The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-15
pounds, selling at SIS per cwt.. and

PONANSs Selling az $IO per C"I.s anu oisc
butcher steer. 1,120 pounds, selling at s. =
The various roads doing he hauling
terday wt a. follow. santa :
Rock l. ,; Miss. P5c:ffc. 3
Miss y Hilbert nas AIKEN a position
in the d ny department OF the Dold
Packing Ympany as amanuensis and
stenograp pier.
Superintendent Dulaney, Of the Union
Stock Yards. is in Topeka on a little Off
cial political business.
George Reed formerly OF Kingman
county, now one Of the guards az the
state penitentlary, was visitor at the
yards yesterday, calling upon his old
friend. "A. 3. More. It may be said by
way of explanation that Mr.. Reed was
not acting In his official capacity as a
penitentiary officer when he came after
Rory. but simply as an old-time ac-
quaintance.
The volume Of receipts was heavier yes
terday comparatively, but as they were
nearly all car lots the business was
transacted early and closed promptly, the
business being done IN punches.
On Monday one report came from Kan
sas'City to the effect that the hog mar
ket is very poky."
Chicago is expecting 10000 hogs this
week
tie; 1000 less RDLUIUU
Chicago estimates for today. 5000 hogs.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
Chicago last week had $500 Texas cattle;
1900 less than a year ago and 1000 less
than two years ago.
In the last twenty-three commercial
days hogs have broken over &c per day.
ST. Louis receipts OF cattle hogs and
sheep for this year show decreases from
a year ago as follows: 1890 cattle. 3d. 500
hogs.
Chicago packers last week bought 1s2, 0oC
hogs. against 49, 800 year ago.
Last week at Buffalo receipts were: u,
154 cattle. and 81, $50 hogs.
During the first eleven days In June Chi
cago had 81. 900 cattle. pa 900 hogs and l02
600 sheep. Compared with the same time
in 1897 these figures show a decrease Of
Il 900 cattle, %, 600 hogs and 1900 sheep.
Since January l Chicago has received
more stock than last year by 81, 900 cattle,
204. 900 hogs and $4,000 sheep.
Indianapolis received $1,000 hogs last
week. Since January l receipts at that
point have been 673, 900, an increase of
Isl, 900.
Ten thousand cattle were branded at
Denver last week. Cattle stop At Den
yer to be branded the way they stop at
Omaha to be fed.
Last week at Kansas City the receipts
were: q, OPS cattle and 71.27S hogs.
Last week at Chicago receipts were:
~. ZAP cattle, and 1912 hogs.
Official receipts last week at Denver
we're: 21.O34 cattle, the lightest Of the
year; Il 1888 hogs, and STA sheep, also the
lightest of the year.
In eleven days in June cattle receipts
at Denver were over 5000 head, or about
% per cent Of the total since January l.
Receipts at the st. Louis National Stock
Yards during the week ending June 18th
were 1890 cattle and g. SS3 hogs, against
1924 cattle, and @. 725 hogs received during
the previous week. These figures show a
decrease of 634 cattle and an increase of
1873 hays AS compared with the CORE
spending week last year cattle receipts
decreased 10000 head. and hogs decreased
30 OG0 head.
This week a year ago National Stock
Yards receipts were 1928 cattle, and 3D.
$50 hogs.
Receipts at South Omaha for the year
1898 TO date inclusive are 34, 153 cattle and
S27, 79S hogs; an increase as compared with
same period, 1897, of 1868 cattle and 40, :
pa hogs.