The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-08-28
HOGS REACH SIX CENTS

| CHICAGO, Aug. 26.-Not more cattle ar
rived today than there was reason to ex-
pect. the estimate being y. 900, and. under
a fair demand. the advanced prices OF last
week were firmly supported. The buoy
| aucy then so conspIcuously feature of
| the market was more than a feature to-
day. That was the case with a | the grades
| from bottom mp. but should the arrivals
| this week equal last week, sellers will b.
/ bothered to sustain the quotations esiab-
! lished this morning. No. far from half of
/ tOdHy'S supply conslste! OF range cattle,
/ Texas sending about 1900 and the western
| ranges ), 600 bead. Sales were largely at
/ g. lO95.O0 for natives. S2G52 81 for Texas,
aud S3d4 for westerns. Extra natives
were quoted around s. 90 and tine best
westerns az 81 6oGi 6j. The arrivals did
not include many prime native steers. and
| the demand for that class, being urgent
as during last week, the highest prices
were paid. There was one sale at s. So,
and several at >. 55G560
The hog market was higher. Recei0ts
| did not come TO expect atoms, and the pre-
vailiug feeling was buil:sh. The opening
sales were up 5dl0 cents higher aud the
market strong. Common and medium
qualities made more OF an advance than
aid the chOicer kinds, the former gaining
quite ten cents.
The long looked for Scent hog arrived
today. There were two or three sales at
that price, aud sales at -. 90d595 were
common. Light hogs sold rs high rs
s.. 81, and the bulk OF the 5000 received
were taken Ht better than &. 80; though
there WAS trading all the way down TO
S5.009J.05 for poor stuff, and So 5094 So
for culls. Shippers WEIR liberal buyers,
and the demand from packers also being
sharp. there was quick clearance. The
quality was poorer even than the recent
average.
In tel ha
range Of prices was higher. With better
demand that has existed some time, sell
ers got an advance of 5Gl0 cents in sheep,
and of Is cents in lambs. The former were
quoted at SlGS3. 40, aud the latter ut S2@
81 %. Most or the sheep sold at $21S2 90,
and from Sc to 81 were the popular prices
for lambs.
Receipts-Cattle. 90. 600; calves, 700; hogs,
%, OJO; sheep, 10000.
OMAHA. Neb, Aug 81 Cattle-Rs-
ceipts, :, 500; marked opened fairly active.
ana the bulk of the holdings changed
hands In good season ut good, strong prices.
One buncn of good corn fed native steers
sold for 50 40
Hogs-Recei0ts, 5000. The market did
not show any material change from Satur-
day, prices remaining about steady. The
top hogs brought s. %. which was paid for
load OF heavy-weights. Quite n number
of fair TO good hogs. weighing 200 pounds
and over. brought 80 % to So 81.
KANSAS CITY. Aug. 27.-Cattle-Re-
ceipIs, 500; shipments, 1900; best firm:
others lower; Texas steers, - 25G3 Is; Texas
cows, 81 50G2 %; beef steers, - 90G5 90:
native cows. 81. % as 90; stockers and feed
ers, SL75Q375.
Hogs-R-ceipts, 9. 100: shipments. 200;
strong to 10c higher; bulk sales 81 3075 10;
heavles, S5.55d5 30; packers, - 05G5. 20;
mixed, 81 9Ja5 %: lights, si40@5 40
Sheep-Re ;eipts, LOO; shipments. none;
steady but slow. Best natives 50 SOFAS %;
best westerns 81 25@3; common and stock
ers 81 00L2 30; choice lamb, Is. 0O@4 %.