The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-03

car Of light hogs. and while at the yards
( bought q load He reports stil lots OF
/ hogs in his section, and the crop pros
! pect good.
Major Chris. Shepherd of Goddard was
present with car Of good hogs, medium
/ weights and sound, well rounded stock
I There was q COW In his car also, sold TO
! Frank Robbins.
! Sykes Bros Of New Murdoch were in
with car OF good medium heavy hogs,
/ which sold well UP with the days prices.
Harvey Grace Of Grace Bros, OF Cheney.
was on the market with a car Of extra
good heavies averaging $50 pounds which
/ took next to top price.
/ c. ". Graham and little son, the former
| Of the firm of Martin & Graham of Enid,
was at the yards, the first time in several
| months. His firm ship large quantities
/ OF hogs to this market. but Mr.. Graham
| has not been in person in that time. He
/ had yesterday car Of medium light hogs.
! He reports the hog shipping business at
| his point, Enid, very heavy; there being
/ some days as high as 10 cars received
! there. There has been a big run out OF
/ that section all this season, and lots Of
/ them left He says the country Is full
I Of hogs, and new crops come along as
fast as the old ones are fed up and ship
/ ped out Many OF them are IN good fat
I condition. There are some cattle ready
! for market, but not many. There will
average out Of Enid. he thinks. az least
q car Of hogs a day from now till har-
vest The prospects FOR q big corn
/ crop are good, and wheat IL now fixed
/ f ". Thorpe OF Haven was among
/ the last arrivals with a car load Of hogs.
Astell & Son OF Haven was IN with a
car Of hogs the last to arrive
4. P. Johnson Of Elmer was also
a late conner with hogs He is one Of
/ the largest stock growers and shippers
! in western Kansas, and ships large guam
+ titles Of hogs 10 this market, and usually
being Of well selected stock sell at the
! best prices.
/ Steiner & Blair, the oId-rne reliable
/ hog buyers Of Lyons. swelled the receipts
with three cars Of hogs, the bulk being
/ lights and light mediums. They sold well
/ Up, considering the market and their
grade.
Hopwood Bros. & Baxter Of Enid were
on the market with a car OF light lights,
/ the last lot TO cross the scales.
z. T. Burchfeld Of Anthony was a late
conner with two very fine loads Of hogs,
/ purobabIy the best at the yards for the
/ day. They were not sold, but as they were
nearly all fine barrows. and well select
/ ed. they will have no trouble in an early
/ sale on the opening market today.
The Dold Packing company shipments
yesterday were, car Of fresh pork loins
TO Boston, and cars Of packing house
/ products 20 Guthrie and New York City.
The roads contributing to yesterdays re-
/ ceipts were as follows: Santa Fe, 3; Rock
Island, 9; Missouri Pacific 3, and Kansas
Midland, 3.
The work on the Dold fertilizing plant
! is progressing as fast a. possible. and
now begins 20 assume 10 appearance Of
the big structure II is TO be.
/ The work Of grading FOR the brick pave
ments in the scale yards was commenced
yesterday and will be pushed rapidly to
/ completion.
/ Several OF the yards Contingent attended
the funeral Of Mr.. McGregor yesterday
three Of the pail bearers being from the
+ Stock Exchange.
Estimates for hogs at Chicago today.
5000.
The hogs received at St Louis last week
averaged III pounds.
! Local killers at Omaha last week bought
10000 cattle 10000 hogs and 1000 sheep.
In May of 1898 hogs sold lowest on the
1st while in May, 1897. the highest price
came on the 1st. And yet this months
market supply was mucn larger IMAM last
Nay.
( At Omaha, last week, receipts were:
1888 cattle, 43, s66 hogs and 23.52S sheep.
/ Last week at the four great western
markets hog receipts were 122. 600 lss than
during the previous week and So. 900 less
than during the corresponding week g
+ year ago.
( The St Joseph Stock Yards company Of
St Joseph No, has fled q statement CT
+ increase of capital stock from 5000 to
/ 81 10000.
The National Live Stock Reporter says
very APPLY: People VINO ship a lot Of
common hogs 70 market often receive
more than they ara worth and then they
expect the same luck always. but coca
sionauy the Common hogs have to sell az
low down prices"
Last week al Chicago receipts were:
81. S33 cattle. 16L321 hogs and s.. 4S6 sheep.
Last week at Kansas City rec apis we're:
24,510 cattle. 70 so hogs, a7l 1L1I) sheep.
Last week at Indianapolis receipts were:
POO cattle, 2-,s00 hogs and 500 sheep.