The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-20
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

ID. NJ Hutchinson or HaveThtH was
shipper with a car load Of mediums which
sold at a good. strong price.
There was no cattle market yesterday,
as there were no offerings which could
make a fairly representative market. The
cattle trading the past week has been
very good from all standpoints, both in
receipts and the strong tone of the mar
ket. She stuff has been coming in very
well and stockers and feeders and butcher
steers also have all been coming In bet
ter than for some time. The demand for
all classes has been very good and the
BUYERS have been active for the beef stuff
which has appeared.
Yesterday was a very heavy day at the
Dod plant for Saturday, and the ship
ments were good from all divisions. Ev-
erything was cleaned up on the books,
and the specialties and the staples were
all well represented in the output. The
week has been very good all through in
all parts, and the output Of STUFF has
been the largest for this season in any
year yet.
All departments of the yards yesterday
showed a lethargy and hogs and cattle
ianguished. There were a few goats sold,
but no cattle Hogs were light in re-
cepts but fair in grade.
Provisions were quiet and firm; the tone
was generally steady, but very dull bust
ness being mostly charging over. The
cash demand for meats was fair. and this
and the strength Of grains resulted in a
slight advance for most commodities.
There was little covering of sales made
early in the week. Cash lard closed up
aIL cents at S5.25, and cash ribs up 2i5
cents at s. 12ik.
1F Wichita HNya
Stock Commission company. is suffering
with a severe case Of summer cold, and
& bordering on a sick spell. Neverthe-
Tess. he is on hand at the offices Of the
company and ready for business, just
the same as ever.
Mr.. A b. Moore, of the Union Live
Stock Commission company, and Mr.. w.
NJ Paugh OF the Paugh Live Stock Com
mission company are out of the city on
a cattle hunting tour.
Jim Vandiver is absent from the yards
on business. but will be on hand prompt
~ Monday morning.
The Dold travelling statesmen, except Mr..
George Riley, were in yesterday to re-
port for the regular weekly statements.
All give the best of accounts of the
growing trade for the Dold meats and
say the demand for the products OF the
Wichita house is growing alr the time.
Under the caption OF Raise Good Hogs
Mr.. ]. c. Haney. In the Live Stock In
Epector has the following good advice to
give: II n person who knows anything
at all about hog feeding was given a
chance between a hog that would gain
. pounds in six weeks and one that would
gals % pounds in the same time on the
sarHe feed, he would not be long IN choos-
H. =.
Kansas Experiment Station has fed 19l
hogs that were bought OF the farmers in
the vicinity OF Manhattan without re-
gard to breed or breeding. lust as they
were. thrilling and Weighing in the neigh
borheod OF 100 or los pounds This class
Of hogs is used because those exneriments
are for the highest benefit Of the farm
ers. and by taking the stock they raise
we stay within their conditions A few
conclusions may be drawn from the f0-
lowing facts taken from observations OF
feeding 80 head Of hogs which were Jus,
finished. These hogs were nearer Of the
same age than size, and ranged from the
long. big-boned bacon hog 20 the short.
Ene-boned chunk. according 10 the care
or carelessness Of the farmer who raised
them. First as TO the point OF gain.
The comparisons are between hogs fed
the same in every respect The best and
poorest five out Of 20 have the following
Showing: Best five. weight at beginning
Of test. S95 pounds. gain 4l6 pounds. 20 per
cent. Poorest five, weight at beginning
OF test 579 pounds. balm 90 pounds. 20 pet
cent. This was for a period OF ~ days,
and from observations made from week
40 week this difference Of gain from 4
little over one pound to practically tw1
pounds a day was largely due 10 the
breeding. A short. small-boned chunk viii
make good gains for a few weeks and
then stop. II viii be fat and ready for
market. while . weIl-bred rangy hog VII