The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-02
sAlPPEits AID No rEs.
s Up 8 points Yesterday.

PORK was up points yesterday.
The top price for common hogs yester-
DAY was $50. The man who has hogs
at that price is in luck.
J. D. Harrison, chief clerk at the Dold
packing house, went to Hutchinson yes
terday on business. His absence kept
Manager Fred Dold close to his desk all
day. The Dold company is doing an i'm
mense business along the main line OF
the Santa Fe, regardless of strong COM
petition.
c. F. Handy, Esq, one of the great
big farmers of Sumner and Kingman
counties, was at the yards yesterday
with load of hogs Mr.. Handy is
great believer in the Wichita hog market
and never goes beyond here. He being
a frst-class business man, has tried h
outside markets and found that Sh p
ping 10 Wichita was the most profita
Mr. Handy is always a very welccm
visitor at the yards and gets the glad
hand from everybody.
Horton & Campbell Of Caldwell had a
load of hogs at the yards yesterday. The
firm is doing a good business and
stands ace high at the Wichita mar
ket. Mr. Campbell, the juGior member
Of the firm. was for years a govern
ment contractor in Oklahoma He is
now in the hog business and is making
money and friends. Mr.. Horton is said
at the yards to be one Of the best
Judges of hogs in Kansas.
James Sparks of Conway Springs was
represented at the yards yesterday by
load Of hogs
John Ratlin Of Hennessey was up yes
terday with a load of hogs. John gets
6 car lead a week, on an average al
though he doesn't leave his store to get
them. All the hogs he buys are brought
In, and some Of them are hauled as far
as fifty miles. He buys all kinds of hos
and if some Of them are not fit for ship
mgnt ne holds them over until they ar.
He calls Hennessey the best hog hown
along the Rock Island road. Hennessey
is in the center of a fine corn-producng
territory.
Phlo Hunter Of Flbing was at thu
yards last evening with a car load of
hogs. Uncle Philo hasn't the use Of his
lower limbs, but for all that he is a
hustler after hogs, ana manages 20 brnS
in al least one car load a week. lie
brings in good ones, too.
omaha packers last week handled 81
cat L. 4Ss7 hogs and 2L22S sheep. The
Omaha Packing company is credited with
1871 cattle and 4.356 hogs
Chicago had 5000 fewer hogs than it
expected Tuesday.
This week last year Chicago had 109600
-hC@s.
Thts week a year ago Chicago received
10 cars Of cattle I'm the quarant n di-
vision Kansas City 412 cars and s.
Louis 800 cars. making a total of So
cars at the three markets, against 56f
cars received during the week previous.
Combined quarantine cattle receipts at
Chicago. Kansas City and st. Louis so
far this year are about 1885, cars. OF
which Chicago received 70 per cent. Kan
sas City 50 per cent and St Louis 10
per cent
At New Orleans last week arrivals
were SIS grown cattle, 1O+S calves and
yearlings % hogs. S6S sheep and 81 milk
cows.
At indianapolis last week the receipts
were = s53 cattle, so calves, $500 hogs
and l.577 sheep.
Last week Al Buffalo receipts were IL
3l4 cattle $3.50 hogs. 1920 sheep and $50
horses
Ar Omaha last week receipts We're T.
7S6 cattle. $3.50 hogs. and 4.NS sheep.
Last week at St. Joseph. No, the re-
ceipts were 6,5S4 cattle, $685. hogs, and
1876 sheep.
At Chicago last week receipts were as
94e cattle ISL calves, l5,165 hogs and
$500 sheep
At Kansas City last week receipts
were $40 cattle, 47.7c0 hogs, and 1850
sheep.
AT Omaha laSt week the hog receipts
were 3,9SS head. which Is $500 less than
the arrivals Of the previous week and
the smallest since the week OF April 7th
when 1855 g arrived. An sver7g &c
weekly run OF hogs 1T Omaha 50 far
This year amounts 10 1850 head
Last week at Buffalo the hog receipts
were q $40 head, which Is the smallest
weekly run so far this year. The larS-
est was 72.0c0 head. during the second
week in January and an average weekly
run so far this year is $500 head.
Last week Chicago had 2,Goo western
cattle, against GO received during the
Drevious week. The cattle were not c n
sidered good. prices were low for tina;
reason. there not being quality enough
for n fair test Of he market
y Drovers Telegram: There was a range
OF shout 35c between high and low days
r. hog values this month. The low
day was on the 18th, at $4.so15.@ for