The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-31

car load OF light hogs OF fair grade sell
ing without dock
steiner & Blair, the large shipping firm
from Lyons, were at the yards with a
car of very fair hogs, which sold on the
close for a good price.
Dan VIM OF Cdau was at the yards
with a car of fairtog God medium heavy
hogs. They were z well selected LOT, run
ming even and showing up well OF plump,
weIl-fed condition. and taking price close
TO the top. He says, though, the fat hog
picking is not so interesting and plentiful
as during the season, Yet ne manages 70
scare up a load by a little hunting every
now and then. He says there is rot such
an extra fine outlook for stock hogs. but
there viii be plenty Of feed and they will
take care OF all that can be secured Corn
on the uplands this year, he SAID. did
the best
D. W Muck OF Haven was again on the
market with q big load Of hogs Of mixed
class. He broke the record Of recent times
by tanning los head Of hogs in car, and
they came through II good shape, IN spite
Of unexpected delay BY the railroad haul
ing them He reports that there are lots
OF stock hogs all through the country, but
many OF the farmers are hurriedly GET
ting rid Of them from fear Of cholera.
often a useless fear. There i occasional
slight rumors OF cholera perhaps some
ways of from a farmer having fine
drove Of young hogs, and he gets scared
and wants 70 sell In Mr.. Nuck's load
yesterday ne had about % head ot these
light young hogs, which he loaded along
with the heavier and mature, selling the
whole load together, receiving a good
price Mr. Muck Is one OF the old-timers
az these yards, coming in at least once
a week all through the present duLness
and scarcity Of hogs.
J. S. GreenTads Of Hunneweu was on
the market with a mixed car Of cattle
stockers and feeders mostly.
The shipments out last night or early
this morning Of stock bought on this mar
ket per order, included five cars Of light
hogs and pigs for Montana on the Ben
nett permanent order. This IS the fourth
big shipment OF this class Of hogs on this
one order, and there could be used many
more Of this grade. This shipment last
night has been accommodating several days,
most Of them being the cut-ours and sorts
from cars Of mixed heavy and lights The
firm are on the market for more
The cattle shipments yesterday were :
cars Of % head, they being stockers and
feeders bought on this market By Robbins
for shipment on eastern order.
The Jacob DoId aPckins company ship
ments out yesterday were three cars Of
general produce to the south and east.
these IN car lots. IN addition the joboins
department had for the two past days
I cars out, most OF them yesterday. These
were all full cars, some being 10000
pounds This branch Of the business is
now on a boom, and an immense amount
Of mixed products Is being daily shipped
out. taxing some OF the lines 20 i'll the
orders
The daily comparisons are as follows:
For yesterday: Tops, $40; bulk OF sales.
s3-5Jd3 70; average weight. 221; receipts.
$50. For Monday: Tops, s3.6212: bulk OF
sales, So JGQ3. 621z; average weight DIS; re-
eeipts 376. For the same day last week:
Tons. S3571z; bulk Of sales, So 4553.S7p3
average weight, 2s; receipts, 192. For the
same day last year: Tops, s3-95; bulk of
sales. s.. 75d3-S0; average weight, 20; re-
ceiptS, AZ.
Other markets yesterday we're as fol-
lows: Chicago looked for 1900 hogs and
received $1,000. There were left over, 400
and the market was last reported: The
demand for hogs was fairly active at
steady prices" The earlier bulletins said:
Good grades firm, others weak" The re-
sas City received $50 hogs. against 2 go
the day previous, and the market was
early reported as Lights strong 10 SC
higher others steady" The last bulle-
tin read: Local packers and shippers
were active buyers, the small supply soon
taken at strong to cents higher prices. ="
St. Louis was fairly steady. with 1900
hogs in. an advance in receipts over the
day previous. The provision market
opened a little easier, but fair buying
Of ribs and lard inclined prices upward.
The latter closed 212 TO cents advance.
So far this year Denver has received
IS6 2S3 cattle and since August l, I2,S5S-
Since March / Sioux City has packed
1ss 600 hogs, against 11s010 for the same
period last year
Chicago last week received 1900 western
cattle. as compared with u.5o0 d year ago
and $500 two years ago.
At the four leading western markets
receipts of stock last week were as fol-
lows: Chicago received s.. go cattle, loss
Of 500 compared with the corresponding
week in 1897. That point received 122 200
hogs a loss Of "a. 100 compared with the
week year ago. Kansas tCty. compar-
ing the same two weeks. received 10 40
cattle a loss Of 1s, 40; $500 hogs. a loss
Of 500 Omaha received 1890 cattle,
a gain Of l. 800: 1880 hogs a gainn Of To-.
zoo St Louis received 10 800 cattle, a loss
OF :. 500: % 500 hogs a gain Of 500 For
the week the total cattle receipts at all
four points we're 135. coo: hogs, 81, 500. Pre-
vious week cattle. HOO. hogs, 81, 200
Same week in 1897, total cattle, 15S,0o0
total hogs, 1000.
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