The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-09

does not cost over 4 as much. Children
may drink it with great benefit. 15c. and
sc per package Try II Ask for
GRAiN-O.
and in the best Of condition Mr.. Nc
Kinley is an experienced sheep man and
gave very interesting account OF the
present ruling conditions OF this renewed
Kansas Industry. He will hold the sheep
here for day or two, awaiting further
disposition
Oscar 2. Smith was visitor az the
yards yesterday, IN company Of a party
of out-of-town friends. They visited the
buffalo pens and the cattle division. as
well as the scale house and hog Depart
ment
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Santa Fe. s; and one
each from the Rock Island and the Ms
souri, Pacific
The shipments OF the Dold Packing
company esrerday were 8 cars east and
south, and about 1900 pounds express or
ders. besides 5 cars Of joboing stuff and
the usual daily wagon trade
The Farmers & Drovers' Bank OF Mt
Hope were late shippers OF fair medium
hogs, in charge of Charlie Blake.
The fountain and grass plat IN the
grounds of the DoId Packing company
never looked better. The fine grass and
decorations give a pretty effect
The daily comparisons are as follows:
For yesterday: Tops, 1855; bulk Of sales,
s.. 40a355; average weight. 232; receipts.
$50 For the day before: Tops. $3.50; bulk
Of sales, 81. 4G92 so; average weight 235;
receipts, 1887. For the same day last
week: Tops, S3.S; bulk OF sales, s3.45G
800; average weight, 2s3; receipts, SO. For
the same day last year: Tops, $3.50; bulk
of sales, So. 75G3.90; average weight, 2l9;
receipts, 572.
Other markets yesterday were as fol
lows: Chicago received A0o0 hogs,
against 5000 the day previous. and the
market was brisk. averaging to TIC
higher. The market at Kansas City was
10 10 cents higher, with $40 hogs 10,
against 1850 the day before. ST. Louis
was about steady. with the same receipts
as the day previous The provision mar
ket was decidedly better, the higher prices
for hogs and the good buying by the
packers improving the provision market.
Lard closed about % cents better, and RIBS
Is cents higher.
The hogs at st. Louis averaged 1ss
pounds last week. W
The Chicago Drovers' Journal says: The
5,449 ST. hogs received at the Chicago stock
yards the first eight months OF 1898 av-
eraged go pounds. The 5,342. +61 received
the corresponding period Of 1897 averaged
239 pounds.
Indianapolis Live Stock Journal: Four
years ago this week less than 1000 hogs
arrived and the top price OF the week was
1915, which was also the highest price
OF the month.
Michael Cudahy says: Il told the Ma
LOvs,- =hn Ffyoa no
1 thought the market was in good shape
for any tired bull to sell out and miss
It, and today I reiterate that assertion,
for bullish developments, I think, are
bearing me out. I think that IL you take
the pains to inquire you will find out that
there is a shortage Of hogs in Europe.
This, together with other favorable condi-
tons. IS going 20 make higher prices"
Chicago Drovers' Journal: James L.
Harris, the stock yards representative. re-
turned from a short Texas and Indian
Territory trip. He says he found bust
ness good, also crop prospects Scott &
Harold have commenced the shipment
of 35 600 fat cattle to market He says
cattle are so scarce in Texas that feed
ers have to go TO the Indian Territory TO
get cattle TO put on cotton meal This IS
the first year on record when cattle were
S0lDDe1 the territory 1UE Il4dL pGI-
pose. Jim says the number of cattle mar
keted at the four leading western markets
this year will fall 100000 short of the
grand total of 1897. and he thinks the to-
tai number Of all kinds of cattle mar
keted in 1899 at the four markets will
be 1000 900 short OF 1898.
Omaha Drovers' Journal: All markets
are reporting common and in fact about
all but best cattle as selling off from day
to day. and at most points there is more
or less accumulation of these grades.
while good cattle, bath fat and feeders,
are moving readily. Local buyers Of thin
cattle have paid more attention to quail
ity than ever before, and, while all 9TH
ers have been worked off, the outlook for
a good grade of beef when these cattle
are returned from the pastures and feed
lots is very bright.
The Chicago Drovers' Journal says: So
far this season not many western range
cattle have sold for feeders. There are
good reasons, however, for this being so,
the best OF which is that not many cattle
of the feeding class are coming TO mar
ket. The scarcity of cattle on the ranges
makes II imperative that such cattle
should be retained at home If ranchmen
want to keep up their herds. They cannot
depend on Texas supplying them for sew
eral years yet, so they will be induced to
hold back the young cattle The few cat
tie or the stock class that have come TO
market have not met with much de-
mand. The decline in the fat steers has
apparently terrified prospective buyers, I
who prefer to wait until prices have set
tied down to a solid basis. 1t is generally
that the demand for feeding cat
tie will be good this fall
THE CONSUMPTION OF PORK.
The free consumption of hog products
which We noted last winter is still main
tanned Since March 1st, western packers
have slaughtereG 1255001 more hogs than
during the same period last year, ct the
stocks Of meats at western packing points
show an increase OF only So S46. 900 pounds
over a year ago, indicating the greatest !
on record. And the snlarge-
ment is in this country, as exports have /
lately been below those OF last year. [
Doubtless this IS due TO some extent TO
the buving OF the war department. That /
war orders are quite a support to me mar |
Set is shown by the fact that the price !
Of provisions declined sharply last week /
upon the reports Of peace. Peace. how /
ever. is not likely 70 interfere with the /
OF meats for some TIME. 4 /
large army must be maintained until rEsl /
IS made OF Cuba ard the Phil /
ippines and the Cuban trade will again /.
revive as the srmys needs are reduced. +.
The records OF the past few years indi- /
rate that there has been great perma- I
aent gain n the consumption OF hos pro- (
iucts.-National Stocknlan-
COTTON !