The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-24
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

j. F. Null of jefferson was among the
early sellers on the market. his load
of medium lights selling within the mar
row bulk range.
Bert Kell. one Of the original Wichita
men. who have since the primeval history
Of these yards, been a regular and sue
cessful shipper here, was again on the
market yesterday with a car of medium
weight hogs good enough to take a strong
bulk price.
T. G. Laverty of Pond Creek, o. T., was
in with a car of heavy hogs Of fair form
and condition, and they sold to Dold at
the top price for the day. Mr.. Laverty is
a stock grower of considerable experience
and expects to send 10 this market n nee
line Of hogs from now on.
& r Rogers of NeWkirk was the last
to sell out on the close. his car of medium
hogs going at a good bulk price.
Jeff Houston of Ponca City was early
al the yards with q car of fair medium
weight hogs. which were quOtable at the
ton of the day. This section OF the sister
territory is furnishing this market with a
very good volume of hogs in quantity, and
the quality also IS usually well up COM
raratiyelv with any section of this tribu-
tary country. There are several firms
at Ponca City which contribute heavily
TO this markets receipts. and nearly al
ways take of a top price for their con-
signments.
The daily comparisons are as follows:
For yesterday. tops. SIS; bulk 5000
as. averag e weight. 233: receipts. So For
the DAY previous tops, SITE; bulk, SS-lVa
w.: average weight. 307; receipts, actu-
ally sold. 20: all total receipts yarded
and held. .26. For the same day last
week. tops. S.12is; bulk. $S.o0GS. Ea2; av-
erage weight, 2SS; receipts. 100.
' The demand from every quarter yester-
Cav was good especially so for tat hogs
!n plump butcher condition. Not enough
of this grade. however, presented itself
and in consequence all sorts and cond;-
tions were taken in by the buyers when
they would have preferred better hogs
Nevertheless the market quotation was
cents higher and this figure ruled all
dsy for hogs both in ear lots and small
lunches of wagon stuff.
Other markets yesterday were as FOL
lows: Chicago had estimated 27.eeo hogs
and received 2S.oo0. against 2S.00o the day
before. and the market was reported as
developing unexpected strength on the
Light supply carried over from the day
before and the strong demand. Five 10
zen higher was last given. Kansas City
received 1850 hogs. against l4.23o the day
previous and the market was given as
follows on the close: Demand for good
quality packing hogs good and prices
we're again advanced to Zoe" St Louis
was strong to cents higher, with 500 in
AGAINST q0C0 the day before. Provisions
were given out as follows: Were quiet
lut firm. Hog receipts were light and
yard prices better There was good
outside demand for lard and ribs Lard
closed cents up, and ribs l5c up.
The business at the Dold works yester-
day was active and all departments busy.
There were four large ears OF packing
house products shipped out IN the contract
csr io. division: three cars from the job
bing section. and a heavy express bust
mss. the latter mostly fresh meats and
specialtes- Several cars were also sold
on future deliveries. The special efforts
of this enterpriSing firm to prepare the
very best meats for their trade. both city
and foreign. at this season. met with ap-