The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-07-16
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

j. z. Cooley of Rose Hill was a shin
per Of light hogs which brought the ton
OF the day.
The Burton State Bank was a late ar
rival with a car load Of mediums which
sold at strong bulk price.
The daily comparisons were as follows.
For yesterday: tops, s4.O2 1-2; bulk,
1897 1-2d4O2 1-2; average weight. 217: re-
velpts, 2O4 For the day before: TONS
h.l2 1-2; bulk, S4O5G412 1-2; average
weight 2Ss; receipts 65S For Saturday Of
last week: tops, s3.S5; bulk. s365aS.S5
average weight, POO; receipts, 1.Oel
Yesterday at the Dold plant the ship
ments were the heaviest in many weeks
FOR Saturday. Until late hour the sew
eral gangs were busy getting out the pro-
uuce and loading the cars. About ten
carsfof straight contract stock were Shin
ped besides several local and iobbing
cars. and heavy wagon and express
trade, This for Saturday was strong and
wound up large amount Of standing or
ders' with enough fresh ones to make a
heavy day Monday.
The tops for the week were on Friday
when they reached $4.12 1-2, and the low
point on Monday, when the sale was AZ
s3S2 L.
Provisions ruled easy on a decline ~ N
cents In hogs and liberal receipts. Cash
lard closed of Z 1-2 cents at S.37 -
and cash ribs of at $50.
The total receipts of hogs for the U,ea,,
were 2SS5, and the average weight 91o
pounds
The several Dold travelling statesmen
were IN at headquarters yesterday and
all report good trade. and their work
mas shown for itself the past week in
the large shipments daily througbout
Tie whole tributary country.
Prices for desirable hogs have the mast
week climbed up very rapidly and bsva
on the local market more than bo1a
their own There have been davs who,
the high points here closely approached
the Kansas City rices. and were consid-
erably above the usual limit point T.
has demonstrated again that this is n
first class hog market and especially for
the South Kansas and Oklahoma shiv-
per.
The review OF the week by DAYS Is az
Follows: Monday. tops $3Se 10: buIt,.
SS.6I l-2a32 l-2; average weight. e11: re-
ceipts. 46i. Tuesday. tops, 49, I-2: bulk.
b.Sd395; average weight, 2is; receiprs.
S'. Wednesday. tops. A.O5: bulk. ss.g2lS
N4.W; average weight. 21S: receipts. 57s.
Thursday. tops. $40; bulk. $4Oaa4.1O: av-
eTage weight. rs; receipts, $40 Friday.
tops. S.ls l-2; bulk. S405di12 10: aver
afe weight. 90; receipts, SOS SATURDAY
uI oted above
Iheie was practically no cattle marke.
Ii''m want or sale STOCK. There was enc
h'ilI sold AZ ga. weighing 1.loO mounds
One steer at $50 wei. hing ~ norr5s
FROM cincinnati Price Current: There
Is some reduction IN cTorings OF hos
but current marketinss continue 70 or-
coed those Of the ,riesnondinp ,i,,s
last year. Western D-ckings are Az IN
for the weeS. compa~ri with saa a,o a.,
preceding week and $1,000 last ,-sar
From March l the total is Sri,osn !
Rgainst 5.S3Oc0o a year ago. The proy,s-
ion market has been more cheerful tho |
past week. and prices OF leading articles |
have had an advancing tendency. CLOSING
with a decided improvement in comparf-
son with a week ago. This is seer,inr,v
a reasonable condition under the enIa-g- |
ing distribution OF product and decreasing
manufacture. The export clearances Of 4
product for the week while not notably /
large were liberal and decidedly fn ex /
cess or corresponding period last wear.
1here Is some intirnation that the higher |
values may check the export movement |
OF lard. but this is not likely to be other |
wise than temporary.