The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-03

were as follows: Santa Fe. s; Missouri
! Pacific, 8.
The Dold business yesterday, both city
and foreign, was more than up to the
/ daily avarege Of the weeks past. Thehre
! was a good trade in the straight contract
car lot division, and a heavy jOObing
I and express business. All the several
| dressed and cured meats departments
! were active and busy getting out the
/ regular standing orders. The beef end
OF the shipments was especially heavy,
and staples and specialties all came IN
for a good representation. The wholesale
market was especially busy getting out
all the recently received orders and the
week starts in very active in the meat
trade. The high grade-of the several cuts
Of swine products long enjoyed by the
Wichita house has built UP q growing
trade which the management are careful
to hold by the best of treatment and
prompt, accommodating response to Gus
toners.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday. tops, s.. 30; bulk, s.. 49d3.5 80; av
erage weight, 22S; receipts, sold and IN
sold, 1853. For the day before, tops, $3.50;
bulk, s.. 4oq3.50; average weight, 225; re-
ceipts, so. For the same day last week,
tops, $50; bulk, S.. 4545.5112; average
weight, 227; receipts, 919:
There was a heavy local trade in the
specialties Of the Dold Packing company
last week, and White Clover Leaf lard,
breakfast bacon, hams. and ham sausage
were greatly in demand, with the several
other specialties and staples also on call.
This was city trade entirely, and several
wagon loads per day were sent down TO
the city. Besides this there was a heavy
outside shipment Of these same we'll
known trade marked brands, none of
which are approached in fine, pure quality
by any concern which attempts TO enter
this field.
Liberal receipts of hogs and scattered
selling by packers weakened provisions.
Cash lard closed off cents az S. 121a; cash
ribs closed off ~ cents at s4.571a.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
lows: Chicago expected 24.00 hogs and re-
ceived 1900. with 7,74S left over. The
market was given as a fairly active de-
mand at Mondays decline The estimate
for today is $500. and the receipts for
Monday were 46, 600 Kansas City receiv-
ed 1850 hogs, against 9,303 on Monday,
and the market was given as common
mixed steady and choice heavy hogs
stronger. ST. Louis was steady, with $500
in. against 1900 the day before.
The estimate for hogs at Chicago this
week is placed al 10000.
At Chicago last week packers bought
80, 300 hogs. against 600 a year ago.
AS usual. Armour got the largest number
taking 5000, while Swift came second
with q, 500.
indianapolis has received thus far this
year Ara, 500 hogs, an increase over last
year of 1000. Last weeks receipts were
so, 300 against sc, 100 a year ago.
In May of 1898, Chicago received S00,S70
hogs, the largest on record for this partic-
ular month.
Average weight of hogs in April a Kan
sas City was 200 pounds. against 20S in
March of this week, and zoe in April,
1898
Messrs. I. y. Barker & Son, writing 10
the Swine Breeders Journal, says: we
have lately had farrowed a remarkably
heavy litter of pigs. There are four
teen in number and their aggregate
weight was forty-seven pounds at twenty
-four hours old, or a fraction over three
and one-third pounds each. They are
sired by Governor Lee, the first prize I'M
der a year boar We exhibited last fall
at Indianapolis and Springfield They are
from Columbus Girl a very large, moth
erIy sow, sired by Great Columbus, 2S701
There is not a runt in this litter, and
every one Is well marked. We gave a
part of them to another sow. but are
keeping ten with their dam. Such a COM
biuation of rich blood. coupled with the
individuality Of their ancestors. we believe
this liter Of fourteen will develop into as
fine animals. if not superior, to anything
We have ever produced"