The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-18
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

E. T. Taylor of Oklahoma City was
on the market with a car of heavy hogs
which took the top of the day.
Ed Weidline of Augusta was in with
car of medium light hogs which sold
at a good stiff price.
Jeff Houston of Ponca City was a snip
per of medium heavy hogs which sold a.
the top of the bulk.
]. w. Brombach was one of the ship
pers on yesterdays market, and his car
of medium light hogs sold strong with
the market tone.
]. d. Porter of Towanda was a late
seller of light hogs at a fair figure.
]. W. Workman was a shipper of light
mixed hogs on the market.
Charlie Dorsey of South Haven was
among the old-time shippers TO this point
who appeared at the yards yesterday with
a shipment of medium hogs.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Santa Fe, .; Frisco. ,;
and Rock Island. l.
w r. Dulaney, superintendent of the
Union Stock Yards company, yesterday
returned from a hurried business trip 10
ST. Louis.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago estimated 27.Oo0 hogs and
received that number with 7.155 left over;
this against 5000 on Friday. The mar
ket was early quoted as steady TO a
shade higher, and on the close this bull
Ietin was announced: There was a good
demand for hogs and prices were fully
as high as Fridays best time" Kansas
City received SIS. against $3.50 on FRI
day and the market was last given as
fellows: The general tone of the market
Was higher and some sales were made
ac 2Is cents above Fridays close" ST.
I .ouis received 800 hogs. against f0.ooo the
day before, and the market was quoted
as strong The provision market was
officially reported as follows: The light
offerings of provisions, mostly from pack
ers. were easily taken care Of" Ribs
closed steady and lard 2l2 cents up.
The Dold Packing company shipments
the past week have been very satisfac-
terry in all the several departments. The
straight car stuff outpuI has been we'll
I'd to the usual amount for this line n
several years. The local and jobbing
business has been active and firm. The
express trade has IN itself been some
thing hardly expected. From all over
southern Kansas oklahoma and a large
area of Texas. come orders for varying
sic lots of mixed packing house products.
and this is a branch OF the business done
al the plant which is growing each week.
The high grade quality or many or the |
Dold specialties has the past year al
Jracted the attention of the merchants of /
Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. and the re- /
suit Is a weekly express business consid- /
arabiy beyond what any one expected. I
The week has been good and there are I
contracts for large orders and samIler 4
icbbing and express orders which VIII
De sent out early in the week.
The business done at the yards YES
-erday was active while it lasted. and /
all hogs. and cattle as well. were at once
accepted and disposed OF when ready for
transfer. The days trading was early
over. as all received stock had been sold. /
There were about five cars reported as
iUe here late in the day. and these. IL
hey came in. were also bid upon. some
Il them in advance.
The daily Comparisons are as follows:
yesterday, tops. 2.l2is; bulk $. oss7s. 70:
verage weight, 81; receipts. 5S0 For Fri
lay. the day previous. tops. S-12i-: bulk. I
{. oelIS. 12iz: average weight. rs; receipts.
ZOO For the same day last week. tops. /
s %: bulk. $. l19IS. %; average weight. So:
eceipts, 500.
The comparison by weeks Is as follows: