The Wichita daily eagle., 1901-02-10
" REPRESENTATIVES, SALES.
sHIPPERs ANp NOTEs.

Henry steinkirchner, Of Newton, was a
without dock, at top prices.
?. B. Lincoln, Of Enid, was again on
which took the top figures.
Mr.. Asa Harvey was on the market
with car load of hogs from 6. NJ.
Shives Of Buhler- He says. that mar
ketable hogs around his section are get
ting scarce, but that there will Be a
few coming along for some time yet. His
sold on the close at top prices
Sale & Johnson, Of North Enid, were
Oklahona shippers on the market w h
mediums of very fair grade. and they
Foster e cheesman were shippers Of
extra heavy hogs which sold at bulk
]. II. Martin, of Mayheld, was In with
a car of mediums which sold at bulk
prices
F. B. staley, of Rose Hin. was a ship
per. Of medium lights which sold early
The principal cattle dealers in yester-
days trading We're: Farmers STATE
Ban, Of CARRIER, 0. T.; Stuart & Co.; Joe
Scott of Peck; and Ed Weidline, Of Au-
gusta-
Robbins & Alexander. cattle buyers.
have done a nice business the past week
their purchases being heavy and the
qualify extra good. The were after any
thing in the shape of cattle, and have
several standing orders to be filed
w. II. Herbig, commercial ght agent
Of the Rock Island. was q business caller
at the yards yesterday.
Ihe daily comparisons were as follows:
Yesterday, tops IS 5-1712; bulk, S5.1jN5.17i p;
average weight. 2a.,, For the day previ-
Gus, tops. $50; bulk, $5.05q5.1712; aver
age weight, 2i5. For Saturday of last
week, tops, S5;l5; bulk, s5.g35q5 Is; aver
The tops for the week Just passed were
$50 on three days, and the low point
was $50. one day. The tops for the
week previous were the same, as was
also the low point for that week. The
average weight Of car hogs for the past
week was 232 pounds, and the average
for the week previous was 24S pounds.
eleven pounds heavier than the week Just
past.
The review Of the week by days is as
follows: Monday, tops, $5.20, bulk S5.07la
a. 20; average weight ~ Tuesday, tops,
S5.1712; bulk, $5.O5a6.15; average weight.
221- Wednesday, tops $40; bulk. 5000
5.lO; average weight, Do Thursday, top
$50; bulk, s.. .o5Q5.15 average weight, %
Friday, tops. s %; bulk. S5.05Q5.171L av-
erage weight, 245. Saturday, tops, s IN:
bulk, $5.05d5 1T12; pc weight, 23l
The DOid travelling men were most Of
them in to report yesterday, and though
this is the season OF thin picking with
packers, they all report fair trade, very
good for the time Of year Yesterday
was a very good Saturday for ship
ments, several large cars going out
Yesterday afternoon q man standing on
the hog bridge. over the creek in the
Dold yards, speared three extra large
fsh two Of them at one time one be ing
caught on each Of the two outer prongs
of his gig. There seems 70 be cute a
run Of large fish all up the creek
The Live Stock Indicator has this to
say of the much-abused razOr-back aad
Tamworth breeds OF hogss I'VE suppose
it would not be stating the case too
strongly to assert that America beats
the world in raising hogs. both OF the
improved variety and Of razor-backs It
does seem, however as II We have n0t
enough Of the latter blood, as some of
the professors of agriculture seem q
think We ought 70 produce more lean
pork. Some OF them are strong aGvo-
Gates Of the Tamworth breed Tor this
reason. This breed is ali right so far a.
il goes, ana serves ~ special purpose
for which il has been bred and deVeI-
oped. but there are NOT enough of then
to 80 round. Supposing. for instance.
some Of our breeders got IL into lheir
heads that they had not known al this
time what they were doing. ana hat
they changed OF from the work II years
70 backs, utilizing the Tamworth
breed for all It could Go. How much
would it a1ect the pork market, any
Aow?'