The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-04-02
REPRESENTATIVE SALES
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

A. Garland OF RiPowa was an early
arrival with a car load of medium heavies
which sold at a good bulk price.
Sykes & Son were shippers of medium
weights which sold at bulk prices.
JEFF Houston of Ponca City had in a
car load of very heavy hogs of fair grade
which sold at the top Of the day.
Steiner & Blair of Lyons were among
she late corners with a car of light hogs
which sold at a strong bulk figure.
J. w. Workman of Lyons was al a late
arrival with a. car Of light weighs which
sold at bulk figures.
". Z. Beckham of Burton was present
with a car of light hogs which sold at
d good bulk price.
The cattle market was defunct yester-
day, the lack of sale stock the sole cause.
The daily comparisons were as follows
Yesterday, tops, s.. 50; bulk, So. 45G3. SO; av-
erage weight. 223; receipts SAT. For Fri
day, tops. s.. 30; bulk of sales, s.. 4212q3. 50
average weight, 221; receipts, LIS. For
Saturday Of the week previous, tops, $3.50;
bulk of sales, s.. 3712Q3.5O; average weight,
221; receipts, 424.
The Dold shipments for Saturday were
very fair. 1t was not a heavy day. but
for the last day Of the week it showed
up very wei. All standing orders We're
taken cars OF and everything cleaned up
for the week and made ready for this
weeks trade future orders for which are
sufficient TO make a busy week already.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Frisco. 3; Santa Fe. 81;
Missouri Pacific, l.
The provision market again closed firm,
and up. as it did on the Saturday previ-
ous Yesterday cash lard closed at s5.25,
or FIVE up. and cash ribs S4.G5 which
was 2la cents up.
The review of the week is as follows:
For Monday, tops, S3.5212; bulk, 3.408
S.521a; average weight, go; receipts. 747.
Tuesday, tops. $5.57l:; bulk, IS. 4712dS. 30:
average weight, 225; receipts, 1923;
Wednesday, tops. S3.65; bulk, $5.45d3. IS:
average weight, 242: receipts. L10I Thurs
day. tops, sS.55; bulk, s.. 42l2d3. 55; average
weight 221; receipts. 7l3. Friday, tops.
s3.55; bulk. s.. 4215d3 50; average weight.
81; receipts LIS. Saturday, tops, S3.55;
bulk. 50. 45Q3.5 average weight, 223; re-
sipts 54L
The tops for the week were s.. s.: the day
this was reached was Wednesday. The
low point was Monday. and was So 52l2
Three days it was 1856 and one day SSH.
The total receipts for the week were
729. and the average weight was 81 For
the week previous the receipts were {, Cos,
and the average weight, 226.
Steve Leyick. the rustling and always
active herder for Dold's at the yards
and Private Secretary Billy Wallace yes
terday mournfully confessed that the sea-
son was little late and b,ue-birds hardly
due 10 arrive, but he was certain that
he saw real pretty one yesterday. and
it nearly made him lose his head for few
moments. He is slowly recovering now.
and will soon be at his usual peace of
mind and cool, calm demeanor.
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horse and buggy tied to the hitching rack
al the yards yesterday, and when he
rame TO so home he found on the bottom
Of the buggy three fresh eggs. one hen
resting herself for the last stages OF lay
Ing another hen Just starting on a four
weeks set. and a rooster perched demurely
on guard on the top Of the buggy seat. He
was not in the poultry commission bust
ness. and had no idea of establishing an
egg-p2ckinS plant in his Dhaeton but
ne just united and drove home with the
entire layout, and it was a spectacular