The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-16


| died on the open market before the close.
and excluding these late corners who will
| trade on todays market are as follows:
| Santa Fe, z; ane one each from the Mis-
| souri, Pacific, Frisco and Rock Island.
The daily comparisons are as follows:
Yesterday, tops, 50 20; bulk. 50. ledS. 20; av-
erage weight 2s7; receipts, $50. For the
day before. tops. s3.27ls; bulk. 50. 1913 .25 |;
average weight, 2S5; receipts, go For
the same day last week, tops, s3S7Ih;
bulk, 50. 30d3. BIZ; average weight, 23i; re-
ceipts, 2SS.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago estimated $4,000 hogs for
the day and received 10000. the Iarges.
Tuesday receipts on record. with 1900 left
over. The earlier reports were: Mar
ket fairly active. but weak to to 10 cents
lower" The close was bulletined by as
ISOLATED press as follows: Receipts were
heavy and the demand slow; prices suf-
fered a further break OF to 10 cents"
The receipts for Monday were IS. 900, and
the estimate for today is 1000. At Kan
sas City the receipts were 1870. against
1850 on Monday, and the latest quotation
was: Arrivals were unexpectedly heavy
and prices to 10 cents lower" ST. Louis
was to 10 cents lower, with $500 IN,
against the same number on Monday.
The provision market along with grain
was weak and lower. The heavy receipts
Of hogs and slow cash demand helped 10
depress the market. Provisions went OFF
fun 7if cents, and closed with RIBS about
steady and lard 2i2 cents up.
The north dock OF the Dol1 Packing
company yesterday was busy with force
OF men unloading and slowing away a car
load of sugar in the cellars. to be used in
the process of ham curing.
One Of the shipping buyers at the yards
yesterday remarked that in actual fact
this was the highest market for the sew
eral classes of hogs to be found anywhere.
The firm, stiff price paid for hogs at this
point, as compared with Kansas City and
other points, he said was unusual and in
every instance favorable to the shipper
and seller. The average price paid for
hogs yesterday approached very close to
Kansas City prices, and htougn the run
was heavy here as elsewhere the demand
was sufficient to take all the offerings
This shows very complimentary and
healthy condition at this point and again
serves to demonstrate the repeatedly as
serted fact that sellers of hogs can 90 no
better anywhere than right here in Wich-
ita, further proof being not needed.
Major Chris Sheppard, one OF the most
reliable shippers to this point, and among
the successful stockmen of Kansas, was
caller at the exchange yesterday, just
visiting. He came up TO take part in the
ratification last night, and reports every
thing all right in his section.
The Dold shipments yesterday were,
cars straight contract STUFF, locals, and
2 cars sold for shipment today
Last week, at the National Yards at
st. Louis cattle receipts were the smallest
in fourteen weeks, hog receipts were the
largest since the first week in January,
and sheep receipts were the smallest IN
six months.
The light eastern hog shipments are
shown by the Chicago Drovars Journal
of Saturday saying: Less than l.. 900 hogs
shipped from here this week, against 22,-
265 the previous week, 3S,5S7 a year ago. |
and IS, ga two years ago.
At Chicago last week receipts were, |
46. 49S cattle and 1s4 .931 hogs.
At Kansas City last week receipts were
80. 4l4 cattle and 79,4S7 hogs.
At Omaha last week receipts were 4,2lo
cattle. and $3.50 hogs.
At Indanap polls last week receipts were
9. 800 cattle, and Sc, 500 hogs.
Receipts at the St. Louis National Stock |
Yards during the week ending November
u were II 20 cattle, and 1888 hoss, |
q against l5.25S cattle, and $3.50 hogs, re-
ceived during the previous week. These
figures show a decrease of 4,OS2 cattle, an |
increase Of 5.024 hogs. As compared with
the corresponding week year ago cattle
show a decrease Of $500 head; hogs de-
creased 600 head.
National Live Stock Reporter: Mr..
Thomas Kelly of the Chicago market was
,era on Saturday HIS investigations con-
,erniug the amount of live sock in the
are continuous and extensive.
Until two months ago he believed that
the combined cattle receipts o. the west
.rn markets would be shor-er next year,
satisfy him that the short year IS the
than this but his latest Investigations
satisfy him that the short year Is the
present one and that next year there VIII
he a moderate increase in numbers. Mr..
Kelly says that most sections are full of
young cattle even if those sections have
out little matured beef now. He looks
for more ccattle to come TO market from
Texas and the southwest next year than
his and for a good supply of fed cattle
10 come from Texas this winter. Mr..
X ely was asked his opinion in regard to
future prices and had conservative views
-owards fair remunerative vOlues, but not
luite as strong an average as the best
lines Of the present year. Mr.. Kelly
said that to sell large quantities of can
ned and dressed beef TO foreign countries
he prices must be reasonable, and as the
prices advance the demand falls off, there
'ore we cannot have large supplies and
.xtreme high prices at the same time I'M
i our home population increases few