The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-21
REPRESENTATIVE SALES
Dock Az W.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

JEFF Houston Of Ponca City was on the
market with car of medium hogs selling
al the top of the day.
Jim Haskell Of Douglas was early on
the market with a car Of medium hogs
which brought the top price Of the day.
w. s. Thomas one Of the heaviest
shippers to this market from Oklahoma,
was in with a car of hogs from Ponca
City. They averaged medium in weight
and OF fair grade and sold without dock
al the top price.
Cook < Warburton OF Argonia were new
consignors to this market yesterday. their
car Of medium lights selling at a strong
price for the grade They expressed
themselves as well satisfied with their ex-
pertinent al this market and Will hereaf-
Yer be regular shippers.
Charlie Stuart Of Whitewater was a late
seller on the market his car Of lights go
ing al a stiff bulk price.
Fletcher Bros. Of Dover were shippers
Of medium weight hogs on the days
trading.
F. F. Williams Of Mt. Hope. ]. F Funk
OF Niekerson and B. +. FairchiId OF iKng-
man were late arrivals with hogs. which
came in too late 10 inspect by daylight
and were held for today's early trading
DR.. y. Newly came in yesterday with a
large wagon load OF hogs, and said that
the roads between this city and his home
IN East Gypsum were the worst he ever
saw. However. he says that a few more
days OF sunshine Will make the muddy,
heavy roads all right in the state.
The roads doing the hauling were the
Santa Re ;. and Rock Island ,. These
were the car lots actually sold; in addi-
ton there were several loads received too
late for inspection and which appear on
teday's business.
The cattle receipts were light. There
were a few single hOofs and small bunch
IS recorded and which went at good
prizes. but hardly enough 10 make 4 mar
ket
The daily comparisons are as follows:
Yesterday. tops. $S.I21s; bulk. s3e71e03 J2lz:
average weight. 80 receipts. so. For
the day previous. tops, SS.15; bulk. S01Is
a5-l5; average weight. 235; receipts. $40
For the same day last week. tops S325;
bulk. $3-15E3-2o; average weight. -; re-
ceipts. ltS4
The Doid shipments yesterday Included
one car Of mixed packing house products
10 Chicago: = tank Of lard 10 Kansas
CITY. a good line Of local and joobsnE
shipments out. and a very heavy day OF
express business. This latter class con-
1luues to grow in amount % shipments
and the several departments are crowded
= supply the Increasing demand
5Ir Fred Dold left last evening Tor Buf-
falcon business connected with the en-
tire corporation OF tbs Jacob Dold Pack
ing company.
Other markets were as follows: Chi
caEo estimated s6eo0 hogs: the receipts
were g. CO. with 7.575 left over. The re-
ceipts We're on the day previous SEQ.
and the estimate FOR tomorrow IS the
same. $500. The market for hogs was
reported As very slow and drsggy. Most
81 The saies-were made at concessions %
5NIo cents from Mondays early quota
Iions. Kansas City received i. SIS hogs
against iIslo the day previous. and the
market was quoted as steady and rather
Eood business with the offerings OF COM
non quality = Louis was steady with
6 - hogs in against 1ecc9 the day prev
ious. Provisions were given On the finan-
ca bulletin as follows -'Duu and barely