The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-12-07

| the Quest shipping nrrnS 10 THIS mdrher
were in with a car load Of heavy hogs
In good form, which sold to Doid at ones
at the top price of the day. Mr.. Gibbons
who was in charge of the shipment, re-
| ports all stock interests in his section
| doing well, and the outlook for fat hogs
| for this market good
B. X McCune of Millerton was early
on the market with a load IF heavy hogs
in fair TO good trim, which sold readily
at the top of the bulk.
| A Garland of Kiowa was in with 2
car load Of medium weight hogs which
sold on the early trading at the top of the
bulk.
Steiner & Blair Of Lyons, one of the
reliable shipping firms to this point, were
among the first to weigh UP CT the car
| lot shippers, and their load was one o;
medium heavies, selling at the top OF the
| bulk
Hon. Frank Weinshank. of Rochester
hingman county, one of the most promi-
nent stockmen of the state, and infiuen-
tai in political circles as well, was on
the market yesterday with a car load
OF heavy hogs Of good grade which sold
without dockage at the top Of the bulk.
Enoch Burchfield, of the well-known
hrm of Burchfield & Connell Of Anthony.
was in with car of medium hogs which
! sold on the close at a strong price
The big and always good natured form
| of Dan Winn of Udall was seen again I
the yards yesterday and all hands wei
coined him like a long lost brother He
had In car of extra heavy hogs. well
trimmed and in good form, which sold to-
ward the close at a good price.
Grace Bros, of Cheney, among the old
est shipping firms TO this ms~EM were
shippers Of medium heavy hogs, which
sold at once to Dold a a good price
Popplewell & Short of Rome sold out
the first car lot to cross the scales, their
load being a medium weight one and re-
ceiving a bulk price.
Joe Scott, the veteran hog shipper from
Peck, was early on the market with a
car of medium heavy hogs which sold
without dock or cut-out at a stiff bulk
price.
d. McNaghten of Newkirk was a late
arrival and weighed up on the close a
load of medium heavy hogs in fair trim
which sold at the firm figures of the bulk
range
D. w. Muck Of Haven was on the late
market with a car load of medium light
hogs which were sold easily at a good
profit making figure.
Charlie Dorsey of South Haven was
shipper of one car of hogs and car of
cattle.
cars of cattle, which were penned and
fed to be disposed Of today.
Brown & Campbell of New Haven were
consignors of four cars of hogs and they
are among the live stockmen of this sec
ton.
B. H. Fairchild of Olcott was on the
market late with car of mixed hogs and
cattle. there being a small line of head
of cattle penned off in the car with a
good bunch of hogs.
Hammers Bros, Of Winfield were ship
pers of light weight hogs on the late
rush which received due notice for the
time being
jeff Houston of Ponca City was again
at the yards with two cars of hogs OF
heavy weight and fair quality.
Campbell & Horton of Caldwell were
among the leading old-time firms ct the
yards with car of fair mediums
Norris & Yazel of Furley were late ar
rivals on Monday night and their car of
good medium hogs sold at a good figure
D. w. Muck. who was a seller yester-
day from Haven, says that there will be
lots of hogs from his section TO this
market this season. He gives II out that
the little cholera around there has been
wiped out and though the farmers and
stock growers are a little backward in
selling their hogs in the country. he still
is confident that hogs will flow into this
market at a good rate before the close
of the winter season.
T. A. McClelland, representing Tower
Doyle Co, commission firm. was at
the yards yesterday looking over the af-
fairs and expressed himself as agreeabIy |
at the business done, and the |
prices paid for hogs at this market.
One of hte significant features of yes
terday's heavy run of hogs was the very 1
evident buying capacity of the poid 1
Packing company. For instance: There /
were in all 261 wagon hogs offered through |
the day, and this is an unusually heavy |
run from this division. Dold bought ev-
cry hog save only L, and these Il were |
small lights which a neighborhOod feeder /
took in for investment. OF all the car
stuff weighed up and sold Dold took every
car 13 in all. The aggregate purchases
Of Dold yesterday footed up over 100.
and not only this. but the prices paid for
his purchases were above all other west
ern markets by at least a nickel There
were several cars of hogs which arrived
n the city at a reasonable season and
we're contracted for by Dold and would
nave been taken, but from the fault of
he railroad companies they were not
switched up to the yards in time TO in
;pect before dark and We're held over
or today. DOld the year round is day by
lay on the open market for hogs and I
yesterday demonstrated that he will alb
'orb any supply offered be it heavy or
mall and not alone that but comparative
market prices also prove that this nrm
Jays on the average such stiff prices
IS approach to Kansas City figures and
L the same time giving the shipper all
he possible advantages of prompt salts
nd early return home. Yesterday was
" hor }
nd car stuff, but all through the rush.
bold was on hand and at prices which
IMPLY suited the shippers took in all Of
cred hogs which reached the yards in
me FOR inspection before dark.
One shipper yesterday remarked on the
act which is not new to the daily dealers
II this market. and that is the reTnarka-
ly small showing Of dead hogs in the
hipments II is a very rare thing that ,
car of hogs. be it in the hot. dry season
T winter. bears a single dead hog. This
imply means that the nearness of this
iarket TO the surrounding shipping terri
lry almost absolutely prevents the pos
bility of consignments of hogs bearing :
cad hogs. The time in transit is so
hort that the hogs. if properly loaded. ,
i'll be bound to reach here in good shape, !
hereas further point would probably :
nd several dead ones. :
The daily comparisons are as fofllows: !
esterday, tops. $S-2I2; bulk. s.. 10G3.2j: :
lis was nearly ali Of the total sales. J
.12IedS. 20 took in all the car sales and
n punches of wagon hogs. while ten
IRIS went at IS. 15G3. 20. and two at he
p of S3.S2i5. Average weight, 243: total {
ceipts. 1874. and weighed up 1.17S For :
lie day previous. tops, g. .: bulk. SS.20sI {
-; average weight. 2SS; receipts. 80 {
or the same day last week. tops, $5-i2'a; i
ak. S.o1aS.l0; average weight, 81; re z
lpts. liz. Q
The shipments Of the Dold Packing v
'mpany yesterday included two cars of 5
raisht contract stuff. mixed packing 5
'Cse products. TWO cars from tn jobbing s
vision, very heavy express trade and u