The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-24
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

Muser Bros Of Arson were shippers OF
medium weights which sold at good bulk
prices.
Jeff Houston had in a car OF heavies,
quoted at strong bulk prices.
Other shippers on the market with hogs
We're, Pat Mckinley OF Freeport: Burch-
field & Conneil, of Anthony; Bert Kell
OF Clearwater; A NJ Fritze, of Ponca
City.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday. tops, $s.52i4: bulk, $3.42lz9
2.52iz; average weight, 81; receipts, 3lI.
For the day previous. tops, $50: bulk.
-. 4OH3.J3; average weight. 221; receipts,
67S For the same day last week. tops.
SSH; bulk. s.. 47lzQ3. 57Is; average weight
234; receipts, 42J.
II was a comparatively light day at
the DOld plant yeterday. Some repairs
axe being made In the engine room and
elsewhere. The jobbing and express ship
ments were very fair for the day Of the
weak. The week has been twice a record
breaker for heavy shipments and yes
terdays there were several cars sold for
Smmediats contract shipment besides or
ders in the jobblng trade.
Cashtlard yesterday closed 2i9 cents of
at A.Sf2. and cash ribs 2ls cents off at
s.. 67Ikt
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago received 500 hogs. with
5000 left over and the market was cents
lower on heavy receipts. The estimate for
today Is 25.0o0. Kansas City received 49,
600 hogs and the market was quoted as
opening weak. cents lower. and closing
very duh. St. Louis was SC lower, with
b.000 received.
There were no cattle Of importance Of
Tered yesterday. A few single hoofs Of
bulls were sold at fair prices, but not
enough to make fair market.
THE SEASON FOR FATTENING HOGS
There are two seasons OF the year when
the greatest gains can he made in hogs
OF the same type and under similar COM
hitiOns with the same amount Of corn.
These are ~ the early spring before the
weather becomes excessively hot, and in
September. October and November Nle-
fore Il becomes excessively cold. Pru-
dent farmers. therefore. aim to do the
bulk Of their feeding IN these months.
The objection 10 early fall feeding lies in
this. that the packers usually make a
combined effort 10 beat down the price
Of hogs Ct the beginning OF the packing
season The fact that a very large per
cent Of hogs are fed in the fall Of the
year and thrown upon the market eua-
bles them 10 do so in ordinary seasons
without much difficulty. This season,
however IS likely 10 prove an exception.
The packing season begins the first OF
November and the sharp demand at pres
ent prices for both live hogs and pork
products make Il probable that the usual
effort will not be made. or at least not
with the same earnestness this wear.
While IL Is true. 4 rule, that higher
prices prevail in February and March
than in November and December. the
difficulty in making weights during the
first named months and the heavy ex-
pense involved in the way Of keeping up
the animal heat go far 10 neutr3llze the
does not sell in car load lots Il is a
of at the close Of the season when the
greatest gains can be made with the same
amount Of corn. Much Of the Joss in
hog feeding n extremely cold weather
can be avoided by securing proper shell
ter Corn must be very cheap indeed.
~ 10 Is not dearer than pine boards at
present prices. II must be clearly I'M
Gerstood that the food that Is used 10
maintain heat 4 just as truly used as
fuel in the hog as coal Is used In the
stove for maintaining The temperature Of
The home. The warmer the house prOvid-
;nE ventilation and other health reQui-
sites are secured. the less fuel is re-
ouired. The same rule applies in the hog
pen Heat may be purchased al too great
an expense 20 health in the home as well
as n the pen. The permarency OF prices
requires that marketing Of hogs should
be kept mp over the entire year The nsr-
ket necesitstes feeding and while Il Is true
that the greatest gains can De made al
the seasons above mentioned and while
d is also true that II IS usually more