The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-04
lake PEREECT MEN

and every kind of hog appearing was
taken by somebody, the DoId company
eagerly bidding on anything Of q, grade
| approaching butcher condition and on
! the market for more Of the same qua4uity,
while Bennett was as much keen for the
| lighter stuff which were q q Crted for leav-
inEs.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
For yesterday, tops, 8 80; bulk. s.. 40q
$50; average weight, n; receipts. 742.
For Saturday, tops, $50; bulk, 60 ga
3.55; average weight, 243; receipts, 800. For
the same day last week. tops, S. Is; bulk,
S3.50Q3. 6; average weight, 24o; receipts,
z5s
Other markets were as follows: Chicago
had estimated "a. 600 hogs. and received
s.. 60, with 1922 seft over. The market
was last reported as follows: Trade IN
hogs was fairly active. sales being made
at the closing prices Of last Saturday. %
The estimate for today is 3 600. Kansas
City received $50 hogs. against 1000 Sat
urday. and the market was fast given
as Tight supply, fair demand, and sales
were mainly al steady prices Close was
weak The first reports said: Market
weak to cents lower" St. Louis was
quoted as steady, with $500. The provts-
ion market was easier. with q small out-
side demand, the sales avera ging about
ging market as has irritated traders. both
speculative ard cash dealers, for some
time. II has almost daily, with few ex-
ceptions. registered ~ TO cents off, and
yesterday was only The same old story,
namely, a draggy, featureless market,
with enthusiasm at the ebb. While there
have been no big spurtS, there is always
lately a good strong demand for all kinds
Of provisions, lard especially, but az the
same tine there seems 70 be no real snap
20 the market Il Is an unsatisfactory
situation 20 trade in, and II IS fondly
hoped change will come speedily.
The shipments Of the Dold company
vest Arday were two contract cars 70 the
south, and four large cars from the job
bing division. There IS no falling OF II
the latter department, but on the contrary
q constantly increasing trade. Al the
several prime spectaBties Of this firm are
represented in these Jobbing shipments,
and once a merchant has handled them
il means a duplicate order. The result
IS. all rhe south and southwest are now
using several special cuts Of meats and
special brands Of novelties. ell OF which
has doomed the several sections OF the
works the past few months away beyond
the estimates Of any one.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were. the Missouri Pacific, S; Santa Fe,
8; and Rock Island, I.
There was a shipment out last night OF
cattle received ar the yards in transit.
There were s. head of feeders from Hor-
ner & Kirk. Kingman.
S. L. Davidson and grandson Frank
Davidson, the latter Of the Wichita Live
Stock company. were business callers at
the yards yesterday.
Miss Ethel Robbins. the vfvacious and
always welcome daughter Of good-n1-
tured frank Robbins, was a visitor at
the yards yesterday afternoon.
In point OF volume the receipts yes
terday were very good Sor Monday, but
the quality was mostly common, no re-
ally good hogs being received
There Is 10 question that the rangemen
have been holding back shipments wait
ing for the market conditions TO shape
themselves. all apparently having conf
dence IN the future. They can hold back
10 longer, however, and next month
promises 70 see heavy shipments on all
the markets. Since the situation has
cleared itself, there IS moro OF q dis
position on the part of the farmers and
feeders 20 feed cattle during the coming
winter and the demand for feeders is
steadily mproving.-Denver Stockman.
Unofficial receipts at Chicago during
the month of September. 226. 500 cattle and
66l 500 hogs.
Receipts at Kansas City for the first
nine months of 1898 amount 20 100 0S2
cattle, and 2,6SS. 4+S hogs. against !. 293. 10
cattle and 244e,025 hogs during the same
period in 1897.
Receipts az Kansas City for the first
nine months Of this year show an in
crease Of 2+3, 423 hogs and decrease OF
81. $50 cattle
Receipts at Indianapolis the first nine
months this year amount TO q ST. cattle
and ia s4s hogs, against ZOE go cattle and
So, $50 hogs same period last year.
So far at Indiana polls this year receipts
show an increase OF 291, sos hogs and a.
decrease Of Il 409 cattle