Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-01

At the beginning of the week the prices
of cattle were strong, and full prices pre-
vailed, but about the middle OF tne week
prices declined from 10 to 15c, but they
are now again strong and steady With
prosnects for An increased business during
the coming week. All classes of buyers are
watching The market closely with a view
If selecting the most desirable grades, and
the prices paid will depend entirely upon
tbe grade. There is a good demand for
butchers grades at quotation prices while
lower grades may fall little below the
regular mark Medium grades-that is
grass fed, half fatted cattle are not so
much in demand. The market is steady
and firm on good exporters, shippers and
butchers grades.
On Wednesday there was break in the
hog market. but this has also recovered,
and the decline is now only DC lower
than at the opening of the week.
THE GRAIN MARKET.
The local market is in much the same
position as for several DAYS past, with
the exception of frmer price for
oats All dealers regret that they
were not in ION the ground floor" IN the
Chicago "shake-up" for November corn.
Grain is still pouring in upon the local
market and will still be heavier, as the
corn crop is Just now beginning to move.
Dealers here can not now find enough
available cars to move the corn.
In one very important particular this is
the best for the farmers who will without
dou It receive better prices for corn later
on. 1t would all be run in within the next
thirty days if cars for shipment could be
obtained. At the elevators they are now
using about twenty cars day, and fully
one-third more than this number could be
used. At present all indications point
20 the fact that it will bet
ter for farmers not to push
their corn on the market in its present de-
moralized condition at eastern trade cea-
tiers The receipts at the elevator for the
week were as follows:
Corn, $500 bushels.
Oats, &c, 100 bushels.
Wheat, 5000 bushels.
Rye, l, 100 bushels.
Hay, 40 tons.
Bran, 10 tons.
The above does not include large quanti-
ties of wheat. corn and rye taken IN at the
City mills and the Hydraulic mills. The
grain trade is constantly improving and
Wichita dealers now ship material of all
kinds in this line to all the commercial
trade centers of the country. The elevator
capacity, for Smelling, cleaning and trans
ferring is now twenty-five cars daily, and
there is a demand for more and larger
elevators
For several weeks past local dealers have
lone an immense business in the shipment
IF game to eastern markets. One firm has
cecently been shipping fifty dozen quail
per day to Chicago and New York, and
last Saturday night the same firm shipped
almost double the above amount This
trade will doubtless remain good for sew
eral weeks. 1t will not be a surprise If
there is break in the price of eggs before
the close OF the present week.
The eastern demand has been prin-
:ially for wild game. which
is brought here in abundance
from the surrounding country and from
the Indian territory, |
Choice butter is likely to remain in good
demand for weeks to come.
On all staple groceries strong prices pre-
vail, particularly in sugars and coffees. |
Canned goods and foreign fruits are firm |
at our quotation prices. The -four market |
is fairly active, and a tendency to higher |
prices is noticeable on the better grades.