The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-17

". H DonneH OF Haven had hogs on
the market Sunday. which sold on the
same day as arriving.
The only nominal business Of Saturday
made the statistical report Of that day
Of no value, and IL was not included IN
the weeks business farther than for the
receipts. The comparisons. however. for
yesterdaya nd Monday OF last week show
these figures: Yesterday. tops, g. IS; bulk,
s. 3oq3. 4212; average weight, 241; receipts.
62S Last week. Monday, tops. sS.3Ii2;
bulk, $. 25GS. 35; average weight, 20; re-
ceipts, LIZ.
The annual meeting of the board Of
directors and offers of the Union Stock
Yards company was held last Saturday
for the dispense Of business. The year
was shown by the records TO have not
only been a very successful and encour-
aging one. but indicating a good promise
of another succeeding one Of equal sue
cess and growing business.
Reports from Mr.. Dell Mahaney. form
erly night Waterman at the Union Stock
yards. give that he is now well fixed at
Chicago, employed with a railway COM
pany there.
H c. Tillford, the always good-natured
and expert hog decker and inspector at
the yards, was absent frsm his post yes
LELudE DctduSr VI l4lLcSS III lis AeA-A4---
All the boys hope to see his face again
soon and that immediate recovery comes
to Mrs. Tillford
Mr. Gibbons. Of the old-time firm Of
Townsend & Gibbons, hog shippers from
Andale, was a casual visitor at the yards
yesterday, having nothing in this time
Provisions yesterday opened with de-
cided better tone. Prices Of hogs were
higher and there was a good scattered
buying, with very little selling by pack
ers Lard closed ) cents up, and ribs
steady.
Other markets were as follows: Chicago
expected 81. 900 hogs; they received 1000,
with l SO left over, against H 900 Satur-
day The market was last given out as
follows: The demand for hogs started
active and early sales were on an av-
erage Of 21a cents higher. After the buy
ers had taken the best Of the offerings
they became Indifferent and refused to
buy except at concessions and the early
Improvement was largely lost" The esti-
mate for today is 5000. Kansas City re-
ceived $3.50 hogs, against 5.S25 Saturday
and the market was given as steady and
active. St Louis was steady with 800
hogs in, against 1900 on Saturday.
PERTINENT PIG POINTERS.
American Swineherd: Raise "Qnality"
and it will always sell. Get quality first
and then all the size and bone you can
with it,
More winter TO date than ever known
before, so the old fellows say. II the Sc
we're weather continues until March a
good many of the May pigs next fall
Will have frosted ears.
We don't hear anything about record"
prices being broken at sales these days.
T.. =, ~ bar dc
be broken as that the stock sold be sat
isfactorily settled for.
There can be no doubt that long, windy
footuotes in catalogues and extravagant
advertisements keep a good many Of the
best buyers away from some sales. Peo-
pie are learning that the best writers
do not always have the best hogs.
The demand for boar pigs has been one
Of the liveliest seen for years. Prices
have not been high, but have been high
enough for a nice profit. The good de-
mand for boars with fat hogs so low
shows a strong support Of the breeding
business by farmers that is very encour-
aging.
Farmers Union: The evenness- and reg
ularity in feeding mark the degree of
success in feeding hogs for market. One
advantage with well formed animal is
that it does not require a great deal of
fat TO make a good appearance. Rich
food. given too soon or in two large guam
titles after the sows farrow, will cause
the milk flow to be too rich and too
abundant.
Stocks Of cut meats al Chicago, Kansas
City, Omaha and Milwaukee on January
l. 1899. were S12, 705, 600 pounds. an increase
over December l. 1895, of 100. 81. 900 pounds,
and an increase compared with January I,
1S9S. of 81, e55, 900 pounds.
ARMY BEEF BUGABOO.
National Live Stock Reporter: The ar
my beef investigation is not so sensational
as ii as a short time ago, and it appears
that the only dressed beef that was not
consumed was one boat load that went
first to Cuba, then to Porto Rico, and was
so long at sea that the ice gave out.
Dressed beef can be kept sweet without
chemicals, but not without ice or cold
air The fact of the matter Is that Wash
ington city has not had any beef except
dressed beef in some years, and what is
good enough for the president and con-
gress ought to be adj right for good SOL
diers.
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