The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-11-23
MARKET F|VE HIGHER
Another Day of Stagnation
for Hogs.
1926 PAID FOR HOGS
Cold Weather flinders Trade
--0ne Cattle Deal.


Weather making it a questionable under
saking to ship stock except under the
most favorable conditions, close neighbor-
hood TO market or exceptional facilities
for loading and quick transportation. All
hands were on deck all day from early
on the opening until about dark. The
various buying elements were ready to
seize upon any hogs Of slaughAr form
or in shipping weights, should tcey come
In But their lack, very pronounced, made
Il of no avail. The market was a full
five cents stronger and this price was
paid for the one car of very fine hogs
received, and would as readily have been
paid for more Of anywhere near the same
S-ade. There were from time 70 time
through the day reports from several reg
Uiar shippers of their readiness to ship
IS soon as practicable, and some few were
rather expected later in the night. The
Unlocked for abrupt shutting off of hogs
at this market and the lack of adequate
wire service TO and from the east, rela-
tive to the provision market, has made
TIE demand for all hogs, especially ship
ping and butcher fat hogs all the more
keen and eager, and the sudden stoppage
will mean soon the weather moder-
rates, rush into market with what hogs
are holding. This in no wise Will affect
point acts in sympathy with eastern points
and besides the hogs are wanted badly
The load yesterday was a gem and among
the good ones Of some time past w
S. Thomas of Ponca City, was the ship
per and his car load numbered 81 head
averaged 30 pounds, forty pounds dock,
and sold at S3.25. This was all the car
stuff weighed up. There was a bunch of
seven light wagon hogs also in from near
by, averaging POP pounds, and selling at
Sis. This constituted the hog transac-
tons, and the prices paid were strong
cents higher than Mondays average
market price 1t was too cold the past
two days for any kind of business and
all the city's commercial mercantile and
Industrial business affairs have been prac-
ideally at a standstill. There is an under
current of strong desire for active trade
IN the live stock business at this point
and a revival of good weather will see
the same firm markets and live demand
which for three weeks has marked the
Union Stock Yards here.
CATTLE.
There was one cattle transfer Of more
than usual Importance yesterday It was
the selling of a bunch of fine Western
mixed range calves. There was go head
In all and were sold by Mr.. John Char
less Of this city to eX-State Treasurer
up to Wichita on purpose to secure some
OF this grade OF stock for his extensive
ranches at Nashville, Kansas, and was
very ell pleased it'll his find The price
paid for the calves was S1425 per head.
and they will be shipped at once. prob
ably early this morning to Nashville there
10 go on Mr.. Hamilton's ranges.
NOTES.
Mr.. Fred Dold, manager of the local
house Of the Jacob bold Packing COM
pany, is in Kansas City on business.
w. G. Arnett of Anthony, a prominent
cattle man Of that section, was a bus
mess caller at the yards yesterday
The shipments from the Dold plant yes
terday were as follows: Two cars from
the Jobbing division. two cars straight con
tact produce, one car sold, and perhaps
the heaviest express business yet handled
IN one day. The convenience and close
connection of the Wichita plant with their
southern and southwestern trade has the
past few months awakened large num-
berS of merchants in Oklahoma, Kansas
and Texas to the fact that to their great
benefit they can take advantage of this |
fortunate condition and order in small |
quantities to be shipped by express All |
the four big express companies ratify with |
an intricate network the whole country |
tributary, TO this city and orders may be |
sent on their way the same day of re- 1
ceiving. This trade has grown to a re- |
markable extent the past few months, and |
as a consequence those departments which |
produce the specialties are crowded with |
orders as on them falls the most of this !
express business LoUs clear up in the |
hundreds Of pounds taking in spare ribs, /
weinnerS. all lines of sausage. and small ,
cuts daily pour in from the large patron
age in the south country. Yesterday was
the banner day IN some time for express
trade, and nearly 500 pounds OF express
was sent out, and this was not the &C
CumulatiOn Of orders standing any length
OF time. either, but representing rather
only a very few days, much of it the day
before. It overtaXed all the regular teams
of the company, 50 that ii became neces-
sary To employ several more extra teams
ard large wagons to haul the stuff down
70 the city. The string of teams was
busy all day clear up TO dark, and today
promises to equal it.
other markets were as follows: Chica-
30 expected "a, 600 hogs and received SS,-
00. and the market was about 3is cents
higher. Kansas City received $40 hogs
and the market was 2l2d5 cents higher.
ST Louis was steady with 1000 hogs re-
ceived.
lICNERPTS. hmff cmfwy shrd en-
Estimated receipts of hogs at Chicago
this WY, $4,000 head.
Receipts at 81. Louis since January l
how "a decrease of IS, 400 cattle, 400 hogs
and l54 $40 sheep.
Thus far this month Chicago has receiv-
Cd 12Q.500 cattle. 5000 hogs and 10000
sheep. a decrease of 37.00o cattle and 10
O0a sheep. and an increase Of p, 0o0 hogs
to a year ago.
indianapolis last week received 5000
hogs. or 3010 more than a year ago.
Since January l the total amounts to l.
-. 0o0 or eco more than a year ago.
There were only 1000 Western cattle at
Chicago last week, and the season IS
bout at an end The season receipts
thsu far have been los. 400 against 81, 600
the same time last year.
From January l TO date receipts at Chi
rago amount - 2.32Seo0 cattle 74420o0
boss and 3.&,2S00 sheep. Compared TO
year aso these figures show a decrease
Of $3.50 cattle. and an increase Of 240oo0
hogs and 10.00 sheep.
DroVerS Telegram: Iowa seems 10 be
the home 81 hog cholera, as Texas Is OF
splene;ic fever Stockmen in those two
states ought 10 split the difference and
settle il Kansas.
Chicago Times-H Herald: Decentralization
of provision rates between the Missouri
liver and Chicago, which has prevailed
-or severSl months. eliminated yesterday
n the announcement OF the Chicago
sreat Western that it will put into effect
December an open rate Of l5c. COMPETE
ors of the Chicago Great Western an
lounced yesterday that they will not meet
he reductions. preferring 10 let the traf |
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