The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-20
REPRESENTATIVE SALES
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

JEFF Houston Of Poncs City was heavy
Upper on yesterdays market. He had
in all, four cars of hogs. The average
.ght for the four cars was 30. and
average price S3.lL They were fairly
God hogs all through and went at good
prices within the bulk
E. F. Taylor Of Oklahoma City was on
the market with a car Of extra heavy hogs
which brought the top price of the day.
These were well-fed. fat butcher hogs of
plump. heavy weights, and sold readily
at their full value
Steiner & Blair of Lyons were on the
market with of medium heavy hogs
of very fair grade and selling ar good
bulk prices
Ed Weidline of Augusta was in with a
car Of heavy hogs in good condition,
which sold at the top of the day
Henry Steinkirchner of Newton was in
with a car of light hogs which readily
sold az bulk prices.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday. tops, SIS; bulk. SS.O71zd5. 10;
average weight, 2S6; receipts, 643 For
Saturday. tops. s3.121z; bulk. S. 00d3. 10;
average weight. 231; receipts. $50 For the
same day last week. tops. S3.25: bulk
&.17i2Q3.e0; average weight, 80; receipts,
az.
The Dold Packing company shipments
Yesterday were three cars from the Job
bling division, three cars of mixed pack
ing house products Of straight contract
stun and an extra heavy business done
in the express line. 1t was a heavy day
ali around. the killing being above the
regular run. and the shippers strong. All
departments are busy getting out the va
rlous cuts and products which are being
daily called for for the holiday trade. The
bold company have all along been antici-
pating an added holiday trade and were
enough interested in the wants Of the
trade to prepare especially for it. They
have, hanging in their coolers now. an
extra fine line of beef which were fattened
and prepared for them especially for the
local trade. In addition they have some
- the finest mutton in the fresh meat
coolers which were bought and fed under
special direction. Hog products buffalo
meat. al cuts Of fresh meats. besides
the weA-famed specialties from the saul
sage and speciality departments go to
make up the very best and most complete
assortment Of Christmas meats for the
trade, and the demand the past week and
more. proves that their efforts are always
appreciated, and the stock wanted and in
demand
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were. Santa F'e 6. and Frisco. >
Superintendent Dulaney. of The Union
Stock Yards, Is absent from the city on
business connected with the yards.
The cattle trade yesterday WAS practi
cally nothing. There were a few hoofs
of scattering stuff offered. and all sold
ar once. but there was hardly enough -
Il 10 make n market What transferred
went At strong prices.
Other markets yesterday were as follows:
Chicago received 4Se00 hogs. against 27.0Oo
on Saturday. and the market was last bull
letined As follows: There was an active
demand for hogs early in the day and
prices ruled higher than al the close
OF Saturday. Hogs sold at quite wide
range. the poorest going at $2.I503.25. and
prime lots al SS.45GS.5o The hold-overs
amounted 70 29oa. and the estimate for
today Is S5Ga al Chicago. Kansas City
received u.6lo. against Ssh on Saturday.
and the market was last quoted as 2lsfD
cents higher on light supply which
gave life 70 the demand S.. Louis re-
ceived 120o hogs against 500 on Satur-
day, and the market was cents lower
Provisions were steady on fair amount OF /
trading mostly o. a local nature
Strength Of grain markets ana higher hog
prices were the Susta ming influences. Lard i
closed ~ cents up. and ribs steady.
Mr.. Lowry Jones. an Old-tine pioneer I