The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-12

| the city yesterday and at the packing
house in consultation on business mat
tiers. He reports the Oklahoma agency
as doing a good business and increasing
their distributions weekly.
Mr.. Sam Bennett graced the yards with
his genial presence yesterday, this time,
as in times past, in search of light weight
thin hogs for his Montana order.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Missouri Pacific and the
Santa Fe, each, and 2 from the Rock
Island
Commenting upon the great number of
cattle, hogs and sheep marketed at the
four large western markets during the
year 1898, a. recent article gives these in
teresting figures. The points considered
are Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City and
st. Louis:
I'm 1888 at the four great markets the
total arrivals of cattle amounted to g.
100 900 head. BY the year 1888 the total
was 4,477,O00 by the year 1892 the greatest
total of all was $4,000 and in 1898 the
cattle receipts were 5.734.0 900 head. The ar
rivals in 1898 were TO 900 less than in 1892,
but were about one million head greater
thant en- years ago, and three millions
greater than We're received only fifteen
years ago. Then, passing on to hog re-
ceipts, the four western markets received
1890 head in 1888 Increasing to $685.
900 in 1898, increasing again to 1850 900
in 1892, and increasing again to the rec
ord-breaking total of IS 10000 head in
1898. If we add the increase at st. Joseph,
No. which we might do to get a proper
total, the hog marketing in the old terri
tory represents the magnificent total Of
100000 hogs. The sheep record COM
menceS with the very modest total of l.,
10000 in 1888, increasing to 2, 5000 head
in 1883, increasing further to 3,070CdJ in
1892, and increasing again to $3.50, 900 head
in 1885
At Omaha last week receipts were 5000
cattle, and 1893 hogs.
At Indianapolis last week receipts were
2,55l cattle and 1888 hogs.
Last week at ST. Joseph, No, the re-
ceipts were 1878 cattle and 29,153 hogs.
At Chicago last week receipts were 49,
0S6 cattle, 191,l1S hogs
At Kansas City last week receipts were
29,3Oo cattle, and 1890 hogs.
Kansas City DrOvers' Telegram: 1.-The
hogs marketed thus far this month have
shown better weight and finish than those
OF December. Official receipts last week
were 1929 cattle, SO,O56 hogs, and 14,2n
sheep; cars, 2,1S2. In the first seven days
Of 1899 the average weight of hogs was
2l1 pounds, s pounds lighter than year
ago, under 1898, 3 under 1896, 6 under
1895, IS under 1884
The following item shows a recent de-
cision by the Indianapolis Exchange.
Here in Wichita a very much better plan
Is followed. Hogs are yarded as soon as
they reach the docks, and each car is
divided into two lots and each half penned
separately, to give more more room for
the hogs and not crowd them any. Then,
If desired, corn and water are given them,
and this greatly offsets the shrinkage of
travel. Then, as soon as freely fed and
watered they are at once weighed up, in
fact, may be weighed at any time after
arrival, to suit the wishes Of the ship
per. In other words, the shipper always
gets the best of it. Following is the
clipping:
indianapolis commission firms have
come to the conclusion the sooner hogs
are weighed after they are sold the bet
ter it is for the owner, and instead ofal =
lowing them to remain in the alley and
shrink they rush them right off to the
nearest scale"
Exports from New York Tuesday were
500 cattle, 1,O52 sheep and 1000 quarters
of beef
Receipts at Omaha last week compared |
with same week last year, showed an |
increase Of 800 cattle, and 7,543 hogs, and |
a decrease of 1884 sheep.
Average weight Of hogs at Chicago last |
week Was 236 pounds, against 233 pounds |
the previous week and ga pounds year |
ago.
Chicago Tmes-Herald: The believers |
in a bull campaign in produce are going |
through a trial just now. Wheat is off !
&c from the top, corn off SIC. oats off &c. |
and provisions off sharply. They do not /
consider it logical to believe that the adj |
vance in prices is over, because it would /
be poor campaign that would last only |
three weeks. but they are undeniably |
worried at the sudden letting up in the |
outside trade. Some of the bulls have |
quit. Patten has sold out and now seems |
to be campaigning ont the bear side. The |
cleverest of the spectators are not try /
Ing to do any guessing just now, but |
are looking out very sharply that their
profits do lot get away from them.