The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-14

ket with a car load of good hogs. which
were one OF the two to take the top price
for the day. S4.I0. They were weli-rounded
hogs, 70 Of them averaging 254 pounds.
He reports not many hogs in his section
just now, but large quantities have been
shipped out, and many more stock hogs
feeding.
Brenhol6 & Hannigan Of Deer Creek. o.
T.. were On the market with the other
top load for the day. They. TOO, were
good medium hogs, averaging 232 and SELL
ing TO Woods.
L. B. Morledge & Co. of Ponca City.
added to the receipts by two cars Of hogs
of good fair weight and quality, This
live firm have been on the market every
day this week so far, and with the best
/ their country affords.
J. ". Haskell OF Riverdale was IN with
a car load OF hogs.
jeff Houston Of Poncs City was up with
q car of fair porkers.
RUDE Andrews of Peck was q shipper of
/ hogs on the late market.
! John F. Wright OF the firm OF Nickels &
! Wright. was at the yards with a car OF
fair mediums shipped in from Lyons. They
were among the list Of the days business
and were sold to Woods. This is the first
consignment of this firm to the Wichita
market, and Mr.. Wright expressed him
self as well pleased with his first call.
Steiner & Blair, also of Lyons, were in
again with two cars of fair hogs. They
took the tops the last time they were
in.
Richmond & Burchinal of Argonia, were
on the market with a car Of fair to good
hogs
J. D. Parsons Of Deer Creek was in with
one car of hogs.
L. NJ. Beebe of Norwich was a shipper
of hogs on the late market.
J. D. Rippy OF Stafford. one Of the old
time shippers, was in with a car load of
hogs
The roads contributing to the days re-
ceipts were as follows: Rock Island 5;
Santa Fe. 4; Kansas Midland, 3; and Mis-
souri, Pacific, l.
The, Dold Packing company shipments
yesterday were as follows: One car Of
fresh meats each to Buffalo and Boston;
three cars of packing house products to
Kansas City; two of the same to Spring
field, Mo-; two to Texas, ana one to Gin
cinnati.
Mr.. George P. Dold. manager of the
Jacob Dold Packing company, is in Kan
sas City on business.
w. II. Woods, cattle and hog buyer on
eastern orders, Is In Missouri on bust
ness and pleasure. In his absence his
heavy business is going on all right in
the able hands of Sim Arnett.
The Live Stock Inspector of Wood
ward, o. T., in its last issue complies a
list of answers to the question sent out
by the Drovers' Telegram asking when
pig becomes hog. The answers are
ingenious, and come from expert hog
men from all over. Here are a few of the
best:
Preach Adams thought the only sure
way of settling the question was to find
out what dockage the inspector return
ed. If 20 pounds, then the animal was
pig; if 40 to so, hog.
Mat Carroll thinks a pig is not a hog
until she has narrowed litter of her own.
Asked if this referred to barrows and
stays. he said he didn't know.
G.. n. Nichols: l have noticed that the
bristles on the left hind leg of a pig al
ways point downward, while the bristles
on the left hind leg of a hog point the
other way. 1 think this ought to settle
this thing.
A. w. Penny says a pig has a right to
be called a hog only when the curl in his
tail has described a complete circle. some
thing after the letter manner of the o.
Mr.. Penny quotes several eminent author
tiles on the subject and thinks his opin-
ion entitled to consideration.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
At Buffalo last week receipts were a.
PIP cattle, $500 hogs, 4O,2OO sheep. and
!, $50 horses.
At st. Joseph, Mo, last week the re-
ceipts reported were 5.465 cattle, 1864 hogs
and 1859 sheep.
AT Sioux City last week the receipts
were 3.7O6 cattle and $500 hogs. Receipts
for the year up to date amounted to 1O5,-
3O2 cattle, 151,S17 hogs, ISIS sheep and G11
horses.
At Indianapolis last week Cnceipts were
1000 cattle, 81 800 hogs, and 900 sheep.
Last week at the four great western
markets cattle receipts were 1900 greater,
and hog receipts were $4,000 greater than
were received during the corresponding
week year ago.
At Chicago last week receipts were:
Obs cattle, 176,413 hogs. and 81, 26S sheep.
At Kansas City last week the receipts
were: 25,414 cattle. SS.74S hogs, and 1854
sheep:
At Omaha: last week receipts were
l6, 355 cattle, 40 .9S1 hogs. and $3.50 sheep.