The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-21
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
sHIPPERs AND NOTES

Z. 3. Morledge s. Co, Of PoncA City,
were on themarket with a car OF mixed
hogs Of medium weight, selling readily
10 Doid-
The daily comparisons are as follows:
For Yesterday: Tops. 80; bulk OF sales,
3 45G3 30: average weight, 207; receipts
80 For the day previous: Tops. $500;
o.k Of sales, $3.3563.Jo; average weight.
PAD. receipts. H. For the same day the
o-,ek before: Tops $279; bulk Of sales.
t.5tTs-0: average weight, 10; receipts,
81 For the same day last year: Tops,
80: bulk Of sales, S3-45dS-50; average
weight. -: receipts, It's. The provision
market experienced a slump yesterday,
losing about all the advance OF the day
before. Al the early trading in this pit
.ces were advanced BY reason o. higher
prices for hogs at the yards Later the
heavy selling by packers weakened the
entire list. and lard and ribs both closed
Il cents OF.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows. Chicago looked for Il. 600 hogs yes
terday. received 11.O00. with $500 left over
AGAINST p GOO the day previous. and the
market was 10 10 cents higher. Esti-
mated receipts FOR Monday. $1,000 one
bulletin from there late last night said;
The small run Of hogs disappointed
packers and IN order 70 keep the killing
bench running at the packing houses,
bought everything. There was good
shipping demand also and in short time
the stock yards had been cleared OF al
kinds Of offerings" At Kansas City the
receipts were 2,7o0 against 1000 the day
before. and the market was 10 10 cents
higher. As TO the week, the last report
last evening was as follows: In sym
pathy with hog products 1--we hogs SOLD
decidedly lower most Of the week sllgnt
advance today leaves net decline Of Ei2
cents for the week. Receipts for the week,
4gW0 A s.. Louis yesterday the receipts
we're 900. against 5000 the day previous.
and the market was quoted as 10 cents
gher.
The weekly comparisons are as follows;
Tor the week Just passed: Average
weight. 2c5. receipts, total 1851 For the
week previous: Average weight. 2ls; re-
rs.ots. 1906 For the same week year
ago: Average weight, 2S1;. receipts, l-56s
Review OF the week: For Monday: Tops,
& s-I.: bulk Of sales. S-6eC5-6,la, average
weight ISL receipts, Al For Tuesday;
Tons s. S.. bulk Of sales S-55 rs. *; aver
age weight. el6; receipts, Isl For Wedres-
day: Tons. $S65; bulk Of sales, S-5-1z9
ass, average weight. Is; receipts. 2ls. For
THURSDAY: Tops S5.5e; bulk Of sales. S3+5e
$50. average weight. 22e. receipts. 20 For
Friday: Tops $50; bulk OF sales. S-55G
$50: average weight, 240;- receipts, H.
For Saturday. Tops. S-55; bulk Of sales.
s. 45E555; average weight 2o-; receipts,
lS4
The cattle business yesterday was con-
cred 70 Two sales. onea bunch OF heif-
s-s. averaging 81 pounds. and selling al
- per cw-, The other was : heiter OF
II55 pounds and selling a S4.0o.
The shipments ot the Do.d Packing
COMPANY yesterday was ears 10 the
south. and cars Of local jobblng trade.
There were several more booked yescer-
day FOR shipment early II the week The
trade continues very good AZ the plant,
an outflow OF cured meats constantly
going on. the trade n the FAR south BE-
ing especially heavy
Frank Robbins. the stocksr and feeder
buyer a. the yards. IS cond1edto his home
VIII Sickness
John Ra-clife. the big cattle man and
farmer q Cunningham. was 8 caller a.
the yards yesterday. He gives glowing
reports Of the stock and agriculture. coz
Cltio1s throughout his locality
Dr. ". .. McCIees was a business
caller ar tae yards n the afternoon.
Evere--e Bach-eI. OF the accounting
offices q The DoId company viii leave
Monday Tor a two weeks rusticaticg on
the ranch q Mr.. George p. Dold n
Ktrguan county. He has been On the
verge % a SEX spell for some lime hav-
i1g been absen; from his desk for twc
weeks. and * : hoped this outdoor re-
creation viii permanently improve him.
Mr. anss 9. BrOzosvky. one OF the t~sv
cling statesmen OF The Dold Packing com
paHy. was II ~ headquarters yesterday