The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-22

fairs generally, he says, are prosperous.
Pat. Mckinley OF Freeport shipped in
load of fair lights, sold to Dold.
Charlie Dorsey of South Haven shipped
in a load of prime fat butcher hogs. sold
to Dold for the top price of,the day. They
were a lot of hogs about the best received
in several days, and well worth the top
price for the week, which he received
]. S. Greenwade Of Hunnewell was up
with car Of light lights Of fair quality,
sold to Myers.
Steiner & Blair Of Lyons were in with
a car Of fair mediums, sold on the late
market TO Dold.
]. w. Workman Of Lyons shipped down
load Of fair lights, sold to Dold
VIM. Johnson of Attica was at the yards
with a load Of light hogs.
The only John Radcliffe Of Cunningham
was present with a car Of good medium
heavy hogs, all well fed and selected. sold
to Dold for price close to the top for the
day.
Horner & Kirk, the old reliable shipping
firm from kingman. were In with hogs
on the early market.
Major Chris. Shepherd Of Goddord was
in with car Of fair porkers.
Big, good-natured Dan VIM of Udall
was again On the market with a cor load
of very fair heavies, sold without dock
or cut-out for next to top prices for the
day.
Henry Steinkirchner of Newton was
down on the market with car of fair
TO good hogs, sold to bold at a price
close up the line toward the top There
were no docks or cut-outs in the load.
The shipments of the Dold Packing COM
pany yesterday were as follows: Three
cars to New Orleans, one to Texas, one to
Kansas iCty, and one to San Francisco,
all packing house products.
The damage done to the Dold smoke
house was slight, and the repairs already
we'll on their way will be finished today
or tomorrow and the house again ready for
receiving of all meats intended for it this
week.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Santa Fe, 9 cars; Kan
sss Midland, 8; Missouri Pacific, 2; Rock
Island, /.
VIII Baker. weigh master (ex-cathedra)
has returned from a brief but pyrotechnic
trip to the wicked city at the mouth of
the Kaw. First he lost his head some
where along the line; then he lost his
hat, and finally, last but not least, he
lost his pants. He run his headsout of the
cabOose window and off went his hat, of
course. Then he climbed up on top of
stock car to get out Of the draguht, and
when he tried to climb down, his trousers
caught on a nail and he left most of them
up there. On arriving at Kansas City, he
bribed one of the train crew to go up
town and get him a pair of jeans pants,
and lay low in the way car till they were
brought to him. Now he says he will |
hereafter remain at home or take guide |
along so he can keep his dry goods about !
him without danger of loss.
Other markets yesterday were as fol- |
lows: Chicago looked for %. 900 hogs, re- |
ceived the same number, with the mar
ket active at a shade higher. Kansas |
City received IA, 459 hogs, with the average |
market steady to strong. ST. Louis was
strong to 10 cents higher, with 5000 hogs !
received. The general provision market
was a shade lower in sympathy with
cereals. Lard closed off a nickel, and ribs
~ cents.
The hogs at Omaha last week averaged
about 26O pounds.
Last week at the National Stock Yards,
East ST. Louis, the average weight of
hogs was 191 pounds.
Official receipts last week at Kansas
City, 25,3S8 cattle and 7664S hogs.
Receipts at Sioux City since January 1
aggregate 124 700 cattle and 207 900 hogs.
Cattle show a decrease from a year ago
Of about 5000 head, while hogs have in
The Salt Lake Herald of recent date says
that the movement of stock from the
west is now fairly on and the railroads
are very busy.
At Chicago last week packers bought
23, 900 hogs, or 5000 less than a year
ago.
Chicago last week had 2,572 quarantine
cattle, against 800 a year ago. and II. 300
.wo years ago. The market declined about
sc during the week
Receipts at Indianapolis thus far dur
ng this year amount to 900 hogs, an
Increase over the same time in 1897 of
Sc 600. Last week Indianapolis had 80, 900.
At St. Louis receipts since January 1
show the following changes compared to
he same time in 1897: Decrease of q, 500
,attle, p. 200 hogs. and $4,000 sheep.
Last week at Buffalo the receipts were
O. 076 cattle and 44.S40 hogs.
National Live Stock Reporter: Last
veew on this market hog receipts in
.reased 1900 head by comparison with the
week year ago The hog
rade at this market is now about 20,000
,ehind last years receipts TO date, but
his can easily be made up and the year
sos can be a record-breaking year in the ,