The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-13
lishments, and also in refrigerator ship

lishments, and also in refrigerator ship
ments In car lots.
John Ratcliffe OF Cunningham. one OF
the old-ttme stock shippers 70 this mar
ket, has on exhibition In one of the COM
mission firms offices a fine display or ear
corn There are several ears hung In
row, and they show the possible chances
of fine crop in this section Of Kansas.
The Dold Packing establishment yes
terday were visited by large body Of
the visiting journalists from Oklahoma.
In charge of committee from the Com
meroial club, the editors and their wives
and families called upon the Dold con-
Germ and under the guidance of a spe-
cially furnished office staff employe, went
all through the various departments OF
this wen-known packery. The party
were thoroughly enthusiastic at all the
novel sights they saw, and were eloquent
in their praise of the cleanliness and
sanitary condition they found. In the
party were several ladies, wives Of the
editorial association. and with a woman's
keen perceptive powers into these things,
at once noted the absolute particular at
tention given by the management to the
cleanliness and purity Of every depart
pent. There were in all about fifty people
In the party and no pains were spared
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call one long to be remembered. To
many OF the guests this was novel and
entirely new sight. that of one Of the
finest equipped and up-to-date packing
establishments In the world. All depart
ed with new ideas Of this business and
with lasting impressions Of the courtesy
and gracious attention extended to them
by the heads Of departments Of this con-
Germ
Receipts of stock at the st. Louis Ma
tional Stock Yards so far this year 10 and
including Saturday, amount to 430,2& cat
tie, and LOSS. $50 hogs. against 6G, S19 cattle
and III. 7o5 hogs, received during the cor
responding period last year. These fig
ures show a decrease of 74,5T cattle and
22,906 hogs.
Last month Denver received Il, 60s cat
tie, 5.215 hogs, L, 3S1 sheep and SO horses.
Same month last year. 12,221 cattle, Asp
hogs, 12,497 sheep, and 243 horses Re-
ceipts the first eight months this year.
fS6, O23 cattle, 100 hogs, 59.1l9 sheep, and
247 horses. Same period last year, 49,
5s2 cattle. 81. S3S hogs, S9.1A sheep and 584
horses.
Cincinnati Price Current: The market
ing of hogs has been moderately de-
creased the past week. Western packing
325. 900, compared with $50, 900 the preceding
week, and $40, 900 two weeks ago. For cor
responding time last year, the member
was 800, 900. From March /. the total is
10, $50, 900, against 9,370.000 year ago-an
increase of l, $4,000. In some instances
the quality is reported as fair only, while
the most of the offerings are good Prices
have averaged somewhat lower than the
preceding week, and close about Sc per
cwt- lower than week ago for the gen.
eral average of prominent markets. There
has recently been rather more frequency
of reference to maladies among swine in
the west, but no unusual extent Of such
troubles exist for the time of year. In
the provision trade the talk and action
in the south in regard to yellow fever
have had a depressing effect, notwith-
standing the fact that conditions have not
been such as to appear to justify inter-
ference with the movement of product.
The distribution has been well sustained,
but the confidence Of the buying interest
has been sufficiently unsettled to cause
weakness in the market, While in fact the
embargo on trade movement has not
seemingly been called for by any condi-
ton that has yet developed. rices of lead
ing articles at the close are consider.
ably lower than a week ago. The export
clearances of product for the week were
Of liberal proportions for both meats and
lard.