The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-09
SHIPPERS ANO NOr44.

II. z. King, Of Leon, was a shipper on
the market yesterday with hogs good
enough to take the top price Of the day,
al the declining prices. His car load Of
275-pound hogs sold al 81. 921z.
The reliable stock firm Of Dunaway &
Gregory, one OF the most regular Of the
Oklahoma contingency at this market
were in yesterday with e car Of hogs OF
heavy weight, which sold at the tops.
This firm was the first TO receive the
$40 tops, after a period reaching from
last May and later took other record
breaking tops. They also have the best
hogs their neighborhood can produce.
/. M 1IcCrockIin, of Derby. another
old-timer. had hogs IL Of medium weight
which sold at close to top prices.
Steele & Son. OF Blackwell another
persistent shipping firm from the south
territory. sent 10 a car load q medium
hogs, which sold well up in the bulk
range
Y. Griffith, Of Belle PLANE, was the
last to go over the scales with a car
load Of heavy hogs, which sold at
good bulk figure.
Mr. c. A Foster. Of the firm Of Fos-
ter & Cheesman, OF Whitewater. was IN
person with the car load OF hogs which
showed Up the largest gross weight. and
brought the heaviest gross returns of
any car load reaching these yards IN a
lcng time. The whole load. with one
heavy stag out. showed I'D the scale
beam to the q, 80 poinr, and averaged
close 20 900 pounds. They sold al close
To top figures. Mr.. Foster says that the
marketable hogs are getting thinned out
from his immediate section, and no Won
der when 1t Is recalled that his firm
have been heavy shippers all the late
Fall Of Just such loads as this Their
hogs are always Of good average quail
ity, too, and bring good. toppy prices
VIM Wiley Of Sedgwick. was a ship
Per of mixed car Of stock, partly hogs
and cattle. the latter being stockers,
which brought the top price of the cattle
market The hogs were mediums, and
sold at the top of the bulk
Ed WeidIne Of Augusta, was q ship
per Of four cars IL hogs. mostly extra
heavies, which went over the scales the
first thing in the early trading at good
bulk prices.
z. W. Bay, Of Corwin, was in with
car of hogs and one bull with them. The
hogs we're light weights and sold at a
good bulk figure
Wheeler & Stewart. Of Belle PLANE.
were hog shippers with car Of medium
weights, which sold at a good bulk
p-ica-
VIM Pennington, Of Benton. was in
with a car load OF mediums which sold
at stiff bulk prices.
BrenhOlt e Peoples, Of Deer Creek. had
IN a car load Of mixed stock. the hogs
selling at bulk prices
The daily review of the table Of hog
sa- es shows these results: Two cars sold
at the top price Of s4.92ik against 5.Csik
the day previous. The two TOD loads yes
-erday WEI ghed. respectively 2f3 and 27e
pounds. Eight cars went at the "a 90
mark, and these ranged in price from
- pounds TO 324 pounds Four car
loads sold at Sfs5. ranging in weight
from 2l9 to 238 pounds One car sold at
54S21z, weighing % pounds average. The
average weight was 80 pounds for car
hogs. eight pounds heavier than the av-
srage Of Monday
Hail & Sego. of Orlando. and Chesky &
Funk. OF Nickerson, were late arrivals
With cars OF hogs.
The Midland late stock train from the
forth was reported TO have on four cars
# hogs from that section for this mar
Iet they being G. NJ Shives, of Burton.
wO cars; and John Williams. Of Bentley.
and Steiner & Blair. Of Lyons, one car Of !
l0Es each.
Uncle Philo Hunter. Of EIblng. was an
'ther late arrival with a car Of hogs.
which were sold on contract. subject 10
grade.
Mr. John sicelor one Of the old-tne
shippers from Belle PLANE. was a Wis
tor at the yards yesterday.
The total number Of hogs weighed up
1T the close last night, not counting the
alter arrivals many of which went in on
he day. business, was 1.3I