The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-12

| ABOUT the DcSI 10 De received, SHOWING VI
the heaviest weight and selling to Dol6
without dock. They were a prime load
OF evenly running fat butcher hogs and
were one of the winners to take the Tor
price OF the day.
| c. f. Hyde OF Colwich was the other
| top marker. his consignment being two
cars of heavy fat butcher hogs. both TAX
| ing the top OF the day, one selling with
out dock. They were good hogs and sold
at once. Dold being the buyer.
Ed. De!dline Of Augusta was the first
shipper TO cross the scales. hts car being
one Of medium hogs and taking the tor
! Of the bulk.
F. B. Staley of Rose Hi was on the
market with car load OF fair mixed hogs
| the big end going 20 Dold az the top Of
the bulk and selling without dock and
grading light mediums. The light residue
sold also straight 10 Bennett al a good
price.
Dave Jackson Of Hazelton was a Ship
per Of hogs and cattle. his car load being
| mixed and arriving on the early market.
Henry Steinkirchner OF Newton was
down with a car load Of fat heavy hogs
which received the top OF the bulk. selling
70 Dold-
Joseph Devore Of Greenwich was in with
car load Of medium light hogs also sell
J. S. Null of jefferson, O. T, one OF
the regular standbys at this market from
the Oklahoma country was on the mar
ket with car Of very fair medium grade
hogs which sold at once TO Dold at bulk
top prices.
John Ratcifffe Of Cunningham, one of
the successful and well known stockInen
Of this section, was IN with q car OF
medium heavy hogs which sold to Dold
at the top Of the bulk.
". L. Farquharson Of Hennessey, o. T,
was another territory shipper on the
closing market with a car of good mixed
mediums. which sold at next TO top prices.
c. c. Carson Of Mt. Hope was the last
TO cross the scales, his shipment being a
mixed load Of very fair medium butcher
hogs and a small line of lights, the former
selling readily to Dold at the top of bulk
prices, and the sorts TO Bennett at a good
price.
The Farmers and Drovers bank at Mt
Hope were in late with a car Of hogs,
among the best Of the day. which will be
sold on this mornings early market.
Charlie Blake was in charge Of me ship
ment.
Whitmer Brothers Of Conway Springs
were in with mixed car Of hogs and cat
lie, both grading fasr TO good, the cattle
topping the cattle market at $40
Ed BUrchinal Of Conway Springs was
IN with q carload of steers. these selling
on the late close at top prices.
Among the other shippers Of stock on
yesterdays market was the firm of Webb
& Co, large sheep ranchers and shippers
from Old Mexico Their shipment was
five cars Of lambs, in all 1897 head, billed
direct from Mexico 10 this point After
feed and rest they Will be driven 10 their
future grazing pastures fifteen miles east
Of this city. there 10 fatten for the fat
sheep markets east.
The daily comparisons are as follows:
Vest erdsy, tops. $40; bulk. 81 5563. 40; av-
erage weight pa; receipts 1.0S4. There
were Of these 976 weighed up, the balance
bid upon and will be transferred early
bulk, S3.40d3.471a average weight, 243; re-
ceipts, coo. For the same day last week:
Topse, S3.45; bulk, S3.35q345; average
weight, 243; receipts. SS7.
The unusual situation presents itself of
On average weight differing only one
pound in the three days of comparison,
the day. the day previous. and the same
day last week. two being 243 pounds and
one yesterday, being pa
Yesterday was a day Of surprises both
in the hog and the cattle division. There
were all grades and conditions of both
classes, but all sold well up and for all
they could command on any market
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago received o 900 hogs against
the same number on Monday, and yes
terday there were 4.1S4 left over. The last
bulletin was as follows: Such a large
number of hogs were left over from Mon
day that the offerings surpassed the de-
mand and prices fell off 5G10 cents" The
estimate for today at Chicago is "a, Geo.
At Kansas City the receipts were 1900,
against 1876 the day previous, and the
market was first given as weak to ten
cents lower The final announcement on
the close was demand for hogs much
smaller. with slow trade, and prices
5d10 cents lower" St Louis was 5d10
cents lower with 5000 hogs, against 4.500
the day before. Late last night the fol-
lowing report was given by the Associat-
ed Press regarding the provision situation:
Continued alarming reports of the
spread Of yellow fever in Mississippi and
very large receipts of hogs at the. several
leading western points started provisions
weak There was a good cash demand,
however. and that along with the
strongly Of the grains ultimately turned
the market strong and the early loss was
more than recovered
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
We're as follows: Santa Fe. g; Missouri
Pacific 9: Rock Island. 3. and the Frisco l.
The shipments Of the Dold Packing COM
panv Yesterday well sustained their very
glowing record Of some time past. There
were six cars in all four in the jobbing
division and two contract cars These
were the response Of orders received the
previous q hours. and promptly sent out
TO destination. There still remains sever
a! car loads for immediate shipment,
most OF which viii go out today.
National Live Stock Inspector: ship
pers who are sending in green hogs and
pigs and selling them 20 10 70 cents below
the price Of cat corn-fed hogs had better
Try corn feeding. Green hogs won't be
worth anything on the market Il they
come so freely in the future as they came
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