The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-07
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES

The cattle market yesterday ruled
steady with a light run OF offerings. The
quality so far as there was stuff 20
fudge was fair but nothing whatever 10
attract special attention. The demand
was great enough TO absorb all that was
On sale and more could have been used.
even Of very moderate 70 common stock
which came in. One car Of mixed cattle
came in which was yarded and later ship
ped out en route TO contract customers in
the east. 4 better line OF fat cattle and
desirable butcher stock would have read
lis. received even better prices and in the
absence Of anything fancy what vas Of
fered received the best prices warrant
a5,e.
The daily comparisons yesterday were
as follows: For yesterday: Tops, $50;
bulk Of sales. g. +0I3.50; average weight.
-: receipts. -. For the day previous:
Tops, S3.s2l2; bulk Of sales. $500 8. 6212
average weight, 22S; receipts. 43L For the
same day last week: Tops. $50; bg . Of
sales. $3.55G370; average weight, 81; re-
cepts. SO. For the same day last year:
Tops. S3-95; bulk Of sales, S3-SC4I3-s-l2; av-
e-age weight 249; receipts, as.
O-her markets were as follows: Chicag
expected 1900 hogs. and the receipts were
about that point, with sSS left over.
against 25.oO0 the day before. and the
market was early quoted as firm for
best grades, others steady. Kansas City
received l0.100 hogs. against g. 40 on Non
day. and the market was marked by a
decline Of 70 10 cents. s. Louis was
quoted as cents lower. with 5000 hogs
.u. against Zoo the day before. Provisions
experienced a decline Of about % cents
per cwt all around The latest bulletin
Taa'rr-- -
visions was very unsettled over the vel
low fever situation. Packing house in
t-rests sold freely and the market ruled
heavy throughout the session with the
lowest point 81 considerable decline
current AT the close" A large run OF
hogs at The yards and consequent lower
rr.ceS also helped 70 depress provisions
The few cattle offered yesterday, their
weight. and selling price are as follows.
One cow, ITO pounds, SS.25 per cwt. one
Gamer cow. a43 pounds, eco per cwt.,
ore COW. LI+8 pounds. 500.
The railroad gangs ot section men are
busy working among the tracks 1t the
yards and packing houses, cleaning out
the weeds and laying new ties and gener-
ally dxins up the rtgh- % way, prspara-
tor for the Big rush Of business expected
the coming season
company Yesterday were as follows: One
car % pork Ioi-s ID Jhe east. one car
OF produce 10 Ellsworth. one Of the same
70 Oklahoma. and a tank y lard 20 Chi
caEo. Il addition the iob5.-S business
yesterday was about tne largest his sea-
son II consequence Of the Gav before
being a legal holiday IL was found i'm
possible 20 set cars. and yesterday found
the Accumulated orders FOR TWO days be-
fore and those naturally coming IN
through The day. TIE result vas a con-
esstion % affairs IN -ha lobo.-E depart
rsr- and Yet the splendid system Of The
house il tsk-cg care promptly Of al o.
ders vas shown in The ease displayed q
getting cut readily all the ,o5bi-s o.
cers on 6-e. In The obbrE branch there
were dued orders 20 the extent ot fan
cars yesterday. besides an unusually
heavy wagon trade ard express business.
s1d az night three more cars were being