The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-13
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Nike Steinkirchner was the first 20
weigh I'D and his car was also the best
Of the day. taking the top price paid by
bold. They were fat butcher hogs ana
sold promptly at the SS.25 mark
Henry Steinkirchner of Newton was
down with car of fair light weigh hogs
which sold readily at the top of the
bulk.
Steiner & Blair sold on the closing mar
ket at the top of the bulk their car
load from SaXman being medium weight
hogs selling to Dold
House a Woulff Of Newton were on
the market with g car OF light hogs Of
fair grade and selling strong with the
market.
B. H Fairchild Of Kingman county was
& late conner with a car mixed with hogs
and sheep. The hogs were heavies and
sold at the top of the bulk. The sheep
were beauties especially fed on contract
to the bold company for their Christmas
trade.
The daily comparisons are as follows:
Yesterday tops, S3.25; bulk. $3.17laa3. 20;
average weight 235. receipts, 49, For
Saturday. tops, $50; bulk. SS.10q3- 20; av-
erage weight 265; receipts. 500. For The
same day last week. tops, S3.25; Dulk,
S3-2CaS.25; average weight. 2SS; receipts
81.
Mention was made in Sundays paper
Of the fine herd OF specially gattened beef
cattle which the Doid Packing company
had contracted for the Christmas trade
Last night another invoice was received
at the yards for the Dold company. this
time bunch of prime. well fattened
sheep for the same purpozs. They are
black nose Southdowns averaging about
- pounds. and were specially fed on con-
tract for the Dold company BY r. n.
These be
slaughtered and carefully trimmed ani
sold to local butchers there being al
ready several calls for them Later IN
the week list of those city butchers
handling this fine grade OF CHRISTMAS
mutton Will be announced The cattle
viii be delivered Thursday and also spe-
cially treated
Other markets were as follows; chicago
had estir.s- "a 5-.Ue0 rec 2ipts, and received
t4eN. with +wp left over The market
WAS last given as follows: The supply
OF hogs was large. but prices were strong
q ana 2i2G5c higher. with an active de-
mand for PACKERS" Kansas City rece.v-
ID SIC and the market was quoted as
strong 70 90 higher. With good demand.
: Louis was quoted as SOW with 10.
90 III Provisions were firm and active.
The sentiment of the crowd was distinct
~ bulliSh. and moderate offerings oy
an improved outside trade. Lard closed
- cents up and ribs cents up
Dold yesterday shipped out a good con-
signment Of mixed packing house STUFF
IN the straight fun car line. and 4 nor
nal jobbing trade and very heavy ex-
press trade All departments are busy
with an enhanced holiday trade along
with the usual business.
There We're TWO cars OF cattle received
he ~t4e f-a n r.1
feeders from Oklahoma and billed 10
Cheney
Amos Williams. yard foreman, was
again on duty yesterday after severe
se.ge with a bad case Of :. p. While
still weak he is at his post with the
came old vim and faithfulness. and al
the crowd welcome him
Receipts "A, the -. Louis National Stock
Yards during the week ending December
10 were 1912 cattle. $3.50 hogs 4S5s
sheep, ana e.S7e horses and mules. against
l5oeo cattle. 5S7G7 hogs. 9.ce6 sheep and