The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-11-11
FSFNTATTVE SALES.
PROVIsION MARKI
SHIPPERS AID NorEs.

Chief Clerk J. D. Harrison, at the Dold
packing house viii shortly make bust
ness trip 10 New Mexico.
You viii have TO hurry, IS Wnat tne
Cudahy people are saying to the Wich-ta
dealers who have promised to Inrnl
material for repairing the packing house.
People are bowling because we 90 rot
r,rorp Nv I'll Their orders, said Fred
ID ads reliable clerk, Charles Phillip,
last night, but the fact Of the matter
is that DOld is pretty nearly cl anel out
of stock. Our ade has cen immense.
YESTERDAY was q dull Saturday on the
hog market. The limited supply demand
ed here had a tendency 10 check rece pts.
There was one car load o. hogs pur-
chased yesterday for California.
The conversation among the crowds at
the stock yards Yesterday took a change
from politics to live stock.
There are some things about business
that seem ineXplainable. Oklahoma Is
the center of the cattle country puL
three car leads of stCckers and feeders
were shipped from Kansas City last Fri
day to Oklahoma
Chicago Herald: There was a
cutting down of the discount on the hard
Kansas wheat yesterday, only &c under
December, compared with discount OF
515c ten days ago. The offerings have
become much smaller, and the ex lana
ton of the closing OF the Wash m
Crosby mills at Minneapolis was that
they were finding 1t difficult 70 get the
hard winter wheat on which they had OF
Saturdays Chicago Daily Trade BulIe-
tin, in reviewing the movement Of hogs
and progress OF packing Operau MS, savs:
The supply of hogs was GU te liberal
during the past week, but the quail y
was not gOod-nOt in very good COndi-
ton. Quite a number of coarse, uneven
lots on/the market Market rather ac-
tive in q general way. Packers were
quite free purchasers, and shippers pro-
vided for moderate orders. Feeling was
rather easy early in the week, and prices
ruled 10 to l6c lower Dur ng the latter
part, the feeling was steadter. and prices
relied to f0c and closed steady. Sa Is
during the week were made at A.31Q
4.8115 for gllt. S4.35G4. 90 for rough nack-
for heavy packing aud shipping lots
with the bulk of the trading with r the
range of 81. 40d4. 80 for fair to good aver
ages Pigs were in fair supply with a
good inquiry, and sales at S3.35Q4 so ac-
cording TO quality. With ~ good supply
Of hogs with prices favOTing BUYERS
there was quite good business trans
acted In packing circles during the past
week. Packers were quite anxious TO en-
large their business. Mess pork made
in limited quantities Other cuts Of pork
made moderately 20 provide for orders
received. Lard was produced "a ther free
" and the yield was only fair. A good
proportion delivered intanks. Dome I'd
cuts Of hams made IN fairly beral guam
titles. and a moderate = oportiOn de.iv-
cred from the block. Skinned naus made
in fair quantities and the bu k pack
by manufactu- ers Foreign cuts Of hams
made sparingly shoulders cut IN mOder-
ate quantities. and q fair proportion, sold
from the block. Picnic hams made in
fair quantities. and only a small proper
ton sold from the block Long clear
sides and extra long clear sides mad
sparins}y short clear sides made u
moderate quantities to provide for ma
turing contracts Extra short clear g des
we're cut in liTftsd quantities Shori
rib sides met with a llt.le more favor
HHreaa NHH TInar
short rib sides made In moderate guam
titles"