The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-31
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Frank G. Stack consigned two cars Of
hogs from Perry. Q. T, and both were Of
very fair grade and heavy weights. They
sold at once at the top price of the day
and sold well.
c. W. Kidney Of Hennessey, was on the
market with a top car OF hogs which
Showed up heavy in weight and fairly
good In quality and went 20 Byers.
I. N. NcCrockIin Of Derby. was a ship
Per Of medium heavy hogs of fair grade
and selling at close 70 top prices.
J. ". Haskell Of Riverdale. was IN
with q car load Of medium light hogs
which sold at bulk prices
There were four cars Of feeders yarded
for feed and rest yesterday, shipped by
the Drovers' Commission company Of
Kansas City to Isabel. Kans. There were
IL head in all and will be shipped out
TODAY
Mr.. Enoch Burchfeld. one of the old
time reliable shippers TO this market
was a late arrival at the yards with TWO
cars Of mixed cattle and hogs The hogs
were medium weights in fair form and
viii cross the scales early today. The
cattle were stockers and viii be handled
on tOday's market opening.
The roads which brought in the stock
yesterday were rs follows; Santa Fe I:
and . each from the Rock Island and the
Missouri Pacific.
The daily comparisons are as follows:
Yesterday: Tops $3.50; bulk. s. 50T3. so:
average weight 80. receipts 49, For
Saturday; Tops ss-621a: bulk. sgSG
$50; average weight. e24: receipts. 345
For Monday OF last week: Tops. g. 20:
bulk, t7-25Q3.40; average weight 234; re
Cel9s. fl9
The D1ld business yesterday was Cood
Tor Monday. There was a well nlled line
OF sale contracts for future delivery; sew
eral cars shipped out Of mixed packing
house products. besides good SHIPMENTS
from the johbing and express divisions.
Mr- Fred Dold has returned from an sx-
tended tour Of the Oklahoma country and
he gives very promising account OF
business and commercial affairs in that
section. The Dold products. he SAYS. are
always in demand, as this house IS SO
close To them that prompt response 10
orders work TO the advantage Of The mer-
chants. and added TO this the excellent
S-ade Of all Dold products from this
house has made for them a very hatter-
ir- reputation.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago estimated IS on hogs and
received co.ooo with 4034 left over This
was against 5000 on Saturday. The mar
ket was first reported as fairly active.
snostly cents higher. The last bulletin
Il
light receipts Of hogs caused the Iivelies.
scramble on the part Of the buyers and
the lively competition sent prices I'D a
5ull nickel" The estimate Tor TODAY IS
S2.00o Kansas City received SOL hogs
against 4.5N5 Saturday. and the last report
a the close wss gwen as ''marke- ope ned
active and higher and Eel 5dl0 cents
St Louis was quoted as cents higher.
with S.too hogs received, against 400 Sat
urdsy
Drovers' Telegram: Wv. NJ. Ferguson
OF Wellington, Kan. says there are fewer
cattle in Sumner county than in any pre-
vioUs year for ten years. There are very
few aged cattle in Southwest Kansas, buy
young ones are plentiful"
Receipts in the -. LouiGs National
stock yards during the week ending Janu-
airy =. We're u-SSS cattle. g. 20 hogs. T.45
sheep; against I. 5S9 cattle. S6s7 hogs
t.lS6 sheep received during the previous
week These figures show 4 decrease %
So cattle, al increase Of Ass hogs. asr
increase Of 2Sl2 sheep As compared with
the corresponding week year aga cattle
show A decrease Of $40 head. hogs in
creased y 90 head. sheep increased . 900
head.
PACKING IN THE WEST
Western packing opera tons are soma
what reduced The weeks total : rs ~
hogs. compared with 55eIo the prece5
ing week. and 90 TWO weeks ago. For