The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-05-04
SHIPPERS AND NOTES

c. w Southwark Of Nickerson was
shipper Of hogs, cattle and sheep. The
latter were q bunch of one hundred lambs
and ewes, the taIings Of his winter flock.
which he is bringing here 70 place on
grass feed just west OF town
Joe Kirk of Horner & Kirk was IN with
two cars Of hogs which were sold to
Woods for export Hs reports hogs as
getting scarce In his section. and nor Of
the first class quality. There were few
cattle fed there this past winter. hesays,
His firm are old time shippers to this
market.
Sykes Bros, of New Murdoch were on
The market with q carioa q of steers
which sold readily at a good price.
Mr.. Gibbons. cf the stock firm OF Town
send & Gibbons, was at the yards with q
ca- of hogs from Ardale They were
Just fair and took the top price for car
lots.
The Farmers and Drovers bank OF Mt
Hope sent in g car of hogs. c. E. Blake IN
charge They average one and two cars
q week lately.
VIM. Wiley Of Sedgwiek SHIPPED in car
load Of hogs from the naghborhood OF
Bentley. They were the last arrivals over
the Midland
The Dold Packing company yesterday
shipped out ten cars OF produce as fol-
lows: Five cars to Texas, packing house
products; a car Of fresh pork 70 East Buff
falo; two cars of mixed products TO Fort
Smith, and oneeacn TO L1ou siana and Ard
more, I.
The various roads brought in yesterdays
receipts as follows: Santa Fe, 8; Missouri
Pacific, 8; and Kansas Midland 1.
Johnny Spear of the joint agency office
is again on duty after several days lay
of trying to go to war. He Is a member
Of the awkward squadof thebatery OF ar
tillery, and was burning with enthusiasm
IL go with them. When the governor let
the militia down he was stu determined
TO go IL possible and started for Kingnan
to enlist, but was sidesf9ckod and finally
Concluded to serve his country by contin
uing In tue railroad business. WHARF &c is
a first class man aEd hard to I'll his
place. as all the stock yards force will
Stify.
The Dold company yesterday killed 200
head Of hogs, the accumulation of pur-
chase since Saturday. They are again
back in the usual routine and about
caught up in both slaughtering and ship
ping. with a large number OF orders
booked for immediate filling.
The shipment of provisions from Chca-
go yesterday were very heavy, 5,3S3, 900
pounds OF meats and $3.50 pounds Of
lard. These heavy shipments lower the
stocks and ten 20 give continued tone TO
the provision market and live stock mar
kets.
GENERAL STATISTICS
There were 729Texas cattle at Chicago
last week. against 4.27O year ago.
indianapolis last week had &c. 800 hogs,
5000 more than a year ago.
Omaha hogs average 261 pounds last
month, lighter than a year go
Receipts at ST. Louis in four months OF
1898 show the following changes compar
ed TO a year ago. An increase OF 7,13o
cattle and a decrease of II, BIB hogs and
6, S35 sheep. April receipts this year de-
creased s,l01 cattle and 81. s63 sheep. while
hogs increased 5,S0s.
The average weight Of hogs in April at
Kansas City was 20e lbs; in March It was
211, in April of 1897 twas 216.
At Chicago last week packers bought
i7s, 500 hogs, against us, 400 year ago.
Armour got 1900.
Receipts at Indianapolis this year. four
months, were 479.7S4 hogs and4s.413 cattle.
The increases over q year ago were 12s.245
hogs and 1851 cattle.
Omaha received moro cattle, hogs and
sheep in four months this year than IN
four months Of 1891 Thegains were: u, 61s
cattle. ISS. 131 hogs and 231, e5s sheep.
Hog receipts at Omaha in April 1883
head, were Z, 500 larger than a year ago
the largest on record for the season.
In four months this year Chicago TO
ceived I6S 600 more hogs than a year ago.
April receipts were IS. ooo larger than
year ago.
Shipments Of hogs last week from Kan
sas City. L, $50 head. werethe largest IN
nearly four years, or since the week of
May Is, 1894, when q .2l5 head went out