The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-08-26

For yesterday-TopS, $3.50; bulk or sales,
50 50d3.6o; average weight, 2S7; receipts,
407 For the day previous-Tops, S3.6
bulk OF sales, s. 50Q3-65; average weight,
22s; receipts, 564 For the same day last
week-Tops. 50 50; bulk of sales. s. 4513 50 !;
average weight. %; receipts. go. For the
same day last year-Tops, $3.50, one very
choice load; bulk of sales, s.. 50G3. III ;
average weight, pa; receipts. 49,
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows; Chicago expected q 900 hogs, re-
cefved 5000 with 5000 left over, against
1890 the day previous, and the market
was quoted as rather slow and 500 cents
lower. The last bulletin from there was TO
the effect that packers and shippers were
inclined TO be bearish on hogs and forced
prices down 5Q10 cents The estimated
receipts for today are 1900. Kansas City
received 4.250 hogs. against $500 the day
before, and the market was given out at
the last in the following bulletin: Light
demand and lower; eastern markets
served 20 lower values about cents" St
Louis was reported as cents lower, with
400 hogs in, against $3.50 the day before.
The provision market was in all shade
hrmer, lard closing ~ cents or and ribs
~ cents advance.
The big herd OF sheep received at the
yards few days ago was reloaded yes
terday afternoon. Charlie Southwark be-
ing the shipper and Kansas City the des-
tination.
The Did Packing Company yesterday
had four cars Of mixed packing house pro-
ducts shipped out, mostly 20 the south
and the Oklahoma territory. This was
in addition TO the regular daily jobbing
trade, which Of late is assuming very no
ticable magnitude. All orders received are
filed the same day as received, this being
one Of the Unbreakable rules Of the COM
pany, with the result that all mail or
agency orders are being promptly filled.
More hogs would be very welcome in
all branches of the concern, as the grow
ing jobbing and car trade is now more
than sufficient 10 use up all the live hogs
coming in. with many more in demand.
The roads doing the hauling business
yesterday were: Missouri Pacific, 2; San
Ia Fe, 8, and the Kansas Midland and
Frisco one each.
Joe ILL., who had in a shipment Of hogs
yesterday, reports the outlook for hogs
the coming season as very good. Though
there has been some slight loss he says
his section viii show up well when the
big rush commences Of hogs TO this mar
keU next season.
Sam Bennett. Of Butte City. Montana,
ARM c4 AALC yE>-EA NaJ q -CA --DOA1 ~ AOCh
after his business at this market. Mr..
Bennett is the buyer who has z standing
and permanent order at these yards for
light hogs, being on the market for all
such grade which comes in. Several cars
have been shipped out already on this
order and more are waiting the receipts
Of the hogs.
The average weight Of hogs on the Sioux
City market is around 270 pounds.
Receipts of cattle al Denver from Janu-
airy l aggregate 1S5 go head and since
August l, 1866 were received.
So far this year the four western mar
kets have received over 100000 hogs
So far this year Sioux City has received
162. 500 cattle 2s2. 597 hogs and 6.154 sheep.
The Indianapolis Live Stock Journal
says: Very few pregnant sows escape
the government inspection and those that
don't of course have to be sold at com
paratively low prices and no doubt be-
low country cost in most cases.
Omaha DrCvers' Journal for last Satur-
day: Receipts for the year 1898 10 date
inclusive are 43s,6S9 cattle, 1234,349 hogs.
SIS. 72T sheep; an increase, as compared
with same period. 1897. Of 1902 cattle, 1884,
81 hogs and 90. 713 sheep"
WESTERN PORK PACKING.
Cincinnati Price Current)
Some further decrease in the offerings
of hogs has occurred the past week, al
though the total is in excess OF CORE
spending time last year. The weeks
packing shows S05 900. compared with
335, 900 the preceding week. and 10000
two weeks ago. For corresponding time
last year the number was 270. 900. From
March l the total is 9,S65, 900 against g.
505. 0O0-an increase OF $4,000. Very
.. III 1~r-
of offerings. Prices have averaged a
little higher than the preceding week.
closing fully cents per 100 pounds better
than 2 week ago for the average Of prom
ineut markets.
Early in the week the tone Of the pro-
vision market was well maintained, and
later became weak and lower, closing at
considerable decline compared with
week ago, with prices Of leading articles
decidedly below a parity with prevailing
values of hogs. The current movement
OF products IS fairly liberal and the
weeks export clearances compare favor
ably with last year. although there is no
particular activity in any direction.
COB CHARCOAL FOR HOGS
Fattening hogs eat charcoal greedily,
but that made by charrirg corn on the
cob is eaten beast, and is all that is needed
TO keep them in health. But in one of
the Minnesota farmers Institutes. Theo-
dore Lewis tells how he makes cob char
coal on a large scale where hogs are
kept by the hundred He digs a hole
five feet square az the top and five feet
deep. Into this he throws some cobs,
setting fire 70 them as they are thrown
IN until the hole is filed. Then the hole
is completely covered, banking earth
against the edges OF the cover In twelve
hours uncover and the cobs viii be found
completely charred, so that they will
easily crumble. Six bushels OF this are
then mixed with eight pounds Of salt
two quarts OF air-slaCked lime and a
bushel Of wood ashes. Dissolve one and
quarter pounds Of copperas with hot
water. and sprinkle over the mass. This
mixture aids digestion and destroys in
testinal worms with which fatteniHg hogs
are always infested. Hogs thus few have
no occasion to root. as they get what they
require without this labor.