The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-30

received lately. One kicked the beam up
to 1862 pounds average, all in even running,
fat condition, and the other with no dock
age on them showed UP 326 pounds in
weight. Both sold to Dold at the top of
the day, and the top for some time back.
1896. They were fine hogs and met the
admiration of the whole yards force, and
the price they brought indicates that the
right kind of hogs will always sell at the
very best figures on this market.
VIM Pennington of Palmyra shipped in
a car load of medium weight hogs Of very
good form and condition, and they sold
readily without dock at the top OF the
bulk for car hogs.
VIM. Parshan, one Of the oldest local
patrons of this market, had in bunch
Of forty medium weight hogs from his
feeding pens just across the river in
Alamo addition, which were well-fed. fat
butcher hogs, and sold at the top of the
bulk.
The well-known and always welcome
firm of Norris & Yazel of Furley were
both present on the market with car of
medium heavy hogs in fat slaughter con-
dition, and selling on the close at a good
strong bulk range price.
JEFF Houston of Ponca City had in a
car of medium weights which sold al a
good bulk figure
Joe Kirk of Kingman was shipper Of
light hogs in very fair trim, which sold
| at bulk prices
Knott & Wheeler of Belle PLANE, one
Of the regular patrons of this market,
had in a car of medium weights which
sold without dock at a strong bulk price.
Commodore Hans Reel Peoples was
present with his smiling face and also
with car load of mixed cattle and hogs,
the hogs being very fair medium weights
and selling at bulk figures. The consign-
| ment came in from Greenwich.
z. G. LaYerty of Pond Creek was in
person at the yards with car of medium
light hogs which sold at bulk figures. He
gives a very fair report of the prospects
| for immediate marketing of hogs from
that section saying that there is a good
line in sight now and more coming on.
| Coyle & Jones of Hennessey were ship
pers of two cars Of light hogs which sold
to Byers at a good price for the grade.
! Smith & Jackson of Furley were the
| last to weigh up a car load of medium
! weights which sold without dockage at
J bulk prices.
| There was one bunch of wagon hogs
of heavy weight and in good fat butcher
! form, which brought the top of the bulk,
| the next figure for car hogs being one
| point below them.
The roads contributing to yesterdays
receipts were as follows: Santa Fe, o.
! Missouri Pacific, 4, and Rock Island, 8.
The Dold shipments yesterday included
| a good line of straight contract cars,
mostly of staples and mixed packing
! house products; a heavy output from the
| jobbing and express divisions and con-
tracted car lots for immediate future de-
! livery. The trade in abattoir products is
| he nd oil RI
ments of the local plant are working full
time to keep up with regular daily orders
The daily comparisons are as follows:
| Yesterday, tops, $3.50; bulk, s.. 45d3.55; av-
erage weight, .242; receipts, 1,1O7. For the
day previous, tops, $3.5715; bulk, S3.471zQ
S.55; average weight, 225; receipts, 1,O23
For Wednesday of last week, tops, $9.5712
! bulk, 50. 45G3. SO; average weight, 237; re-
ceipts, 1851.
Yesterday the tops were TX cents higher
| than the tops of the other two comparing
days, while the bulk range remained about
the same, showing that the local market
| is a permanent source of benefit to the
| shippers from all over this tributary ter
ritory. The best hogs invariably receive
the best prices, and inferior grades will
likewise get all they can command any
! where.
Other markets yesterday were as fol.
lows: Chicago received 10000 hogs. against
20 900 the day previous, and 5000 left over
The early market was given out as steady
to cents lower. and on the close this
way: Prices opened 5 cents lower, but
firmed up about 215 cents on the strength
| of a good demand both local and from
shipping account" The estimate for to-
day is 28,OOO hogs. Kansas City received
u, 700. against lilo on Tuesday, and the
/ orlra Gr yiU follows
There was a fairly active demand, but
buyers insisted on lower range of prices
and sales were about 3 cents under Tues
days quotations" St. Louis was quoted
as steady, with 1000 hogs received
against 1900 the day before.
Provisions yesterday were dull and
steady through most of the day, and casf
ribs and cash lard closed strong.