The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-01
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

House & Woulff of Newton were the last
to weigh up a car load of heavy hogs
which at once took the top price of the
day. This is among the old reliable ship
ping firms on this market, and their Of
ferings usually manage to bring top
prices
jeff Houston of Ponca City was another
old timer on the market. with hogs. his
consignment of heavy hogs taking the
top price of the day.
Townsend &c Gibbons of Andale were
among the later arrivals with a car of
medium light hogs of fair grade which
sold to Dold at good bulk prices.
Vandever & Co. were shippers of me-
dunn light weight hogs in fair condition
and they sold among the early car lots
at bulk prices.
AS compared with Friday, the showing
was as follows: For Friday, tops. 81. -;
bulk, $3.3oQ3. 3715; average weight, 234; re-
ceipts, 617 For yesterday, tops, s3.371a (:
bulk. SO .2593. By; average weight, 233; re-
ceipts. 31S.
Most of the travelling statesmen for the
Dold Packing company were in yesterday
reporting al headquarters for the week.
All report their territory as showing a
good live business in the staples and fresh
Itrdl me- inc S0ULlitIu SCtllOiS ESDG-
cially making good reports.
Miss Ida Mahaney, assistant to the
cashier of the Dold accounting depart
rnent, has returned to her position after
a severe attack of Ia grippe
Chief Clerk Harrison. of the bold offices.
IS again right into the harness, though
still a little weak from the effects Of the
past week of indisposition. caused by a
narrow apDroach of pneumonia
The shipments of the Dold works yester-
day of the various lines of special and
staple products throughout the tributary
territory amounted to Is cars, scattered
all through the southwest and several inc
the east In spite of the slow season for
packing house products which is always
expected, the. express and specially or
ders OF the Wichita house keep up to an
unexpected degree with a normal line OF
staple stuff sent out each day.
1t was a light day al the stock yards
but this was discounted early in the
week. as the day previous 10 a holiday $
not expected TO show up very heavily in
receipts. Monday viii be a market day
Just as usual. and all stock of any kind
yarded viii be promptly bought.
Charlie Schnitzler. speciality salesman
for the Dold company. Is telling all his
merchant friends 70 look out for him for
another year. as last night he entered
into new contract with the DoId COM
pany for another year. Mr.. Schnitzler has
been untiriug IN his eudeavor 10 please
all his large line Of city customers and his
success the past year proves that he him
self is popular in the trade. and also
that the line of goods he IS selling assur-
edly meets with the entire approval OS
the city merchants. The past week ne
has pushed Clover Leaf lard. Perfection
hams and bacon. and produce OF the sau-
sage department. and the sales show AT
increasing demand for al these we'll
famed specialties-
The review OF the week Is as follows:
Monday. tops. s.. -: bulk. s. efu3-2a. aver
age weight. .ll: receipts. 45S Tuesday.
tops. S.27Iz; bulk s. ssa5.25: average
weight. -; receipts, I13s. Wednesday.
tops. SIS; bulk. 3.g-tze73- average
weight, 2ss; receipts, 1873. Thursday tops
g -; bulk. IS. 2s75. Szls; average weight
eis: receipts. la. Friday. tops. $ %,
bulk. S-9sqS.S7is; average weight -; re-
cejpts. 6I7- Saturday. ;ops S.S7.3; bulk,
s.. G5lf5. Ssi.; average weight. %. receipts.
SIS
Totals for the past week: Receipts. :
~: average weight of az car hogs. -;
high point, $50. low point S-z1is
Other markets were a. follows: Chi
oago expected e4@o hogs. received 2lo5o.
against S5aso the day before. and The
market was last gwen as follows. Prizes
for hogs advanced 20 Iac under the lnfu-
cree Of an active demand" Kansas Cry
s.sso against i. SO ths Gay BE-