The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-23
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

weyrIck & Huriburt OF Kingfisher were
shippers Of light hogs which sold at the
top price for the day.
Cheskey & Funk Of Nickerson sold out
a car load Of mediums at good bulk
prices.
sIm Edgar Of Latham was in with a
car Of medium lights which sold at good
bulk prices.
The Dold business yesterday was very
heavy for a Saturday, and the shipments
were unusually strong for the day. There
was a heavy express and jobbing trade
and the contract stuff was also large. The
week at the bold plant has been the
best IN this season, and the present year
has been also the best since the house
started. All orders were wiped out yes
terday and all stuff sent out which was
due for shipment, making a very heavy
Saturday, and closing a week of record
breaking shipments.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday, tops. $4.15; bulk, 81, 10d4.15; av-
erage weight. 21O; receipts. 81. For Fri
day, tops, A.17ls; bulk, 81. 10d4. 10; average
weight, 23O; receipts. 5T5. For Saturday
of last week. tops, A.0g1s: bulk. S3.Gl20
4.O2iI; average weight. 2l7; receipts, 2O4.
Mr.. A B. Moore. of the Union Live
Stock Commission company. has return
ed from an extended business trip through
the cattle districts Of Colorado. He visit
ed the Denver stock yards, and met many
of the prominent stockmen through that
country. He says that holders OF cattle
are reluctant to price their stuff, all
waiting the future outcome. There has
been no rain practically since last Sep
TENDER until the middle of July and
Gust was thickly covered over the grass
and the stock suffering. Mr.. Moore says
that Colorado and New Mexico and
southern stockmen' are as we'll posted
themselves, and they feel that the pros
pCctive large corn yield in this state Will
affect largely the stock conditions in their
territory. He says that the stocker and
feeder markets are as high as here, and
that the ruling feeling Is that stock cat
tie are very good property and no one
very anxious to sell now that grass is in
better condition since the late rains.
The several bold travelling men were in
N the house yesterday with their weekly
reports All show up a very good rec
o.d and report their trade good and grow
iuy. and also that crop conditions are
the best this season of any in many
years and the commercial and trading
situation the most promising.
The tops for the past week were at
81 Pa for car hogs. and this was on
Tuesday. The low point was on Monday,
and was at $4.1O.
The average weight Of car hogs for the
week was 2l7, and the total receipts were
2SSl
The provision market yesterday was an
unstable quantity. II opened strong. with
upward tendencies and dropped back
trihe and finally closed fairly strong.
Cash lard closed steady at $3.50. and cash
ribs 2l~ cents up. at $5.l2is.
The weeks record by days is as follows:
Monday, tops. $40: bulk. $i.OesI4. 10; av-
erage weight. "a: receipts. 55l. Tuesday,
tops. So. bulk S.1Cai.eo: average
weight. 30; receipts. 1885. Wednesday,
tops. $4.s5. (wason1: bulk. s.. i0d4.2 %: av-
erage weight no: receipts. ~ Thurs
DAY. tops. SAP; bulk. 81 1914 -: average
weight. 90; receipts. S5. Friday. tops,
e l7is: bulk. A.lcli.I5: average weight.
80: receipts. $40. Saturday given above.
a LIGHT PIG CROP PROBABLE.
Although but few Of the returns are in.
there is a great probability that the mig
crop over the west this year will be a
light one. says Wallace's Farmer. The
pig crop is largely n weather crop. and
the conditions this year-are not favorable
TO large filters. The long. cold winter
has been very hard on brood SONS The
cold, wet spring M 10 the 2lth Of April
has been very hard on little pigs. The
pig Is a child OF the sunlight. Deprived
OF the sunlight he willis like newly mown
grass. The weather during May has not
been favorable, These cold, damp days
chill the little pigs TO the bone. II is not
altogether to De deplored. Compared with
grain and other meats. the price OF hogs
IS entirely too low, and there is no COM
bination possible among farmers that will
advance the price to basis that will pay
better. Even II IL were possible that 1t
would not be right, for we believe that
the artificial booming OF any kind Of pro-
duct is not only bad business policy. but
morally wrong; nevertheless. We advise
farmers 10 raise ali the pigs they can
and take the very best care Of them pos
Etble, as a short pig crop will in time
mean q higher level OF prices.