The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-28
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

The Farmers Mil and Elevator COM
pany of North Enid were shippers of
the best load of hogs for the day They
were medium heav;es of fair grade and
sold at the top price.
Steiner & Blair of Lyons were on the
market with a car load of light hogs
which sold at good bulk prices.
Sykes & Son were in with a mixed
load from New Murdoch, the hogs sell
ing at bulk prices, they being lights
Kalani & Check of Ellsworth sold out
a mixed car of hogs which went at good
prices for their respective grades.
Ed Weidline of Augusta was in with
car load Of mediums which sold at
good bulk prices.
The cattle market yesterday was want
ing in stock in which to deal. There
was practically nothing in, although the
demand for ali classes of cattle was good.
One butcher COW, Weighing 100 pounds,
sold at $3.50 and one Gamer COW, $40,
went at S2.S5.
Among the late arrivals last night at
the yards was a mixed car of horses
and mules, billed to the east and yarded
for feed and rest in transit They viii
go out today.
The daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday, tops. $3.4; bulk, S3.30d3. 40; av-
erage weight. 207; receipts, 427. For Fri
day, tops, $S.45; bulk. $3.3715d3. 45: aver
age weight, 229; receipts, 552. For the
same day last week, tops IS. 40: bulk, $50
aS.4O; average weight. 1874; receipts, 3S2
All the several travelling statesmen of
the Dold packing plant We're in yesterday
and they give very satisfactory reports
of their trade.
Superintendent w. R. Dulaney, Of the
Union stock yards, has returned from a
several days pleasure trip in adjoining
counties.
The provision market again showed
strength on the last day OF the week
Both cash lard and cash ribs closed up
21s cents, the former at S4.97l5 and the
latter at $3.50.
Yesterday was very heavy day for
Saturday at the Dold Packing company.
Fifteen cars of mixed packing house
products were shipped out In the straight
contract division, besides a large line %
staple stuff sold for future delivery, Al
ded 10 this was q good express and local
and jobbing trade. and al the seve~a,
departments were busy getting out the
large volume of produce 10 90 or il
way at thelastdayofthe. Yhrdlutaonrdlu
way at the last day of the week.
Other markets yesterday We're as fol-
lows: Chicago received - 60 hogs. with
3.545 left over. The market was quoted
as strong. The estimate for Monday IS
3 600. Kansas City received 400, and
and later as strong. s.. Louis vas &C
higher with 400 hogs received
The sausage department Of the Jacob
D0,d Packing company IS so crowded
all the tine with orders for the celebrated
Dewey Ham SaUSa Ee' tnat constant
new additions are al the time being
made 10 add TO the convenience and ca
pacity of the department.. Besides ex-
tending the room. adding rev and i'm
s-N-r
larger force Of men. Il has now become
20 add q new boiling tank and
steamer for the Dewey" brand alone
The new tank viii be much larger than 3
The one TOW in use and have a capacity I
nearly double that q the present accom- I
The demand for this dei,cacr I.
has grown since the start 70 tremendous .
proportions. and all possible methods are ?
being adopted % meet the demand .
promptly.
Chicago TimeS-H Herald. Old pork IS be /
ing sold at $l.55 under july or at $ S1ts .
per barrel; old 7e-pound ribs ara offered 2
az 22iC under July, while regular % 4
pound ribs are only - U6er JuIy This .
discount for old product. presume bly, Just !
as good a. for the other and lacking or
IL the speculative value because not de-
.ivered OF contracts Is pointed 90 hv the 4
provision bears as illustrating the rather 4
unsatisfactory cash demand just II pres
aut Provision professionals are cutie .
talking sales - lard against f
purchases Of ribs declaring that packers
are running now 20 the manufacture - /
ard because OF its premium over rms y 4
about &c. The hog thar is coming This 1
season is 4 lard hog. averaging almost
re- pounds heavier than last years -
POUNDS last week compared win - !
rounds last year The provision market
however Is getting into a ulo-e normal 4
condition prices 81 product a trsfe stead
er IN anticipation Of next summers de- i
u.ana. while prices az hnEx ara y!el9.nS