The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-25

lows: Chicago expected $500 hogs. re-
ceived 1890 with 1900 left over. against
10000 the day previous The marke, was
quoted as active and 10 cents higher for
the best, others hardly GEMS higher.
Estimated receipts for today, 21.010 Kan
sas City received s. 600 hogs against & go
the day before. and the market was 81
10 cents higher and active. ST. Louis re-
ceived $500 hogs against 1900 the day be-
fore, and the market was 5GI0 cents high
er. A good demand for ribs and higher
prices for live hogs tended to produce
some strength in provisions. Both ribs
and lard closed 8 cents up.
Superintendent Dulaney is suffering with
an aggravated attack Of combined hay
fever and Ia grippe.
The average weight OF hogs for the
seven days ending August q at Kansas
City was p pounds, against 200 pounds
the same period in 1897
The average weight Of hogs sold in Chi
cago last week was 243 pounds, the heav-
lest since last December. against 236
pounds the previous week and 251 pounds
q year ago.
Hogs at the st. Louis market last week
averaged 200 pounds, which was the high
est average in six months.
At St Joseph. No. last week the re-
ceipts were 5,658 cattle, o. 126 hogs and
6.962 sheep.
A year ago this week at ST. Louis, with
one exception, the hog receipts were the
smallest Of the year.
Denver. Colorado, has received 1S5. 900
cattle this year, including many that were
going through to northern ranges.
Indianapolis Live Stock Journal: The
official receipts last week show a decrease
Of 2 she
pared with the preceding week and an in
crease of LIB hogs and a decrease of z, $50
cattle and 2,549 sheep compared with the
corresponding week a year ago."
Drovers' Telegram; John Cudahy has
paid the last indebtedness of 500 900 IN
Cured in 1893, when he was caught long
on provisions. He could not get support
from moneyed men during the panic and
he failed, his liabilities being about 81. 800,
600. He has been paying off this debt
since then and has been successful on the
board of trade. He is said TO have made
s., 900 900 in 1894 and his profits since the
failure have amounted to twice this sum"
Omaha Drovers Journal for Tuesday:
Light runs at all points, Ass here, only
a 600 al Chicago and $500 at Kansas City
were probably largely due to the extreme
heat prevailing and consequent difficulty
II getting SLOEh safety W SL4pp ping pOiAi-S
although the recent decline in values also
probably kept some hogs back Locally
there was a decrease of 1000 as compared
with a week ago or same week last year.
The quality was only fair, not much Diff
ferent from yesterday, but very inferior
as compared with earlier in the season
owing 70 the increased marketing Of
light, grassy and rough hogs.
Buffalo last week received 1910 cattle,
against 272 the week before; Sc, SIS hogs
against 46, $40 the previous week.
National Live Stock Reporter: From
January l. 1898, to last Saturday by COM
parison with last year Chicago receipts
have increased 1900 cattle and decreased
113, 600 hogs and Sc, go sheep. St Louis
decreased $1,000 cattle, o, 600 hogs and 49,
600 sheep. Kansas City decreased 5000
cattle and 900 sheep and increased 279,-
000 hogs. Omaha increased 5000 cattle
2O3. 600 hogs and 2sS.000 sheep. The COM
bined markets decreased $4,000 cattle, in
creased So, 600 hogs and 5000 sheep"