The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-11

| L. E. Baird of Anness was late seller
| Of hogs. his shipment being one Of heavy
| hogs and going at strong prices with the
market tone.
The daily comparisons for yesterday
were as follows: Thursday, tops. SS9;
| bulk, s. 30G3. S21z; average weight, AZ re-
ceipts. T6l For the day before tops. $50;
| bulk. g 2214Q5. 30; average weight. 15; re-
/ ce.pts. 6S For the same day last week,
tops. 38: bulk, g. D13. 32l.; average
| weight. 941; receipts. 1323.
| The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Frisco, 8; Rock Island,
2; Santa Fe. 2. and Missouri Pacific, /
The shipments Of hogs yesterday which
were bought on this marker for eastern
order were two cars containing in ali l59
head.
The shipments Of the Dold Packing
company yesterday were two cars, these
from the straight contract supply; three
cars from the jobbng division. besides
several cars sold during the day for i'm
mediate shipment.
The jobbing business OF the Dold COM
paay is right now and for several weeks
past the heavy end OF the concerns trade.
AS an instance OF the amount OF growing
business in this one department, il may
be mentioned that the month Of October
showed a business actually done Of So
900 more than the month OF September.
alone in the jobbing department. as 4
matter of fact September was among the
biggest months in hte history Of the
Wichita house This branch OF the Dold
trade IS growing almost beyond prece-
dent. as well as all other departments
Mr.. Steinkirchner of Halstead was
late arrival with a load OF fair TO good
hogs which would have sold readily at
strong prices had they arrived earlier in
the day. Their late coming made it nee
essaEy TO hold them over for sale on the
early market today.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago received 5000 hogs.
against 1000 the day before. and the
market was last given out this way: An
unusually good demand for hogs caused
prices to rule stronger and 2i-a5 cents
higher early. The market weakened late,
and the advance was lost" Kansas City
received 1880 hogs, against 6.4oo on
Wednesday, and the market was finally
given as follows; Trade was good; early
sales steady TO cents higher; close
about steady" ST. Louis was quoted as
5 cents higher with 1000 hogs in against
the same number the day before. Pro-
visions were dull and easy in spite OF i'm
proved hog prices. Packers continued
their selling. and support was limited
Ribs closed sc lower, and 214c lowe, for
lard. Right now there appears TO be lit
tie or no snap 10 the market.
Average weight of hogs in the first
week in November. al Kansas fCty, was
2ls pounds; for the same period a year
ago PIP pounds.
The Drovers' Telegram. always spicy,
-a1fa hla nd occa sion lIv inst a lirrie IRON
ical and caustic. loses patience in Dednes-
days issue and bursts forth with the
following little biblical gem aimed in sar-
castle intent az their two esteemed
Omaha contemporaries: Omaha had
I6. 90 sheep Monday. People would like
10 know what became of them, as only
$40 head were reported sold Monday and
none yesterday. Somebody ought 10 go
out on the mountains. cold and bare, and
hunt up those sheep
For years past Canadian packers have
been calling upon farmers 10 furnish more
hogs during August. This year the far
mers complied with the request. and fur
nished double the number that they did
in August last year. and apparently, as
a consequence Of the more liberal ship
ments this season. prices were brought
down almost the October level.-Montreal
Exporter.
HOW NOT TO KILL A PIG.
A great many breeders upon having
a hog or pig overheated and very warm
attempt 10 reduce the temperature by
dashing a bucket of cold water over it,
says the Indiana Farmer. Very often
the result is a dead pig in a very short
time. The proper way to cool of a pig
Just received in a crate or one that is
oy erheated is TO let il lie still and com
mence pouring water gradually on its
nose and continuing for the space OF two
minutes on the nose up TO the top Of the
head. Then. when the head IS thoroughly
cooled proceed backward gradually. not
pouring too rapidly at first. till you have
reached the tail In this way the hog
will be cooled off without danger of any
bad effects from the overheating.
PIG-PEN POINTERS.
The carcass of the hog on corn ration
may contain a quarter less muscle or
lean meat than that fed On mixed ra-
ton.
Hogs living on cornmeal, water and salt
did not seem to have their bones strength
ened by feeding well water instead Of
rain water.
When kept upon corn, hogs grow quite
fat. but when yet small have the form
dwarfed in size.
Hogs fed on ground bone or hardwood
ashes had the ash material Of their bones
about doubled in amount. ground bone
giving better results than wood ashes.
II the new pigs seem 10 want 70 lie
in their nests and get very fat you must
always guard against thumps. Get in and
drive them out Of the nest about twice
d day and shut them out and they viii
run around and take plenty OF exercise.
The pigs Will begin TO eat when about
three weeks oId.-MeStarn PloMman.