The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-05

! Dorsey F. Woods Of st. Louis was at
the yards looking over the business and
mixing among his friends. He repre-
sents one Of the large live stock commits
sion firms Of the National Live Stock
| yards
W. II. Woods returned yesterday from
| flying trip out on the Cowskin, where
he had been to look at some cattle.
A gang Of workmen Will be at work all
| today laying the new brick pavement in
the scale courts, a great and needed i'm
provement at the yards.
Though the receipts were light yester-
day. the trading was brisk and vigorous,
and the light run was disposed of at an
early hour.
Messrs. Reveley & Maughman, travelling
statesmen for the Doid Packing company.
were in yesterday on weekly settlements.
They report business active and good in
their respective territories.
The hipments yesterday Of the Dold
Packing company were, a car of fresh
meats to Boston, and car of packing
house products to Kansas City for ex
port.
The roads doing the hauling Of the re-
ceipts yesterday were as follows: Santa
Fee 5; Kansas Midland. 2, and one each
from the Rock Island and the Missouri
Pacific.
The National Live Stock Reporter in
Friday nights issue, says in its review
Of that days hog market: Business In
the hog trade has now come down to a
before-the-advance basis. The advance
began on May II, and did not stay long
in one place, and it has been jumping up
or down ever since. This morning the
last vestige Of the advence was gone"
And again: when the hog market open
ed lower this morning all the advance
of the past three weeks was lost and mar
ket was a shade lower than before the
advance began"
Chicago estimates, 5000 hogs for Mon
day.
st. Joseph receipts for May were 3D.
S26 cattle, and 1928 hogs. Hogs averaged
GAG pounds.
A stockman wha has just returned frcm
a trip through western Kansas says tho
the fall of rain In that territory this
spring has been heavier than in any snring
for five years. The grass is good and cat
tie are doing well. A good many New
Mexico and Arizona cattle are soing to
northern ranges.
May hog receipts at Chicago were the
largest on record for the fifth month, Of
the year, Kansas City's the largest for
any month and st. Louis the largest for
the fifth month. Omaha had more in May
of 1894 than the past month. The total
at the four points was of course the big
gest ever recorded for the season.
Stocks of provisions at Chicago show an
increase on short ribs of 13,530,0O0 pounds,
being a proof that their manuf3 cture has
been especially profitable of late.
Exports Of hog products from the
ports of the United States last
week were IS, 4O7, 900 pounds, against 81
2l5, 900 pounds for the sponding week
in 1897
May receits at Kansas City wepre ILL.,
300 cattle, and 100000 hogs.
Five months receipts at Kansas City
exhibit an increase of 265, 900 hogs, a de-
crease of 1900 cattle.
The Cincinnati Price Currents Annual
places the New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore receipts of hogs at a
combined total of 4,25O,000 for the year
ending March l, 1885, as against 4.459. coo
head received during the year previous.
Seaboard receipts of cattle amount 20 l.
O63. 600 head against !, 0S2. 600 received dun |
ing the previous year. and seaboard re-
ceipts of sheep amount to 3.141. 900 head, |
against 3,611, 900 head received during the
year previous.
At Indianapolis five months receipts I
show an increase of 154,374 hogs, and 1916 |.
cattle. This by comparison with the first |
five months Of 1897. Official receipts were |
617. 4S7 hogs, and 5O,772 cattle.
The Chicago Union Stock Yards IS !
building its own electric light plant at |
cost of $500