The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-16

2Ss; receipts, $40. For the same day last
week: Tops, 1855; bulk Of sales s3.4Gq3.55;
average weight. Z2; receipts, $50.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago expected 2&O00 hogs and
received g., 30, with 1851 left over, against
%, coo the day before. The supply of hogs
proved too large for the demand and
prices fell of TO 10 cents. Kansas City
received 1920 hogs. against 5000 the day
previous. and the market was last report
ed as follows: Lower provision market
caused packing hogs TO sell 70 10 cents
lower. Light weights steady" St. Louis
market was cents lower, with 5000 hogs
received, against 4 900 the day before The
provision market suffered a sag yesterday,
ribs closing IA cents OF. and lard I23z
cents off. Large receipts Of hogs and
lower prices at the yards depressed pro-
visions Packers sold heavily OF lard and
ribs.
The Dold Packing company are enclos-
ing the outside OF their live hog elevator
which carries up 10 the killing depart
meut Heretofore this elevator has been
open 10 the weather on the outside Of the
building. as it wes constructed during the
warm weather. It as now boarded up,
with windows in and making a complete
and thorough shaft.
The Dold aPcking company shipments
yesterday were again heavy, there being
eight cars booked for shipments, most
OF which were sent out. North, south
and east took the stuff, which was mixed
packing home produce. Besides these
special cars, were three cars Of local job
bing trade, and a large express business.
The shipments today viii be still heavier,
as several more mars are ready for imme-
date shipment.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Rock Island, 3; Santa
Fe e and Missouri Pacific, l.
Severl oaf the old-tine shippers were
on the market yesterday with consign-
rnents of hogs. some after several weeks
absence. The Oklahoma country sent up
several cars from old-tirne shippers who
have not lately found the right kind Of
hogs to ship and so were unavoidably
absent. They are welcome again and all
were well satisfied with their deals and
all unite in the belief that the coming
season Will see a heavy run OF hogs into
this market.
Frank Robbins Iastnight shipped out a
car load OF fat cattle to the east on con-
tract order.
The Dold company yesterday had fore
The Dold company yesterday had a
force of men at work on the north dock
unloading another consignment Of lumber
for their box factory.
The Kansas State Board Of Agriculture
has completed its returns from the state
for the value OF animals slaughtered or
sold for slaughter in Kansas for the year
1895. and gives out the aggregate as s47,-
123.517. as compared with 1897, which was
sS7, Isl, 678, a gain for this year of s1,3A,-
$50 The past nineteen years, since 1850.
shows a magnificent growth of the stock
interest in Kansas in spite Of fuctuating
and depressed prices. In 1880 the value OF
animals slaughtered or sold for slaugh-
ter was So 700, 045, or gain Of $1,000 coo
in round numbers during these 10 years.
The Ponca City Courier OF recent date
gives a very pretty announcement Of the
visit to that thriving town OF two promi-
nent packers connected with the Jacob
bold packing interests. All the facts CIV
en- by that live and up-to-date paper were
true, save only the identity Of one OF
the visitors They were Messrs. Chas-
II. Dold Of the Kansas City house, and
Mr.. Fred Dold of the Wichita branch,
the latter in the place Of Mr.. George T.
Dold. who just now is in Buffalo, and
manager Of this house here. Fred IS pro-
fuse in his entire satisfaction with the
prosperity Of that section and the grow
ing business Of his concern there.