The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-27

ed buyers and sales averaged cents low
! er than on Saturday" Kansas City re-
ceived 4.41o hogs, against 1850 the asst
urday's trade, and the market was last
quoted as Light hogs, good demand
steady to cents higher; packers steady
70 5 cents lower" Early the bulletins an
nounced Lights firm; others weak. .
! St. Louis received 3,o00. and the market
was steady. Saturday the receipts were
1000.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Santa Fe. :; Rock IS
! land 2; and Missouri Pacific, l
/ The shipments out yesterday were con-
! fined 10 one car OF cattle. stockers, con-
/ signed TO the east by 7. J. Osborn.
/ Manager George ?. DoId. q the local
branch OF tbs Jacob Dolt aPckiag CON-
pany, has returned from a several weeks
business trip 20 the east He reports the
Buffalo house q this big concern in the
most prosperous condition n years and
rapidly extending is operations He dnds
The Wichita plant in me BEST shape ex-
pected, al affairs being conducted II his
absence in the most successful manner.
He gives good account Of commercial IN
terests generally and predicts profta-
bic and successful season ahead IN The
packing house products line.
Mr.. Cbas. Biting yesterday escorted
z party OF town guests up 70 che DoLd
plant 10 show them all through. Mrs.
Biting acted IN the opacity OF hostess for
the ladies' and Charlie did the escort part
for the whole party. All OF the visitors
expressed their surprise az the general
discipline and order Of this big establish
ment, and the ladies' especially were out
spoken In their wonder and admiration
q the cleanliness and neatness OF all
departments. The Fair week last week
with irs large number OF visitors has
opened the eyes OF every one TO the real
izing fact that one Of ths most up-to-date
and thoroughly equipped abattoi-s in the
land IS in Wichita, and the result is many
visitors every day. All are willingly &C
corded all the courtesy and assistance in
the power Of the management. and al
made 10 feel that they are welcome 10
come a. any tine 70 the pride and PET
OF Wichita's biggest enterprise
The provision market yesterday opened
weak and lower on the usual yellow fever
news and more liberal hog receipts, but
became frmer later on moderate buying
by packers, and closed about steady.
The shipments OF the DoId Packing COM
pany yesterday were four cars in the OBJ
Mr.. Fred Dold has returned from q hur-
red business trip to Kingman.
The quality OF hogs offered yesterday
was better than for some time past, and
this added 70 the interest OF all concerned.
The buying element il always attracted
by superior grade OF stock on sale. and
bids accordingly. More fat hogs OF
slaughter grade VIII be accorded q ready
welcome whenever they appear on this
market.
For the year 1898 up to last Friday the
receipts OF cattle at Kansas City were
! I56. $40. For the same time IN 1887.
!, -, 12s, loss for this year Of 107. 1888 The
receipts OF hogs for the same time is
, $40 752, and for 1887, 2, 401, 23s; a gain Of
24S. Alb. For the past week the cattle rec
ord at Kansas City is as follows, taken
from the Drovers' Telegram: Cattle re-
ceipts the past week were $500, against
$500 the previous week. The big supply
was matched by an equally big demand.
IN fact, more good feeders and fat cat
tie could have been sold than arrived.
The Spectators had 2000 less thin cattle
on hands today than last Saturday. show
ing that the sales this week amount
ed to over SO 600 cattle. Prices weakened
2 little Monday and Tuesday and later
the decline. showing closing
prices % be as good as last week"
Live Stock Inspector: During the month
Of August there were Isl Mexican cattle
imported from Mexico into the United
States. OF these, 4e5 were yearling steers.
j61 two-year-old steers and SO steers over
three years Old. OF the she stuff, IS
we're yearling heifers. 19 two-year-old
letfers. and pa cows Other kinds were:
Calves $50. bulls I36. oxen !, and stays 73
Texas was the destination of 2,425 head.
Kansas $50. Louisiana I01, and the re-
were shipped TO New Mexico.
California and Altoona
Receipts of stock at the St Louis Ma
-Ional Stock Yards 50 far this year TO and
including today, amount to 1854 cattle,
and l134,35S hogs, against 539. 449 cattle
and LIS. 457 hogs received during the cor
period last year These fig
lres show a decrease Of ISIS cattle and
4, 099 hogs.