The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-27
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of medium weight hogs which sold easily
at a good bulk price.
]. S. Null Of Jefferson, o. T., was an
other Oklahoma shipper who never fails
to consign his stock TO this market. He
was in yesterday with car of medium
heavy hogs in good enough condition 70
take the top Of the bulk.
c. G. Handy Of Norwich had in a car
load Of mixed packers which sold for all
they could command, the point being in
the bulk range.
Henry Steinkirchner OF Newton was
down with car load of medium weight
hogs which sold at the top of the bulk.
Harvey Grace was a. late shipper Of
close.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday, tops. S3.421a; bulk, 1920
$40; average weight. 233; receipts, S74.
For the day before, tops, $3.50; bulk, s.. 35
d3.45: average weight. 241; receipts, 1,Z5S.
For the same day last week, tops, $3-45;
bulk, s.. 30a3. 4212; average weight, 240; re-
ceiDts. 943.
The roads contributing to yesterdays
receipts were as follows: Santa Fe 5. and
Rock Island 3. There was one car held
over from late arrival on Wednesday
night.
Inspector Tfllford. for the first time in
many years, was obliged to give up yes
terday and go home, suffering with ma
lgnant grippe All the boys about the
yards hope that he will recover soon and
be back among them.
Frank Burgess and Earl Brooks Of the
Dold Packing company market force, are
both absent from their posts, confined
TO their rooms with grippe
The shipments Of the Dold company
yesterday were very satisfactory and well
To Izta f3a:fr
several cars contracted for the delivery
to be subject to orders. There were four
cars shipped out from the straight con-
tract division, this mostly mixed pack
ing house products, staples and special
ties. There were four local and jobbing
cars sent out, besides a heavy line of ex-
press stuff. All departments are kept
bbusy and fun up to their capacity. and
the receipts of large orders are earlier
than usual. The packing season is now
well on all over, though the selling and
shipping season is yet early. All profess
SIGNALS and produce experts are agreed
that provisions have a very bright flu
ture. The consuming capacity of Amer
lea has not been so great in several
years, the railroad earnings. the renewed
activity in the textiles, iron. induStrals,
and in fact all lines Of commerce, must
logically be followed by a greater demand
for packing house products. The favor
able ending of the war, tne squirt in the
stock market the almost universal build
ing and developing boow everywhere can
only mean one thing, prosperity, and this
latter also means increased consumption
of meats. fresh and staple cured prod
ucts. This renewed vitality will be met
and shared among the very first by the
several houses of the Jacob Dold Packing
company, first because of their high
standing for choice and finished cuts and
brands of specialties, and second. because
of the very favorable location of thessev-
eraI plants. The gradual but steady
growth of the Texas and Oklahoma and
southwest trade will be handled by the
Wichita house and their reputation for
prompt response to orders, and careful
and accommodating courtesy 10 custom
ers assures them not only a continued
holding of all former trade, but an in
crease of new mercantile concerns who
are more and more coming TO realize
the benefits and conveniences arising
from so close and handy a buying and
supplying point as Wichita and the Dold
establishment.
Other markets were as follows: Chicago
estimated $500 hogs. receive 10000, with
$40 left over; this against 5000 on
Wednesday The market was last given
this way: The supply of hogs exceeded
the demand and sales ruled cents low
err" The estimate for today is 81. co., Kan
sas City received 1900 hogs. against 16,-
670 the day before. and the market was
weak 10 cents lower. St. Louis was 3
TO 10 cents lower. with 100O0 in, against
5000 the day previous. Provisions started
strong. but later yielded a little by SELL
ing of packers. On the whole. they were
steady to a fraction firmer. Ribs closed
212 cents up, and lard steady.