The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-19

Whitmer Bros. Of Millerton were on the
market with a load of lights. sold to
Robbins
y. J. Probst OF Medford was a shipper
of fair to good mediums, sold to Dold.
Charlie Stuart shipped in the prize load
for the day from Augusta, they being
good. plump butcher stock, and taking
the top of $685.
c. E. Blake of Mt. Hope was a late
arrival with a car of fair hogs
Daily comparisons on the local market
are as follows: For yesterday: Tops,
S3.65; bulk Of sales, $355G3 90; average
weight, 2lS; receipts, 574. For the day pre-
Vious: Tops, $50; bulk of sales, $3.50
8-6712; average weight go; receipts, 2,l19
For same day last week: Tops, 800;
bulk Of sales, $3.509360; average weight
2o6; receipts, $50. For same day last year:
Tops. SS.O712; bulk Of sales, $2.95a3.O5; av-
erage weight, 226; receipts, 365.
Comparisons for the week: For last
week, average weight, 223; receipts 6.9l2
For week previous, average weight, 222:
receipts, 500. For same week last year,
average weight, 227; receipts, 1884.
Other markets were as follows: Chicago
estimated for the day, Il, 900 hogs, received
$1,000 and the market was quoted as
opening about sc lower and frming up
later The Kansas City market was
weak to cents lower, with 1000 in.
against 5000 Friday, and Is, 600 Thursday.
The St Louis market was 1900 receipts
and quoted as cents lower and fairly
active, against 4,5O0 Friday and 5000
Thursday. The provision market held
steady yesterday, governed by the ac-
crued strength in the grains.
Review of the week: For Monday: Tops.
$3.50; bulk of sales, IS. 45a355; average
weight, 224; receipts, 934 For Tuesday:
Tops. $50; bulk Of sales, s3.55d3.6O; aver
age weight, 233; receipts. IO5S. For
Wednesday: Tops, S3.6212; bulk Of sales.
S-45u5.5lI3; average weight, 2lS: receipts.
81 For Thursday: Tops, $50; bulk OF
sales. S3.55a3.70; average weight, 22i: re-
cepts, LAOS. For Friday: Tops, $50:
bulk Of sales, $3.55d3.67l2; average weight.
go; receipts, 2,1l9. For Saturday: Tops.
$3.50; bulk of sales, S555Q365; average
weight 21S; receipts, 574.
Mrs. Frank Robbins and daughter. Miss
Ethel, were visitors at the yards yesterday
afternoon.
The little Misses Catherine and Jufa
Faugh were callers at the yards yester-
day, and made many friends among the
habiJues by their happy. winsome man
uers.
Yesterday afternoon the Union Stock
Yards company Mr.. George 2. Dold and
The Stock Exchange as represented by
the several commission firms. held an
informal meeting and discussed the prac-
ticability of suspending all live stock bus
mess on the day of the glorious Fourth.
with the result that all parties thoroughly
nEreed and therefore be it known to all
the shippers and others having business
at the yards that the scales viii be closed
on that day, and no business transacted.
All stock coming in viii Of course be yard
al, FED and taken care of. but none placed
on sale. All shippers should govern them
selves by this announcements.
The Frisco. Missouri Pacific and Root
Island brought in the few reCeipts yester-
day.
Mr.. William Gallagher. representing the
Chicago & 81. Paul railroad. was A bust
ness caller at the yards yesterday in COM
pany with Mr.. Alison. the Joint agent.
Receipts for the year al Omaha. 1875 n
date, inclusive. are SIS 1913 cattle. So ION