The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-07
REPRESENTATIVE SALES.
SHIPPERS AND NOTES.

NJ. Jensen of Maize was in YESTERDAY
with a bunch of fancy feeders. They
were high quality, and brought one of
the best prices paid this season for this
class of stock. Mr.. Jensen was very well
pleased with his venture.
Ed Weidline was in from Augusta yes
terday with good car of hogs They
brought the ruling bulk price MIR.
Weidline has been shipping here heavily.
Harvey Grace of Cheney was on the
market yesterday with a load of good
heavy hogs. They brought one of the
highest prices Of the day, They were a
good bunch and Mr.. Grace says he has
big lot more of the same kind he will
market here in short time. Mr.. Grace
is one of the heaviest shippers to this
market He has been in the business for
nearly fifteen years and says he never
saw hogs in such healthy condition and
bringing such uniformly good prices. He
ships exclusively to this market.
Pat Mckinley Of Freeport realized a
| good price on a load of medium weights
he had in yesterday. Mr.. Mckinley is
one of the regular shippers to this mar
ket.
Johnson & Hanna were in from Enid
Yesterday with good load of hogs which
| brought the ruling bulk price This firm
| is one of the heaviest shippers Of hogs
| in Oklahoma, and deal exclusively IN
! Wichita.
]. w. Givens Of kildare was here yes
! terday with a fine load Of medium weig t
hogs. They sold for one of the topoy
prices Of the day. Mr. Givens is shipping
/ heavily to this market
! The railroads did a very light business
at the yards yesterday. The Rock Is
/ land brought in one car. the Frisco l.
the Santa Fe 3 and the Missouri Pa
cific 2.
The shipping business at Dolds was
very good yesterday. Lardge orders were
received for immediate and future de-
livery. A number Of carload shipments
were made to eastern and southern
points.
J. A. Leitz of Arson was in yesterday
with a load of medium heavy hogs He
received the bulk price Mr.. Leltz has
been shipping for a number Of years, and
| for the last several years has shipped
| exclusively TO this market. He says that
ne finds his net profits are larger when
1 he sells here than they are when he dis
poses of his hogs elsewhere. One fea-
| t7lre he comments upon particularly IS
/ that the market here Is not subject 20
such sudden fluctuations as are many
other western markets, and in that way
a shipper is more certain OF a good profit
! than when he markets his hogs on a
widely varying market.
year ago today the bulk price Of hogs
on the Wichita market was S3.3oa3- 57lz.
Two years ago today the bulk price was
i s. BT1s6S. 1Z1s while January s. 1S95. the
bulk price was s. 2of13.so. The price Il
! hogs at present is just about one dollar
| higher than II was "a similar periods for
! three years back The receipts al the
! Wichita market have been growing
seadily ever since, and il now seems des-
/ tined TO become one Of the great mar
kets of the West During the periods
mentioned hogs all over the country we've
/ selling al very low prices. while now the
I average is at least 81 higher. as Il IS here.
/ The Dold Packing comuaay has gotten
out new price list which fwiu "a irto
! effect on Monday. There * a slight sd-
/ vance In the price o. meats. due 20 rhe
/ heavy rise in the price Of hogs and pro
/ visions.
The provision market vas rather erra5s
/ YESTERDAY Pork advanced; lard remained
| steady while ribs declined Pork opened
/ 81 70 . and closed al Sos Lard r.
manned steady during the day. At g ssT
/ SIS. RIBS opened ST $50 and closed a.
| S5.72iz
/ Dold's Perfection hams and bacon are
/ gaining q worldwide reputation TIE
| fame OF the excellence OF the pToduct IS
spreading. and these spscialtIes are be-
4 inx used By the best CONSUMERS OK the