The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-13

falo. Chicago and other large centers as
well as the south and closer points. The
demand in the provision line is strong on
the local house, and all departments are
daily crowded 10 their fullest capacity TO
get out orders, but il may be said that
nevertheless al orders are promptly got
ten out, as the Dold plan makes an in
v.olable rule and that is the prompt and
complete filling OF all orders, even
though il may, and often does. mean an
extra shift Of men working nights. Most
of this booked orders is staple stuff in full
car lots, and in addition 70 this are heavy
mixed and jobbing cars on file
The daily comparisons are as follows:
Yesterday. tops. g 421z; bulk. S227lzg3. 40:
average weight, 237; receipts COS For
Tuesday. tops. g 20; bulk. 3 3SG3. 30: aver
age weight. pa; receipts. 1.0s4 For the
same day last week, tops. So 40: bulk, g so
gao; average weight. 23; receipts 100.
The other markets were as follows yes
terday: Chicago had estimated "a COO hogs
and received 1900 against the same num-
Der the day before and just the same on
Monday, three days n succession show
ing up the same number of receipts There
were yesterday left over $50. The mar
ket was on the close given out as follows
Owing 10 the determined bearish atti-
tude taken by packers u was impossible
20 put prices OF hogs permanently higher.
but there were reactions from time to
time and the market ruled strong at an
advance Of about cents" Kansas City
received 12.74O hogs against 1890 on Tues
day, and the market was bulletined on
the close this way: Liberal supply. good
quality. Packers and shippers active
buyers cents advance IN prices" st.
Louis was quoted IS steady and active
with 500 hogs received against that num-
Der on Tuesday. The provision market
was officially given out by late Assoc ated
Press as follows: More res ssuring yell
low fever news from the south and an ad-
vance in the price of hogs at yards
strengthened provisions at the start"
Tire were large receipts Of hogs at the
principal western points and some disqosi-
ton on the part of the packers to sell.
but prices were advanced on heavy buying
OF ribs by houses with European connec-
tons. Near the end. however. the mar
ket felt the decline and the advance was
nearly all lost. The market closed steady
on lard and up for RIBS.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows; Santa Fe g. Rock Island
3, and Frisco l.
Hon. ". L. A Johnson, state commits
sioner OF the Bureau Of Labor and Indus
trial Statistics. yesterday called upon the
Dold works in his Official capacity as
state factory inspector. Mr.. Johnson. in
company with Superintendent Darrigrand,
went all over the plant and was vigorous
IN his expressions Of thorough approval
of all sanitary and life saving convent
ences about the works, as well as being
greatly interested in the modern improve
ments lately put in throughout the estab
nshment.
Decreased receipts at Kansas City so
g. ell
Hogs increased 232 So head.
At St. Joseph. Mo. last week receipts
were 1924 cattle. 19.44s hogs.
Average weight of hogs at Chicago last
week was 20 pounds, against PAS a year
ago.
Exports from New York Tuesday were
655 cattle and 2,52e quarters OF beef
Drovers Telegram: The time has arriv-
ed for larger receipts OF hogs. October
nearly always records heavier supplies
than September In only one year in the
past twelve years have October receipts
been smaller than those Of September.
Drovers Telegram: The provision bulls
have bean discouraged of late over the
increase Of the yellow fever scare In the
south. They have also been astOunded a
the receipts of hogs. There has resulted
some revision in the bull expectation
From looking for immediate higher prices
the holder has gotten around to hoping
prices Will about maintain themselves for
the present and advance IN tghe winter.
The cash demand keeps up; stocks are
as fast as anyone expected: /
but the speculation shows no growth and !
the yellow fever has become more serious
than anyone anticipated Bull effort in /
the provision pit has been suspended The !
bears, who were timid up TO October l, |
have become aggressive. The big longs I
are simply holding on. They have decided /
il IS useuess to attempt further cam /
paigning until the outsider comes IN. The 1
mood Of tn outsid Spectator is beyond /