The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-25

| "-NA4 oo'OOO mugs received, the same as Oh
thursday. The estimate for the day haC
been $1,000. The estimate for today (!
2l,OOO. There were left over 1850. The las
| bulletin was: There was a fairly active
local and shipping demand for hogs, bu
packers managed to put prices cent!
lower" Kansas City received II, 266
against 100 the day before, and 1900 or
| Wednesday. The market was steady
closing weak. The final bulletin was
Market opened active, strong. advance
soon lost; majority of sales steady tc
shade lower than Thursdays close" Al
st. Louis the receipts were 300. with the
market weak and cents lower.
Mr. Riley, the travelling salesman for
the Dold company, IS in at headquarters
| on business.
Mr Fred. Dold left yesterday noon over
! the Frisco for st. Louis, where he will re-
! main few days on business
The Dold Packing company are re-
moving their east fence farther out,
thereby enlarging the yards room.
In the absence of Mr.. George P. Dold,
manager, and Mr.. Fred. Dold assistant
| manager. the big packing plant is being
ably guided by Messrs. ]. D. Harrison.
chief clerk, and Superintendent Charles
Darrigrand, and there is the thick and
thin of 1t. One measures up we'll with the
telephone pole, and the other is above the
average for consumption in the regular
army. but together they know ali there
is to know about the successful manage
ment of one of the big packing plants of
this country.
An indianapolis paper a few days ago
reported that on account of the trouble
with their beef butchers Kinghan & Co.
had abandoned their beef killing ut that
point. This was probably a little pre-
mature. but the trouble between the man
agement and the employees IS no doubt
serious.
indianapolis Live Stock Journal,
Wednesday: Receipts for the first half
OF this week show a decrease of about
100 hogs and an increase of 100 cattle
and about 100 sheep compared with the
same time last week and little change
in hogs and slight decrease IN cattle and
sheep compared with the corresponding
time a year ago. The cattle market was
steady today, sheep strong, lambs steady
and hogs lower"
Omaha Drovers' Journal, Thursday:
There was another large supply, 1872
cars S739 head, $500 head more than
week ago. and only 1,5CO less than yester-
days big run. So far the week shows
an 1000 gain in supplies over last week,
and yesterdays break in prices seemed to
have no material influence on shipments"
At Chicago the Live Stock Exchange
is figuring upon adopting a rule which will
cause any employed member or any en-
ploye of a member to be fined $40 if he
is found guilty of striking, pounding or
prodding any animal in the yards, there
by Gripping. bruising or damaging such
animal. II ilso provides that the parry
convicted will be suspended from member
ship or employment for thirty days. If the
e~T1f fg-o
ploye the fine is doubled.
The Cudahy Packing company will COM
mence cattle and sheep killing at Sioux
City, Iowa, Wednesday, June 80 Since
January LIST, II new buildings have been
built and orders issued for the erection
of a repair shop for refrigerator cars. 1t
will be three weeks yet before all the
auxiliary structures are completed but
the wheels of the big cattle and sheep
killing plants will begin to turn the last
Of this month. The company viii start
with force of 1000 men. About 700 will
come from the local laboring population
but 800 skilled operatives will be brought
from South Ohama, Chicago and Kansas
City. At the outset 1000 to 1900 cattle
per day will be killed.
The Cincinnati Price Current says:
Hogs continue to be marketed in fairly
liberal numbers. Western killings are
44i0O0 for the week, compared with 4S0, 900
the preceding week and 49, 900 last year
From March l the total is 6,735, 900,
against 5 $50. 900 last year"
DrOvers' Telegram: Hog shippers can
not be too careful about loading during
these hot days. One car arrived yester-
day containing 10 dead ones a total
weight Of 800 pounds. Five of them died
while loading. They were put in the car
and sent along with the rest. The loss
on this one car, figuring at $3.75, would
be $3.50"
a year ago Thursday cattle receipts
were: Chicago, 5000; Kansas ICY, $500;
Omaha, $500; st. Louis, 1000.
A year ago Thursday. hog receipts were:
Chicago. 25,40c; Kansas City, 8, 100; Omaha
s, 800; St. Louis, 1900.
In the week ended Thursday a Kansas
City receipts exceeded the same week
last year by l0l head, and hogs by SOL.
sheep decreased ;, fSf.
Total exports from all ports for the
European markets on Wednesday were:
10 634 beeves, 2,293 sheep. AMI 2l.G07 quar-
ters of beef, against 1887 beeves, ,346
sheep. and 20, 751 quarters of beef the week
DreViOuS.