were not
o ! received az the stock yards and are not
T.. counted IN the stock yards total. but were
r bought BY Chicago killers al other mar
g kets and sent direct 20 the Chicago pack
, / ing houses.
o Saturdays Chicago Times-Herald said:
= Provisions yesterday from the low point
I last October showed an advance Of S1-i5 On
Z pork. an advance on lard Of sc per
a / cwt. and an advance on ribs Of S2i1c per