The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-08

grade, one a heavy lot and one medium
! light, both selling well UP in the bulk.
! Day & Yoman. the regular and careful
shippers from Alameda. were the last TO
weigh I'D on the close, their load being
fair to good medium heavies, without dock
and taking a good strong price UP IN
| the bulk range Mr.. Yoman was In per-
son with the shipment and he says that
there will not be a very large supply of
| hogs marketed from his section, but all
that are shipped will reach this market,
and will be n a good condition by the time
of shipment.
e F. Quig4ey of Medford was on the
late market with a car of medium heavy
hogs. which sold well, Dold taking them.
W. c. Arnett of Anthony was on the
late market with a car load of butcher
cattle, which did not arrive in time to
sell on yesterdays trade. and will be bid
for early today.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Missouri Pacific, 4:
Santa Fe. 9, and Rock Island, g.
The shipments of the Jacob Dold Pack
ing company yesterday were three cars
straight, and two from the Jobbing divis-
I ion besides several sold mostly to the
south.
The daily comparisons yesterday were
as follower For Monday. tops. $40; bulk.
Sc. 30Q3. 20; though all cars came within
the narrow range OF S. SG8. 20 two 60
ing at the SS.371a point. Average weight.
24l; receipts, 80. For Saturday. tops.
s3.s5; bulk, So soge. %; average weight, "a /;
receipts. 30. For Saturday, tops. S.35;
bulk, s.. 30g3 %; average weight, A2; re-
ceipts. III. For the same day last week,
tops. s3.45; bulk. s3.32lzq3. 20; average
weight. 2S4; receipts. SIS.
The Dold Packing company yesterday
shift in the killing and cutting Depart
ments in order TO catch UP. Though this
is the universally expected dull season
among all packeries in the world. yester-
day found the Wichita branch of the
Dcld's out of some cuts and back a little
on standing orders. and as this never is
allowed 70 last for more than one day
Acting Manager Fred Dold at once called
out all the gangs throughout the plant
and the wheels Of business were made TO
hum with a rush and vigor thit lit up
with thousands Of glittering electric lights
the whole five stories Of the big plant m
til long into the night. When all the
available hogs had been passed up the
cauldron II was found that 1900 hogs had
been killed and ], 400 cut up, a few being
left over from the killing OF Saturday.
These were summarily taken care Of and
sent down the line TO the VARIOUS cellars
and curing stations, and the cuts most
in demand about ready for shipment. This
was a big day fofthe killing and cutting
gangs. and made necessary by the in
creased demand of late.
Other markets were as follows: At Chi
cago the estimate had been for Sc. 900 hogs.
left over $500 The receipts for Saturday
were Is, 900 and the estimate for today
is for q, 900. The market was early an
nounced as fairly active; steady to five
cents higher. Later it was bulletined this
way: The liberal supply Of hogs was
well taken at prices averaging 5 cents
higher" At Kansas City the receipts
were $3.50. against 5000 on Saturday, and
the market was first quoted as steady TO
strong. and on the close as active de-
mand; the light supply being quickly alb
sorbed at strong to cents higher prices"
st. Louis was strong to a shade higher
with 5000 in, against 1850 in on Saturday.
Provisions were firm on the whole, and
ribs closed steady and lard "a cents up.
Oklahoma was very much in evidence
in yesterdays hog receipts, four OF the
nine cars being from that productive
SlOCA SCNl1O4. InISo vi lnC TOUR were way
up the line for prices one taking the
top of the day, while the other two were
the only ones to receive the top Of the
bulk. All were good hogs and all came
from well-known stock firms, all being
regular patrons of this market.
VIZ Will Wallace, t-e genial and I've
buyer for the hog division of the Dold
works, was on the market again yes
terday after a two days business visit
at the mouth of the Kaw. He reports
the Kansas City branch Of this concern
also doing a large and growing business.
Miss Mayme Mahaney, the efficient
amanuensis and private secretary to Chief
Clerk Harrison of the Jacob bold Pack
ing company. was yesterday at her desk
duties after a very pleasant three weeks
spent visiting friends in the east, the
greater part of the time at ST. Louis. The
rest has done her good as her appearance
Indicates, and all her official co-ordinates
welcome her back among them
There was no Sunday business of impor-
lance and last night saw everything
cleaned up about the yards, with more
hogs in demand than ever.
At Kansas City Saturday the hog re-
ceipts were 7.249, and cattle 1907, the
largest Saturday run for cattle since De-
cember 1. 1897.
Drovers' Telegram: The Armour Pack
ing company reports its business for the
year ending November /. to have been the
largest in its history. During the year
the company slaughtered l. .S79 hogs,
S37. S2S cattle and 200 "a sheep
Receipts for the year 1898 at Omaha TO
Saturday are 7lS.s22 cattle. 1.ssl 42s hogs:
an increase as compared with same period
1891 of II, SIS cattle and 80. g7s hogs.
Cincinnati Prict Current, November 8:
The hog supply has been liberal the
past week, but moderately less than pre-
viously. the western packing showing
total Of As. 90. compared with 50o,0 900 the
preceding week and 10000 two weeks ago.
For corresponding time last year the num-
Der was 81. ooo The quality Is hardly all
that could be desired. with regard 10 a
considerable part OF current marke,ings.
Preliminary returns and estimates Of
packing operations in the west for the
eight summer months ending October 81.
Indicate a total of Il $4,000. Adding the
number for last winter. s. 40. COO makes a
toatl Of q. $50. go for the year now ended
The new season now opening win have as
figures for the preceding year
the highest record Of any winter season.
but the indications appear TO favor expec-
tations of a supply for the coming four
months fully equal TO last season. Il is
not so sure. however, that il Will be
maintained during the subsequent summer
season. for the lessening supply OF corn
may have some influence on hog produc-
ton by that time The recent fairly &C.
tive trade in hog product has given way
TO something of a slackening. but the
general tone of the market IS fairly
steady. and at the close prices OF leading
articles show but little change in coppari-