The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-26
REPRESENTATIVES, SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES

Aleck Knott Of Bells PLANE was on the
market win car road OF heavy butcher
hogs. sold 10 Dold for top prices.
L. B. Moreledge & Co of Ponca City
We're shippers of fair mediums sold on the
close 10 Dold.
VIM. Astel & Son were late arrivals with
car if highly mixed hogs, sold at the
close 10 Dold-
Dave Jackson Of HaZleton was IN win
car load q mixed hogs and cattle.
l. W Robinson Of FL Dorado was a Wis
itor a the stock yards yesterday. He has
been inspecting cattle from his district and
SAYS the Texas fever has been discovered
in some fields there, and som litigation
has resulted. He reports the hog pros
poets as somewhat thin, the crop of pigs
this season being under normal
J. c. Mccoy. Of the live stock commits
sion firm Of Mccoy Bros. Kansas City,
was q visitor at the yards yesterday,
minElIng among the commission firms and
his old-time friends. He looks upon cat
tie as a good investment for q long time
deal. but thinks stock cattle in the hands
OF spectators are unduly high. He says
she stun has been for a long time a
premium and now hard to get at any
price. and this in his opinion makes the
market out Of proportion. He believes
cattle. the best grades. VIII be a good price
for some time 10 come.
The shipments out last night were four
cars Of hogs. bought on this market for
eastern shipment.
a year ago yesterday the hog market
was quoted as stronger and higher a
year ago today u was strong TO sc higher.
4 year ago yesterday the cattle market
was active with a fair line OF offerings.
= year ago yesterday the top hogs were
$3l5 and year ago today the tops were
SITE
The cattle transactions yesterday were
two punches of butcher steers. one a lot
of p head. averaging 965 pounds, and SELL
ing 10 the Dold company at S425; the
other a bunch Of the same, averaging
Sel pounds, and selling the same way, for
$425.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows; Chicago received 5000 hogs, with
$500 left over, and the market was active
and cents higher. Kansas City was
strong to cents higher. with 5000 receiv-
ed s.. Louis was cents higher, with
1000 hogs in. Provisions were on the
1Aer3ge about cents higher, the higher
Gi4ces for hogs at the yards and the ad-
vance In corn holding this branch firm.
The daily comparisons are as follows:
For yesterday: Tops. 20; bulk of sales
t36Oa3.I0; average weight, 2S5; receipts
rs. For Saturday: Tops, 1855: bulk Of
- -
ceipts. $50 For the same day last year:
Tops. $S-l5; bulk Of sales. 81 95q312l5: av-
erage weight. 2(G; receipts 80
The average weight OF hogs at Omaha
thus far this month has been 2s4 pounds.
The quality Is reported excellent.
Drovers' Telegram: a Chicago hacker
states that in his opinion Il man who
would put go tierces Of lard in pals. b,,v
go terces Of picnic hams. and who would
hurry with them 10 Santiago, could come
back with a small fortune. Before the
war Cuba was an immense buyer. of pro-
visions IN New York. and with this gov
eminent now in possession OF the eastern
half Of Cuba a good deal Of business ought
10 start up again"
Drovers' Telegram: Unless cattle re-
ce-ptS are quite large next week this
month receipts viii be the Nghtest for
July IN ten years. At the greatest they
VIII probably not exceed I200o0. against
lSi-ooo a year ago, and the lightest since
ISL Hog receipts. with 70.0o0 next week.
would be close TO IS. COO against 270ooo
lSa IulV"