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

G. ". Kidney Of Hennessey was the last
shipper on the market TO weigh up hogs
MS load being Of heavy weight and sell
ing at the top Of the day
Steiner & Blair, the old reliable Lyons
county shippers. were on the market with
a car Of medium weight hogs which sold
al the next TO top price.
W. L. Farquharson Of Hennessey was
another OF the Oklahoma shippers who
appeared on the market with hogs. His
consignment was of light weights and sold
well up in the bulk.
Henry Steinkirchner Of Newton was in
with a car load Of hogs and the load,
which was made up Of medium lights,
sold well up in the bulk range.
D. McNaghten of Newkirk was a large
shipper yesterday having three cars OF
hogs on the market, all Of which sold
well
W. c. Beckham Of Halstead, was late
arrival with a load Of hogs which sold
within the bulk range.
w B. McCune Of MiIIerton was in with
a car of light weight hogs which sold
at bulk prices.
The cattle market yesterday was steady
with limited supply. The usual Saturday
Iethargy affected the cattle trade as well
as the hog business and the result was
a light business. The following were all
OF the sales: Two cows. 1855 pounds
weight, selling al So. 30 per cwt-; TWO cows,
1025, selling at s. 25; one cow, 1.0S0 s.. 10.
The roads doing the hauling yesterday
were as follows: Santa Fe, 3; Missouri
Pacific, 2: Frisco, .; Rock Island. 2.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday, tops $3.50; bulk, s. -30d3- 80; av-
erage weight, 222; receipts, Cos. For the
day before. tops, $3.50; bulk, s. 35G3.50;
average weight, 237; receipts. $50. For
the same day last week, tops, s.. 6212; bulk
50. 4212d .62ls; average weight 26; receipts
3S7.
The review Of the week by days is as
follows: Monday. tops. $5.57l2; bulk. 50. As
as. 571a; average weight, 241; receipts, SlS.
Tuesday tops. $50; bulk. S. S5d3.55; av-
erage weight. %: receipts. L012- Wednes-
day, tops. S3.55; bulk, s3.57i3q3.50; aver
age weight, 236; receipts. 9lB. Thursday.
tops. s3.55: bulk. S3.$715d3. 5212; average
weight go: receipts go. Friday. tops,
s.. 80: bulk. 50. 35G3 80; average weight 2S7;
receipts, $50 For Saturday. tops, $50;
bulk, g. 30d3. so; average weight, DO; re-
ceipts, Sos
The weeks business as transacted in
the hog division shows this result: the
average weight of all car hogs sold on
the open market was 234 pounds. The total
receipts were 4.9N0. r OF llit wien pew
Gus: average weight, 20; receipts, 6.oS9
The bold business yesterday was heavy
for Saturday There We're several cars
shipped out from the straight contract car
lot division and several more sold for fu-
ture delivery. The express trade and job
bling business were both good and all de-
partments were represented IN the day 5
output.
Other markets yesterday were as fol-
| lows: Chicago expected 17,00O hogs, re-
ceived 5000. with 400 left over. The re-
ceipts for Friday were 1900. and the
estimate for Monday is 5000. The mar
ket yesterday was quoted as 5 cents low
er. Kansas City received 1850 hogs
against 900 Friday. and the market was
steady to a shade lower. St Louis was
cents lower, with 500 hogs received
against 500 the day previous.
The top price for the week was $50
| on Tuesday. and the low point registered
was $50. which was the price on Friday
and Saturday.
The Mulvane Record has the following
| TO saw in the last issue Of one Of the
most regular hog shippers on this market
| I'VE believe that Adam Hufbauer could
drive a bunch Of hogs up the capitol steps
/ at Topeka II necessary. He can handle
/ hogs better than any man We ever saw
/ Hogs usually go the wrong way, but they
/ don't for Adam"