The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-27
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

The shipments yesterday for Saturday
from the Dold plant were very good. and
wiped out all standing orders. The week
has been very heavy and 1t Is a matter
OF wonder how the demand has kept
up. Both staples ana specialties have
received good attention all the week and
Each day has shown an increased output
IF stock scattered all through this terri
tory. Yesterday was an exceptionally
good Saturday, as usually the last day
of heweek is a Hight one in point OF
shipments, and only such orders as have
teen held over go out. But yesterday
there was a large line Of immediate or
ders received, and these made Of the
3obblng department busy and heavy day.
A large line of cattle received the past
two days went to the country and will be
fed by neignboring feeders.
Yesterday the blooming, rotund face Of
Superintendent John Rathman. of the
speciality department at Dolds, had a
wide-brimmed, fulfilled smile which 1T
up the gloom of the closing end of the
day at the offices, and cast a dog day
caloric over the establishment. The
RatfInan pressed ham brand which is
new one, and the latest on the market Is
receiving great attention and the demand
IS increasing all the time. Yesterday one
OF the prominent merchants in a small
town in the state, wrote that his first
large order Of this meat was received
one day about noon and all Of II was
sold out by night, and he renewed his
order. only doubled It, asking for tw!ce
as much as soon as 1t could be sent. This
taking brand was named after the super
intendent, who studied long and hard on
.ts makeup, and the name was suggested
by Manager Fred Dold himself as a COM
pliment to the able and experienced SUI
perintendent
ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF HOGS,
There seems to be a solid basis for
she advance While the production OF
meats has increased to some extent, the
export has increased far more, showing
shat there is a very brisk, strong demand
Tor hog product the world over, says
''Wallace's Farmer" The export clear
ances. for example, OF pork. week before
last were $4,000 pounds, as compared
with $4,000 pounds the corresponding
week last year. There Is an Increase OF
s00oGo0 pounds In bacon, OF S.0o00C0
pounds in lard and the total product ex-
pQrted during the same week was 2s,S2.,0OO
pounds. as against 1S2ls, 900 pounds a year
ago. II is this that is putting the money
In hogs and causing q splendid feeling
I'll over me hog-growing country. We
are glad to see It. There has been less
advance in the price Of hogs and hog
products in the last two years than in
any other product Of the farm. Natural
3y so because hog products are Jess per-
ishable and can be stored with greater
safety; hence, during the dull times an
Increasing supply on hand The world IS
getting hungry for our pork now. and
In this part Of the country where II can
be grown cheaper than in any ether
farmers will receive for the next year
or two some handsome profits from that
branch OF the farm Every SC advance
now means that much added TO the clear
profit When pork gets to SIS. live
weight, on the farm. Il Is very near the
cost OF production on a few OF the hest
managed farms when corn Is 2oc; and an
der the cost on the poorest macaged.
When It gets TO Sc on the farm. the good
Farmer may expect a little profit; when
1t gets to sizc there Is good money in
u; and when &C is reached. as now, the
farmer smiles unless the cholera cleans
him out, and when this occurs he simply
picks his flint and tries again. This ad-
vance in price means q great deal 10
the breeders, who have not been feeling
very jubiIant Of late.