The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-07-12

HUN & Hoop OF Udal. were early arri-
FaIs with hogs. They are among the
old-tlme regular shippers and bring the
best TO be found
Peter Wilson Of Belmont was q ship
per Of car Of hogs, among the best TO
De received at the yards. They were the
heaviest hogs OF the day and nearly
touched 300 pounds. and took next 10 top
price, selling without dock
Joe Lii Of Leon was late arrival with
car Of mixed medium hogs
L. B. Morledge & Co., OF Ponca City.
were the prize winners for yesterday,
their fine load Of heavy fat hogs bring
ing the s3.671k top.
Burchf1eid & Reneau Of Waketa were
late arrivals with car OF fair hogs.
Inc roads doing the hauling business
yesterday were as follows Missouri Pa
cine. I; Santa Fe. S. and Frisco, /
There were no out shipments yesterday
but some light buying for shipment to-
day
There were no cattle offered on yester-
days market.
Estimated hog receipts for today at
Chicago. q, 900.
There was the usual hesltancy Yesterday
about selling on a low market II seems
to be the universal rule that on a rising
market sellers let go more readily, and
on weak or declining market, they hold
on, hoping for turn Of the tide How
ever, yesterday most OF the supply was
disposed Of without much tagging
Tope yesterday were 25 cents higher
than the tops for car hogs Saturday and
only 2h cents below the tops for a fine
bunch of wagon hogs same day.
Too much can not be said against heavy
loading this hot weather A few dead hogs
TO-
whole lot of profit and it will pay to
load with great care and leave out a few
if necessary. So far, at this point, ship
pers have been very successful in this
regard, and this again proves the great
advantage gained by shipping TO a nearby
home market, where the hogs can reach
their destination in the least possible
time. Here they are promptly yarded.
penned and watered, with the result of
very few hogs lost.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: At Chicago the estimate had been
for $4,000 hogs; the receipts were "a 900,
against 5000 Saturday, and the market
was ) to 10c lower. Kansas City received
$500 hogs. against 1000 on Saturday, and
Z, 900 Friday, and the market was cents
lower. st. Louis market was quoted at
cents lower. with fairly liberal receipts.
Ribs closed steady and lard 2la cents up.
Foreign acceptances of hog products
strengthened provisions.
The shipments Of the Dold Packing COM
pany yesterday were as follows: One car
Of lard to Chicago; and a car of packing
house products each to Kansas City, Fort
Smith. and Texas.
]. D. Harrison, chief clerk of the Jacob
Dold Packing company, spent Sunday and
Monday in Ell Reno and Oklahoma City
on business affairs.
All the several travelling men of the
Dold company were in Saturday and yes
terday making weekly reports.
Repairs were being made yesterday in
the tank room. The sausage department
is crowded with orders for all kinds of
specialties of this division. but especially
for their famous brand OF Philippine
ham sausage, the trade for which has
shown a phenomenal growth. many mer-
chants saying they can scarcely keep 1t
in stock. In a few days the pipes for the
immense new cooling room for this de-
partment viii be received which will en-
able them TO greatly increase their ca
pacity.
The Union Stock Yards offices at Chi
cago are being lighted by by electricity.
The company has put in its own plant.
Last Friday Kansas City received III
cars of cattle in quarantine, which is
the largest daily run at that market 50
far this year.
Exchange: Hog cholera Is not a the
DRY. 1t is a condition which always con-
fronts the farmer, and most seriously in
the dry part of the season. Dust is
swine disease breeder
During the first half Of the year at Chi
cago Texas cattle receipts amounted to
s.. 900 head, against 9S, 796 head received du-
ring the first six months Of last year, and
I56. 7SS head received during the first six
months of 1896.
Receipts at the st. Louis National Stock
Yards during last week, ending July 9,
were ssh cattle. %, SSS hogs. against g.
Sal cattle. and 30.91 hogs received during
the previous week. These figures show
of 5.023 hogs. AS compared with
the corresponding week a year ago cattle
show a decrease of 500 head, hogs in
creased 800 head.
Omaha Drovers' Journal Saturday:
"Today's good run, y cars, s.524 hogs. was
in sharp contrast TO the light receipts
Of the previous days of the week and
exceeded last Saturdays supply by 20Ol,
bringing the weeks total up 70 $3.50 With
only five market days, because OF the hol-
iday, a decrease of q, 300 is shown from
the preceding week. however, but There is
a slight gain over q year ago. when there
were also only five market days. The four
western markets combined show loss
OF I2S. 500 as compared with last week.
and a gain OF 2S 900 over a year 90, with
a titaI Of 212, COO. The supply was made up
largely Of medium weights and the quail
itv was about like the balance OF the
week but buyers complain of an increase
of common grades as compared with
short time ago. and that quite number
OF the offerings show grass" signs.
Texas Stockman and Farmer: We are
reliably informed chat one Of the largest
cattle deals contaminated in this sec
ton OF the state was completed recently
in the sale Of 5000 cows by r. ]. kleoe-g,
Of the King ranch. to Jot Gunter. Of pal-
las. The deal amounts 10 about $4,000.
The price paid. it is said, amounts 10
about 81 per head for ~ COWS and SO 20
So per head FOR cows and calves. delivery
10 be made between now and April l.
The Cincinnati Price Current OF Thurs
dav said: There has been some curtail-
nent in marketing OF hogs but the sup
ply is still liberal for the time Of the
year Western killing represents total
Of sos. 600 for the week. compared with
40 GO the preceding week and 10000 two
weeks ago. For corresponding time last
year the number was $4,000. From March
/. the total is $1,000, against e.6o0. 600 last
year-au increase Of 100 0oo.
From the Chicago Drovers' Journal: D
z. Hartwell. in speaking OF the big Swift
Cuban meat contract. thinks the prospects
OF a large. permanent meat trade being
established in Cuba are not bright. owing
10 the fact that the people in such eli
not require so much meat. liV-
ing mainly on small amounts OF vegeta-
Bile food. However. the Character Of th-
inhabitants OF Cuba. Porto Rico and even
the philippines may be materially chang
I'd after peace is declared